msmash / slashdot - European security officials believe two Russian space vehicles have intercepted the communications of at least a dozen key satellites over the continent. From a report: Officials believe that the likely interceptions, which have not previously been report…

#cybersecurity #defensetech #aerospace #security #europe #russia #telecommunications #encryption #eu #satellite

Russia suspected of intercepting EU satellites

4 wks / semafor / Tom Chivers

Russian Spy Satellites Have Intercepted EU Communications Satellites

4 wks / slashdot / msmash

Russian spy satellites have intercepted EU communications satellites

4 wks / arstechnica / Sam Jones, Peggy Hollinger, and Ian Bott, Financial Times

Russian Luch satellites target European vital connectivity

4 wks / telecomstechnews / Ryan Daws

Elon Musk is merging SpaceX and xAI to build data centers in space — or so he says

Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - On Monday, Elon Musk announced that he was merging two of his companies, SpaceX and xAI, in a deal said to be worth $1.25 trillion. The reason, Musk said in an announcement, was that in order for AI to grow, it needed to go to space. AI relies on "large t…

#ai #cloud #edge #space #business #datacenter #aerospace #xai #elonmusk #satellite

Financial and market shakeup (3)
Legal & regulatory clashes (3)
Orbital data center vision (5)
Technical skepticism, safety concerns (2)

Financial and market shakeup

Musk merges xAI into SpaceX as AI burn rate hits $9B, eyes €1.4T IPO windfall

4 wks / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

Analysts label SpaceX-xAI merger as an “instant bailout” for Musk’s AI firm

4 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

'Muskonomy' shakeup: SpaceX valuation approaches Tesla's after merger with xAI

4 wks / cnbc

Elon Musk's SpaceX acquiring AI startup xAI ahead of potential IPO

cnbc - Musk is combining rocket maker SpaceX with his AI startup, the largest tie-up in his expansive business portfolio.

#ai #startups #space #genai #stockmarket #business #aerospace #xai #elonmusk #satellite

Crypto & Recruiting (2)
Mega IPO & Valuation (18)
Merger Announcements (20)
Orbital AI Infrastructure (16)
Other (1)
All Other Stories

Crypto & Recruiting

Elon Musk’s xAI opens crypto expert role amid $1.25 trillion SpaceX merger

4 wks / theblock / Brian Danga

Elon Musk's xAI is hiring crypto specialists to train its AI models

4 wks / coindesk / Shaurya Malwa

Mega IPO & Valuation

Musk's xAI, SpaceX combo is the biggest merger of all time, valued at $1.25 trillion

4 wks / cnbc

Musk Negotiates With Musk. Software Bleeds Out.

4 wks / implicator / Marcus Schuler

How Musk used SpaceX to rescue xAI and build a $1.25tn colossus

4 wks / ft

Musk merges xAI and SpaceX to form $1.2T company

4 wks / semafor / Tom Chivers

Elon Musk merges money-losing xAI into SpaceX before mega IPO

4 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Elon Musk’s SpaceX lands $1.25trn valuation after xAI acquisition

4 wks / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Musk Merged SpaceX With xAI. His Investors Paid the Bill.

4 wks / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Musk's SpaceX–xAI mega deal sharpens focus on bitcoin accounting ahead of IPO

4 wks / coindesk / Shaurya Malwa

SpaceX Acquires xAI in $1.25 Trillion All-Stock Deal

4 wks / slashdot / msmash

SpaceX acquires xAI in $1.25 trillion deal, creating world's most valuable private company

4 wks / implicator / Harkaram Grewal

SpaceX + xAI = $1 Trillion Empire

4 wks / theresanaiforthat / There's An AI For That

Elon Musk Is Rolling xAI Into SpaceX—Creating the World’s Most Valuable Private Company

4 wks / wired / Maxwell Zeff

SpaceX acquiring AI startup xAI ahead of potential IPO

4 wks / reddit / /u/Luka77GOATic

Elon Musk's SpaceX acquiring AI startup xAI ahead of potential IPO

4 wks / cnbc

Musk wants to merge SpaceX with xAI, then take it public

4 wks / pivot-to-ai / David Gerard

Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Combine With xAI Ahead of Mega IPO

