Did Starlink mess with the election? Don’t fall for this wild rumor spreading online. Plus, AI-powered machine guns are now on the battlefield, you can sell your house without a realtor, and Social Security scams are popping up everywhere – be on the lookout!
🌐 Starlink who? Alphabet’s photonic chip beams 10-gig internet through the air using light beams. Yes, really. It could bring high-speed connections to remote areas (without messy fiber cables) starting this year. It has more bandwidth than a Starlink antenna and costs less. Your move, Elon.
$4.25 billion
Estimated worth of meth seized by the Indian Coast Guard. The 13,227-pound stash was found on a “fishing” boat traveling from Myanmar equipped with one of SpaceX’s Starlink systems for navigation. Police are demanding to know who bought it.
Find and track Starlink satellites in the sky
Did you know you can spot Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites from your backyard? More than six thousand of them are orbiting the Earth. Here’s how to see them.
Insurers use drones to watch your home
Invasion of privacy? CJ Sveen says his home insurance was dropped after aerial pics were used to spy on his property. Plus, Russian troops smuggle Starlink, Android’s new “Find My Device” feature, and the crazy lengths one hacker went to avoid paying $100,000 in child support.
Remote Amazon tribe gets the internet
Nine months ago, the Marubo people got Starlink — now elders say everyone’s lazy and hooked on porn. Plus, Tokyo’s government launches a dating app, and remote job scams are on the rise.
This year: Satellite direct-to-cellular mobile phones
There are now over 5,000 Starlink satellites in orbit. Here’s what that means for you.
Starlink - what's just ahead
What does Elon Musk envision for our skies? Here’s what’s coming, in one minute.
Beware of foreign entanglements
Will Elon Musk pick a side over Ukraine’s Starlink controversy? Here’s my take, in 60 seconds.
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