Elon Musk
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New images of Elon Musk’s xAI data centre reveal a major expansion of on-site gas turbines, which campaigners claim violates environmental regulations. -
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting government quango-buster, the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has its next target in its sights: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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A routine hearing to evaluate Arielle Roth, Trump’s nominee for Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, turned into yet another debate over Elon Musk’s ties to the US government, with lawmakers pressing Roth to ensure BEAD funds wouldn't benefit the billionaire.
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Elon Musk’s Starlink has reportedly been installed at the White House, raising questions about security and necessity.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has secured agreements with India’s largest telecom companies, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, to bring Starlink’s satellite internet service to the country.
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Elon Musk’s xAI is believed to have purchased a one-million-square-foot site for a new data centre to expand its presence in Memphis, Tennessee.
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A Ukrainian official has slammed Elon Musk after claims emerged that the SpaceX owner ordered engineers to switch off Starlink satellites near Crimea to prevent a Ukrainian offensive on Russia.
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With the “euphoria” surrounding social media platforms, now is the opportune”time to launch a rival to Twitter according to Paolo Pescatore, TMT analyst at PP Foresight.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX might be worth US$137 billion, three times as much as he paid for Twitter in October 2022.
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Deutsche Telekom’s T‑Mobile US is to use SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network to expand coverage across rural parts of the US – and SpaceX wants to attract other mobile operators around the world.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rejected Starlink’s application for US$885 million in federal subsidies that would see it provide satellite internet to rural areas.
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Nigerian customers of SpaceX’s Starlink service will pay only US$99 for their starter kit, only a sixth of the $599 that US customers have to pay.
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Twitter plans to sue Elon Musk after he pulled out of a deal to buy Twitter for US44 billion on Friday.
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The Philippines will be the first country in south-east Asia to be served by SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service, the government has announced.
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Elon Musk and his launch company SpaceX are rescuing OneWeb in a deal to launch the rest of the company’s satellites.
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Last month’s volcano destroyed or damaged more than 80km of subsea cable connecting the Pacific islands of Tonga to Fiji.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX is in negotiations with Fiji’s telecoms operator Fintel to establish a ground station in the country as it helps restore internet connectivity.
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SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service is offering a faster service, at 150-500Mbps, with deliveries starting in the second quarter of this year.
