The Guardian
Trump Announces Ukraine Ceasefire Nobody Agreed To, Putin Responds With Power Plant Fireworks
Trump declares a Ukraine ceasefire no one agreed to, Zelenskyy shrugs, Putin blows up power plants, and the world collectively sighs.
2026-10-15
The Guardian
2026-10-14
The Hill
Starlink Blinks, Ukraine Panics, Trump Rallies, and Inflation Refuses to Read the Room
Ukraine frets over Starlink speeds, Trump jets between rallies, and inflation climbs to 3.7 percent - proving some things never buffer.
BBC World
SpaceX Puts Speed Limit on Starlink, Because Nothing Says 'Support Ukraine' Like a 100mph Cap
SpaceX's 100mph Starlink speed cap disrupts Ukrainian drone missions, because nothing says 'support Ukraine' like a speed limit during a missile barrage.
2026-10-10
TechCrunch
Musk Calls Ambani India's 'Real Boss,' Because Subtlety Is for People Who Already Have Satellite Internet
Musk calls Ambani India's 'real boss' as Starlink's launch stalls, Tesla sells 699 cars, and everyone waits for the same security assessment.
2026-09-15
Ars Technica
SpaceX Says Starship Ready for Orbit, Because Apparently the Sky Wasn't the Limit
SpaceX aims to finally put Starship in orbit on September 22, because the 13 previous attempts were just a warm-up.
2026-08-26
Ars Technica
SpaceX Gives Florida's Spaceport a Break, Because Starship Is Finally (Maybe) Coming
SpaceX is dialing back Florida launches to just two a month until Starship shows up, because Falcon 9 has been doing all the heavy lifting for a decade.
2026-08-23
BBC World
Sacked Minister Tells Zelensky: 'You Have Questions to Answer' (We Have Follow-Ups)
Ukraine's sacked defence minister says Zelensky has some explaining to do about corruption, while also hinting he might fancy a promotion himself someday.
2026-08-14
The Guardian Europe
Taiwan Simulates Internet Blackout, Because Apparently War Is Inconvenient
Taiwan stages its first simulated internet blackout to prepare for a potential Chinese attack, because nothing says 'civil defense' like a TikTok outage.
ScienceDaily
Starlink Satellites Now Double as an Atmospheric Scanner, Because Why Not
Kyoto University turns Starlink satellites into a giant atmospheric scanner, because why waste a perfectly good constellation on just internet?
2026-08-06
BBC Business
SpaceX Employee Cashing Out: 'Every Chance I Get, I'll Sell a Little More'
SpaceX employee Andre Lavoie is cashing in his $23m stock bonanza, proving that even rocket scientists know when to take the money and run.
2026-08-05
SpaceNews
Finding Room in Starlink's Shadow: A Constellation Crowd Forms, But Is There Space?
FCC's latest processing round sees SpaceX, Amazon, and a handful of hopefuls vying for orbital space - newcomers might need to find a niche or get crushed by the giants.
BBC Business
SpaceX's First Earnings Report: Revenue Soars, Spending Skyrockets, Investors Still Underwhelmed
SpaceX's first earnings report shows revenue doubling but spending quadrupling, leading to a $2bn loss and a stock drop - because 'underestimated' apparently means 'burning cash like it's going out of style.'
2026-08-04
TechCrunch
SpaceX Doubles Revenue, Proves You Can Make Money Renting Out Stuff You Built for Something Else
SpaceX doubles revenue thanks to Starlink and renting out AI compute, proving that even failed AI projects can be monetized if you have enough data centers.
2026-08-03
SpaceNews
Hughes Files for Bankruptcy After Starlink Beats It at Its Own Game
Hughes, the satellite broadband pioneer, files for bankruptcy as Starlink's low-latency LEO constellation leaves its geostationary business in the dust - proving that in space, no one can hear you lag.
2026-07-31
SpaceNews
Experts to Orbital Data Center Startups: Maybe Figure Out Which Way Traffic Flows Before Launching a Million Satellites
As companies plan orbital data centers with up to a million satellites, experts plead: please decide which way to orbit before we turn LEO into a cosmic bumper-car rink.
2026-07-25
TechCrunch
SpaceX Launches Fancy New Starlinks, Then Promptly Explodes Another Booster
SpaceX launches new V3 Starlink satellites on Starship's 13th flight, but the Super Heavy booster explodes during landing - again. Upper stage performs flawlessly, stock drops 2%.
2026-07-17
TechCrunch
SpaceX Starship V3 Launch Aborted After Engines Decide They'd Rather Not
SpaceX's Starship V3 launch aborted after some engines refused to participate, tanking the stock and delaying orbital dreams.
2026-07-16
Ars Technica
China and Russia Plot to Take Down Starlink: Escalation Ladder Includes Jamming, Space Pellets, and Maybe a Boomerang
China and Russia have a detailed plan to take down Starlink using legal tricks, jamming, and space pellets - but a nuclear option would also fry their own satellites, because nothing says 'winning' like mutual space ruin.
2026-07-14
SpaceNews
Europe Throws Money at Space Defense, Hopes Gravity of Spending Lifts Economy
Europe boosts space defense spending 12% to €13.5B, but remains locked out of global markets and trails U.S. and China in industrial scale.
2026-07-11
ZDNet
SpaceX Asks FCC for Permission to Launch 100,000 More Satellites, Promises Internet That's Only Moderately Worse Than Fiber
SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 more satellites to deliver internet that's still slower than fiber but at least will annoy astronomers more efficiently.
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