Over the weekend, billionaire CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet that his Starlink satellites will not block Russian news sources ‘unless at gunpoint'. 
‘Sorry to be a free speech absolutist,' said Musk in a tweet on Saturday.
In another tweet on the same day Musk said that SpaceX was reprioritised to cyber defence and overcoming signal jamming, which would cause ‘slight delays in Starship and Starlink V2'.
‘Some Starlink terminals near conflict areas were being jammed for several hours at a time. Our latest software update bypasses the jamming.

Elon Musk refuses to block Russian state media access to Starlink

ELON Musk has said he'd have to be held at gunpoint before he bans Russian news sources from using his Starlink satellites.
The billionaire SpaceX and Tesla CEO made the controversial comment in a recent tweet.
Musk tweeted that he wouldn't choose to block Russian news sources of his own free willCredit: Twitter/Elon Musk
Musk tweeted: "Starlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources.
"We will not do so unless at gunpoint. Sorry to be a free speech absolutist.

Elon Musk won't stop Russian media using Starlink unless 'held at gunpoint'

Elon Musk says the world must address its energy needs as Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens energy supplies.
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Elon Musk over the weekend pushed for greater oil and gas output and urged Europe to turn toward nuclear power for its energy needs. The Tesla chief's tweets came as US gasoline prices rose and a Ukrainian nuclear plant was seized amid Russia's war in Ukraine. "Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil & gas output immediately," he tweeted Friday.

Elon Musk calls for increased nuclear power, oil and gas production

Kimbal Musk (left) brother of Elon Musk (right). Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Hannibal Hanschke Pool/Getty

Kimbal Musk says he and his brother aren't obsessed with wealth, which would be "boring."

Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of $198.6 billion.

Kimbal Musk sits on Tesla's board of directors and runs a crypto collective called Big Green DAO.

Elon Musk may be the richest person on the planet, but his brother says the two of them aren't wealth-obsessed.

In an interview with Input Magazine, Kimbal Musk stressed that neither of them is hyper-focused on their massive net worths, while also exploring topics like cryptocurrency and his food equality-focused crypto collective, Big Green DAO.

Elon Musk's brother said neither of the pair is obsessed with wealth because that would be 'boring'

Elon Musk has delayed development of his Starship spacecraft to focus on defending his company's Starlink internet service from Russian cyberattacks.Starlink, which operates via a satellite fleet in low Earth orbit, is the only internet service still functioning in some parts of Ukraine. It has helped the government to stay online after Musk's SpaceX company sent user terminals at the request of the deputy prime minister last week.'SpaceX reprioritised to cyber defence and overcoming signal jamming.

Elon Musk protects Ukraine internet service

Tesla founder Elon Musk has joined the growing chorus of people who are barracking for the United States to halt oil imports from Russia and start producing more on home soil in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. 'Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil and gas output immediately. Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures,' Mr Musk tweeted.'Obviously this would negatively affect Tesla, but sustainable energy solutions simply cannot react instantaneously to make up for Russian oil and gas exports.

Elon Musk calls for the US to increase oil and gas output ‘immediately'

AFPElon Musk revealed that some Starlink terminals near the conflict areas in Ukraine were jammed for several hours.Billionaire Elon Musk has been doing his best to help Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. On Saturday, the Tesla CEO shared that some world leaders (non-Ukrainian government) have been requesting Starlink - the satellite internet division of Musk-owned SpaceX - to block Russian news sources. 
Taking to his official Twitter account, he refused to do so unless he was held at gunpoint. He added that he was a 'free speech absolutist'.

Ukraine crisis: Elon Musk refuses blocking Russian news sources, says he's a 'free speech absolutist'

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the US needs to increase its oil and gas output following Russia's invasion of Ukraine."Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil & gas output immediately," Musk said in a tweet on Friday. "Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures."—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 5, 2022In a follow-up tweet, Musk noted that while it would be bad for his electric car company, sustainable energy solutions aren't immediately available quickly enough to offset limited Russian oil and gas exports.

'Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures': Elon Musk says the US needs to increase oil and gas output

President Biden and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Elon Musk is unhappy that Joe Biden didn't mention Tesla in his State of the Union address.

Biden praised Ford and General Motors for investing in electric vehicles – but not Tesla.

"Nobody is watching the State of the Union," Musk told CNBC.

Elon Musk is unhappy that Tesla didn't get a name-check in Joe Biden's first State of the Union address.

In his speech, the president praised carmakers Ford and General Motors for investing billions of dollars into building electric vehicles – but didn't say anything about Tesla, the world's leading manufacturer of EVs.

Elon Musk is unhappy Tesla didn't get a name-check in Biden's State of the Union address

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Laurent Van der Stockt for Le Monde/Getty Images and Theo Wargo/Getty Images for TIME

A Ukrainian official asked Elon Musk to send Starlink systems to Ukraine last week.

Musk responded and said the system had been activated in Ukraine.

On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Musk.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Tesla CEO Elon Musk for sending Starlink systems to Ukraine on Saturday.

"Talked to @elonmusk.

'I'm grateful to him for supporting Ukraine with words and deeds': Zelensky thanked Elon Musk for sending Starlink systems to Ukraine

OF all the things Elon Musk could go viral for, the last thing you probably thought of was how he eats a churro potato spiral.
The internet is losing its mind over a picture of the billionaire eating a spiralled potato in quite a strange way.
This image sent Musk fans into a meme frenzyCredit: Facebook/@syed.f.adnan
Lots of people compared the SpaceX CEO to the alien from the Alien film franchiseCredit: reddit/u/PM_ME_YOUR_DELTA-V
The photo was taken when the SpaceX CEO attended this year's Charro Days festival in Brownsville, Texas.

Elon Musk eats potato spiral in weird way –internet compares technique to Alien

Elon Musk has said SpaceX will switch its priorities to cyber defence after its Starlink internet service was targeted by invading Russian forces in Ukraine.SpaceX activated Starlink in Ukraine shortly after Russia's invasion, after Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov sent a request to Mr Musk via Twitter.Starlink internet works by beaming broadband signals down to Earth via a network of orbiting satellites, which people can connect to using a specialised receiver.It is designed for people to use in remote locations, however it has proved effective in disaster-hit regions where existing communications infrastructure has been destroyed or disabled.

SpaceX ‘reprioritising to cyber defence', Elon Musk says

Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, stands on a stage at the Tesla Gigafactory for the open day in Grünheide, east of Berlin. Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images

Russian exports of oil and gas are plunging after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the US needs to step up its oil and gas output.

Musk said sustainable energy solutions can't quickly offset Russia's exports.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the US needs to increase its oil and gas output following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Elon Musk also said that SpaceX was reprioritized to cyber defenseSpaceX chief Elon Musk said on Saturday that its Starlink satellite broadband service has been told by some governments, not Ukraine, to block Russian news sources."We will not do so unless at 'gunpoint', sorry to be a free speech absolutist", he said in a tweet.Starlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources. We will not do so unless at gunpoint.Sorry to be a free speech absolutist.

"Unless At Gunpoint": Elon Musk On Blocking Russian News On Starlink

Billionaire Elon Musk seems to continue keeping tabs on the situation in Ukraine and ready to offer help.
Musk issued a warning on Twitter that the Starlink terminals he had provided Ukraine could be targeted by Russians. 
‘Important warning: Starlink is the only non-Russian communications system still working in some parts of Ukraine, so probability of being targeted is high. Please use with caution,' said Musk in a tweet on Friday.
The CEO of SpaceX advised users to camouflage the antenna and to place the device far away from people to avoid detection.

