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Musk's SpaceX seeks DoT's nod for Starlink broadband-from-space services

Bharti Group-backed OneWeb and Reliance Jio have already received DoT's approval for GMPCS licences

Ukraine envoy hopeful about fate of Elon Musk's satellite network

A Ukrainian diplomat expressed optimism Sunday about securing the money needed for the continued operation of a satellite network funded by billionaire Elon Musk that has provided key battlefield and humanitarian contacts in the war with Russia. It's there, it's working, said the envoy, Oksana Markarova. It will need to be working for a longer time. She did not indicate whether Musk had agreed to continue funding his rocket company SpaceX's Starlink internet service in Ukraine but said the country's collaboration with the company has been excellent. "We got the Starlinks in Ukraine very quickly, in some areas for humanitarian support, it's the only connection that we have," Markarova told CBS' Face the Nation. And it's very important to continue having it and I'm positive that we will find a solution there. On Friday, senior US officials confirmed that Musk had asked the Defense Department to take over funding for the service Starlink provides in Ukraine. Starlink, which provides .

Can Bhavish Aggarwal's ambitious plans for Ola Electric challenge Musk?

Whether Ola Electric succeeds or not, Aggarwal's admirers seem to agree that he has turbo-charged the EV market, pulling in millions of investment dollars

SpaceX might keep funding satellite service in Ukraine, says Musk

Billionaire Elon Musk has suggested in a tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine. But Musk's tone and wording also raised the possibility that the irascible Tesla CEO was just being sarcastic. Musk frequently tweets jokes and insults and sometimes goes on unusual tangents, such as a recent series of tweets suggesting that one of his companies has begun selling its own line of fragrances. It is not clear if SpaceX has actually established future plans for service in Ukraine. On Friday, senior US officials confirmed that Musk had officially asked the Defence Department to take over funding for the service Starlink provides in Ukraine. Starlink, which provides broadband internet service using more than 2,200 low-orbiting satellites, has provided crucial battlefield communications for Ukrainian military forces since early in the nation's defence against Russia's February invasion. "The hell with it even though .

Russia trying to kill Starlink internet services in Ukraine: Musk

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that his Starlink is the only internet service left in Ukraine, and Russia is actively trying to kill it too

Elon Musk under federal investigation, reveals latest Twitter court filing

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is being investigated by the US federal authorities in connection with his USD 44 billion Twitter buyout deal, said media reports citing a court filing by the microblogging site.However, the Thursday Twitter court filing did not go into details of the ongoing probe as to what actions taken by the business magnate are being investigated by the officials, reported CNN.In the court filing, Twitter without delving into details of the matter, simply said that they are looking into Musk's "conduct" linked to the deal. The main scrutiny seems to be on Musk's legal team.Twitter accused Musk's legal team of failing to produce draft communications with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a slide presentation to the Federal Trade Commission. This is part of the two sides' ongoing litigation over whether Musk can walk away from the deal, reported CNN.Reacting to the Twitter filing, Musk's attorney Alex Spiro said that the filing only aims to digress from its own legal ..

SpaceX to seek permit from DoT for Starlink services in India: Report

Earlier this year, the Indian government asked Starlink to refund all its pre-orders until it received licences to operate in the country

Elon Musk denies speaking to Vladimir Putin on Russia-Ukraine conflict

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has denied reports that he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin before doling out a peace proposal on Twitter to end the ongoing war in Ukraine

Twitter ordered whistle-blower to destroy evidence, claims Elon Musk

Peiter Zatko, Twitter's ex-head of security, said he burned 10 handwritten notebooks and deleted 100 computer files at the behest of company managers as part of his separation agreement

Elon Musk's affordable internet service Starlink debuts in Japan

Elon Musk-run Starlink on Tuesday entered Japan, making it the first Asian country to get SpaceX's affordable satellite internet service

Musk slammed for suggesting Taiwan be China's 'special administrative zone'

A suggestion by Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk that Taiwan could be made a special administrative zone of China has provoked a backlash both from China and the self-governing island

Musk slams PayPal's policy to fine users over spreading misinformation

Digital payments company PayPal, co-founded by Elon Musk, has taken a U-turn on a controversial policy that sought to fine its users $2,500 for spreading "misinformation" on its platform

Morgan Stanley-led banks face $500 million loss on Twitter debt to Musk

When banks led by Morgan Stanley agreed in April to help finance Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter Inc., they were eager to aid an important client, the richest person in the world

Tesla to deliver first Semi Trucks to Pepsi by Dec 1, says Elon Musk

Tesla has started the production of its long-delayed Semi Truck that will have a 500 miles (800 km) range and will first reach Pepsi facilities, Elon Musk announced on Friday.

Elon Musk, Twitter spar over request to halt site's lawsuit on eve of trial

Elon Musk said banks are working to finance his $44 billion deal for Twitter Inc and asked a judge to halt the social media company's lawsuit, which Twitter swiftly rejected

Twitter slips as investors await funding details on Musk's $44-bn deal

Shares of the microblogging site were down marginally at $51.12, after rising 20% since Musk this week proposed to go ahead with the April bid of $54.20 per share to take Twitter private

Twitter an accelerant to fulfil my vision to build a super app: Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that buying Twitter is to fulfil his dream to build a super app called X.com like China's WeChat that will be available to all globally

Musk, Twitter may reach deal to end court battle as early as Wed: Report

Musk, the world's richest person, proposed to Twitter he would change course and abide by his April agreement to buy the company for $54.20 per share if Twitter dropped its litigation against him

Wall Street slides as rising Treasury yields snuff out stock rally

Twitter eases from one-year high, Tesla falls 5%; Rate-sensitive technology and related stocks like Nvidia Corp, Amazon.com, Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc fell between 1.8% and 4%

Tesla retires ultrasonic sensors in new cars with new camera tech

Elon Musk-run Tesla has announced to retire ultrasonic sensors in its cars that sense objects around them