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Nacho Montes de Oca wrote that Tesla and SpaceX stocks fell after a measure against Ukraine was announced, despite the success that, according to him, Elon Musk's flying car presentation had. He suggested that the declines could also be due to other events. According to Montes de Oca, the Italian government halted negotiations to contract Starlink services for $1.63 billion, amidst the controversy over the reliability of the service and repeated threats and incidents of signal cuts in Ukraine. He also noted that Germany had accelerated the development of its own constellation of sovereign military satellites. He added that Valérie Hayer, president of Renew Europe, and Andrius Kubilius, EU defense commissioner, had advocated for the urgent need for a European alternative to Starlink. The author stated that Democratic and Republican senators had sent a letter to the Defense Department's inspector general demanding an urgent investigation into the restrictions imposed on the network. He said this could affect SpaceX's contracts with the U.S. government, which he estimated at $29.68 billion. Of that total, he indicated, $8.05 billion corresponded to new military contracts awarded and based on Starshield, the company's military division. Montes de Oca maintained that Musk's accusations against Donald Trump and Trump's response— where he denied being responsible and also said he didn't believe Musk was responsible— had harmed the conglomerate's reputation. He attributed the drop in SpaceX's stocks to a loss of $28.6 billion for Musk. He also estimated that Tesla's decline between October 13 and 16, 2026, had reduced its market capitalization by between $35 billion and $38 billion. To those losses, he added the revenues that, in his opinion, could cease to be obtained from the Italian contract and agreements with other countries interested in the system. Finally, he noted that it remained to be seen whether Musk would maintain a strategy that, as he wrote, imitated Trump's aggressive stance towards Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelensky, or if investor pressure would lead him to change his decision. He also stated that support for Vladimir Putin had a high and self-destructive cost. #Tesla #SpaceX #Ucrania (translated)

The pact between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on Russian diesel has sparked protests in Ukraine, and coinciding with this, SpaceX has limited Ukraine's access to its satellite system, putting the country's ability to fight Russia at risk while Trump tries to divert attention from his low popularity due to the war in Iran. #Ucrania #Trump #SpaceX (translated)

Ukraine urgently needs to use Elon Musk's Starlink satellites in the war against Russia, but faces restrictions imposed by the Pentagon that limit its effectiveness and put both the armed forces and the civilian population at risk. #Ucrania #Starlink #GuerraRusiaUcrania (translated)

ElBuni stated that a session of deputies had failed which, according to him, aimed to leave the country without satellite internet. He also claimed that the Kirchnerists were complaining because rural schools would continue to have Starlink. https://t.co/Z8Ar4RCYAU #Internet #Satélite #Educación (translated)

Today in the Military World stated that a satellite image showed the destruction of several Su-34 bomber fighters stationed at the Borisoglebsk air base, about 350 km from the Ukrainian border. According to the author, the Ukrainian Navy reported that six aircraft were destroyed in the attack, carried out with a Neptune anti-ship missile adapted to hit ground targets. He added that the missile was used to sink the Moskva. #Ucrânia #Conflito #Militar (translated)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an appeal to Elon Musk to restore access to the Starlink satellite network, crucial for Ukraine amid Russian attacks, while Musk claims that the restrictions are the responsibility of the U.S. government. #GuerraNaUcrânia #Starlink #Zelensky (translated)

Nacho Montes de Oca claimed that Elon Musk had used Starlink for political purposes to pressure the Ukrainian government and that it was not the first time he, according to him, had aided Vladimir Putin or followed Donald Trump's orders at a critical moment. He stated that the decision could commercially harm SpaceX by exposing it to geopolitical risks similar to those that, in his opinion, contributed to the international ban on Huawei. Montes de Oca wrote that the intermittent use of critical technological infrastructure as a tool of political or military pressure could lead Western governments to accelerate the development of sovereign networks. He also pointed out that the interruption would have forced the cancellation or failure of several Ukrainian drone missions, reduced the commercial appeal of Starlink for defense customers, and put contracts with the Pentagon and the trust of European partners at risk. Among them, he mentioned Poland, which, he indicated, financed about 50 million dollars annually in terminals for Ukraine. The author estimated the global market for military communications and satellites in 2026 to be 22.03 billion dollars, if only encrypted tactical communication services were counted. He warned that defense buyers could consider their reliance on a private provider financially risky. In his background review, Montes de Oca stated that in September 2002 Ukraine requested to activate Starlink in the region of Sevastopol, in occupied Crimea, to guide maritime drones against the Russian Black Sea fleet, but Musk rejected the request. He added that on September 30 of that year, SpaceX interrupted the signal for several hours—and, in some areas, days—in the regions of Kherson and Donetsk during a Ukrainian counteroffensive, which, he wrote, left drones disconnected and temporarily halted military operations. Montes de Oca also said that the following month Musk threatened to stop providing the service because he could not finance it indefinitely and reversed the decision days later, before the Pentagon formally took over the contracts and Poland covered part of the costs. Additionally, he noted that in February 2023, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell confirmed that the company had technically limited the use of Starlink in Ukrainian attack drones and asserted that those restrictions had been tightened. Finally, he stated that Airbus was leading the European response and that, with 5.3 billion euros from the European military space program, it was designing and building low-orbit platforms for national and sovereign satellite networks. #ElonMusk #Starlink #Ucrania (translated)

