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Musk says he was behind Starlink's slowdown in Ukraine

Elon Musk on Saturday alluded to being behind last week’s Starlink slowdown in Ukraine which impacted the country’s military capabilities. “Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week,” Musk said in a post on social platform X. The slowdown happened...

Sources (2)· Oct 25, 12:44 AM to Oct 25, 12:52 AM

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Elon Musk Says Ukraine Violated Starlink’s RulesThe comments were his first since the disruption in the country’s satellite service. Earlier, Ukraine said drones using Starshield, the Pentagon-funded service, were back to normal speeds.

The New York Times2h agoSources (2)Whole story →

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The Hill3h agoWhole story →

Low testosterone crisis in American men could lead to security threats, Trump admin warnsAdm Brian Christine says obesity, chronic disease and declining hormone levels are undermining military recruitment.

New York Post4h agoWhole story →

Government contractor arrested for allegedly leaking national defense informationFederal authorities arrested a government contractor and charged him with leaking classified national defense information, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday. FBI investigators have accused 42-year-old Ian Brinksman, an employee of a third-party company which provided services to a government agency, of leaking national defense…

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Ukraine’s military says Starlink satellite connection stable after recent restrictionsBut Elon Musk, whose company SpaceX owns Starlink, accuses Ukrainian military of violating ⁠the company’s terms Ukraine’s military has a “stable connection to Starlink”, the Ukrainian government said, 10 days after its ability to use the satellite communications system was suddenly restricted . But hours after the announcement, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk,…

The Guardian5h agoWhole story →

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