Democrats Push State IG to Review Musk-Related ‘Conflicts’ in Trade Talks

Democrats push State IG to review Musk-related ‘conflicts’ in trade talks

A group of congressional Democrats is asking the State Department’s inspector general to begin an “urgent review” of reports that trading partners are being asked to purchase more contracts with Elon Musk’s company Starlink as a part of trade talks. In a letter earlier this week to acting State IG Arne Baker, more than 30 lawmakers cite a Washington Post story reporting that countries were being pushed to approve Starlink contracts. “The possibi…

Trump Admin Forcing African Countries To Embrace Elon Musk’s Starlink If They Want To Continue Receiving Lifesaving Aid

You can't say that Elon Musk hasn't gotten his money's worth after spending $277 million to help buy Donald Trump an election victory (that's not including the $44 billion Musk spent on turning Twitter into a right wing propaganda mill). The end of the numerous investigations into labor, environmental, and consumer fraud abuses alone have…

Starlink: what Elon Musk's satellite soft power means for the world

The 7,000 or so satellites orbiting Earth as part of Elon Musk's Starlink network make up nearly two-thirds of the entire network of active satellites. And with thousands more planned for launch in the coming years, the rapid expansion of Musk's space internet service shows no sign of slowing down.It has already spread widely across the globe, reaching remote areas that fibre broadband cannot, and has afforded Musk "unprecedented geopolitical le…

Kenya Sees Fastest Drop in Starlink Internet Speeds on the Continent

Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Starlink, is rapidly expanding internet access across Sub-Saharan Africa, but Kenya has experienced the steepest drop in Starlink speeds on the continent, according to Speedtest Intelligence data for Q1 2025.Since its mid-2023 launch in Kenya, Starlink quickly gained popularity, especially in rural and underserved areas. However, by early 2025, speeds in Kenya and other major markets like Nigeria, Zimbabwe…

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Australian watchdog issues warning to Musk's Starlink

The satellite internet service owned by controversial billionaire Elon Musk has been warned by Australia's telco watchdog over failures to report complaints.