Starlink
United’s CEO Calls Starlink ‘the Biggest Competitive Advantage’ in Airlines, and It’s Going on Three Jets a Day
United CEO Scott Kirby says Starlink is now on 661 jets and 48% of flights, with about three more planes a day and the whole fleet by the end of 2027. He calls it the industry's biggest competitive advantage, and says Delta skipping it is a mistake.
Starlink
Starlink’s Monday Double: Mobile Goes Nationwide in Brazil, easyJet Takes It Airborne in 2027
Starlink Mobile is live nationwide in Brazil with Vivo for 50 million customers (7 million phones already connected), and easyJet will roll Starlink Wi-Fi across its A320-family fleet from H1 2027.
SpaceXSI
SpaceX’s Earnings Call Roadmap: Catch Both Stages Next Month, Weekly Starship in 2027
Flight 15 will try to catch both Starship stages next month, weekly flights are targeted for the first half of 2027, Starlink hit 13.6 million users and SpaceX guided $33-37 billion in Q1 2027 revenue.
Starlink
Europe’s Big Four Carriers Team Up for Satellite Spectrum, and Starlink Is the Elephant in the Sky
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone signed a letter of intent to jointly bid for Europe's satellite-to-phone spectrum, right in Starlink's Direct to Cell territory.
Starlink
Starlink Says It’s ‘Ready to Connect India’ as Reliance Welcomes Competition
After Musk's week of posts on Starlink's stalled India launch, Reliance says it welcomes Starlink and Starlink says it's ready. Regulators hold the next move.
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Starlink Takes Over the Skies: United Hits Half Its Flights, Southwest Goes Fleetwide
United now offers Starlink Wi-Fi on nearly half its daily flights and launched a tracker, while Southwest plans fleetwide Starlink by fall 2027.
Japan
docomo Starlink Direct Passes 10 Million Users in Under Six Months
NTT Docomo says docomo Starlink Direct passed 10 million connected users on Oct 8. Free on all plans, 103 phone models, and KDDI V2 broadband next.
Starlink
Ukraine’s Starshield Slowdown: Musk Says the U.S. Government, Not SpaceX, Sets the Limits
Ukraine says Starshield cut out on fast drones. Musk says Starshield is owned and controlled by the U.S. government, which sets any speed limits.
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SpaceXSI
Ship 42 Aces Its Static Fires: Starship Flight 15 Is Cleared on the Stand as Florida Goes Quiet for Starship
SpaceX says Ship 42 finished a full six-engine static fire and a single-engine deorbit-burn test, so both Flight 15 stages are done on the stand ahead of a two-stage catch attempt. Florida, meanwhile, pauses Falcon 9 for six weeks to get Pad 39A ready for Starship.
Tesla
Tesla Is ‘Officially Coming’ to Vietnam, and Its First Five Job Ads Include One Very Busy Charging Hire
Tesla's Asia Pacific recruiter says the company is "officially coming to Vietnam" and has posted five local jobs: sales, service, HR, purchasing and a charging developer expected to juggle 20-plus sites. No launch date, models or prices yet.
Stock Watch
Stock Watch: Enphase Craters 16%, Tesla Slips Off $407, Tokyo Chips Keep Climbing
Enphase plunged 16.03% after its miss and soft guide hit the regular session, Tesla gave back 0.80% to $404.22, and Renesas led Tokyo with a 7.47% jump as the Nikkei added 686 points.
EV Industry
China’s NEV Retail Sales Fall 13% in Oct. 1-25 as Factories Keep Shipping
CPCA data shows China's NEV retail sales at 753,000 for Oct. 1-25, down 13% year over year, while wholesale rose 3% to 1.008 million. Overall car retail fell 26%, keeping the NEV share at 65.7%, and inventory pressure is building.
Energy
Xpeng’s Iron Humanoid Gets Its Solid-State Batteries Before It Gets a Production Start
Xpeng VP Gu Jie says solid-state batteries designed for the Iron humanoid robot have entered small-batch production, while Iron itself is still pre-SOP. Mass production is targeted for the end of 2026, with Xpeng stores first in 2027.