4 wks / reddit / /u/MysteriousEdge5643

SpaceX to merge with xAI, seek an IPO valuation of $1.25 trillion, Bloomberg reports

4 wks / sherwood / Nate Becker

SpaceX Reportedly in Talks to Merge with xAI to Form $1T Tech Giant

4 wks / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Merger Announcements

The xAI-SpaceX merger, Palantir earnings, China's frowning horses and more in Morning Squawk

4 wks / cnbc

The Morning After: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is buying his AI company, xAI

4 wks / engadget / Mat Smith

Elon Musk’s SpaceX acquires Elon Musks xAI, including social media platform X

4 wks / mashable

xAI joins SpaceX in mega-merger

4 wks / therundown / Zach Mink

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Acquires AI Start-Up xAI

4 wks / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Musk merges SpaceX with xAI

4 wks / advanced-television / Editor

SpaceX and xAI Are Merging Into a Very Silly-Sounding Conglomerate. Take It Seriously

4 wks / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Elon Musk merges xAI into SpaceX to spread universal consciousness via a sentient sun

4 wks / theregister / Tobias Mann

SpaceX to take over Elon Musk's AI firm

4 wks / bbc

Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI

4 wks / nytimes / Ryan Mac, Kate Conger, Maureen Farrell and Rob Copeland

SpaceX buys xAI to unite crucial parts of Musk’s empire

4 wks / ft

Elon Musk says he is merging SpaceX with artificial-intelligence company xAI

4 wks / go

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Has Acquired xAI

4 wks / wsj / Micah Maidenberg

Elon Musk's SpaceX has acquired his AI company, xAI

4 wks / engadget / Karissa Bell

Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI

4 wks / nytimes / Ryan Mac, Kate Conger, Maureen Farrell and Rob Copeland

Elon Musk's SpaceX to merge with xAI

4 wks / axios / Axios

Correction, what I meant to say was: "And it now seems inevitable that xAI merges with one of them IN FOUR DAYS to be able to continue on in this race..." https://spyglass.org/the-anyone-but-google-ai-alliance/

4 wks / bsky / @mgsiegler.com

Elon Musk merges SpaceX with xAI (and X)

4 wks / theverge / Jay Peters

xAI joins SpaceX

4 wks / ycombinator

Reading between the lines on the latest SpaceX merger report and Musk’s cryptic tweet

4 wks / sherwood / Nate Becker

Orbital AI Infrastructure

SpaceX Acquires xAI to Build Orbital Data Center Constellation

4 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

SpaceX acquires xAI in a bid to make orbiting data centers a reality — Musk plans to launch a million tons of satellites annually, targets 1TW/year of space-based compute capacity

4 wks / tomshardware

SpaceX acquires xAI at $1.25T for space data centers

4 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Elon Musk merges xAI into SpaceX with plans for space-based AI infrastructure

4 wks / techspot

SpaceX Buys xAI To Move AI Into Space: What We Still Don’t Know

4 wks / medianama / Aakriti Bansal

Musk's xAI needs SpaceX deal for the money. Data centers in space are still a dream

4 wks / cnbc

SpaceX Acquires xAI to Pursue AI Data Centers in Space

4 wks / reddit / /u/i-drake

Musk Folds xAI Into SpaceX, Cites Limits on Earth-Based AI Infrastructure

4 wks / decrypt / Jason Nelson

SpaceX Aims for Data Centers in Orbit as AI Strains Infrastructure

4 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

SpaceX Acquires xAI to Enable Solar-Powered, Space-Based AI

4 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

SpaceX Is buying xAI—and turning the rocket company into an AI infrastructure giant

4 wks / fastcompany / Emily Price

Elon Musk confirms SpaceX has acquired xAI to accelerate his space-based data center plans

