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Did SpaceX pressure the Pentagon into paying more for Starlink access?, DuckDuckGo reported a surge in installs, and Erin Brockovich launched a crowdsourced AI data center ma
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- Engadget News + Next
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- May 27, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 527
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Summary
-SpaceX executives reportedly met with Department of Defense officials to talk about pricing. The message from Elon Musk's company was essentially: You're paying about $5,000 per Starlink terminal monthly, but you're using it like a higher-tier aviation subscription that costs $25,000 per month. -DuckDuckGo has reported "a sustained surge" of installs in the US in the week that followed Google's I/O developer conference, where the bigger company announced more AI features for Search. -The new Brockovich AI Data Center Reporting website centers on a map showing major operational AI data centers and facilities under construction in the US, along with projects reported by the community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices