Ukrainian forces say Russian troops paid them for a fake Starlink service that instead revealed battlefield locations

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A Starlink terminal sits near a playground.
A recent block aimed at cutting off Russian Starlink access has prompted a slew of reports that the Kremlin's soldiers are approaching Ukrainians for help registering their terminals.

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Kyiv says Russian troops need Starlink so badly they're trying to get Ukrainians to register terminals for them

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A Starlink terminal is seen on the ground in Pokrovsk.
SpaceX has cut off Starlink access in Ukraine, allowing only terminals on a Ukrainian "whitelist" to connect to the service.

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SpaceX ran a Starlink Super Bowl ad — a first for Elon Musk's business empire

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SpaceX's Super Heavy booster as it returned to its launch site, with the sun rising in the background.
SpaceX made history by returning the Heavy Booster to its launch site.

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SpaceX has a new way to block Russian Starlink access, and Ukrainians are hailing it as a 'catastrophe' for Moscow

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Ukrainian troops walk past a Starlink terminal in the forest.
Soldiers of the Ukrainian 95th Brigade walk past a Starlink satellite internet receiver.

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Ryanair CEO who argued with Elon Musk over Starlink thinks every airline will have free WiFi within 5 years

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Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary during a press conference at The Mayson Hotel, Dublin, after tech billionaire Elon Musk floated the idea of buying the budget airline to
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary at last Wednesday's press conference.

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Elon Musk has met his match in Ryanair's finely-tuned trolling

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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary poses in front of a backdrop at a press conference at Ryanair's headquarters on October 8, 2025, in Madrid, Spain.
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has a long history of making provocative statements to get attention.

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Ryanair is embracing the feud with Elon Musk and says it's hand-delivering a ticket to X's Dublin office

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Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary during a press conference at The Mayson Hotel, Dublin, after tech billionaire Elon Musk floated the idea of buying the budget airline to
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary at Wednesday's press conference.

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Ryanair launches 'Great Idiots' seat sale 'especially for Elon' as feud escalates

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A collage of a Ryanair Boeing 737 Max and Elon Musk pouting in thought and wearing a DOGE cap.
A Ryanair Boeing 737 Max, and Elon Musk.

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'Fire him': Elon Musk and the billionaire CEO of Europe's biggest airline trade insults over Starlink

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A collage of Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary pictured during a press conference with his hand on his face, and Elon Musk wearing a suit
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said he wasn't interested in Elon Musk's Starlink.

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Free WiFi is no longer a special in-flight perk — it's a carrot to boost airline loyalty

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WiFi on a plane.
Airlines are increasingly tying free WiFi to loyalty to boost membership sign-ups.

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