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  1. Jan

    Musk says he supports Dogecoin after people encouraged him to

    Elon Musk backs Dogecoin It’s official, yet again: Elon Musk supports Dogecoin. Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, reiterated his support of Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency created as a joke in 2013, on Tuesday. He noted that Tesla accepts Dogecoin for merchandise and...
  3. Jan

    SpaceX fires employees over letter critical of Musk's behavior

    SpaceX fires employee over letter critical of Elon Musk SpaceX has fired “a number of employees” responsible for an open letter critical of the behaviour of Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, according to an internal memo. The open letter, which began circulating among staff in recent days...
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    Nigeria and Mozambique beat South Africa to Starlink approval

    Nigeria and Mozambique beat South Africa to Starlink approval SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk have announced that Mozambique and Nigeria are the first two African countries to grant regulatory approval to its Starlink satellite Internet service. According to Starlink’s coverage map, the service...
  5. Jan

    Starlink map shows big dead zone centred over SKA

    Starlink map shows huge "dead zone" in South Africa — what it could mean SpaceX recently launched a new coverage map for its Starlink satellite Internet service, which suggests it might exclude a large part of South Africa from its rollout plans. The map divides areas across the globe where...
    • Jan
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    Elon Musk's SpaceX accused of paying R4 million to settle harassment claim

    Elon Musk's SpaceX accused of paying R4 million to settle harassment claim SpaceX paid an employee $250,000 (R3.97 million) to settle a claim she was sexually harassed by Elon Musk in 2016, according to a report from Insider. The closely held rocket launch company, of which Musk is founder...
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    SpaceX workers selling shares — put company value at R2 trillion

    SpaceX workers selling shares — put company value at R2 trillion SpaceX employees are offering to sell shares via a private placement that would value Elon Musk’s launch and satellite company at around $125 billion (R2.01 trillion), according to people familiar with the matter. The shares are...
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    New record turnaround for reused SpaceX rocket booster

    New record turnaround for reused SpaceX rocket booster SpaceX yesterday launched a Falcon 9 rocket that flew earlier this month, marking the fastest turnaround yet for the company in refurbishing a previously flown booster. The SpaceX Falcon 9 first-stage booster that took 53 of the company’s...
  9. Jan

    Elon Musk's $21 billion mystery - where will he get cash for Twitter?

    Big Twitter mystery — Elon Musk needs to raise R330 billion in cash Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. reached an agreement for the world’s richest man to buy the social networking platform for $44 billion, resolving the pressing question of whether the company’s board would consent to the leveraged...
    • Jan
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    Starlink Wi-Fi tested on Delta Airlines planes

    Starlink Wi-Fi tested on Delta Airlines planes Major US airline Delta has tested SpaceX's Starlink satellite Internet on its planes. The airline's CEO Ed Bastian revealed this during an interview with the Wall Street Journal. According to Simple Flying, Delta Airlines was the world's...
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    Outgoing Pentagon tech chief calls for SpaceX-like reform

    Outgoing Pentagon tech chief calls for SpaceX-like reform A senior official responsible for driving technological innovation at the U.S. Department of Defense has resigned, saying the Pentagon needs “structural change” and should behave more like SpaceX, Elon Musk’s satellite company that has...
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    SpaceX gains from Soyuz commercial hit

    SpaceX gains from Soyuz commercial hit Russia’s Soyuz rocket has carried people and payloads to space for decades, a workhorse that has amassed a record of reliability as the most launched in spaceflight history. Yet in the span of a few weeks, the Soyuz’s prospects have been severely...
  13. Jan

    Elon Musk says he's thinking about creating a social media platform

    Elon Musk thinking about launching social media platform Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla Inc., said in tweets that he is giving serious thought to creating a social media platform because Twitter is “failing to adhere to free speech principle.” “Given that Twitter serves as the de facto...
  14. Jan

    Starlink helps Ukraine shell Russian tanks

    Elon Musk's Starlink helps Ukraine take out Russian tanks SpaceX's satellite Internet service Starlink is helping the Ukrainian military destroy Russian tanks and supply trucks, The Times of London reports. With 50 squads of expert drone pilots, Ukraine's Aerorozvidka air reconnaissance unit...
  15. Jan

    Starlink increases prices by 10%, cites inflation

    Starlink hikes prices Satellite Internet service Starlink is hiking the prices of its equipment and monthly subscription fee. Starlink blamed excessive inflation for the price adjustments in an email sent to customers.
  16. Jan

    SpaceX to launch OneWeb satellites

    SpaceX will launch Starlink rival's satellites UK-based communications company OneWeb has reached an agreement with SpaceX to launch its Internet-beaming satellites into orbit later this year. OneWeb and SpaceX's Starlink are competitors in the low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite Internet business.
    • Jan
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    Europe gunning for Starlink with its own R103-billion satellite Internet fleet

    Europe gunning for Starlink with its own R103-billion satellite Internet fleet The European Union revealed its most detailed plans yet for a low-earth orbit satellite system worth billions of euros aimed at delivering secure communications for the bloc. The project will cost an estimated 6...
  18. Jan

    Billionaire Jared Isaacman buys seats on three more SpaceX flights

    Billionaire from first SpaceX civilian flight buys three more trips The billionaire businessman who bought four seats on SpaceX's first civilian flight into space is funding three more spaceflights — including the first crewed flight of the Starship. Jared Isaacman, the founder of payment...
  19. Jan

    SpaceX building ground station in Fiji to offer Starlink in Tonga

    Starlink rolling out in Tonga after volcanic eruption cuts off Internet SpaceX is constructing a ground station in Fiji that will allow residents of Tonga to access the Internet via its Starlink satellites. That is according to Fijian Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, who recently thanked...
  20. Jan

    Geomagnetic storm takes down 40 Starlink satellites

    40 Starlink satellites destroyed in geomagnetic storm SpaceX's Starlink Internet service has suffered a costly setback, with most of the satellites it launched last week suspected to have been destroyed by a geomagnetic storm. The company said 40 out of the 49 satellites that were carried into...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. Jan

    Starlink Premium - up to 500Mbps for R7,600 a month with a R38,000 antenna

    Starlink Premium announced — up to 500Mbps for R7,600 a month Elon Musk announced that SpaceX's Starlink Internet service would be adding a new high-performance option known as Starlink Premium. The Premium service includes a high-performance antenna, and as per Starlink's description of the...
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