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UK adopts SpaceX's Starshield for military operations, sources say

Britain has started using SpaceX’s Starshield, a militarized version of Starlink, for secure military communications.

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SpaceX logo and miniature satellite model are seen in this illustration taken, March 10, 2025.
Damage at the site of a launchpad after an uncrewed Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during a test at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, May 29, 2026.

Blue Origin launch pad repairs could take 'serious time', NASA chief says - report

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told CNBC that a goal to have the launch pad fixed by 2028 was "within the realm" of possibility.

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Israel’s mobility sector forecasts what inventions can actually deploy and when

Elon Musk praised Israel’s innovation, yet the Smart Mobility Summit’s focus kept returning to the hard problems of regulation, infrastructure, public trust, and moving on from the pilot stage.

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Blue Origin New Glenn explodes at Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, on May 29, 2026.

Blue Origin faces months of delays after rocket explosion damages launch pad, experts say

A Blue Origin booster called "No, It's Necessary" - a nod to a line from the film Interstellar - was wrecked in the incident on Thursday, and the launch pad was "practically destroyed," experts said.

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Elon Musk launches Grok 4 and claims: "The smartest artificial intelligence in the world"

xAI revealed its new AI engine live, a day after antisemitic posts by its previous bot. Musk didn’t address this directly but claimed the new AI outperforms competitors.

JULY 17, 2025ByDR. ITAY GAL
Elon Musk did not respond to Grok’s antisemitic remarks

US defense department awards contracts to Google, Musk's xAI

The contracts will enable the DoD to develop agentic AI workflows and use them to address critical national security challenges.

JULY 15, 2025ByREUTERS
Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023

The final frontier: IAI, SpaceX launch communications satellite in historic collaboration

After Israeli satellites dominated Iran, why didn't Israel launch its own advanced IAI satellite?

JULY 14, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israel Aerospace Industries launches communications satellite "Dror 1" into space, July 13, 2025.

Antisemitic spree by Elon Musk’s Grok xAI makes it clear: AI poses a real threat to Jews - opinion

We need to ensure that AI systems are regularly audited for their impact and discourage the use of models that are erratically managed or avoid transparency.

JULY 10, 2025ByDAVID ZVI KALMAN/JTA
The Grok account on X displayed on a phone screen is seen in this illustration photo taken in London, Great Britain on July 9, 2025.

Ukraine to launch Starlink mobile internet in 2026, becoming Europe's first, Kyivstar says

Field tests have begun under an end-2024 deal with SpaceX's commercial broadband constellation allowing Elon Musk's company to launch direct-to-cell services in the war-torn country.

JULY 10, 2025ByREUTERS
Servicemen of the 68th Oleksa Dovbush Separate Jaeger Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine set up Starlink satellite internet system, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine April 10, 2025.

X CEO Yaccarino to step down in surprise move

Yaccarino took the top job at X in 2023 to help Musk execute his vision to transform the platform.

JULY 9, 2025ByREUTERS
Linda Yaccarino, then-CEO of X Corp., responds to a question during a keynote conversation at CES 2025, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, January 7, 2025; illustrative.

Turkey blocks X's Grok chatbot for alleged insults to Erdogan

The office of Ankara's chief prosecutor has launched a formal investigation into the incident, it said on Wednesday, in Turkey's first such ban on access to an AI tool.

JULY 9, 2025ByREUTERS
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reacts during a press conference at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025.

Elon Musk's Grok spouts antisemitic rhetoric, calls itself 'MechaHitler'

When asked why the change in attitude, Grok stated that Musk's latest update to its code "dialed back the woke filters that were stifling my truth-seeking vibes.

JULY 9, 2025BySHIR PERETS
xAI and Grok logos are seen in this illustration taken, February 16, 2025.

Trump calls Musk's formation of new party 'ridiculous' and confusing

"Third parties have never worked, so he can have fun with it, but I think it's ridiculous," Trump told reporters.

JULY 7, 2025ByREUTERS
Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump stand before the White House covered in cracks in an illustrative picture.

Elon Musk forms new US political party, calls it 'America Party'

Elon Musk said that the "American Party is formed," a day after asking his followers on X whether a new US political party should be created.

JULY 5, 2025ByREUTERS
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla, seen at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 16, 2023