4 wks / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Elon Musk Officially Merges SpaceX and xAI to Build AI Data Centres in Space

4 wks / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Elon Musk’s SpaceX officially acquires Elon Musk’s xAI, with plan to build data centers in space

4 wks / techcrunch / Sean O'Kane

Elon Musk merges AI company xAI with rocket company SpaceX to build AI in space

4 wks / coindesk / Stephen Alpher

SpaceX acquires xAI, plans 1 million satellite constellation to power it

4 wks / arstechnica / Eric Berger

Other

OpenAI takes aim at Anthropic's coding mojo

4 wks / sources / Alex Heath

All Other Stories

The Financial Times just reported some interesting revenue numbers: "SpaceX told investors that its annual revenue had grown to $16bn[...] By contrast, last year xAI’s revenue was in the low hundreds of millions of dollars." www.ft.com/conten

4 wks / bsky / @luisequaritsch.bsky.social / luisequaritsch.bsky.social

Come da attese e previsioni, Musk incorpora xAI (che brucia cassa come un altoforno) in SpaceX e punta per giugno a una IPO record da 50 miliardi di dollari, battendo sul tempo OpenAI e Anthropic. Seguirà incorporazione di Tesla? www.ft.com/content/9d2

4 wks / bsky / @phastidio.net / phastidio.net

Elon Musk folded SpaceX into his loss-making AI startup xAI to build a $1.25 trillion company by leveraging scale and control to outcompete rivals and pursue a major IPO.

4 wks / bsky / @druce.ai / druce.ai

SpaceX Acquires xAI in $1.25 Trillion All-Stock Deal https://slashdot.org/story/26/02/03/0346252/spacex-acquires-xai-in-125-trillion-all-stock-deal?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

4 wks / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

space based data centers are the new humanoid robot that can be your babysitter-surgeon-crime-preventer. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/02/m...

4 wks / bsky / @lorak.bsky.social / lorak.bsky.social

SpaceX and xAI Are Merging Into a Very Silly-Sounding Conglomerate. Take It Seriously https://gizmodo.com/spacex-and-xai-are-merging-into-a-very-silly-sounding-conglomerate-take-it-seriously-2000716461

4 wks / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

SpaceX has bought xAI, Elon Musk told employees in a memo: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...

4 wks / bsky / @kateconger.com / kateconger.com

Elon Musk slår ihop rymdbolaget SpaceX med AI-satsningen xAI. Affären skapar världens högst värderade onoterade bolag, skriver New York Times (upplåst artikel).

4 wks / bsky / @esbjorn.bsky.social / esbjorn.bsky.social

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4 wks / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

"“This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI’s mission: scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe and extend the light of consciousness to the stars!” But my Lord, why are you risking everything on such

4 wks / bsky / @exiledsocscientist.bsky.social / exiledsocscientist.bsky.social

4 wks / bsky / @whoa-magic.lol / whoa-magic.lol

OMG “SpaceX has acquired xAI to form the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth, with AI, rockets, space-based internet, direct-to-mobile device communications and the world’s foremost real-time information and free spe

4 wks / bsky / @beanjammin.bsky.social / beanjammin.bsky.social

Doing this so you can IPO and be forced to report out exactly how much money X is losing every quarter is very funny www.theverge.com/tech/872619/...

4 wks / bsky / @reckless.bsky.social / reckless.bsky.social

Between this and his Tesla robot army, it does seem like Elon is intending to build Skynet.

4 wks / bsky / @goldy.horsesass.org / goldy.horsesass.org

Todas as empresas debaixo dum guarda-chuva que recebe bilhões em subsídios do governo pra exploração espacial

4 wks / bsky / @rlivre.cc / rlivre.cc

Space X acquires xAI www.theverge.com/tech/872619/...

