Daily Accelerators

SpaceX plans to buy nationwide 800 MHz spectrum licenses from Grain Management for about $8 billion, a move that could let it offer traditional mobile phone service. The deal still needs FCC approval.

U.S. regulators opened a preliminary review into claims that Tesla robotaxis exceeded speed limits in school zones. It covers about 1,000 vehicles and four logged incidents, none involving crashes or injuries.

Elon Musk said Starlink must stay affordable to compete in India, escalating his feud with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio. India's government says all satellite operators, Starlink included, are still awaiting final security clearance.

Musk showed off a Grok feature that lets users buy products online right from a chat. Security concerns followed, and Musk said more payment methods are coming.

X unveiled X Lift at Advertising Week New York, a set of AI tools that turn a website link into a complete ad campaign, visuals and copy included, aimed at small businesses.

Elon Musk received the National Medal of Science at the White House, alongside Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, and Lisa Su.

X expanded its Grok bots to analyze posts across the platform, surfacing trends, brand mentions, and emerging opportunities for all subscribers.

X added a liveness check against bots. Accounts flagged for suspicious activity can verify with a short selfie video or Face ID, with a hand-wave option on the way.

SpaceX is activating Starship's launch pad at Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A. At least one more flight is planned from Texas first, so Flight 16 could be the first Starship launch from Florida.

SpaceX is reportedly seeking about $40 billion in financing, led by Apollo, to buy Nvidia AI chips, split between bank loans and investment-grade debt.