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October 18, 2026 11:52 AM

Starlink: A tool of war?

In modern warfare, the battlefield is no longer fought just on land, air or sea - it is waged in the invisible world of information. A high-stakes conflict over connectivity has officially extended into space, centring squarely on U.S. billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet network. As Iran formally labels the constellation a "tool of war" and introduces severe capital punishments to suppress it, the Ukrainian military is simultaneously grappling with sudden, devastating speed ca...

October 16, 2026 3:10 PM

Tesla’s new Roadster turns in air with SpaceX thrusters, won’t land until 2028

Tesla unveiled a redesigned Roadster powered with rocket-style thrusters on Thursday and said it would start production in 2028, more than a decade after it first showed a next-generation version of its electric sports car. The white two-seater vehicle, developed in collaboration with CEO Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX, drove upside down on a ramp using a suction system, turned in the air and landed using built-in thrusters. Later in the event it used the thrusters to jump over a truck and o...

October 15, 2026 9:36 AM

Ukraine says SpaceX hampers drones for attack and defence, as US ties fray

Ukraine said Elon Musk’s SpaceX had restricted Starlink services on Wednesday, hampering the country's attack and air-defence drone missions as worsening ties with Washington fuel concerns over US battlefield support. Russia launched more missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands in attacks that President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy called “ostentatious disrespect” for US President Donald Trump’s call for an energy ceasefire. Trump turned on Zelenski...

September 25, 2026 11:47 AM

“Compute in space will round up to 100%”: Elon Musk backs future of AI compute as Google announces Project Suncatcher test launch

Space X and Tesla boss Elon Musk has made a futuristic prediction about compute claiming that most of it will move into outer space. The prediction came as Google announced Project Suncatcher its ‘moonshot’ to put AI in space. Sharing a video featuring Google’s Senior Director, Paradigms of Intelligence Travis Beals, Musk said, “The amount of compute in space will obviously round up to 100% of all compute.” Earlier in a post on X dated September 13, Musk said, “I am highly confiden...

September 25, 2026 11:20 AM

“One small step for TPUs”: Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces Project Suncatcher to test AI compute in Space

Google on Thursday announced that its Project Suncatcher is scheduled to embark on its first test in orbit, launching a prototype satellite to evaluate how Google Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) perform in space. Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) is a custom application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) designed by Google Cloud to accelerate artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads. Google CEO Sundar Pichai in a post on X said, “Can our TPUs survive and operate in space? Well, we’...

July 8, 2026 12:55 PM

Russia tries to jam Musk’s Starlink systems to counter Ukrainian drones

Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian "mid-strike" drone attacks by camouflaging cargoes and installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet system, Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots told Reuters. Kyiv's development of "mid-strike" drones that can hit targets dozens of kilometres behind front lines accurately and cheaply, and are often flown via Starlink, has transformed the war in Ukraine. In a concerted mid-strike campaign this year, Ukrain...

June 12, 2026 3:10 PM

After record IPO, Musk’s SpaceX faces next test in market debut

SpaceX is set to begin trading on Nasdaq on Friday after investors poured $75 billion into the world's biggest IPO ever, betting that Elon Musk's lofty space, communications and AI ambitions can justify a $1.77 trillion valuation. The landmark listing cemented Musk's status as the first trillionaire ever and propelled SpaceX into the ranks of the world's most valuable companies - even though the firm posted a loss of nearly $5 billion last year and generated only a fraction of the revenue broug...

June 4, 2026 10:52 AM

SpaceX sets $135 price for blockbuster IPO, upending Wall Street convention

SpaceX publicly set a $135 price for shares in its initial public offering on Wednesday, upending the longstanding Wall Street price-discovery apparatus and underscoring Elon Musk’s determination to raise record sums his way. The company’s decision to publish a price a week ahead of its landmark offering has few if any precedents among major U.S. IPOs, and reflects Musk’s standing in the financial world as an adventurer with a golden touch - even as the capital raise will value SpaceX at ...

May 29, 2026 10:49 AM

Blue Origin rocket explodes during test, setback for bid to catch Musk’s SpaceX

An uncrewed Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on the launchpad during a test on Thursday, in a major setback for Jeff Bezos’ space venture as it seeks to narrow the gap with Elon Musk’s IPO-bound SpaceX. Video posted by NASA Spaceflight, a YouTube channel that livestreams launches from Florida, showed the New Glenn igniting on the pad at about 2100 ET (0100 GMT on Friday) before erupting into a massive fireball that billowed skyward, sending a towering plume of flames and smoke into the...

May 22, 2026 9:53 AM

SpaceX scrubs launch of upgraded Starship from Texas, to retry Friday

SpaceX on Thursday scrubbed the launch of its 12th Starship rocket from Texas and said it will attempt the high-stakes test flight again on Friday, as Elon Musk's space company nears a record-breaking public listing. Starship V3, uncrewed and featuring dozens of upgrades tailored for rapid Starlink satellite launches and NASA moon missions, was to be a key test for the vehicle following months of testing delays. It is also poised to affect investor confidence ahead of what might be the biggest...