SpaceX is not just too big to fail. It is too essential to be allowed to
A firm that is a rocket-maker, broadcaster, chatbot and arm of the Pentagon is many things, but a foundation for national infrastructure is not one of them
Starlink
SpaceX prepares for lift-off, but investors should pause
Analyst says IPO looks ‘like a way to lure unsuspecting investors into paying off’ debt, ‘fund an increasingly costly AI race and lock in a trillion-dollar pay day’
Successful launch of SpaceX IPO is far from certain
Elon Musk’s space exploration business thinks it’s worth $1.75tn, but some analysts value it at only half that
SpaceX’s IPO is a disaster waiting to happen and Irish pension funds will be exposed
If Elon Musk succeeds in listing SpaceX on the stock market, our pensions could be invested in this one-sided racket
‘Only the head was sticking out’: Mobile Irish relic causes a surprise in Scotland
Wicklow GAA’s April Fool bombs; Children’s hospital seeks ‘economically advantageous’ provider; Musk praises ‘cunning’ Irish breakthrough for Starlink
Aer Lingus has begun its free in-flight wifi. Bang goes a rare oasis of tranquillity
Soon the only place a person will get free of online badgering is when under general anaesthetic
How does SpaceX justify a $1.75 trillion valuation?
Starlink’s growth may justify optimism – but critics of Elon Musk say the numbers still require heroic assumptions
Iran turns to digital surveillance tools to track down protesters
As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing anti-government demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet to target attendees of the protests
Russian general remains in coma after Moscow shooting
Vladimir Alexeyev provided Vladimir Putin with intelligence for full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022
SpaceX weighs June IPO timed to planetary alignment and Elon Musk’s birthday
Celestial calendar meets high finance, as billionaire’s personal impulses shape plans to raise $50bn in record listing
Please Elon Musk, don’t make me defend Ryanair
I am by no means a Ryanair booster. And yet I have glimpsed the possibility – remote though it may be – of the airline’s customer experience actually worsening
Ryanair would install wi-fi if Musk’s company foots the bill, O’Leary says
Airline has been in talks with Starlink and other developers, CEO Michael O’Leary confirms, but it believes passengers won’t buy it
The EU should channel Michael O’Leary when dealing with Donald Trump
EU needs to watch and learn from Michael O’Leary’s interactions with Donald Trump and Elon Musk
Elon Musk asks followers whether he should buy Ryanair
Tesla boss posts poll on X in escalation of Starlink spat with Michael O’Leary
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