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Elon Musk plots UK mobile phone network – The Telegraph

SpaceX seeks permission to upgrade ground network to improve rural mobile black spots

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is laying the groundwork to connect his Starlink satellite service to the UK’s mobile phone network as rural households struggle with poor signal coverage. 
In a filing with telecoms regulator Ofcom, the billionaire’s space business asked for permission to expand its network of ground terminals, which would pave the way for it launching a mobile service.
The upgrades to its […]
Elon Musk plots UK mobile phone network – The Telegraph

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Australian church stabbing video 'part of public discussion', insists Elon Musk

Billionaire prepares to launch legal challenge over decision to ban the clip on X

Elon Musk’s X has argued that a video of a bishop being stabbed in Australia is “part of the public discussion”, as it prepares to fight a legal challenge over a decision to ban the clip.
Australia’s online safety tsar ordered the social media app to remove a video of an alleged terror attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel at a church in Sydney earlier this month. 
Mr Musk lashed out at the decision […]
Australian church stabbing video 'part of public discussion', insists Elon Musk

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Tesla among electric carmakers forced to cut prices as market stalls – The Guardian

EV sales have plateaued across the world but the newfound glut of vehicles may just be temporary
Elon Musk became the world’s richest man by evangelising about electric cars – and delivering them by the million. Yet in recent months his company, Tesla, has struggled to maintain its momentum: sales have dropped this year, and so has its share price.
Those struggles have become emblematic of a broader reckoning facing the electric vehicle (EV) industry. After the soaring demand and valuations […]
Tesla among electric carmakers forced to cut prices as market stalls – The Guardian

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Elon Musk's SpaceX invests in British engineering company started in professor's garage

Filtronic shares rise more than 50pc following billionaire’s stake

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has agreed to acquire a 10pc stake in a British electronics company that was founded in a professor’s garage 47 years ago.
County Durham-based Filtronic’s shares rose by more than 50pc after announcing a “strategic agreement” with SpaceX on Wednesday. 
It marks a deepening relationship between Filtonic and SpaceX, as the UK company already provides power amplifiers for Starlink satellites […]
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Elon Musk plots new direction after Tesla's electric car crisis – The Telegraph

Billionaire attempts to crack the code of self-driving cars

Tesla investors have spent the last few months wondering if the car maker’s chief executive has his eye on the ball.
Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter, his altercations with OpenAI and his frequent political proclamations have led to questions about the amount of attention the billionaire was giving to the world’s most valuable carmaker.
Calls for a full-time chief at Tesla have grown ever louder.
This weekend, Musk […]
Elon Musk plots new direction after Tesla's electric car crisis – The Telegraph