Elon Musk was right to cede Starlink access to Pentagon, says biographer
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U.S. billionaire Elon Musk has agreed to sell a portion of Starlink assets to the U.S. Department of Defense, removing himself from decision-making regarding geofencing Ukraine’s access to the satellite internet service, Musk’s biographer Walter Isaacson told The Washington Post on Sept. 13.

U.S. billionaire Elon Musk has agreed to sell a portion of Starlink assets to the U.S. Department of Defense, removing himself from decision-making regarding geofencing Ukraine’s access to the satellite internet service

    • SoylentBlake@lemm.ee
      111·
      1 year ago

      Worked well enough for them to build 30-ish ghost cities the size of New York City, meanwhile we can’t even get a single high speed rail built, anywhere in the country.

      Regardless of the implications that might have on their economy all I can think is of the old proverb;

      A kingdom that doesn’t build doesn’t remain a kingdom for long.

    • ilikekeyboards@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      That’s their secret on how a rice farmer nation got to be a superpower. Keep the power close to heart and you won’t get budged. Meanwhile USA privatised the whole army

      • cooljacob204@kbin.social
        21·
        1 year ago

        They aren’t a super power.

        They have also released a ton of sectors back to being private over the years which has enabled them to compete on the global field, fix their economy and raise their QOL.