Hacker News with Generative AI: Starlink

World-First Starlink Service on Boeing 777 Launched by Qatar Airways (smartwithpoints.co.uk)
Qatar Airways has just made aviation history by launching the world's first Starlink-equipped Boeing 777 flight.
Aviation, Technology, Qatar Airways, Starlink
37 points by jackculpan 30 days ago | 71 comments
SpaceX tells FCC it has a plan to make Starlink about 10 times faster (arstechnica.com)
SpaceX is seeking approval for changes to Starlink that the company says will enable gigabit-per-second broadband service.
SpaceX, Starlink, Internet, Broadband, Technology
8 points by pseudolus 37 days ago | 0 comments
Starlink's Hurricane relief offer is not quite as free as advertised (zdnet.com)
It sounded good, but a closer look revealed that SpaceX's Starlink free offer isn't much more than clever marketing.
SpaceX, Starlink, Marketing, Disaster Relief, Internet
10 points by CrankyBear 43 days ago | 5 comments
Elon Musk Claims Subsidizing Starlink Would Have Saved Hurricane Helene Victims (techdirt.com)
I know I’ve argued that not every Elon Musk brain fart warrants its own news cycle, but this one is particularly gross given recent events.
Elon Musk, Starlink, Natural Disasters, Internet Access, Public Policy
6 points by speckx 48 days ago | 10 comments
Russia May Be Fitting Starlink Dishes on Military Drones (pcmag.com)
A Ukrainian media outlet publishes photos of a downed Russian drone that was found next to a destroyed Starlink dish.
Russia, Ukraine, Military Technology, Drones, Starlink
19 points by karp773 56 days ago | 2 comments
Starlink imposes $100 "congestion charge" on new users in parts of US (arstechnica.com)
New Starlink customers have to pay a $100 "congestion charge" in areas where the satellite broadband network has limited capacity.
Starlink, Satellite Internet, Pricing, Technology, Business
20 points by elorant 61 days ago | 14 comments
X and Starlink face $1M in daily fines for alleged ban evasion in Brazil (cnbc.com)
SpaceX, Starlink, Brazil, Fines, Regulations
45 points by JumpCrisscross 63 days ago | 94 comments
Elon Musk's Starlink backtracks to comply with Brazil's ban on X (theguardian.com)
Elon Musk, Starlink, Brazil, Censorship, Social Media
6 points by tosh 78 days ago | 1 comments
Elon Musk's Starlink says it will block X in Brazil (cnbc.com)
Elon Musk, Starlink, Brazil, Satellite Internet, Censorship
8 points by doener 78 days ago | 1 comments
Elon Musk's Starlink says it will block X in Brazil (cnbc.com)
Elon Musk, Starlink, Brazil, Censorship, Social Media
8 points by jrflowers 79 days ago | 3 comments
Starlink will now be free in Brazil since remote hospitals, schools use it: Musk (metropoles.com)
Starlink, Brazil, Technology, Healthcare, Education
95 points by ivewonyoung 84 days ago | 84 comments
Starlink's financial assets frozen in Brazil (twitter.com)
SpaceX, Starlink, Brazil, Legal Issues, Finance
53 points by kapkapkap 84 days ago | 69 comments
Cellular Starlink Will Offer Free Emergency Service to All Phones (pcmag.com)
Cellular, Starlink, Emergency Services
13 points by empressplay 86 days ago | 1 comments
Starlink will provide free global cellular emergency services access (e.g. 911) (twitter.com)
Starlink, Cellular Networks, Emergency Services
38 points by modeless 86 days ago | 69 comments
Starlink Now Being Deployed on U.S. Navy Warships (twz.com)
Starlink, Military Technology, Space Technology
17 points by peutetre 91 days ago | 13 comments
China begins launching a megaconstellation, and it sounds a lot like Starlink (arstechnica.com)
Space Exploration, Satellites, China, Competition, Starlink
11 points by thunderbong 107 days ago | 0 comments
Elon Musk's Starlink struggles with regulations in Africa (semafor.com)
Space Exploration, Regulation, Africa, Elon Musk, Starlink
6 points by rustoo 123 days ago | 2 comments
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffers anomaly during Starlink satellite launch (space.com)
SpaceX, Rocket Launches, Starlink, Satellites, Space Exploration
11 points by echoangle 132 days ago | 6 comments
Starlink Mini is now available for anyone in the US to roam (theverge.com)
Satellite Internet, Starlink, Consumer Technology, United States
5 points by marban 133 days ago | 1 comments
SpaceX unveils backpack-sized 'Starlink Mini' internet antenna for $599 (cnbc.com)
SpaceX, Starlink, Internet, Technology, Consumer Electronics
16 points by belter 153 days ago | 13 comments
Starlink's disruption of the space industry (thespacereview.com)
Space Industry, Disruption, Starlink
178 points by mlindner 176 days ago | 258 comments
Starlink is currently in a network outage (twitter.com)
Starlink, Network Outage, Technology, Internet
26 points by jbuild 177 days ago | 4 comments
Russia Is Increasingly Blocking Ukraine's Starlink Service (nytimes.com)
Russia, Ukraine, Starlink, Satellite Internet, Geopolitics
39 points by ulrischa 181 days ago | 8 comments
Two giants in the satellite telecom industry join forces to counter Starlink (arstechnica.com)
Space, Telecommunications, Competition, Starlink
14 points by thunderbong 205 days ago | 11 comments