4 wks / bsky / @timkellogg.me / timkellogg.me

SpaceX wants to launch a constellation of a million satellites to power AI needs

Jackson Chen / engadget - Elon Musk and his aerospace company have requested to build a network that's 100 times the number of satellites that are currently in orbit. On Friday, SpaceX filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch a million satell…

#ai #techpolicy #space #genai #aerospace #broadband #telecommunications #elonmusk #satellite

Emergency satellite fixes amid orbital challenges (1)
FCC filings outline orbital data center plans (7)
Musk’s AI merger and rival visions emerge (3)
All Other Stories

Emergency satellite fixes amid orbital challenges

Starlink uses emergency fix to block Russian drones using its devices to bomb Ukraine — company looking for permanent solutions to stop unauthorized use of its service

4 wks / tomshardware

FCC filings outline orbital data center plans

SpaceX formalizes plan to build 1 million satellite Orbital Data Center System — FCC filing sketches out plans, but over-packed orbits could be limiting factor

4 wks / tomshardware

SpaceX seeks federal approval to launch 1 million solar-powered satellite data centers | TechCrunch

4 wks / reddit / /u/Gloomy_Nebula_5138

SpaceX seeks federal approval to launch 1 million solar-powered satellite data centers

4 wks / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

SpaceX wants to put 1 million solar-powered data centers into orbit

4 wks / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

SpaceX Asks to Put One Million Data Centers in Orbit. The Math Says Otherwise.

4 wks / implicator / Harkaram Grewal

SpaceX wants to launch a constellation of a million satellites to power AI needs

4 wks / engadget / Jackson Chen

Musk's SpaceX applies to launch 1m satellites into orbit

4 wks / bbc

Musk’s AI merger and rival visions emerge

Musk's Star Wars vision: SpaceX to launch million AI supercomputers. What will they do? - India Today

4 wks / indiatoday

Musk’s SpaceX–xAI Merger Plan Puts Orbital Data Centers at the Center of the AI Infrastructure Race - FinTech Weekly

5 wks / fintechweekly

China's Gigawatt-Class Orbital AI Data Centers and Space Tourism Challenge Musk's SpaceX Plans in - spacetime24.com

5 wks / spacetime24

All Other Stories

SpaceX seeks FCC approval for 1 million AI data center satellites

4 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

SpaceX wants 1m extra satellites

4 wks / advanced-television / Colin Mann

SpaceX seeks FCC approval to launch 1 million data center satellites

4 wks / reddit / /u/app1310

SpaceX has filed a request with the Federal Communications Commission to launch a constellation of up to 1 million solar-powered satellites that it said

4 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

someone tell elon the ai is supoosed to do the paperclip thing, you’re not supposed to do it for them www.theverge.com/tech/871641/...

4 wks / bsky / @reckless.bsky.social / reckless.bsky.social

This will not end well. www.theverge.com/tech/871641/...

4 wks / bsky / @ianbetteridge.com / ianbetteridge.com

Muskrat and other rich men and their obsession with trashing space www.engadget.com/science/spac...

4 wks / bsky / @djnoneya.bsky.social / djnoneya.bsky.social

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI might merge into one company

Jay Peters / theverge - SpaceX and xAI, which are both led by Elon Musk, are "in discussions to merge" ahead of SpaceX's IPO that's planned for later this year, Reuters reports. The merger would help with SpaceX's plans to launch data centers into space, according to the publica…

#ai #space #business #aerospace #internet #acquisitions #telecommunications #xai #elonmusk #satellite

Direct SpaceX/xAI merger (6)
IPO and financial push (6)
Other related angles (1)
Potential mega-merger including Tesla (4)
All Other Stories

Direct SpaceX/xAI merger

SpaceX eyes merger with xAI that would unite Grok, Starlink, and X under one roof

5 wks / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

[AINews] SpaceXai Grok Imagine API - the #1 Video Model, Best Pricing and Latency

5 wks / latent / Latent.Space

SpaceX and xAI could be merging. Why Elon Musk is doing it—and what might happen next

5 wks / fastcompany / Chris Stokel-Walker

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI in talks to merge, report says

5 wks / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Elon Musk’s SpaceX reportedly in talks to merge with xAI

5 wks / sherwood / Rani Molla

SpaceX in Merger Talks with xAI

5 wks / ycombinator

IPO and financial push

Elon Musk Considers Merging SpaceX With xAI, as He Races to Beat Sam Altman to IPO

5 wks / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

SpaceX-xAI Merger Talks Target $1.5T IPO Valuation

5 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

SpaceX Wants to Swallow xAI Before Going Public. The Math Gets Weird.

