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Pakistan’s decision on granting a licence to Starlink to operate in its satellite internet market has been delayed amid data security concerns, geopolitical sensitivities and competition from Chinese firms, local media reported on Sunday.Starlink, owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, is among five companies seeking approval to provide satellite-based internet services in Pakistan. However, officials…
SpaceX appears to be putting its Mars plans on hold for the time being. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company is now prioritising the Moon instead. The current goal is an uncrewed lunar landing scheduled for March 2027, with no astronauts aboard initially. Elon Musk had previously aimed to send an uncrewed mission…
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has criticised the French government after the Paris prosecutor’s cyber-crime unit conducted a raid on the local offices of Elon Musk-owned social media platform, X (formerly Twitter). The raids are a part of an investigation which the government launched into suspected offences including unlawful data extraction and alleged child…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly planning to harness solar power for AI data centres floating above Earth, which seems like science fiction, yet the company filed a proposal with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), signalling serious intent.As reported by Reuters, just days after reports surfaced of a potential merger between Musk’s xAI and SpaceX, the…
Elon Musk, one of the richest people in the world and the man behind Tesla, SpaceX, and a flurry of world-changing ideas, seems unstoppable— a self-made billionaire thriving on 80-90 hour workweeks and big dreams. Yet beneath the surface of being a famous personality, lies a deeply human truth he shared in a raw 2017…
Elon Musk is exploring a major consolidation of his ventures, potentially merging SpaceX with either his AI startup xAI or electric car giant Tesla. This move, ahead of SpaceX’s planned $1.5 trillion IPO, could create a powerful entity focused on space-based AI infrastructure or an energy-meets-exploration powerhouse. Planning appears advanced with new Nevada entities registered….
Elon Musk is reportedly planning to take his space company, SpaceX, public during a rare celestial alignment, purportedly seeking an ‘auspicious’ start for what is rumoured to be the largest Initial Public Offering (IPO) in financial history. Citing five people familiar with the matter, the Financial Times reported that the billionaire is targeting mid-June 2026…
The TOI correspondent from Washington: Among Silicon Valley elites where tech titans have largely aligned with President Donald Trump’s purportedly race-driven MAGA vision, Indian-American venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has been an outlier. Exceptional as his opposition to Trump has been, the billionaire tech savant has set off a political and cultural firestorm this week with…
Singer Grimes shared an “unusual” observation about her children with ex Elon Musk, noting their “unmatched” pure aura. She revealed one child once inexplicably commanded a flock of crows, a trait she found “hilarious” given her father also has a crow following. Grimes also discussed their approach to screen time, prioritizing art and slower-paced content….
Elon Musk’s AI-company, xAI, has joined other tech giants like Google, Meta, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, Microsoft and others, to expand its team of AI talent. The company announced that it is looking to hire a “small, elite unit” of talent engineers who will function as a specialised force to hunt and hire the “absolute best people…
