SpaceX Can’t Keep Paying for Starlink in Ukraine, , Asks Pentagon To Cover Costs.
Insider reports that soon after Russia attacked Ukraine in February, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's minister for digital transformation, requested SpaceX's Starlink service.
Thousands of Starlink kits were then sent to Ukraine, which has allowed soldiers and civilians to stay online as Russia demolishes the country's infrastructure.
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According to CNN, Musk said that the
“operation has cost SpaceX $80 million and will
exceed $100 million by the end of the year.”.
Last month, the company reportedly wrote a letter to the Pentagon stating that it can't keep covering the costs to keep Starlink active in Ukraine.
SpaceX estimates costs could amount to
$400 million over the next 12 months.
As a result, Musk has asked the
U.S. government to foot the bill from now on.
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Fedorov took to Twitter to reiterate the importance of Starlink amid the war.
The Department continues to work with industry to explore solutions for Ukraine's armed forces as they repel Russia's brutal and unprovoked aggression.
We do not have anything else to add at this time, Defense Department spokesman, via CNN
The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Thursday his troops have started transferring their positions in the flashpoint eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut to the Russian military.
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Days after claiming full control of the war-ravaged city of Bakhmut, Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has started withdrawing fighters from the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said. "We are withdrawing the units from Bakhmut. From today at five in the morning, May 25 until June 1, most of the units will rebase to camps in the rear. We are handing our positions to the military," Prigozhin announced.
#WagnerGroup #Bakhmut #RussiaUkraineWar
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Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick says net migration is “far too high” after newly published figures for 2022 showed around 606,000 more people are estimated to have moved to the UK than have left. The Office for National Statistics said factors contributing to relatively high levels of immigration over the past 18 months include people coming to the UK from non-EU countries for work, study, and for humanitarian purposes, including those arriving from Ukraine and Hong Kong. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Ron DeSantis Will Announce , Presidential Campaign With Elon Musk.
Three sources apprised of the situation told NBC News that the Florida governor will announce his candidacy during a discussion with Musk on May 24.
Three sources apprised of the situation told NBC News that the Florida governor will announce his candidacy during a discussion with Musk on May 24.
The two men will host a
Twitter Spaces event at 6 p.m. ET.
Tech entrepreneur David Sacks will moderate.
A video declaring DeSantis' candidacy will be released by his campaign later that evening. .
After Memorial Day, DeSantis
plans to start visiting several states.
Last year, the Twitter and SpaceX CEO said he'd support DeSantis if he ran for president.
A source told NBC that Musk doesn't think former President Trump can regain the White House.
A source told NBC that Musk doesn't think former President Trump can regain the White House.
He’s interested in the future, and he’s interested in winning again, Anonymous source, to NBC News.
While it's not clear if Musk will publicly endorse
DeSantis during the event, his participation
still holds weight, NBC News reports. .
While it's not clear if Musk will publicly endorse
DeSantis during the event, his participation
still holds weight, NBC News reports.
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Blue Origin Wins , NASA Moon Lander Contract.
NASA's chief made the announcement
on May 19, Reuters reports.
The contract is worth about $3.4 billion.
Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos
took to Twitter to celebrate the news.
Elon Musk's competing SpaceX
won NASA's first Artemis program
contract, valued at $3 billion, in 2021.
Blue Origin and lawmakers later confronted NASA,
asserting that a second contract should be made
available to promote competition and have a backup plan.
In 2022, NASA announced that it would provide a second lander contract.
Bill Nelson, NASA administrator, said that
the Blue Origin "partnership will only add
to this golden age of human spaceflight.".
Blue Origin will build its Blue Moon lander with Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Draper and Astrobotic.
American astronauts have not been on the moon since 1972, Reuters reports
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Geoffrey Hinton Says AI’s Threat , Is More Urgent Than Climate Change.
The "Godfather of AI" made the statement
in an interview with Reuters on May 5.
I wouldn't like to devalue climate change. I wouldn't like to say,
'You shouldn't worry about climate change.' That's a huge risk too, Geoffrey Hinton, via Reuters.
But I think this might end
up being more urgent, Geoffrey Hinton, via Reuters.
With climate change, it's
very easy to recommend what you should do: you just stop burning carbon. If you do that, eventually things will be okay. , Geoffrey Hinton, via Reuters.
For this it's not at all clear
what you should do, Geoffrey Hinton, via Reuters.
Hinton recently quit Google after working
at the firm for over a decade so that he could speak about the dangers of artificial intelligence.
Since the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT-4,
thousands of experts have signed an open letter demanding a pause in developing AI systems.
Among the signatories was
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. .
While Hinton share similar concerns
as the signatories, he doesn't believe
research should be paused.