5 wks / implicator / Harkaram Grewal

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI are reportedly holding merger talks

5 wks / engadget / Will Shanklin

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI Set for Merger as IPO Approaches

5 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI might merge into one company

5 wks / theverge / Jay Peters

Other related angles

Rocket Report: How a 5-ton satellite fell off a booster; will SpaceX and xAI merge?

5 wks / arstechnica / Eric Berger

Potential mega-merger including Tesla

Elon Musk explores “mega-merger” between SpaceX, Tesla and xAI

5 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

One-Minute Daily AI News 1/29/2026

5 wks / reddit / /u/Excellent-Target-847

Elon Musk reportedly considering merger between SpaceX and xAI, or maybe even Tesla

5 wks / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

SpaceX is actually considering a merger with Tesla or xAI: Report

5 wks / sherwood / Rani Molla

All Other Stories

Elon Musk Considers Merging SpaceX With xAI, as He Races to Beat Sam Altman to IPO https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-considers-merging-spacex-with-xai-as-he-races-to-beat-sam-altman-to-ipo-2000715942

5 wks / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

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5 wks / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

This merger would bring the Grok chatbot, Starlink satellites, and SpaceX rockets together under one corporation.

5 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Might seem small, but this is almost definitely going to happen considering SpaceX exec Bret Johnsen filed paperwork for the merger cos in Nevada. Musk and his people almost never file incorporation paperwork on a whim -- it basically always precedes act

5 wks / bsky / @seanokane.bsky.social / seanokane.bsky.social

Bezos' Blue Origin announces satellite rival to Musk's Starlink

bbc - Blue Origin will be focused on businesses and governments, while Starlink also offers services to individual customers.

#business #aerospace #blueorigin #broadband #internet #bezos #telecommunications #elonmusk #satellite #starlink

Blue Origin joins the satellite internet race with its 6 Tbps TeraWave network

6 wks / digitaltrends

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is taking on the likes of SpaceX and Amazon by joining the satellite internet service race. The new network, called TeraWave is expected to deliver speeds of up to 6Tbps.

6 wks / bsky / @siliconrepublic.bsky.social / siliconrepublic.bsky.social

Blue Origin to launch satellite network to rival Starlink

6 wks / semafor / Tom Chivers

Blue Origin focuses on fast satellite network with TeraWave

6 wks / techzine / Mels Dees

Blue Origin launches new satellite internet service called TeraWave

6 wks / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Blue Origin unveils TeraWave satellite network for 6 Tbps data speeds

6 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Blue Origin to build TeraWave constellations

6 wks / advanced-television / Editor

Blue Origin's Satellite Internet Network TeraWave Will Move Data At 6 Tbps

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Bezos' Blue Origin announces satellite rival to Musk's Starlink

6 wks / bbc

Blue Origin to take on Starlink with ultra-high-speed satellite network TeraWave

6 wks / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Blue Origin’s Starlink rival TeraWave promises 6 terabit satellite internet

6 wks / theverge / Richard Lawler

Lausanne-based SWISSto12 secures €73 million to develop its compact satellite HummingSat ahead of planned 2027 launch

Rahul Raj / eu-startups - SWISSto12, a Lausanne-based aerospace company and manufacturer of satellite systems and radio frequency (RF) products, today announced that it has secured €73 million ($84.8 million) in financial support from European Space Agency (ESA) member states thro…

#startups #vc #innovation #business #aerospace #deeptech #europe #engineering #technology #satellite

Tech.eu SWISSto12 secures €73M ESA backing to accelerate HummingSat platform Aerospace company SWISSto12 has announced securing €73 million in financial support from Euro... https://tech.eu/2026/01/21/swissto12-secures-eur73m-esa-backing-to-accelerate-h

