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☆ House Democrats probe SpaceX over alleged illegal export and use of Starlink by Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

House Democrats Robert Garcia, D-Calif. and Jamie Raskin, D-Md, sent a letter to SpaceX demanding transparency from the defense contractor following reports of potentially illegal purchases and use of Starlink satellite internet equipment by Russia in occupied territories of Ukraine. The congressmen also announced a probe of SpaceX by the Democratic House Committee into the company's safeguards and procedures for preventing illegal exports and use of its Starlink equipment and services. The Washington Post first reported on the probe and March 6 letter to SpaceX president and chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell. In a statement on Thursday, the congressmen wrote, "Russia's use of Starlink satellite terminals would be in contravention of U.S. export controls that prohibit Russia from acquiring and utilizing U.S.-produced technology." The new probe by House Democrats follows news on Wednesday that a man in New Jersey was arrested on charges of allegedly trafficking 675 SpaceX Starlink terminals which were purchased with stolen credit card accounts or hacked Starlink billing accounts.

Persons: Robert Garcia, Jamie Raskin, Gwynne Shotwell, Elon Musk, Musk, Starlink, Walter Isaacson, —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, GUR, Mike Gallagher, Gallagher Organizations: SpaceX, Democratic, Committee, Washington Post, Netflix, Directorate of Intelligence, Russian, Democrats, House, Department of Defense, CNBC, House Democrats, Police Locations: Ukraine, Warsaw, Poland, Russia, Crimea, Russian, Kyiv's, Ukrainian, Donetsk, House China, Taiwan, Starlink, New Jersey

The Lawrence Township Police Department recovered 223 of 675 SpaceX Starlink Terminals allegedly purchased using stolen credit card numbers, the department said Tuesday. A New Jersey man was arrested on charges for allegedly trafficking 675 SpaceX Starlink terminals purchased with stolen credit card accounts or hacked Starlink billing accounts, police said Wednesday. The man, 35-year-old Kelvin Rodriguez-Moya, was stopped by police Dec. 4 while driving 223 Starlink terminals in a pickup truck and trailer after leaving a residence in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, a criminal complaint said. Lawrence Township police had been tipped off about a suspiciously large number of Starlink terminals being shipped to that home, the complaint said. The total value of the 675 fraudulently purchased Starlink terminals that police subsequently learned had been shipped to the Lawrence Township address is about $400,000, police said.

Persons: Kelvin Rodriguez, Moya, Detectives, Rodriguez Organizations: Police Department, SpaceX Starlink, SpaceX, FedEx Locations: Lawrence, New Jersey, Lawrence Township , New Jersey, Newark

☆ Reports of Russia building nuclear space weapons have alarmed officials, but security experts aren't panicked — yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Cryptic intelligence reports this week of Russia building an unspecified nuclear space weapon stoked fear among Americans who worried escalating nuclear threats could mean global catastrophe is near. Experts on space security and the risks posed by nuclear weapons told Business Insider that rumors of Russia creating such a weapon are likely true but that it's not time to panic just yet. NPR reported the White House confirmed that Russia is working on a weapon that could threaten satellites in space but that nothing has been deployed. However, Russia has been developing anti-satellite weapons for years, John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told BI. But that's where this gets a little bit complicated because a nuclear weapon isn't really that."

Persons: US —, John Erath, They've, they've, Erath, Victoria Samson, Samson Organizations: Service, Business, CNN, NPR, White House, Soviet Union, US, Center for Arms Control, Prime, Station, Hubble, SpaceX, GPS, Starfish, Secure, Foundation Locations: Russia, Soviet, United States, Iraq

☆ Russia Using Thousands of SpaceX Starlink Terminals in Ukraine, WSJ Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - Russian troops in Ukraine are using thousands of Starlink satellite communications terminals made by Elon Musk's SpaceX, the Ukrainian military intelligence chief told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published on Thursday. Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov said that Russian troops have been communicating over the Starlink system "for quite a long time" and acquired the terminals from private Russian firms that purchased them from intermediaries. Photos You Should See View All 33 ImagesThe Russian Embassy and SpaceX did not respond immediately to requests for comment. The company did not respond to an email earlier this week asking whether it could categorically rule out the system's use by Russian troops in Ukraine. Retired British Army Brigadier Ben Barry told Reuters that if Russian forces are using Starlink their communications would be more secure and harder for Ukraine and its allies to crack.