It’s utterly unrealistic. I'm in the camp that thinks this is an existential risk, and it’s close enough that we ought to be working very hard right now, and putting a lot of resources into figuring out what we can do about it, Geoffrey Hinton, via Reuters
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Russia has said that it has scrambled an Su-27 fighter jet to “prevent violations of the state border” by two United States Air Force strategic bombers flying over the Baltic Sea. Russia’s Defence Ministry said in a statement that its military had prevented any border violation by the US planes and “the flight of the Russian fighter was carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace”. “After removing the foreign military aircraft from the Russian state border, the Russian fighter went back to its air base. Brigadier General Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesperson, acknowledged that US planes were intercepted by Russia, explaining that the B-1 bombers were participating in a “long-planned exercise in Europe.” The crew of the Russian fighter classified the adversary aerial targets as two US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers.
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US and Mexico Agree , to Strengthen Immigration Policies , at the Border.
Associated Press reports that the United States
and Mexico have agreed to new immigration
policies ahead of an expected increase in migrants.
The new policies are meant to deter illegal border
crossings ahead of an influx resulting from the lifting
of pandemic restrictions next week.
On May 2, Homeland Security adviser
Liz Sherwood-Randall met with Mexican President
Andrés Manuel López Obrador and other top officials.
According to statements made by both nations,
officials devised a five-point plan to compensate
for a predicted surge in migrants at the border. .
On May 2, the U.S. announced that
1,500 active-duty troops will be deployed to
the border to provide administrative support. .
The Department of Homeland Security's request
for troops was approved by the Pentagon. .
DOD personnel have been
supporting CBP at the border
for almost two decades now.
So this is a common practice, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, via Associated Press.
DOD personnel have been
supporting CBP at the border
for almost two decades now.
So this is a common practice, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, via Associated Press.
According to the Pentagon, Homeland Security has
agreed to work with Congress and the White House
while developing a plan for long-term staffing. .
According to the Pentagon, Homeland Security has
agreed to work with Congress and the White House
while developing a plan for long-term staffing. .
Planning includes ways to make up for funding shortfalls
while still maintaining security and processing
without utilizing Defense Department resources.
AP reports that the expected surge
will test the agency's ability to meet
the terms of these agreements
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Biden Admin to Send 1,500 Troops , to Mexico Border in Anticipation of Migrant Surge.
CNN reports that as Title 42 expires on
May 11, an influx of migrants are
expected to reach the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Biden administration will send
1,500 troops to the area to provide
support in controlling the situation.
At the request of DHS, DOD will provide a temporary increase of an additional 1,500 military personnel, for 90 days, to supplement CBP efforts at the border. , U.S. official, via statement.
These 1,500 military personnel will fill critical capability gaps, such as ground-based detection and monitoring, data entry, and warehouse support, until CBP can address these needs through contracted support. , U.S. official, via statement.
They will not be doing any law enforcement work, U.S. official, via statement.
CNN reports that there are currently
2,500 National Guard troops at the border.
The border has already experienced about 7,000 migrants daily recently.
That number is only expected to rise.
We do expect that encounters at our southern border will increase as smugglers are seeking to take advantage of this change and already are hard at work spreading disinformation that the border will be open after that. , DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, via statement.
High encounters will place a strain on our entire system, including our dedicated and heroic workforce and our communities, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, via statement.
Let me be clear: Our border is not open and will not be open after May 11, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, via statement.
The increase comes at a pivotal moment for President Biden as he seeks reelection.
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NASA Says , Risk of Danger 'Low' , as Satellite Falls to Earth.
Later this week,
an old NASA satellite
is expected to fall to Earth.
'The Independent' reports that experts
tracking the debris say the chances of
it posing a threat are low.
Both NASA and the Defense Department said
that Rhessi, a defunct science satellite,
is expected to hit the atmosphere on April 19.
On April 18, NASA said that the reentry point will
not be disclosed, citing lingering uncertainty
regarding where and when impact will occur.
'The Independent' reports that most of
the 660-pound satellite is expected to burn up on
reentry, however, some parts are likely to survive.
According to NASA, the chances of
anyone being harmed by falling
pieces of debris is about 1-in-2,467.
The Rhessi, short for Reuven Ramaty High Energy
Solar Spectroscopic Imager, research satellite
was launched in 2002 to study the sun. .
The satellite observed solar flares and coronal mass
ejections before being shut down in 2018 after
experiencing communication problems.
The satellite recorded over 100,000 solar events,
capturing images in high-energy
X-rays and gamma rays
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Pentagon Official , Co-Authors Paper Suggesting , Alien Intelligence Behind UFO Sightings.
Politico reports that a recent academic paper
suggests that unidentified aerial phenomenon may actually
be alien probes from a mothership sent to study Earth.
Politico reports that a recent academic paper
suggests that unidentified aerial phenomenon may actually
be alien probes from a mothership sent to study Earth.
A draft paper dated March 7 was co-authored by
Sean Kirkpatrick, head of the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly
Resolution Office (AARO), and Harvard professor Avi Loeb.
A draft paper dated March 7 was co-authored by
Sean Kirkpatrick, head of the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly
Resolution Office (AARO), and Harvard professor Avi Loeb.
