Elon Musk was right to cede Starlink access to Pentagon, says biographer
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U.S. billionaire Elon Musk has agreed to sell a portion of Starlink assets to the U.S. Department of Defense, removing himself from decision-making regarding geofencing Ukraine’s access to the satellite internet service, Musk’s biographer Walter Isaacson told The Washington Post on Sept. 13.

U.S. billionaire Elon Musk has agreed to sell a portion of Starlink assets to the U.S. Department of Defense, removing himself from decision-making regarding geofencing Ukraine’s access to the satellite internet service

  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
    15·
    1 year ago

    I didn’t say they lost them, I said they couldn’t account for them: they were audited a bunch of times and failed by billions every time, probably for the reason you mentioned AND because they get so much money that they don’t feel a need to make an effort to track it all

    • tsuica@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 year ago

      I tend to agree with you, but I’m left wondering if the bureaucratic system would allow this hand-waving approach to budget tracking.

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 year ago

        Not usually, but due to decades of successful gaslighting and other propaganda, the military is a holy cow that gets ridiculous amounts of leeway compared to everyone else, especially the people who need government assistance the most.