6 wks / bsky / @betadevelopment.bsky.social / betadevelopment.bsky.social

SWISSto12 Secures €73M From ESA For HummingSat Satellite Project

6 wks / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

SWISSto12 secures €73M ESA backing to accelerate HummingSat platform

6 wks / tech / Cate Lawrence

Lausanne-based SWISSto12 secures €73 million to develop its compact satellite HummingSat ahead of planned 2027 launch

6 wks / eu-startups / Rahul Raj

ESA invests in SWISSto12

6 wks / advanced-television / Editor

AST SpaceMobile’s stock soars to a fresh record as the SpaceX rival nears a big win

@MarketWatch / x - AST SpaceMobile’s stock soars to a fresh record as the SpaceX rival nears a big win https://t.co/PYes8cSyx5— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) January 16, 2026

#startups #innovation #space #stockmarket #business #aerospace #economy #technology #telecommunications #satellite

AST SpaceMobile’s stock soars to a fresh record as the SpaceX rival nears a big win

7 wks / x / @MarketWatch

AST SpaceMobile rises on deal giving it prime position for Golden Dome project

7 wks / sherwood / Matt Phillips

How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online

Adam Satariano,Paul Mozur,Sheera Frenkel / nytimes - Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.

#techpolicy #government #internet #asia #censorship #telecommunications #satellite #starlink #digitalprivacy

Inside the fight to keep Iran online: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/t...

7 wks / bsky / @sheeraf.bsky.social / sheeraf.bsky.social

Inside the fight to keep Iran online: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/t...

7 wks / bsky / @sheeraf.bsky.social / sheeraf.bsky.social

Iran’s internet shutdown is now one of its longest ever, as protests continue

7 wks / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online

7 wks / nytimes / Adam Satariano,Paul Mozur,Sheera Frenkel

How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online

7 wks / nytimes / Adam Satariano, Paul Mozur and Sheera Frenkel

SpaceX Just Received Approval For 15,000 “Next-Gen Satellites”

Rohail Saleem / wccftech - In a notable development that would significantly expand its constellation of satellites, SpaceX has just received approval from the FCC to operate up to 15,000 next-gen satellites Brendan Carr: "The FCC authorization is a game-changer for enabling next-g…

#techpolicy #space #aerospace #technology #telecommunications #elonmusk #fcc #satellite #starlink

FCC authorizes 7,500 more Starlink satellites for SpaceX

7 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

FCC approves extra 7,500 satellites

7 wks / advanced-television / Editor

FCC approves 7,500 additional Starlink Gen2 satellites — service will benefit from higher throughput and lower latency worldwide

7 wks / tomshardware

Iran Shuts Down Starlink Internet for First Time

7 wks / ycombinator

SpaceX gets FCC approval to launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites

7 wks / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

Iranian regime tries to shut down Starlink

7 wks / ycombinator

The Federal Communications Commission has given SpaceX approval to launch another 7,500 of its second generation Starlink satellites.

7 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

It remains way past time to stop letting corporations unilaterally make a mess of the sky. QT The Verge @verge@mastodon.social 2026 January 10 The FCC is letting SpaceX launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites www.theverge.com/news/860210/... mastodon.onl

7 wks / bsky / @michael-w-busch.bsky.social / michael-w-busch.bsky.social

SpaceX gets FCC approval to launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites

7 wks / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

The FCC is letting SpaceX launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites

7 wks / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

SpaceX Just Received Approval For 15,000 “Next-Gen Satellites”

7 wks / wccftech / Rohail Saleem

SpaceX can deploy 7,500 more Starlink Gen2 satellites with FCC approval

7 wks / engadget / Mariella Moon

Starlink is Bringing Over 9,000 Satellites Closer to Earth — Here’s Why

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - SpaceX’s Starlink is planning a major change to how its satellites orbit Earth, with the goal of making space safer. Yesterday on New Year’s Day, Michael Nicolls, VP of Starlink Engineering at SpaceX, said the company will begin lowering thousands of sate…

