17 h. ago Howard Lutnick touts Elon Musk’s Starlink for US broadband scheme

Commerce secretary urges officials to consider Trump adviser’s satellite connection for rural households

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36 h. ago Democrats call for criminal conflict of interest probe against Elon Musk over reported Starlink FAA deal

Starlink’s parent company SpaceX has denied reports of an impeding FAA contract, but leading Democrats including Elizabeth Warren are not convinced

Economics

50 h. ago REVEALED: How Ukraine's army 'would collapse' without Elon Musk's $10bn satellite empire... and why Poland is now TERRIFIED he's going to cut them off

It may seem hard to credit now but, back in October 2022, Ukrainian forces were steadily liberating territory from the Russian invaders. That is until, suddenly, they weren't.

Events

3 d. ago ‘Deeply uncomfortable’: UK Starlink users switch off over Musk’s political machinations

Numbers using satellite broadband system has been growing but users are having second thoughts due to Musk’s role in Donald Trump’s administrationTesla sales have tumbled, X has seen an exodus of users, and now it seems cracks are appearing among those who have turned to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system as a means of staying connected in remote areas.While the number of Starlink users has been growing, some subscribers have been venting their frustrations over Musk’s political machinations, saying they will no longer use the high speed satellite internet system. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Fears over Elon Musk Starlink internet tech being deployed on Royal Navy warships

The satellite service will be trialled on HMS Prince of Wales to allow sailors to contact family and watch TV shows during its upcoming voyage to the Indo-Pacific.

Events

7 d. ago Elon Musk’s Starlink signs deals with rivals Airtel and Jio to bring satellite internet to India

Deals are subject to SpaceX receiving authorisations to sell Starlink service in India

Economics

1 week ago Could Elon Musk’s newfound political influence help him finally crack India?

The world’s richest man has spent years trying to get Starlink into the fast-growing economy. It could serve as a beachhead for his other business ambitions in IndiaIt is easy to believe that Elon Musk’s reach knows no limits. But while the world’s richest man may control a space satellite empire, own one of the largest social media platforms, produce the world’s bestselling electric car, and have been given carte blanche by Donald Trump to gut the US government, there is one market that Musk has yet to properly crack: India.Now, with his newfound influence over the Trump administration and global geopolitics, it appears likely that Musk’s entrance into the Indian market, both with his Tesla electric cars and his Starlink satellite internet, may come smoother and faster than expected. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Vodafone bids to take on Elon Musk’s Starlink after ‘world’s first’ space video call

Margherita Della Valle is close to her second anniversary as chief executive

Technology

2 w. ago As DOGE slashes budgets, FAA close to canceling $2.4b contract with Verizon and giving it to Musk’s Starlink

The FAA could hand the contract to overhaul an integral U.S. air traffic control communications system to the mogul’s satellite company

Economics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks

Kyiv ‘must be at the heart of negotiations’ says PM as US threat to block Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites fuels wave of alarmKeir Starmer has raised the stakes before a crucial meeting in Washington with the US president, Donald Trump this week, by insisting that Ukraine must be “at the heart of any negotiations” on a peace deal with Russia.The prime minister made the remarks – which run directly contrary to comments by the US president last week – in a phone call on Saturdaywith Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in which he also said that “safeguarding Ukraine’s sovereignty was essential to deter future aggression from Russia”. Continue reading...

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