Elon Musk warns Starlink system could be 'targeted' in Ukraine

Elon Musk has challenged United Auto Workers to hold a unionization vote at Tesla's California manufacturing plant — arguing the company's employees are already well treated and compensation without labor representation.
'I'd like hereby to invite UAW to hold a union vote at their convenience. Tesla will do nothing to stop them,' Musk tweeted.
Musk issued the invitation after President Biden mentioned Ford and GM – but not Tesla – while discussing his administration's push for investments in domestic manufacturing for electric vehicles during his State of the Union address.

Elon Musk invites Tesla plant union vote, will ‘do nothing to stop them'

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Starlink users in Ukraine should turn on the system only when needed. PHILIP PACHECO/AFP via Getty Images

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told Starlink users in Ukraine to turn on the system only when required.

Starlink users may be tracked via satellite signals and targeted, a security researcher told CNN.

Musk advised Ukraine users to place the antenna "as far away from people as possible."

Elon Musk is warning Starlink users in Ukraine to turn on the system "only when needed," as they may be targeted in the ongoing war.

Elon Musk warns Starlink system could be 'targeted' in Ukraine, advises users to camouflage the antenna and to place the device far away from people

Elon Musk has been asked to 'turn off' Teslas in Russia as he has made superchargers free for people fleeing Ukraine in electric vehicles.The entrepreneur was inundated with requests from his Twitter followers to shut down his company's electric vehicles in the country as Vladimir Putin's unprovoked attack on Ukraine continues.Mr Musk's Twitter account is just one of 22 that is followed by the Kremlin's own official account on the social media platform.'Dear Elon Musk, can you deactivate all Teslas in Russia, please?' one Twitter user asked him.

Elon Musk asked to ‘turn off' Russian Teslas as he makes superchargers free in region

Musk tweeted "American Broomstick," pointing to SpaceX's rocket launch hours after the comment. Elon Musk took a jab at Russia's recent suggestion the US would have to get to space on broomsticks after the sale of Russian rocket engines were halted. "In a situation like this, we can't supply the United States with our world's best rocket engines," Rogozin said on state-run TV. "Let them fly on something else, their broomsticks, I don't know what." Hours after Rogozin's comments, SpaceX launched 47 of its own Starlink satellites into orbit via the company's Falcon 9 rocket.

Elon Musk points to recent SpaceX launch to mock Russia's suggestion the US might have to fly into space on broomsticks after rocket sales stop

Elon Musk has called for a boost in Europe's nuclear-energy output amid fears of a gas shortage on the back of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Musk tweeted on Sunday evening that it's "extremely obvious" that Europe should restart dormant nuclear power plants and boost the output of those that are operational."This is *critical* to national and international security," wrote the CEO of Tesla. Tesla runs a clean energy business alongside its electric vehicle unit.—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 6, 2022Europe is on track to be home to 102 shutdown nuclear reactors at the end of this year, according to a Bloomberg compilation of data from the International Atomic Energy Agency and the World Nuclear Industry Status Report.

Elon Musk says Europe should restart its dormant nuclear power stations amid fears the Russian invasion of Ukraine will trigger a gas-supply shortage

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesElon Musk took a jab at Russia's recent suggestion the US would have to get to space on broomsticks after the sale of Russian rocket engines were halted.Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, said on Thursday that Russia would no longer supply rocket engines to the US following Biden's sanctions over the war in Ukraine."In a situation like this, we can't supply the United States with our world's best rocket engines," Rogozin said on state-run TV.

Elon Musk mocks Russia's suggestion US might have to fly to space on 'broomsticks' after rocket sales stop

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has called for an urgent increase to oil and gas production, saying the world needs, 'energy to power civilisation.'Don't miss out on the headlines from World. Followed categories will be added to My News.Tesla CEO Elon Musk says it is 'critical' that the United States increase its domestic oil output in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.He has also acknowledged that his electric car company will be negatively affected by that move.'Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil & gas output immediately,' Musk tweeted on Friday.