Fráňa Šrámek stated that her previous contribution, Radio Free America, regarding the possible cessation of American information sharing with Ukraine, was questioned by many as hysteria. Two days later, she said the situation was worsened not only by the lack of information but also by Starlink's restrictions at speeds above 165 km/h, which she claimed made it impossible to shoot down incoming missiles. She urged readers to support Ukrainian soldiers and referred to a fundraising campaign for tourniquets pinned to her profile. In the post she shared from the Radio Free America Facebook page, according to Šrámek, it stated that the purchase of Russian diesel was meant to please voters, but it was a negligible amount. The post linked this step to the defeat in Iran and claimed that Putin announced a ceasefire that was only respected by the Ukrainians. It also mentioned a new press spokesperson with ties to Truth Social and connections to China, an appearance at a rally in Texas where Trump praised the appearance of candidate John Husted, and explicit videos of lions eating people posted on his official presidential account. The post further stated, referencing Ukrainian military sources, that Elon Musk's SpaceX had abruptly limited communication via Starlink during a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv. According to the report, Russians destroyed a key power plant, and up to eight ballistic missiles struck the city. Military communications expert Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov reportedly confirmed that the restrictions came without warning. The post also claimed that Trump wanted to compel Ukrainians to hand over territory to Putin and speculated that SpaceX acted at the request of Trump's administration; this assertion was said not to have been independently verified. Šrámek expressed that she was worried about Ukraine and her friend Adam Sybera, and described the night in Kyiv as very bad. #Ukrajina #Starlink #RFA (translated)

Karina Michelin stated that, on Monday, October 12, Flávio Bolsonaro's electoral program was broadcast without audio on television, while Lula's was transmitted normally afterwards. According to her, Flávio's campaign claimed to have delivered the material with sound and checked the content before the transmission. Michelin recalled that, according to her description, the generation of the national signal was the responsibility of a pool of broadcasters installed at the headquarters of the Superior Electoral Court in Brasília, which distributed the content via satellite. She questioned at what stage the audio might have been lost and who would be responsible, in addition to raising the hypothesis of sabotage. The author said she presented a video comparing the silent transmission with the original version of the program, with audio. She also stated that the incident harmed the fairness of the competition and the right of voters to know Flávio's proposals, which, according to her, had been the target of false news. Michelin requested clarifications, the disclosure of the transmission records, and compensation for the lost time. #Eleições2023 #Brasil #Justiça (translated)

The American company Reflect Orbital has designed an experimental satellite called Eärendil-1, equipped with an 18-meter mirror that will reflect sunlight to Earth at night, although scientists warn about the potential light pollution that a future constellation of these devices could cause. #ReflectOrbital #IluminaciónEspacial #ContaminaciónLumínica (translated)

Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas criticized the PT and the left, stating that they were neglecting the situation in the Amazon. He said that São Paulo demonstrated that a right-wing government could reconcile environmental preservation and development. According to Freitas, in 2025 the area affected by fires in state conservation units fell by 91% compared to 2024. He also stated that in August 2026, the state recorded the lowest number of hotspots for that month since the beginning of the historical series in 1998. He mentioned that more than R$ 400 million had been mobilized to prevent and combat wildfires, with investments in technology, satellite monitoring, and artificial intelligence. The governor also declared that over 44,000 hectares were in the process of forest restoration and that 13.2 thousand hectares had been incorporated into state protected areas. Regarding river recovery, he cited R$ 22 billion in investments in IntegraTietê, more than 1.5 million households connected to the sewage network, and 6.5 million cubic meters of sediments removed from the Tietê basin. According to him, the organic pollution load of the river had decreased by almost 30%, and the pollution stain had receded by 33 kilometers, about 16%. Freitas stated that these actions had not impeded economic development, job creation, and the growth of São Paulo, and he argued that environmental protection depended on responsibility and work, not ideology. #MeioAmbiente #DesenvolvimentoSustentável #SãoPaulo (translated)

David Alandete wrote that, in his opinion, all of Chavismo and its allies had mobilized to present Donald Trump's words as if they implied that a Venezuelan awarded the Nobel Peace Prize could not return to Venezuela. He added that he did not know if they were aware of the harm they were causing to themselves by defending that position. #Venezuela #Trump #Chavismo (translated)

Google has launched its first satellite of Project Suncatcher into space to test artificial intelligence chips and assess the feasibility of building space data centers, with future plans to connect multiple satellites to create an infrastructure of AI powered by solar energy. #Google #InteligenciaArtificial #Espacio (translated)

Brussels proposes the creation of a Critical Communication System in the EU that will connect police, firefighters, and emergency medical services through an ultra-secure network based on satellites and 5G, in order to respond quickly and in a coordinated manner to cross-border crises and emergencies. #EmergenciasEuropeas #ComunicaciónCrítica #5G (translated)

El cohete Starship de SpaceX logró alcanzar la órbita y desplegar 26 satélites Starlink en su decimocuarto vuelo de prueba, pero sufrió una explosión durante el amerizaje, lo que ha llevado a diferentes interpretaciones sobre el éxito de la misión. #SpaceX #Starship #SatélitesStarlink