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10Jan

FCC clears SpaceX to launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites

Washington: The Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it has approved SpaceX's request to deploy another 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites as it works to boost internet service worldwide. The FCC…

08Jan

No Signal, Still Connected, 2026

In September 2024, a hurricane knocked out cell towers across a stretch of coastline. Power was gone. Fibre was gone. But a few phones still pinged out short messages, straight…

02Jan

Starlink to Lower 550 km Satellites to 480 km in 2026 Reconfiguration

Starlink will begin a reconfiguration of its satellite constellation by lowering all of its satellites orbiting at around 550 km (342 miles) to 480 km over the course of 2026,…

26Dec

Uganda Restricts Starlink Imports Ahead of Election, Raising Fears of Internet Shutdown

Uganda's government has restricted imports of Starlink satellite internet equipment weeks before a national election at which the opposition fears the government will again impose an internet blackout. President Yoweri…

20Dec

Elon Musk: The Architect of Impossible Bets

On a Tuesday evening in August 2025, a 400-foot rocket thundered off the Texas coast, carrying a dummy satellite and the weight of a failing test programme. SpaceX's Starship had…

15Dec

STMicroelectronics Ships 5 Billion RF Chips to SpaceX, Starlink Orders Set to Double

STMicroelectronics has shipped more than 5 billion radio-frequency antenna chips to Elon Musk's SpaceX for the Starlink satellite network, and chips delivered under the partnership in the next two years…