‘Critical': Elon Musk's urgent warning

Elon Musk gave Ukraine's leaders advice on keeping SpaceX's satellite internet service working during the Russian invasion of the embattled country.The entrepreneur took to Twitter after Mykhailo Fedorov, minister of digital transformation for Ukraine, posted a picture of a Starlink terminal on a roof in Ukraine.But the politician, who got Mr Musk to activate Starlink over Ukraine last weekend, said that the country had suffered Russian attacks on its infrastructure.'With Russian attacks on our infra, we need generators to keep Starlinks & life-saving services online - ideas?,' Mr Fedorov tweeted on Wednesday.

Elon Musk gives Ukraine advice to keep SpaceX satellite-internet working

AgenciesVijay Shekhar Sharma feels that Elon Musk's efforts in helping Ukraine during crisis will bring "attention and appreciation to space and satellite-enabled life."Billionaire Elon Musk has found a fan in entrepreneur-investor Vijay Shekhar Sharma. The Paytm founder was impressed by Tesla CEO's quick thinking in helping the war-torn Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.

Sharing the 50-year-old's post on Twitter, Shekhar Sharma reminded his 551.7K followers that everything at Starlink is ultimately a 'software configuration' and is done in real time.

Paytm founder bowled over by Elon Musk's efforts to help Ukraine, calls Starlink a 'marvellous system'

Amid their ongoing feud, Elon Musk took another swing at Joe Biden on Tuesday after the president once again failed to recognize Tesla (TSLA) as one of the top electric vehicle makers in the U.S. despite delivering over 300,000 EVs last quarter.In an email to CNBC, Musk criticized Biden's State of the Union speech on Tuesday by saying that no one was watching the address, where the president boasted about the investments made by Ford and GM to build electric vehicles.'Ford is investing $11 billion to build electric vehicles, creating 11,000 jobs across the country,' Biden said.

Elon Musk refuses to block Russian state media access to Starlink

Elon Musk won't stop Russian media using Starlink unless 'held at gunpoint'

Elon Musk calls for increased nuclear power, oil and gas production

Elon Musk's brother said neither of the pair is obsessed with wealth because that would be 'boring'

Elon Musk protects Ukraine internet service

Elon Musk calls for the US to increase oil and gas output ‘immediately'

Ukraine crisis: Elon Musk refuses blocking Russian news sources, says he's a 'free speech absolutist'

'Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures': Elon Musk says the US needs to increase oil and gas output

Elon Musk is unhappy Tesla didn't get a name-check in Biden's State of the Union address

'I'm grateful to him for supporting Ukraine with words and deeds': Zelensky thanked Elon Musk for sending Starlink systems to Ukraine

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SpaceX ‘reprioritising to cyber defence', Elon Musk says

'Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures': Elon Musk says the US needs to increase oil and gas output

"Unless At Gunpoint": Elon Musk On Blocking Russian News On Starlink

Elon Musk warns Starlink system could be 'targeted' in Ukraine

Elon Musk invites Tesla plant union vote, will ‘do nothing to stop them'

Elon Musk warns Starlink system could be 'targeted' in Ukraine, advises users to camouflage the antenna and to place the device far away from people

Elon Musk asked to ‘turn off' Russian Teslas as he makes superchargers free in region

Elon Musk points to recent SpaceX launch to mock Russia's suggestion the US might have to fly into space on broomsticks after rocket sales stop

Elon Musk says Europe should restart its dormant nuclear power stations amid fears the Russian invasion of Ukraine will trigger a gas-supply shortage

Elon Musk mocks Russia's suggestion US might have to fly to space on 'broomsticks' after rocket sales stop

‘Critical': Elon Musk's urgent warning

Elon Musk gives Ukraine advice to keep SpaceX satellite-internet working

Paytm founder bowled over by Elon Musk's efforts to help Ukraine, calls Starlink a 'marvellous system'

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