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Elon Musk’s Unmatched Power in the Stars
www.nytimes.com Elon Musk’s Unmatched Power in the Stars
The tech billionaire has become the dominant power in satellite internet technology. The ways he is wielding that influence are raising global alarms.
Soft paywall, more of a minor speedbump.
This is hard to dismiss as a mere "hit piece". The main point is some people expressing concern that one erratic person, sometimes seemingly pro-Russian, has so much control over important infrastructure. The main example is Ukraine, but Taiwan is mentioned too. Despite measured negativity, it is also mentioned how Starlink has helped Ukraine, with a positive comment from Ukraine's digital minister.
It also has some nice animations and pictures (though the Starlink interconnect diagram looks hopelessly wrong).