'You know who was great? Elon!': Trump praises Musk’s Starlink; draws angry reaction from disruptor
The Economic Times reported: 'You know who was great? Elon!': Trump praises Musk’s Starlink; draws angry reaction from disruptor.
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The Economic Times reported: 'You know who was great? Elon!': Trump praises Musk’s Starlink; draws angry reaction from disruptor.
Indonesia temporarily blocked the Grok chatbot, followed by Malaysia the next day and the Philippines on 16 January, citing sexualised deepfake images generated from real photos.
Response: AP reported that requests for comment to xAI received an automated reply reading Legacy Media Lies.
Malaysia's regulator said X's replies relied mainly on user reporting.
Indonesia's Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) held a stakeholder discussion on Starlink's market entry after industry concerns over a 40% device discount and low prices. It said it would keep monitoring the company under the 1999 competition…
Response: Starlink told the KPPU it complies with Indonesian regulations and does not engage in predatory pricing.