Satellite
A SpaceX-Tesla Megamerger Could Benefit Both Companies and Elon Musk's Personal Fortune
Musk has also drawn criticism from politicians after speeds for a military version of SpaceX’s satellite communications service were slowed
Alberta Offers $1,000 Rebate for Rural Satellite Internet
The program targets rural households that lack high-speed broadband.
Satellite
Starlink Reaches 13.6 Million Subscribers Globally as SpaceX Revenue Jumps 161%
The company expects spending to rise sharply
Satellite
Musk Pledges a Share of His SpaceX Company to 'Every Kid in America'
The offer arrived a day after Anthropic announced that it will commit 5% of its shares to a new 'public benefit' fund
Starlink
Poland Blames Starlink Sabotage on Russia
2 Turkish citizens have been arrested in connection with the sabotage
Big Tech
Trump Honors Microsoft’s CEO After Vance Drops an H-1B Visa Hammer on the Company
Five of the six tech leaders that Trump honored were immigrants
Satellite
SpaceX Acquiring Grain Spectrum to Support Mobile Ambitions
Analysts were still skeptical about the prospects of SpaceX competing with wireless carriers, but wireless stocks fell sharply on the news
Satellite
FCC Approves SpaceX Request for 15,000 Direct-to-Device Satellites
A TD Cowen survey found 34 percent of respondents would consider switching to a mobile service from the company
AI
Trump Says Top Tech Firms Have Signed Accord to 'Self-Police' AI Development
Trump is promising that the government wouldn’t limit the development of AI
China
Trump's State Dinner for Xi Features Sea Bass and a Long List of Tech Titans
The dinner follows Trump's personal welcome for Xi, aiming to strengthen their relationship.
BEAD
Trump Administration's BEAD Overhaul Aided SpaceX: Levin
Delaying funding allowed the company more time to scoop up rural subscribers, he said
AI
Bernie Sanders Unveils Bill to Ban Artificial Intelligence and Create Department of AI
The proposal comes as prominent AI executives and researchers increasingly warn about potentially catastrophic risks from rapidly advancing systems.
AI
Lawsuit Says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google Made Illegal AI Slowdown Agreement
The plaintiffs are individual subscribers to AI services, and allege that a Sept. 12 essay by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged illegal industrywide cooperation
AI
Trump Downplays Need to Check AI, Says He Doesn't Want to Cede Edge to China
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, he said the U.S. is leading China in the development of AI and 'frankly, I want to keep it that way because whoever wins AI wins'
AI
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says AI Industry Needs to Slow Down for Safety
Amodei warned on Saturday that AI could be capable within six to 12 months of leading a swarm that could take over the entire internet.
Satellite
SpaceX Unlikely to Buy Carrier, Build Macro Network: Analyst
The satellite company’s executives have said they expected to eat into mobile carriers’ market share
