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Confidence in your CEO? Scared of Elon Musk? New Spark chair's first day on the job
Vince Hawksworth jumps from electricity to phones.
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Market shakeup: 2degrees opens ground station with satellite newcomer
Elon Musk's Starlink has a rival with some new tricks up its sleeve.
Spark boss defends bonus, brushes aside departure talk as shares jump
Crown control of spectrum and favouring locals seen as bulwark against Starlink.
'Space powerhouse' - Beck talks up data centres in space as Rocket Lab reports record revenue
Kiwi-American firm has been on a buying spree while signing huge military deals.
SpaceX posts loss of $541m in first report since record-setting IPO
Revenue rose to $7.8 billion, driven largely by Starlink.
From drones to data: How AI is transforming New Zealand farming
AI tools now help farmers map fertiliser use, count stock and monitor pests.
Will Elon Musk's Starlink eat our telcos' lunch?
Starlink already serves 85,000 Kiwi homes, mostly in rural areas.
Share crash wipes $1.7 trillion off SpaceX's value, hits thousands of Kiwis
Stock falls below its listing price - and will face serious new competition within months.
Starlink passes Spark to become NZ's largest rural ISP – is Musk killing our local providers?
Elon Musk's firm is drawing close to $185m from the New Zealand market.
Mystery Auckland domes: Visual evidence reveals the mystery satellite firm's identity
Dozens of satellite dishes are being installed by 2degrees on College Hill.
The trillion-dollar business we’re betting the farm on
Herald NOW Business talks with Alex Stewart from ISP WombatNET, Craig Young from TUANZ and Jonty Kelt from Fantail Ventures about the pivotal role of Starlink in our economy.
'Unwelcome' for rural NZ: Starlink hikes its prices
The move comes as owner SpaceX gears up for its US$1.75 trillion IPO.
Singapore Airlines to get Starlink for travellers on Auckland and Christchurch flights; Latam gets a jet fuel hangover
Long-haul flyers toget Starlink; another airline expects billion-plus fuel hit.
The Country: Craig Piggott on Halter's new Starlink-connected collars
On today's show: Craig Piggott, Jane Smith, Blair McLean and Chris Russell.
Big in Japan: Spark first to Starlink roaming
Telco talks could lead to a new way to use your phone overseas.
Spark launches Starlink mobile-to-satellite: Some get it free, some have to pay
PLUS: 2degrees has updates on its AST SpaceMobile ground station in Marton.
Ukraine made fastest battlefield gain in 2.5 years last week
Kyiv's military took advantage of a Starlink shutdown for Russian forces.
Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centres
SpaceX plans up to one million satellites acting as orbital data centres.
Iran jams Starlink, the protesters’ lifeline
With its more than 9000 satellites, Starlink is the largest satellite constellation.
Emirates orders dozens more Boeing 777X aircraft despite delays
Boeing is trying to turn the page on a torrid period.
One NZ expands Starlink partnership to Internet of Things
Direct to Cell service reaches 40% of the country not covered by land-based networks.
The Latin American country that told Elon Musk 'no'
New York Times: Bolivia remains wary of Musk's Starlink dominance.
Tech Insider: A $529 phone, bought in March, can only make 3G calls; IRD’s AI warning; Musk’s pain is Beck’s gain; a self-employed Wellington man scores a $16K Google Cloud refund
PLUS: Elon Musk's pain is Sir Peter Beck's gain.
Rural worries grow over copper network deregulation
Remote residents say the possible phase-out of copper networks could be dangerous.