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U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk hold a news conference at the White House in Washington in May 2025.
WORLD
Oct 25, 2026
Ukraine says Starshield back to normal; Musk says Kyiv violated terms
Starshield’s problems occurred after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal to buy Russian diesel.
Tesla Cybertrucks parked outside of a SpaceX installation in Starbase, Texas, on April 21. Most analysts expect the merger between Tesla and SpaceX will happen.
BUSINESS / Companies / EXPLAINER
Oct 23, 2026
Musk wants to merge SpaceX and Tesla: Here’s what to know
The combination of the two companies would be worth about $3.5 trillion and would be the largest corporate deal in history.
Elon Musk looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press in Washington on Sept. 29.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2026
Musk’s political baggage clouds prospects for SpaceX-Tesla deal
Musk revived speculation about a tie-up this week, calling a combination “a good idea.”
Elon Musk had talked about the Starlink slowdown with U.S. administration officials before it went into effect, according to The Wall Street Journal.
WORLD
Oct 21, 2026
Musk gave the order to slow down Ukraine’s Starlink, WSJ reports
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite system enables Ukraine to fend off deadly Russian aerial assaults.
Elon Musk has in the past tantalized shareholders with the idea of merging Tesla and SpaceX, citing growing overlap between the companies.
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2026
Musk seizes on SpaceX momentum with push toward Tesla merger
A merger of SpaceX and Tesla would be a blockbuster, creating a conglomerate spanning electric vehicles, batteries, rockets and satellites.
U.S. President Donald Trump presents the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk in Washington on Oct. 8.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2026
Musk back in the spotlight, but politics dims the awe
Despite his success in various fields, Elon Musk’s unrelenting commitment to right-wing politics has taken a toll on his public image.
SpaceX’s Starship and Super Heavy V3 booster lift off from the company’s launch complex in Starbase, Texas, on Monday.?
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2026
SpaceX ushers in a new era and more junk in orbit
The downside to this new era in space exploration is that humans are likely to leave much more debris floating around in orbit.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks to the media after a meeting involving the Financial Services Agency, the Bank of Japan, the National Cybersecurity Office and top financial institutions following concerns about potential vulnerabilities linked to Anthropic's Mythos AI model in Tokyo in April.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 22, 2026
National security and the stakes of ‘technology sovereignty’
Investment in dual-use technologies is increasingly seen as an efficient way for states to acquire critical capabilities.
Protesters in San Francisco march from OpenAI’s headquarters to xAI, calling for a pause in artificial intelligence development last March.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2026
Don’t hold your breath for AI agreements or arms control
There have been incidents in which AI has gone rogue, cajoling, flattering or even blackmailing human operators to attain some form of agency.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit is launched over the Pacific Ocean from the city of Encinitas in California in April 2024.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2026
U.S. policies under Trump accelerate Europe’s push for space self-reliance
Europe’s moves potentially herald a restructuring of the global space order, with changes that may be difficult to unwind after Trump leaves office.
Anthropic is running the numbers as it prepares to file publicly for its potential mega-IPO as soon as the end of this month.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2026
Anthropic expects to match or top SpaceX’s record IPO size
The Claude developer is running the numbers as it prepares to file publicly for its potential mega-IPO as soon as the end of this month, sources say.
A live feed shows SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on the day of SpaceX's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York on June 12.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 5, 2026
SpaceX’s AI splurge puts a damper on debut earnings after IPO
Shares tumbled as much as 8.8% in U.S. post-market trading after it said capital spending jumped to about $18.4 billion in the second quarter.
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada (right) and Iwao Igarashi, space division senior general manager at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, signed a launch transportation service agreement using the H3 rocket in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2026
Japanese space startup to launch lunar lander using H3 rocket
Ispace signed a contract for launch and transportation services for its new lander, Ultra, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which jointly developed the H3 rocket with JAXA.
The SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy v3 Booster lift off on its 13th test flight from the SpaceX launch complex in Starbase, Texas, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 25, 2026
SpaceX conducts first successful Starship test flight since going public
The primary goals of this 13th test launch were to once again demonstrate redesigns in flight, this time without any hiccups.
SpaceX prepares a Starship rocket at Starbase in Texas on June 11.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2026
SpaceX’s blow-it-up testing won’t fly on Starship
This spending underscores the second obstacle. SpaceX is no longer a private company and has shareholders to please.
A Long March 10B carrier rocket takes off from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, before returning vertically to an offshore platform for a controlled recovery, in Hainan province, China, on Friday.
WORLD
Jul 10, 2026
China successfully tests sea-based rocket booster recovery system
The test marks China’s first successful retrieval of an orbital-class rocket, as Beijing hopes to break U.S. dominance in the reusable technology.
SpaceX's Starship rocket prototypes at the SpaceX Starbase in Brownsville, Texas, in August 2023
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2026
With SpaceX Starship, 91AV原创 Ispace provides ride-share to the moon
Tokyo-based Ispace has bought 500 kilograms of capacity for $50 million ?on a Starship that would land on the moon as soon ?as 2030.
The government plans to invest ?150 billion in Rakuten Mobile in a push to develop a homegrown satellite communication system and reduce reliance on firms such as Starlink.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 30, 2026
Japan to invest ?150 billion in Rakuten’s domestic satellite project
The investment is part of a push to develop a homegrown satellite network and to reduce Starlink’s dominance in the field.
SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son dismissed the idea of space-based data centers, arguing that the AI race will be won by computing power on Earth.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2026
Masayoshi Son dismisses Musk’s idea for orbital data centers
The main advantage of building data centers in space would be to slash electricity costs, but such expenses comprise a small fraction of total costs.
A live feed shows SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on the day of SpaceX's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York City on June 12.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2026
SpaceX readies its $20 billion bond debut to fund AI ambition
Much of what the company offers investors now is hope about future profitability, but for bond buyers, that may be a harder sale.

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