#space #aerospace #broadband #telecommunications #elonmusk #satellite #starlink #safety

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Starlink Will Be Moving Thousands of Its Satellites for 'Space Safety' Reasons

2 months / cnet / Alex Valdes

SpaceX begins “significant reconfiguration” of Starlink satellite constellation

2 months / arstechnica / Stephen Clark

SpaceX Will Move Thousands of Starlinks Closer to Earth in 2026. Here’s Why

2 months / gizmodo / Ellyn Lapointe

Starlink to lower orbits of thousands of satellites over safety concerns

2 months / theregister / Dan Robinson

Starlink is Bringing Over 9,000 Satellites Closer to Earth — Here’s Why

2 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Starlink to lower its SpaceX satellites as near-misses pile up in low Earth orbit

2 months / techspot

SpaceX will lower Starlink satellites to reduce collision risk

2 months / theverge / Thomas Ricker

Santa Tracker live – come join us following him online!

digitaltrends - It’s Christmas Eve, and as the holidays start to really bed in, it’s a time to come together and find joy in the simple things – and one of those is the constant question of ‘When is Santa coming?’ Well, while this is one of the times when it’s great to n…

#defensetech #streaming #entertainment #culture #media #technology #broadcasting #satellite

SSL Santa greets London Victoria visitors with a borked update

2 months / theregister / Richard Speed

Where IS Santa right now? He’s not far away…

2 months / digitaltrends

OpenAI does NORAD’s Santa tracker! With apps that don’t work

2 months / pivot-to-ai / David Gerard

Where IS Santa right now? Come join us tracking him

2 months / digitaltrends

NORAD live tracker 2025: How to follow Santa Claus in real-time as he delivers Christmas gifts around the world

2 months / fastcompany / Jennifer Mattson

Track Santa On Christmas Eve 2025 (Via NORAD & Google) via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2 months / searchenginejournal / Matt G. Southern

How to track Santa Claus this Christmas Eve using AI

2 months / techcrunch / Lauren Forristal

Santa Tracker live – come join us following him online!

2 months / digitaltrends

North American air defense troops ready for 70th year of Santa tracking

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Santa Tracker live – how can I follow him online?

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NORAD Santa tracker: When Santa takes off, how to follow Christmas Eve journey

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U.S. and Venezuela Jam Caribbean GPS Signals to Thwart Attacks, Raising Flight Hazard

Riley Mellen and Anatoly Kurmanaev / nytimes - Military brinkmanship between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has led to an increase in electronic warfare in the region.

#cybersecurity #defensetech #politics #trump #us #security #telecommunications #satellite

US pursues third oil tanker in Caribbean

2 months / news.com.au

US intercepts second oil tanker off Venezuela, pursues a third

2 months / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

U.S. intercepting third oil tanker as Venezuela hostilities intensify

2 months / axios / Marc Caputo

U.S. and Venezuela Jam Caribbean GPS Signals to Thwart Attacks, Raising Flight Hazard www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/w...

2 months / bsky / @newnarrative.bsky.social / newnarrative.bsky.social

U.S. and Venezuela Jam Caribbean GPS Signals to Thwart Attacks, Raising Flight Hazard Military brinkmanship between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has led to an increase in electronic warfare in the region. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/w.

2 months / bsky / @whodat35.bsky.social / whodat35.bsky.social

U.S. and Venezuela Jam Caribbean GPS Signals to Thwart Attacks, Raising Flight Hazard www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/w...

