Elon Musk violates Pentagon contract by denying SpaceX #Starshield internet to US troops in Taiwan:
“Tesla’s success hinges on favorable business relations with China, which has led Musk to cultivate cozy relations with the country, despite its broader tensions with the U.S.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/24/house-china-committee-elon-musk-spacex-starshield-taiwan.html #ElonMusk #SpaceX #Pentagon #China #Tesla
@Rasta you made a leap by going from the article's description of a politician claiming they could be possibly violating to flat out saying it was a violation.
We shouldn't trust these political hacks in the special interest committee in Congress to write the narrative that we accept.
If SpaceX is in violation of a Pentagon contract, that's really between the two of them, and the Pentagon should take SpaceX to court to settle it.
We should not believe politicians so uncritically, though, as they are likely just engaging in political stunts.
@volkris Well, I've learned we can't trust Elon either, so we balance the information. But if you take a contact to provide software in all languages and locations in the world, and then don't.. that's a breach of the contact. I'm pretty sure that's the basics in the story
@Rasta Well right.
Don't believe Elon or the politician. Or the Pentagon for that matter.
But that the pentagon doesn't take Elon to court over a supposed breach of contract against its own interests is a pretty noteworthy thing.
If the one supposedly with the most skin in the game isn't publicly complaining, well, that's really between them.
