Elon Musk says Ukraine’s military violated Starlink’s terms of service
Elon Musk says Ukraine’s military violated Starlink’s terms of service

Elon Musk claims Ukraine violated Starlink’s terms of service before the recent slowdown, as reported earlier by Ars Technica. According to Musk, “Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week,” however Ukrainian officials have denied that happened, or that it […]

Elon Musk says debt markets have shut out neoclouds and few will survive
Elon Musk says debt markets have shut out neoclouds and few will survive

Shares in CoreWeave, Nebius and Iren fell in early trading on Monday after Elon Musk wrote that most neoclouds will not survive. All three rebounded later in the day, as Arjun Kharpal reported for CNBC. Neoclouds rent out AI computing power, mostly Nvi…

Verizon CEO says SpaceX would need $500B to compete in US wireless
Verizon CEO says SpaceX would need $500B to compete in US wireless

Verizon CEO Dan Schulman said SpaceX would need up to $500B, up to 80,000 cell towers and as many as eight years to build a US mobile network that matches Verizon’s, Business Insider reported. Elon Musk replied on X that it “will take 2 or 3 years“. Sp…

Elon Musk says SpaceX has raised $40bn in debt to buy AI chips
Elon Musk says SpaceX has raised $40bn in debt to buy AI chips

SpaceX has secured $40 billion in debt financing to buy graphics processing units (GPUs), the chips used to run AI systems, Elon Musk said in a post on X on Sunday. Pretty much. As of the past few weeks, debt markets have almost entirely shut off acces…

SpaceX seeks 80,000 US cell sites for a mobile network, Bloomberg reports
SpaceX seeks 80,000 US cell sites for a mobile network, Bloomberg reports

SpaceX wants access to at least 80,000 US cell sites for its planned mobile network. Kelcee Griffis reported this for Bloomberg on 22 October. The company is in talks with at least one big tower owner, Crown Castle, Bloomberg said, citing people famili…

Grok releases the first seven minutes of its AI-generated ‘Odyssey’

The footage looks okay, as long as you’re not seeking artistry, inspiration, or human interest.

Starlink seems to be working normally again in Ukraine

Elon Musk reportedly ordered SpaceX to throttle Ukraine’s Starlink access.

Forced to pick, Grok’s AI model chooses Republicans. OpenAI’s picks Democrats. 

A new study found Grok’s AI overwhelmingly recommends Republican candidates while OpenAI’s GPT favors Democrats, with the two AI models disagreeing in more than 90% of nearly 500 election races.

Elon Musk’s dangerous grip on outer space
Elon Musk’s dangerous grip on outer space

Last week, Starshield – the version of SpaceX’s Starlink used by the Ukrainian military – was throttled to block terminals traveling above certain speeds from accessing the service. The Ukrainian army’s interceptors, which counter Russian drones carrying bombs, suddenly stopped working at high speeds, making it easier for Russia to attack the country’s energy infrastructure […]

SpaceX’s mobile carrier push reportedly involves tapping into 80,000 cell sites
SpaceX’s mobile carrier push reportedly involves tapping into 80,000 cell sites

SpaceX plans to access at least 80,000 cell sites as part of efforts to compete directly with Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T, according to a report from Bloomberg. Sources tell the publication that SpaceX is in talks with Crown Castle Inc., one of the nation’s largest cell tower owners. The move would give SpaceX access to […]