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Elon Musk's buddies in Silicon Valley are predicting he will emerge laughing from his year of record-breaking wealth destruction

The Twitter and Tesla CEO will get "complete financial flexibility" this year, predicts VC Chamath Palihapitiya.

Fortune

SpaceX Starlink launch: Elon Musk beefs up the 'megaconstellation'

Elon Musks' Starlink is sending even more internet satellites into its giant low-Earth constellation.

Inverse

Elon Musk’s Starlink has inspired Taiwan to build a similar satellite system to the one Ukraine is using in its war with Russia

“Our primary concern…is facilitating the societal resilience,” Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s digital affairs minister, told the FT.

Fortune

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In-flight wifi: the dream, the dismal reality and the future

Airlines were so preoccupied with whether or not they could put wifi in the sky, they didn’t stop to think if they should – or, more precisely, if it was any good. As Delta prepares to become the next carrier to roll-out this inflight ‘perk’, Lucy Thackray looks into the…

The Independent UK

Space traffic is about to get worse — thanks to the U.S. military

The military is launching a fleet of small, interconnected satellites, adding to an already crowded low-Earth orbit.

Inverse

Starlink: Iran protesters activate ‘close to 100’ illegal internet receivers, Elon Musk says

SpaceX satellites help activists circumvent government’s strict online censorship and blackouts

The Independent UK

Iran Reroutes Plane Carrying Football Star’s Wife

Iranian authorities rerouted a flight bound for Dubai on Monday and prevented the wife and daughter of former national soccer team captain Ali Daei, who has supported anti-government protests, from leaving the country, state media reported. Amid a concerted clampdown, Tehran also said the arrests in Iran of citizens linked…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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EXPLAINER: How the latest US aid makes Ukraine stronger

The presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington puts a dramatic exclamation point on the Biden administration’s latest announcement of military aid to the war-torn nation

The Independent UK

Elon Musk's internet proves an unlikely saviour for some rural Australians suffering connectivity 'fatigue'

With a new internet provider on the market and after years of internet blackouts, these rural Queenslanders are ditching the NBN and embracing billionaire Elon Musk's satellite service.

ABC News

The rise of "skyvertising"

The constant battle for our attention — and money — is moving skyward, thanks to new high-tech drones.

Axios

Suspicious packages sent to Ukrainian missions came from Germany - Kyiv

A series of suspicious packages sent to Ukrainian embassies all bore the address of a Tesla car dealership in Germany and were usually sent from post offices without video surveillance, Ukraine's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Ukraine presidential aide warns against Musk's 'magical simple solutions'

A top Ukrainian presidential aide criticised Twitter owner Elon Musk on Sunday for the billionaire's "magical simple solutions," citing ideas put forward by Musk on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Twitter content moderation.

Reuters

An enormous and bright communications satellite is genuinely alarming astronomers

For now, satellites crossing the night sky are largely a curiosity. But with the advent of satellite constellations this could change.

The New Daily

Elon Musk’s Starlink internet-beaming satellites to be used in UK trials

The new technology will be put to the test at three remote locations in the Lake District and Snowdonia National Park

Wales Online

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The Conversation

BlueWalker 3, an enormous and bright communications satellite, is genuinely alarming astronomers

The night sky is a shared wilderness. On a dark night, away from the city lights, you can see the stars in the same way as your ancestors did centuries ago. You can see the Milky Way and the constellations associated with stories of mythical hunters, sisters and journeys.

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk’s satellites to be part of UK trial to get internet to remote areas

The Starlink technology uses more than 3,000 low Earth small orbit satellites to beam broadband signals

Fortune

Ukraine President Zelensky panned Elon Musk's peace plan and invited him to see the war-torn country in person

Zelensky criticizes Musk's proposed peace plan, saying he doesn't know if somebody is "making an influence" on him.

Foreign Policy

Billionaires Won’t Save Ukraine’s Internet

Turns out Elon Musk isn’t a dependable ally.

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Who Owns the Satellites Orbiting the Earth?

Starlink is the biggest player in the satellite business, for now.

The Guardian - UK

Musk says he has ‘too much on plate’ amid reports of more Twitter job cuts

Tesla chief says ‘there’s no way to make everyone happy’ amid claims 4,400 contractors have been fired

ABC News

Elon Musk's Starlink rolls out in the Kimberley in what could be a game-changer for remote communities

Satellite internet service Starlink is now available in the Kimberley and one isolated school hopes to use it, but an expert says its high cost could be prohibitive for many remote communities.

Tribune News Service

Viasat shoots for early 2023 to launch the first of 3 terabyte class Internet satellites

SAN DIEGO — Carlsbad, California's Viasat said Tuesday that it expects to begin launching its next-generation broadband Internet satellite constellation early next year — marking another delay in getting the terabyte-class satellites into orbit.

The Guardian - UK

Olena Zelenska says she hopes Musk’s Ukraine peace tweet was ‘chance mistake’

Exclusive: First lady says ‘even smartest people could be influenced by Russian propaganda’

The Independent UK

Ukrainian official: Musk to keep funding key satellite links

A senior Ukrainian government official says Elon Musk has given assurances to Ukraine that he will keep funding its access to a crucial satellite network providing Kyiv with battlefield and humanitarian communications in its war with Russia

Axios

Commercial satellites are the next front in space war

Private satellites could be targeted during times of war.

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