Stories by Alex Diaz

United Airlines is offering to match travellers’ elite airline status when they switch to United, pairing the offer with its free Starlink inflight Wi-Fi to give frequent flyers another reason to change carriers. “Our fast, free inflight Wi-Fi from Starlink is game-changing. Now it’s time for you to make a change,” United said in its...

Tesla is upgrading Model 3 vehicles delivered in Korea starting in October 2026 with a 16-inch center display, black headliner, new Zen Grey seat color and Vehicle to Load support, while Model Y deliveries will also gain V2L for drawing power from the vehicle's high-voltage battery for external use. Tesla said some Model 3 specifications...

[caption id="attachment_69077" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] Image: Alaska Airlines[/caption] Alaska Air Group has unveiled a major premium cabin overhaul for Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines, introducing new Aurora and Leihoku flagship experiences with lie-flat suites, upgraded entertainment, expanded premium seating and complimentary Starlink Wi-Fi for eligible loyalty members. The changes are part of what Alaska Air Group...

SpaceXAI launched Grokipedia v0.3 on Wednesday, bringing a refreshed visual design and new features to its AI-generated encyclopedia as the Wikipedia alternative reaches its third major release. Grokipedia said Wednesday the update is now live at grokipedia.com, continuing the rapid release cadence that began with v0.1 in October 2025 and v0.2 in November 2025. The...

Elon Musk said Wednesday that Starship, which reached orbit for the first time on September 28, could expand physics research by carrying much larger telescopes into orbit and giant observatories to the Moon. The statement follows Starship Flight 14 on Monday, September 28, the first flight of the program to reach orbit. That mission deployed...

SpaceX said Tuesday it completed a full rehearsal of launch day activities for NASA's Crew-13 mission, clearing the final major milestone before four astronauts are scheduled to lift off for the International Space Station on Thursday, October 1. The update was shared in a post with an 11-second video as the mission enters its final...

Tesla has arranged $30 billion in new unsecured credit facilities, including a $20 billion delayed-draw term loan, according to a current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on Tuesday. The largest piece is a $20 billion senior unsecured delayed-draw term loan with Citibank as administrative agent. Tesla can tap it up to 10...

Elon Musk said Tuesday that Delta's chief executive "will lose his job over this," escalating his criticism after the airline chose Amazon's Leo satellite internet instead of Starlink for its in-flight WiFi. Musk made the comment on September 29 while replying to travel writer Gary Leff, who reported that Delta's CEO had criticized Musk while...

Elon Musk said Tuesday that high winds forced Tesla to delay its new Roadster demo by two weeks, pushing the reveal to October 15 as fresh analysis adds more support to the fan car theory. Quoting Tesla's September 28 announcement, Musk wrote, "Due to high winds, the new Roadster demo is postponed by 2 weeks."...

Starlink Mobile is now live in Ecuador through a partnership with state-owned carrier CNT, letting customers with compatible phones send messages and use apps in places where regular cell service cuts out. The company announced the launch on Tuesday, September 29, pointing to Ecuador's mix of remote landscapes as a natural fit for the service....

Henry Malukas, who built HMD Trucking from a single truck into a $250 million company running nearly 700 diesel big rigs across Illinois and Indiana, told MotorTrend he is buying 50 Tesla Semi trucks in a deal worth roughly $15 million, a big vote of confidence from a lifelong diesel operator. Malukas founded HMD 28...

SpaceX revealed its Falcon Heavy rocket inside the hangar at Launch Complex 39A in Florida on Monday, three days before the 27-engine heavy-lifter is set to launch the classified NROL-97 mission. The company's post featured close-up footage of the rocket's 27 Merlin engine nozzles, arranged in a grid beneath its three first-stage cores. Each core...

Tesla was granted U.S. Patent 12,746,987 B1 on September 29, 2026, covering an electric fan system designed to generate vehicle downforce while also reducing aerodynamic drag. The patent, titled "Electric fan car," was awarded to Tesla, Inc. and lists Niccolo Cymbalist and others as inventors. Tesla filed application 18/415094 on January 17, 2024, following a...

SWISS has put its first Starlink-equipped aircraft into service at Zurich, an Airbus A320neo named Iseltwald that gives passengers free high-speed internet from gate to gate. Starlink confirmed the jet had taken flight on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, a day after SWISS announced the launch from Zurich Airport. The carrier said the aircraft, registration HB-JDM,...

Tesla Europe said Tuesday that FSD Supervised has been approved in Croatia, making it the eighth European country to clear the driver assistance software, with rollout set to begin soon. Croatia joins seven other European countries that have already signed off on the system. The Netherlands was first in April 2026, when Dutch regulator RDW...