Elon Musk’s Starlink has connected an isolated tribe to the outside world — and divided it from within.
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Russia Is Increasingly Blocking Ukraine’s Starlink Service
Russia has deployed advanced tech to interfere with Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Ukrainian officials said, leading to more outages on the northern front battle line.
Elon Musk’s Diplomacy: Woo Right-Wing World Leaders. Then Benefit.
Mr. Musk has built a constellation of like-minded heads of state — including Argentina’s Javier Milei and India’s Narendra Modi — to push his own politics and expand his business empire.
How Elon Musk Became ‘Kind of Pro-China’
Mr. Musk helped create China’s electric vehicle industry. But he is now facing challenges there as well as scrutiny in the West over his reliance on the country.
Tesla’s Pivot to China Saved Musk. It Also Binds Him to Beijing.
Tesla and China built a symbiotic relationship, with credits, workers and parts that made Mr. Musk ultrarich. Now, his reliance on the country may give Beijing leverage.
Intelligence About Russia Puts Focus on New U.S. Satellite Push
The Pentagon is in the early stages of a program to put constellations of smaller and cheaper satellites into orbit to counter space-based threats of the sort being developed by Russia and China.
How Musk Foiled a Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Last Year
News that Mr. Musk did not allow the use of his Starlink satellite network highlights concerns in Kyiv and Washington about his outsize influence in the war.
Intelligence Agencies Warn Foreign Spies Are Targeting U.S. Space Companies
U.S. officials say Chinese and Russian spy agencies are trying to steal technology from private American space companies and preparing cyberattacks that could disable satellites in a conflict.
Through Ukraine, Tech Start-Ups Make Their Move Into the U.S. Defense Industry
Small, fast-moving U.S. tech firms are using the war in Ukraine to demonstrate a new generation of military systems but face the challenge of selling them to a risk-averse Defense Department.
China Draws Lessons From Russia’s Missteps in Ukraine
With an eye on a possible conflict over Taiwan, analysts have scrutinized the war for insights ranging from the importance of supply lines to the power of nuclear threats.