The SpaceX internet provider has a provisional nod from ComReg for a satellite earth station in Mayo but it is open to public consultation. The company has an existing station in Cork.
The billionaire owner of X has established an Irish entity for his artificial intelligence company with one of his key lieutenants listed as director.
Media Matters, which is embroiled in numerous lawsuits with X, has sought an order in a California court to have Musk’s company’s Irish case against it shut down.
While the truculent billionaire sparred with Poland over how Starlink’s satellites are funded in Ukraine, the company has tripled revenues for Europe, all booked through Ireland.
Some field staff employed by Goal, Concern, Trócaire, and Self Help Africa are paid with funding from the American agency targeted by Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
Frustrated by the slow pace of investigations in Brussels, critics of Elon Musk’s social network and its influence on politics are targeting X’s Dublin office through their national authorities.
The far-right’s leading position in Austria illustrates the global trend also emerging in Germany and could shed light on possible European futures.
Elon Musk's repeated attacks on the UK government and President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that he would buy Greenland give an insight into what can be expected from the incoming US administration.
A German non-profit attempted to seek evidence from Twitter’s Irish entity in a US court to use in a German legal action. To date, the organisation has faced multiple knockbacks from judges.
Keir Starmer has long been a target of attacks from Elon Musk and now he is reportedly considering a donation to Nigel Farage's Reform party. It should act as a timely reminder of the importance of strong rules against international interference.
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