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On Ukraine, Musk is Benedict Arnold

Are we going to regulate tech billionaires so they don't determine the outcome of Ukraine's fight, or nah?

Salon

Elon Musk sparks fury by admitting he thwarted Ukrainian drone attack on Putin’s naval fleet

SpaceX founder says his refusal to allow Kyiv to use his satellite network was an attempt to avoid complicity in an ‘act of war’

The Independent UK

Quiz of The Week: 2 - 8 September

The UK’s prison system is in the spotlight this week after a terror suspect managed a “jaw-dropping” escape from Wandsworth prison in south London.

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And then Elon Musk said there’ll be no more war – not via his satellite. Aren’t we lucky to have the world in his hands?

The tech deity reportedly shut down his Starlink system to foil a Ukrainian attack. Is he the guiding force we need right now? asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk ‘committed evil’ with Starlink order, says Ukrainian official

Ukrainian presidential adviser says deaths of civilians ‘the price of a cocktail of ignorance and big ego’

The Guardian - UK

‘A cocktail of ignorance and a big ego’: A Ukrainian war official has slammed Elon Musk after he disrupted a stealth operation by cutting off Starlink

Elon Musk has denied the account by his official biographer, countering: "SpaceX did not deactivate anything."

Fortune

Zelenskyy adviser claims Elon Musk allowed Russians to hit Ukrainian cities

Comments follow revelations in a book that Musk severed crucial satellite signal during a Ukrainian drone operation.

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Ukraine-Russia war – live: British man found dead in water with hands bound

Ukraine president claims Russian leader was behind death of Yevgeny Prigozhin

The Independent UK

Elon Musk ordered Starlink to be turned off during Ukraine offensive, book says

Biography alleges Musk told engineers to turn off communications network to hobble Ukraine drone attack on Russian warships

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk thwarted Ukrainian drone attack on Russian ships, book claims

SpaceX CEO thrust into high-stakes diplomacy over Ukrainian Starlink access, new biography reveals

The Independent UK

Elon Musk: the shocking degree of power wielded by an erratic billionaire

Forget his wealth, said Ronan Farrow in The New Yorker. It’s the sheer power Elon Musk wields today that should shock us. The billionaire’s rocket company, SpaceX, is currently the sole means by which Nasa can get astronauts into space from US soil. Another of his ventures, Tesla, controls the…

The Week

When Elon Musk’s ‘flying sofas’ give Ukraine internet access, we can’t sit comfortably

The Starlink system has been vital to Zelenskiy’s forces, but it can’t be good to have a volatile billionaire playing a crucial role in a major European war

The Guardian - UK

How did Malaysia PM Anwar Ibrahim woo Elon Musk?

In an interview with Fortune, Anwar Ibrahim said his aggressive approach won over Tesla's CEO: “I want to effect change, and I want to do it now.”

Fortune

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has an ambitious plan to rid his country of corruption and turn its economy around—starting with Elon Musk

The prime minister reveals how he wants to get more women working, balancing the U.S. and China, and his "long conversation" with Nelson Mandela.

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Space

Watch SpaceX launch 5,000th Starlink satellite to orbit on Aug. 26

SpaceX plans to launch 22 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Aug. 26, bringing the total number it has lofted to date to more than 5,000. You can watch it live.

Space

Spies and hackers are targeting the US space industry: report

The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued a warning to private space companies about the threat of foreign cyberattacks and disruptions to U.S. satellites.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk considered pulling plug on Ukraine’s Starlink access after ‘great conversation with Putin’

Elon Musk considered pulling Starlink satellite internet from Ukraine after having a “great conversation with Putin,” according to a former Pentagon official.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk spoke with Vladimir Putin directly, Pentagon official says

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The Times of India

'Elon Musk told Pentagon he spoke to Putin directly'

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk told Pentagon officials during a call about the satellite-based internet that SpaceX supplies to Ukraine’s military that he’d spoken personally with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the New Yorker reported.

Space

SpaceX lights up the skies with midnight Starlink launch (photos)

Photos from SpaceX's recent Starlink launch highlight Falcon 9's raw power, as its rocket engines illuminate the night.

InsideEVs

Tesla Powerwalls And Starlink Aid Hawaii's Wildfire-Hit Communities

Tesla Powerwalls and Starlink are assisting in Maui's recovery efforts after the island was ravaged by wildfires this past week.

Space

SpaceX delays launch of Starlink satellite to next week due to offshore impacts of Hurricane Hilary. Here's how to watch it live.

SpaceX plans to launch 21 of its Starlink satellites to orbit early Tuesday (Aug. 22), and you can watch the liftoff live.

Space

SpaceX to launch 2 Starlink missions 5 hours apart tonight and you can watch live online

SpaceX plans to launch two Starlink missions about five hours apart late Wednesday (Aug. 16) and early Thursday (Aug. 17), and you can watch them live.

Android Central

It's time for Android to finally get satellite connectivity

Satellite connectivity on smartphones was once relegated to bulky brick phones, but modern technology fixes that. It's time for Android to catch up.

The Conversation

This solar cycle, the sun's activity is more powerful and surprising than predicted

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