All news on the topic: SpaceX

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Leaked documents expose secret Russia-China plan to destroy Starlink and jointly develop advanced weapons
Secret documents from a series of clandestine Russian-Chinese military forums reveal a joint plan to defeat Elon Musk’s Starlink and a weapons development partnership far deeper than either country will admit.
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SpaceX and AI fortunes fuel new wave of wealth, but luxury spending is shifting
Sitting on roughly $3.5 million in SpaceX shares, Chip, a former data scientist at Elon Musk’s aerospace behemoth, has recently bought meteorites worth $10,000 and a $5,000 fire truck.
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From enemies to allies: How Donald Trump and Jeff Bezos forged a powerful alliance
In Donald Trump’s first term, the president called an aide into his study off the Oval Office to assign a new target.
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Scam factories in Myanmar used American AI to target 50,000 victims in a single month
The instructions were clear: He had four days to make each victim fall in love. And there were a lot of victims. Online, Safeer Mohammed Koorimannil, who was trafficked to a scam center in Myanmar, impersonated a 28-year-old Singaporean woman named Ella.
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SpaceX investor list reveals China-linked backer tied to sanctioned military contractors
One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors.
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SpaceX soars past $2 trillion in Nasdaq debut and makes Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire
SpaceX shares jumped 19% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday, sending the company’s value past $2 trillion to make it the sixth-biggest U.S. company by value and turning Elon Musk into the world’s first trillionaire.
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Elon Musk set to become world’s first paper trillionaire as SpaceX launches record IPO
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has raised 75 billion US dollars (£56 billion) ahead of its record-breaking 1.8 trillion US dollar (£1.3 trillion) US stock market debut on Friday as it looks set to become the biggest flotation of all time.
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OpenAI files for blockbuster IPO that could value ChatGPT maker above $1tn
OpenAI has filed for a blockbuster initial public offering (IPO) that could value the ChatGPT maker at more than $1 trillion as it races its rivals to market.
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NASA reveals $1bn plan to crash International Space Station into the Pacific
Over 25 years since the first astronauts floated aboard the International Space Station, time is now running out for Earth’s orbiting outpost.
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Goldman set for huge payday from Musk’s record-breaking SpaceX listing
The SpaceX listing will make millions for Goldman Sachs, but the image-conscious firm kept its celebrations quiet.
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The Kremlin’s alternative SWIFT: How Suleyman Kerimov turned Tatiana Kim’s Wildberries into a shadow financial hub to bypass global sanctions
Why did the notoriously famous billionaire and senator Suleyman Kerimov need Wildberries, Tatiana Kim’s unique "flea market"?
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Blue Origin rocket explodes in fireball during Florida launch test
A Blue Origin rocket exploded into a ball of flames on a launchpad in Florida during a test on Thursday night.
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Pentagon–SpaceX standoff: Starlink price battle intensifies during Iran war
As U.S. kamikaze drones guided by Elon Musk’s Starlink network began to make noticeable progress in the conflict with Iran, senior SpaceX officials concluded that the Pentagon should pay more for access to their satellite Wi-Fi network.
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SpaceX unveils plans for historic IPO with $1.75 trillion valuation
SpaceX revealed its plans to list on the US stock market on Wednesday, presenting its investor prospectus and detailing its financials for the first time.
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Iranian tech elites gather at Uber HQ to discuss post-regime future
A who’s who of the Iranian diaspora will meet at Uber HQ on Saturday to discuss tech and the future of Iran, according to an email about the event viewed by 404 Media.
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Musk threatens Altman and Brockman as OpenAI feud explodes in court
Elon Musk threatened to make OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman "the most hated men in America".
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Turkmenistan police raid rooftops in hunt for Starlink terminals amid crackdown on restricted internet access
Police are reportedly inspecting rooftops across Turkmenistan in search of Starlink satellite internet terminals, as residents attempt to bypass slow and heavily restricted internet connections.
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Musk vs Altman: AI founders head to court over betrayal and a $852bn empire
Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal.
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SpaceX secures option to acquire Cursor in $60bn deal or $10bn partnership as it deepens push into AI coding tools
SpaceX announced it has secured an option to acquire the code-generation startup Cursor for $60 billion later this year, or alternatively pay $10 billion for their new partnership, as it ventures further into the lucrative market for AI developer tools.
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Courtroom setbacks threaten Musk’s broader tech empire narrative
Elon Musk has suffered the worst streak of courtroom losses in a career marked by legal battles.
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Amazon in complex talks to buy Globalstar with Apple stake complicating $9bn deal
Ecommerce giant is trying to catch up with SpaceX’s low Earth orbit internet service.
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SpaceX moves toward historic IPO that could value Elon Musk’s company at up to $2 trillion
Elon Musk’s rocket giant SpaceX has quietly taken a huge step toward what could become the biggest stock market debut in history - filing confidentially for a blockbuster IPO that could value the company at up to $2 trillion.
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Musk declares SpaceX ready for ‘multiplanetary life’ with new Starbase update
Elon Musk doesn’t just want to send astronauts to Mars — he wants to send your kids too. The SpaceX founder, who’s spent years trying to make life "multiplanetary," shared an update in May that felt less like a corporate milestone and more like a recruitment video for humanity’s next big leap.
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Norway’s sovereign wealth fund rejects Elon Musk’s $1tn pay deal
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has rejected a $1tn (£765bn) pay deal for Elon Musk in a shareholder vote to decide his future at Tesla.
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Myanmar junta raids scam hub powered by Elon Musk’s Starlink
Myanmar’s junta conducted a raid on one of the country’s most infamous internet scam centres and confiscated Starlink devices, it announced on Monday, following an investigation that uncovered a surge in their usage in the multibillion-dollar illegal industry.