Tag: Billionaire

Starlink, Ukraine and Musk’s Payment Request

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Starlink, Ukraine and Musk’s Payment Request

The Ukrainians are now asking SpaceX for an additional 6,200 terminals and around 500 new terminals every month to replace those which on average the Russians manage to destroy in that time.

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Elon Musk Says Starlink, SpaceX Faced ‘Relentless Jamming, Cyberwar,’ Courtesy Russia

Musk also confirmed that some Starlink terminals were active in Iran — a country rocked by protests in recent days.

Pentagon considers funding Musk’s Starlink network for Ukraine – Politico

The Pentagon is considering paying for Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network in war-torn Ukraine, Politico reported on Monday, citing two U.S. officials involved in the discussions.

EU weighs paying for Musk’s donated Starlink internet service in Ukraine

But the EU is evaluating whether to negotiate a formal contract with SpaceX and set up a joint fund to pay for the Starlink terminals the company donated. EU officials will also explore alternative satellite options, they said.

Proponents of a fund say that it would allow them to take Musk to court if he suspended the service, rather than relying simply on his personal decision to keep providing it.

Trump Just Fulfilled His Billionaire Pal’s Dream

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Trump Just Fulfilled His Billionaire Pal’s Dream

As news cycles were consumed by Trump deliberately inflaming social unrest and threatening a domestic military invasion, the president’s political appointees were approving a regulatory change that could transfer hundreds of billions of dollars of Americans’ retirement savings to private equity firms. Those are the Gordon Gekko–run outlets that have become famous for fleecing investors, laying off workers, gutting local economies, strip-mining media outlets and creating public health and environmental disasters — all while minting Wall Street billionaires.

The Trump administration’s new directive came just a few months after private equity billionaire Stephen Schwarzman — who had been pushing for the change — poured $3 million into a super PAC backing Trump’s reelection bid.