Elon Musk’s efforts to bring internet access to a secluded Amazonian tribe have backfired, according to tribal elders who blame social media and pornography for tearing the community apart. Nine months ago, the arrival of Starlink, Musk’s internet service, brought the web to the remote Marubo tribe along the Ituí River for the first time. … Read more
A former NASA physicist warned that prominent constellations of low-cost satellites, like Elon Musk’s Starlink, could disrupt Earth’s magnetosphere, exposing all life on the planet to harmful cosmic radiation. A new study by Dr. Sierra Solter-Hunt uses new estimates suggesting that SpaceX, Elon Musk’s company, burns over 2,755 pounds (1.3 tons) of debris from its … Read more
Elon Musk-led SpaceX recently announced on its social media account that it successfully sent the first-ever X post from space using its Starlink satellites, which can connect directly to cell phones. This landmark comes days after SpaceX successfully sent its first text messages (SMS) via Starlink satellites. The astronautics company reportedly aims to provide cell … Read more
Tesla not being invited to the White House EV Summit in 2021 still irks its CEO, Elon Musk. On Christmas Eve, he took to X (earlier Twitter) to lash out at US President Joe Biden for excluding Tesla from the summit. He wrote: “Let’s not forget the White House giving Tesla the cold shoulder, excluding … Read more
