OPW to end contracts with Elon Musk’s Starlink once Irish alternative is available
Number of State agencies rely on controversial former Trump ally’s firm for internet services
Spacex
‘Maybe Elon Musk is quite gullible. He seems to fall for a lot of conspiracy theories’
Helen Lewis discusses her new book, The Genius Myth, which sets out to unravel the mystery of what we mean when we call someone a genius
Katy Perry’s 11 minutes as an astronaut were a waste of space. It could have been so much more
The backlash focused on the faux feminism in the marketing blitz, while genuine concerns about women in science vanished into a black hole
Hazard notice for Irish airspace as Amazon launches satellites
Aviation officials warn airlines of possible explosion debris - but say risk is ‘extremely low’
Trump tells his cabinet that Elon Musk will leave government role soon, Politico reports
Shares of some companies, including government contracting companies, rose following the report
Nasa astronauts finally back on Earth after nine months in orbit
SpaceX capsule carrying Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams and two other crew members splashes down off Florida coast
Debris rains down on Caribbean after SpaceX rocket explodes
Mammoth vessel spun wildly out of control and broke apart in another setback for Elon Musk’s company
Rockets, drones and flying taxis: brace for a ‘Wild West’ in the skies
Expected surge in flying vehicle traffic and space debris poses critical safety and air traffic control challenges, say aviation experts
Office attendance is becoming a performance metric
Return to work mandates can weed out underperforming staff but risk pushing away valued workers
Donald Trump plans laser system in space to destroy nuclear weapons
US president orders work on defence shield going beyond Ronald Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ programme that could trigger nuclear arms race
It’s degrading to have to take anything Elon Musk says seriously, but he’s right about one thing
The uncomfortable fact remains that Musk and people like him – your Jeff Bezoses, your Sam Altmans – are the ones who are invoking a positive vision of the future
Launch of Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket postponed over ‘a few anomalies’
New Glenn rocket was preparing to take off from Cape Canaveral to compete with SpaceX in the satellite launch market
Palantir partners with leading defence and tech companies to win US government contracts
Palantir and Anduril, two of the world’s largest defence firms, creating consortium that includes Elon Musk’s SpaceX and ChatGPT maker OpenAI
Donald Trump’s deportation agenda overlooks immigration’s role in US success
Infusing new people into the workforce is ‘not just desirable’ but ‘economically necessary’, says chief executive
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