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WSJ Tech News Briefing

TNB Tech Minute: SpaceX Cracks Down on Starlink Access

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Tech News

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Plus: Microsoft invests in an Abu Dhabi-based tech company. And Tesla delays shipments of its Cybertruck, according to buyers. Alex Ossola hosts. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here's our guide for switching t o a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:20.7

Here's your T&B Tech Minute for Tuesday, April 16th. I'm Alex Osala for the Wall Street Journal.

0:27.0

We exclusively report that SpaceX has begun to crack down on users who are connecting to its Starlink internet from countries

0:34.2

where it hasn't been authorized. Starlink customers in Sudan, Zimbabwe, and South Africa have

0:39.6

received email notifications from the company in recent days, warning that their access to the

0:44.0

service would be terminated by the end of the month.

0:46.6

It's a step to close an expanding black market for the company's satellite kits highlighted by

0:50.8

a recent Wall Street Journal investigation.

0:53.0

A SpaceX spokesman didn't respond to a request for comment.

0:57.0

Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion in G42, an Abu Dhabi-based technology company.

1:03.6

The deal includes an intergovernmental pact to ensure artificial intelligence security as the

1:08.1

U.S. and China increasingly compete for influence in the Gulf.

1:12.3

Relations between the U.S. and UAE have been strained in recent years

1:15.2

over Abu Dhabi's growing ties to China and the agreement signals a pivot towards Washington

1:20.0

for the Gulf State. Terms of the deal or evaluation of G42 weren't disclosed.

1:26.4

And Tesla has delayed deliveries of its cyber truck in recent days.

1:30.3

Buyers say Tesla pushed back the scheduled delivery date for the stainless steel pickup truck without giving a reason.

1:36.0

It couldn't be determined how many buyers were affected.

1:39.0

Tesla didn't immediately return a request for comment.

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