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  "id": 15021031,
  "title": "Sources: Elon Musk approached Trump with the idea of slowing down Starshield in Ukraine; source: Trump agreed, paving the way for DoD to execute the slowdown (Joe Barnes/Telegraph)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/sources-elon-musk-approached-trump-with-the-idea-of-slowing-down",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-16T19:05:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
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    "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/16/musk-approached-trump-slow-down-starlink-help-ukraine/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Elon Musk approached Donald Trump with a proposal to slow down Starshield operations in Ukraine, according to sources reported by the Telegraph. While the SpaceX founder had previously blamed the president for chaos regarding restrictions, the Telegraph reports that Musk himself initiated the idea and that Trump agreed to it, allowing the Department of Defense to execute the slowdown.\n\nSeparately, Elon Musk revealed the Tesla Roadster 2 at a SpaceX facility in Texas, claiming the vehicle will be the world's first flying car. According to Guardian Technology, Musk stated the car uses SpaceX technology to fly like a rocket, featuring altitude controls and rear thrusters. During a demonstration, a remotely controlled prototype was shown driving up a curved ramp, using thrusters to flip, fly, and land, as well as leaping over other Tesla models.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "A US official says Trump didn't order any limitations on Ukraine's access to SpaceX's Starshield; Elon Musk said any limits are ultimately decided by POTUS (Kate Sullivan/Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/a-us-official-says-trump-didnt-order-any-limitations-on-ukraines",
        "published": "2026-10-15T20:45:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Two US officials and a Western official say the order to limit Ukraine's access to SpaceX's Starshield came from inside the White House (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/two-us-officials-and-a-western-official-say-the-order-to-limit",
        "published": "2026-10-15T23:35:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC Technology",
        "title": "Europe's answer to SpaceX pops 19% as Ukraine's Starshield limits raise concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/europes-answer-to-spacex-pops-19-as-ukraines-starshield-limits-raise",
        "published": "2026-10-16T12:16:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Eutelsat stock is up 25% this week as Ukraine flags limits on SpaceX service",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/eutelsat-stock-is-up-25-this-week-as-ukraine-flags-limits-on-spacex",
        "published": "2026-10-16T13:10:20.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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