Politico reports that over half of the paper is dedicated to
the possibility of unexplained objects under investigation
by the DoD may relate to the "mothership" scenario.
Experts claim that the academic paper highlights
the Pentagon's openness to scientific debate
regarding the nature and possible origin of UFOs. .
According to the paper, interstellar objects
like the cigar-shaped 'Oumuamua' spotted in 2017, “could potentially be a parent craft that releases
many small probes during its close passage to Earth.”.
The paper also reportedly speculates
on the possible motivation for aliens
to deploy exploratory probes to our planet.
What would be the overarching purpose
of the journey? In analogy with actual
dandelion seeds, the probes could
propagate the blueprint of their senders, 'Physical Constraints on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena,' via Politico.
As with biological seeds, the raw materials
on the planet’s surface could also be used
by them as nutrients for self-replication
or simply scientific exploration, 'Physical Constraints on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena,' via Politico.
Last year, the Pentagon formed the AARO team to replace
an Office of Naval Intelligence task force which was
previously investigating the phenomenon of UFOs.
Last year, the Pentagon formed the AARO team to replace
an Office of Naval Intelligence task force which was
previously investigating the phenomenon of UFOs.
Politico reports that AARO
sits at the center of a governmentwide
investigation into hundreds of reports of , "unidentified aerial phenomenon."
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Elon Musk's start-up Neuralink on Thursday said it has gotten approval from US regulators to test its brain implants in people. Neuralink said that clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its first-in-human clinical study is ‘an important first step’ for its technology, which is intended to let brains interface directly with computers.
#Neuralink #ElonMusk #FDA
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DeSantis , Campaign Launch Announcement , Crashes Twitter Livestream.
DeSantis , Campaign Launch Announcement , Crashes Twitter Livestream.
On May 24, Twitter's livestream of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis'
announcement of his bid to become president of the
United States experienced a number of technical issues. .
On May 24, Twitter's livestream of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis'
announcement of his bid to become president of the
United States experienced a number of technical issues. .
CNN reports that the livestream crashed
and was delayed as hundreds of thousands of
users logged on to see DeSantis' announcement.
CNN reports that the livestream crashed
and was delayed as hundreds of thousands of
users logged on to see DeSantis' announcement.
The livestreamed event, which was hosted
on Twitter Spaces, saw audio cut in and out
for the beginning of the stream. .
CNN reports that while over 500,000 Twitter users signed
on to view the event, after the crash, only 250,000
users signed back in to view the relaunched stream.
CNN reports that while over 500,000 Twitter users signed
on to view the event, after the crash, only 250,000
users signed back in to view the relaunched stream.
The news comes following a number of
technical issues since Elon Musk took
over the social media platform in 2022. .
The news comes following a number of
technical issues since Elon Musk took
over the social media platform in 2022. .
Multiple service outages have
impacted users ability to access Twitter,
to view images or their timeline.
Following DeSantis' livestream, Musk and tech entrepreneur David Sacks addressed the issues, blaming the limited capacity of Twitter's servers for the problems. .
Following DeSantis' livestream, Musk and tech entrepreneur David Sacks addressed the issues, blaming the limited capacity of Twitter's servers for the problems. .
I think it crashed because when you multiply
a half-million people in a room by an account
with over 100 million followers, which is
Elon’s account, I think that creates just
a scalability level that was unprecedented, David Sacks, Tech entrepreneur, via CNN.
CNN reports that Twitter's Spaces was
not intended to host events with
hundreds of thousands of listeners. .
Sacks also attempted to spin the crash in a positive
direction following the hour long event, saying, , “It’s not how you started, it’s how
you finish and we finished strong.”
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Governor Ron DeSantis just announced his run for President on Twitter ... but not without massive technical failure as Elon Musk says the company's servers are.. TMZ.com
DeSantis Will Not Hold , a Hometown Event , as Part of 2024 Campaign Launch.
CNN reported that FL Governor Ron DeSatntis will no longer be holding a roll-out event in his hometown.
DeSantis is from Dunedin, FL.
The coastal suburb is close to Tampa, where DeSantis grew up.
The FL governor will reportedly announce his bid for US President via Twitter Spaces on May 24.
Twitter owner Elon Musk is expected to be a part of the announcement.
Once the announcement is official, .
... De Santis will likely begin making campaign stops throughout FL.
While it isn't clear exactly what the immediate future will hold for the DeSantis campaign.
... the governor is scheduled for a stop in Miami on June 1.
The changes are in keeping with the nature of how DeSantis operates.
He has a reputation of making last-minute alterations to schedules ...
... as a means of keeping opponents and the media guessing.
DeSantis will face former President Donald Trump in the bid for the Republican nomination for president.
The pool of candidates seeking the GOP nomination continues to expand
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday said that the company will continue to fund the Starlink Internet... IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •newKerala.com •DNA
Since they first started arriving in Ukraine last spring, the Starlink satellite internet terminals made by Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been a vital source of communication for Ukraine’s military,..
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