Persons: Elon Musk's, General Kyrylo Budanov, Starlink, Ben Barry, Dan Whitcomb, Jonathan Landay, Mark Trevelyan, Chris Reese, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Reuters, Elon, Elon Musk's SpaceX, Wall Street, Pentagon, Ukrainian, Russian Embassy, SpaceX, British Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Soviet, Russian

☆ Russia really wants to stop Ukraine using Elon Musk's Starlink satellites
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Russia is trying to cut off Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's Starlink satellites, analysts said. AdvertisementRussia is trying to cut off Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's Starlink satellites, according to space warfare analysts. Since the start of the war, Russia has been using jamming systems to try and deny Ukrainian forces access to commercial satellites. Because Starlink satellites are closer to Earth, latency — the delay between a user's action and a response on the network — is shorter. She said Starlink satellites are both "resilient" and "agile," with Starlink operators constantly updating their software to overcome Russian attacks.

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☆ Elon Musk denies report of potential Starlink IPO in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] SpaceX Starlink 5 satellites are pictured in the sky seen from Svendborg on South Funen, Denmark April 21, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsNov 15 (Reuters) - Elon Musk on Wednesday denied a report that his rocket company SpaceX was discussing an initial public offering (IPO) for its satellite internet business, Starlink, as soon as 2024. The billionaire entrepreneur has previously said he intended to list Starlink when revenue growth and cash flow became smooth and predictable. The Starlink unit is the world's largest satellite operator. "I believe he (Musk) will take Starlink out, not next year, but maybe 2025, 2026.

Persons: Ritzau Scanpix, Mads Claus Rasmussen, Elon Musk, Starlink, Jeff Bezos, He's, Justus Parmar, Parmar, Niket Nishant, Akash Sriram, Anil D'Silva, Arun Koyyur Organizations: SpaceX, REUTERS Acquire, Bloomberg, Fortuna Investments, Thomson Locations: Svendborg, South Funen, Denmark, Mexico, Bengaluru

☆ New side hustle alert? People are renting out Starlink satellite-internet dishes on Facebook Marketplace for around $30 per day
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some people have taken to renting out SpaceX Starlink kits on Facebook Marketplace. One startup CEO said he'd found a renter that was making $5,000 a month renting out seven devices. People are taking to Facebook Marketplace to rent out SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet for vacationers and remote workers. Facebook MartketplaceInsider identified over a dozen Starlink rental listings on Facebook Marketplace with prices ranging from $25 to $35 per day. Facebook Marketplace isn't the only place people are attempting to turn Starlink into a side hustle.

Persons: he'd, Austen Allred, Allred, Thomas Sands, McKenzie Coffman, Coffman, PCMag, Elon Organizations: SpaceX, Facebook, Morning Locations: North Carolina

☆ Turkey turns down Elon Musk's offer to activate SpaceX Starlink in the country after deadly earthquake, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk offered to activate SpaceX Starlink internet in Turkey after it suffered a deadly earthquake. On Monday, Turkey and Syria were hit by a massive earthquake that killed hundreds of people. SpaceX and Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs didn't immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. SpaceX has sent thousands of Starlink internet dishes to Ukraine and its troops. In September, Musk said SpaceX planned to activate Starlink in Iran because of internet outages during protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody.

☆ Elon Musk says Starlink is the 'connectivity backbone' for Ukraine amid the war, despite it being banned for long-range drone strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Starlink was the "connectivity backbone" for Ukraine in the war. But SpaceX has banned Starlink from being used in long-range drone strikes, he said. The host accused Musk of supplying technology and satellites for drone attacks and being "in principle, a war criminal." In response, Musk tweeted: "SpaceX Starlink has become the connectivity backbone of Ukraine all the way up to the front lines. "However, we are not allowing Starlink to be used for long-range drone strikes.

