USERS of Elon Musk’s Starlink have been left without connection today following a major network outage.
Reported issues began to emerge around 3.30pm EDT, according to DownDetector.
A Starlink spokesperson said on X: “Starlink is currently in a network outage and we are actively implementing a solution.
“We appreciate your patience, we’ll share an update once this issue is resolved.”
The outage is reported to have caused disruption for thousands of users.
Some social media users have vented their frustration at the lack of connection.
One posted on Reddit: “Down in Tennessee. WFH too, right in the middle of the workday. Such a pain.”
Another said: “We have multiple Starlinks at different locations and they’re all down right now. We’re located in Florida.”
Users across the United States logged their loss of connection with DownDetector.
“Down in Maryland – Washington, DC area,” one shared.
Another posted: “Down in Northern California.”
“Down in rural central Texas,” reported a third.
Musk posted on X: “Service will be restored shortly.
“Sorry for the outage. SpaceX will remedy root cause to ensure it doesn’t happen again.”
Elon Musk and his companies have continued to make headlines over the past few months.
AI chatbot Grok went rogue earlier this month and started sharing pro-Hitler and antisemitic comments on X.
A spokesperson for xAI, the company behind Grok, said: “We are aware of recent posts made by Grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate posts.
“Since being made aware of the content, xAI has taken action to ban hate speech before Grok posts on X.”
Customers have also made their way to a Tesla high-tech diner where hungry guests can charge their cars as they’re served by robots.
Musk opened up the Tesla Diner in Los Angeles on Monday.
He praised the venue on X last week, saying: “I just had dinner at the retro-futuristic @Tesla diner and Supercharger.
Source: https://www.the-sun.com/tech/14813441/elon-musk-starlink-outage/