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Hackers Stole Millions of PornHub Users’ Data for Extortion

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U.S. and Venezuela Jam Caribbean GPS Signals to Thwart Attacks, Raising Flight Hazard

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U.S. and Venezuela Jam Caribbean GPS Signals to Thwart Attacks, Raising Flight Hazard

2 months / nytimes / Riley Mellen and Anatoly Kurmanaev

SpaceX loses control of Starlink satellite 35956

Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - SpaceX has lost control of Starlink satellite 35956 in low Earth orbit at 418 km (260 miles) altitude following an anomaly that caused it to fall back to Earth. The incident involved sudden loss of communications, a drop in altitude, venting of the propul…

#space #aviation #aerospace #engineering #technology #elonmusk #satellite #starlink #safety

Starlink loses a satellite

2 months / advanced-television / Editor

An exploded Starlink satellite is orbiting Earth right now

2 months / mashable

A Starlink satellite appears to have exploded and is now spiraling toward Earth

2 months / techspot

A Starlink Satellite Is Tumbling Toward Earth After a Strange Anomaly in Orbit

2 months / gizmodo / Passant Rabie

SpaceX loses control of Starlink satellite 35956

2 months / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

A Starlink satellite just exploded and left 'trackable' debris

2 months / engadget / Steve Dent

A Starlink satellite seems to have exploded

2 months / theverge / Thomas Ricker

SpaceX Alleges a Chinese-Deployed Satellite Risked Colliding with Starlink

EditorDavid / slashdot - "A SpaceX executive says a satellite deployed from a Chinese rocket risked colliding with a Starlink satellite," reports PC Magazine:On Friday, company VP for Starlink engineering, Michael Nicolls, tweeted about the incident and blamed a lack of coordinat…

#china #space #government #aerospace #technology #elonmusk #satellite #starlink #safety #regulation

Chinese Spacecraft Got Disturbingly Close to Smashing Into a Starlink Satellite

2 months / gizmodo / Ellyn Lapointe

SpaceX satellite's near-miss with China spacecraft highlights growing space congestion

2 months / techspot

Starlink VP confirms ‘dangerously close’ Chinese launch incident — close call saw satellite pass within 200 meters of Starlink travelling at over 17,400mph

2 months / tomshardware

Internet based on massive constellations of satellites you say? What could possibly go wrong? theverge@c.im - Starlink and Chinese satellites nearly collided last week https://thever.ge/VMJt #Science #SpaceX #Space #News

2 months / bsky / @ruth-mottram.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy / ruth-mottram.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy

Starlink and Chinese satellites nearly collided last week

2 months / theverge / Thomas Ricker

SpaceX Alleges a Chinese-Deployed Satellite Risked Colliding with Starlink

2 months / slashdot / EditorDavid

Starlink claims Chinese launch came within 200 meters of broadband satellite

2 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter

BeauHD / slashdot - NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter after it passed behind Mars. When it remerged from behind the planet, the spacecraft never resumed communications. SpaceNews reports: MAVEN launched in November 2013 and entered orbit around Mars in Septem…

#space #nasa #science #aerospace #mars #engineering #technology #satellite #research

NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

NASA loses contact with MAVEN Mars orbiter

2 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one

2 months / arstechnica / Stephen Clark

Apple, Google, Samsung Protest India's Mandatory Always-On Location Tracking Plan [Report]

iclarified - Apple, Google, and Samsung are pushing back against a proposal in India that would require smartphone makers to keep satellite-based location tracking enabled at all times. The plan, still under review, has raised strong objections over privacy, security,…

#techpolicy #apple #google #samsung #india #asia #privacy #smartphone #satellite

Apple May Have to Enable Always-On GPS in India

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Apple May Have to Enable Always-On GPS in India

2 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Sanchar Saathi: Surveillance In The Garb Of Safety?

2 months / inc42 / Team Inc42

Apple, Google, Samsung Protest India's Mandatory Always-On Location Tracking Plan [Report]

3 months / iclarified

India's request for satellite-aided iPhone location data is a privacy nightmare

3 months / appleinsider

Apple, Samsung Protest India’s Smartphone Surveillance Proposal

Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - India is planning to mandate always-on satellite location tracking on all smartphones, which Apple, Google warn would turn phones into surveillance tools.The post Apple, Samsung Protest India’s Smartphone Surveillance Proposal first appeared on iPhone in …