☆ UK to trial Elon Musk's satellite broadband equipment in remote locations
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] SpaceX Starlink 5 satellites are pictured in the sky seen from Svendborg on South Funen, Denmark April 21, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERSLONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Britain is to trial using low Earth orbit satellites to provide high-speed internet connections to remote homes and businesses, with the initial sites supported by equipment supplied by Elon Musk's Starlink system. Musk's SpaceX rocket company activated Starlink, a largely consumer-based service with hundreds of thousands of internet users, over Ukraine after Russia's invasion in February. "These trials aim to find a solution to the prohibitively high cost of rolling out cables to far-flung locations." As well as testing the technical capability of the satellites, the trials will look at what benefits faster internet connections will bring to these locations, the government said.

☆ The Pentagon says it's testing Elon Musk's Starlink in the Arctic, which could help connect US troops
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The US military is testing Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink in the Arctic, per Bloomberg. An Air Force engineer said the Pentagon demonstrated Starlink on a moving vehicle in Alaska. Over the last two weeks, the Pentagon has used Elon Musk's Starlink on a moving vehicle in Alaska, Beal said in a statement to Bloomberg. He expected 240 more Starlink satellites to be launched in the next six months, per the report. Beal told Bloomberg the Pentagon was set to review whether the Arctic's harsh environment had an impact on Starlink's performance.

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Amazon, Netflix, First Solar, Carvana & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Loop reiterates Apple as buy Loop said it sees macro headwinds building for Apple. Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley said investors should buy the dip in shares of Tesla. Morgan Stanley names CBOE a top pick Morgan Stanley said the global markets company has a compelling entry point. Barclays reiterates Amazon as overweight Barclays said it sees a favorable risk/reward for Amazon shares right now. " AMZN shares remain out of favor heading into peak holiday season owing to its sub-seasonal revenue guide and AWS deceleration."

☆ Elon Musk's SpaceX buys ad campaign on Twitter for Starlink
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 14 (Reuters) - SpaceX has bought an advertising package on Twitter for its satellite internet service Starlink, said Elon Musk, who owns both the rocket company and the social media platform, in a tweet on Monday. loading"SpaceX Starlink bought a tiny – not large – ad package to test effectiveness of Twitter advertising in Australia & Spain. The chief executive of Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) and SpaceX had last week told advertisers that he aimed to turn the social media platform to pursue truth and put an end to fake accounts. He also raised the possibility of Twitter going bankrupt days after he said the platform saw a "massive" drop in revenue and blamed activist groups pressuring advertisers. Reporting by Akriti Sharma and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Arun KoyyurOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Elon Musk’s SpaceX is buying an ad package on Elon Musk’s Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —While a number of major brands have announced advertising pauses on Twitter in the wake of Elon Musk’s acquisition, the platform has scored a new ad buy from one notable billion-dollar business: Musk’s SpaceX. Musk confirmed on Twitter Monday that his aerospace company, SpaceX, bought a package to advertise its Starlink internet service on Twitter, though he downplayed the size of the ad buy. The ad buy would be the first for any of Musk’s companies, including Tesla, which does not engage in traditional advertising. “SpaceX Starlink bought a tiny – not large – ad package to test effectiveness of Twitter advertising in Australia & Spain,” Musk wrote in a reply to one Twitter user, adding that he did the same on competitors such as Facebook, Instagram and Google. A number of major brands including General Mills, the North Face and several car companies (which compete with Musk’s Tesla) have announced they are pausing ads on the social network.

☆ 'Scammed by Starlink': Customers are frustrated with price hikes for uplink kits they still haven't received months after paying $100 deposits
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-24 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Starlink customers told Insider they're frustrated with the price hikes announced in March. So in February 2021, Sbi, who lives in the mountains of North Carolina, paid a $100 deposit for a SpaceX Starlink uplink kit. Sbi isn't the only customer frustrated with Starlink's delays, price hikes, and apparent lack of customer service. One month later, he was hit by the Starlink service price hike. Insider verified the four Starlink customers' complaints about the company through proof of purchase emails and correspondence they sent to SpaceX.

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