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United’s Starlink-powered Wi-Fi is the end of airplane mode
United’s Starlink-powered Wi-Fi is the end of airplane mode

Last Thursday, I boarded one of the first United Airlines planes to be equipped with Starlink's satellite Wi-Fi. As expected, the Wi-Fi was very fast and left me wondering whether this will herald the...

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX gets a company town in Texas
Elon Musk’s SpaceX gets a company town in Texas

South Texas voters mostly employed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX have approved a measure to incorporate as Starbase, a new city in Texas’ Cameron County near the company’s Boca Chica Beach launch site o...

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The DOGE days have just begun
The DOGE days have just begun

I once wondered whether law enforcement might stop Elon Musk's power grab. About a month ago, I got my answer: no.

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New Starlink subscription drops hardware price to $0
New Starlink subscription drops hardware price to $0

SpaceX is now offering 12-month residential service plans that bring the price of the dish and router — normally $349 in the US — down to $0 in select markets, without increasing the monthly fee. ...

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Amazon launches its first satellites to rival Starlink
Amazon launches its first satellites to rival Starlink

Amazon’s Kuiper broadband internet constellation is starting to take shape, with its first batch of satellites shipped and deployed into space on Monday. The launch is just the first of 80 that Amaz...

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Elon Musk’s DOGE ties could get his companies out of $2 billion in potential liability
Elon Musk’s DOGE ties could get his companies out of $2 billion in potential liability

Elon Musk’s expansive portfolio of companies could avoid more than $2.37 billion in potential legal liability due to his unprecedented influence over the US government, a new Senate report finds.

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The EPA cracked down on Tesla and SpaceX. Then Elon Musk and DOGE took over.
The EPA cracked down on Tesla and SpaceX. Then Elon Musk and DOGE took over.

Elon Musk runs companies that make electric vehicles and solar panels, things that are supposed to reduce pollution and fight climate change. But over the years, Musk’s companies have faced rep...

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