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My understanding was that the primary motivation to build those communication channels was to gain an edge on the stock markets. I don't know about the telegrap
by c7b 4y ago
My understanding was that the primary motivation to build those communication channels was to gain an edge on the stock markets. I don't know about the telegraph, but for radio I remember reading that that was the reason JP Morgan was financing Tesla, and he was mightily annoyed when he got scooped by Marconi.
- 0x445442 4y agoAnd, non ironically, along with the platitudes of providing internet to the poor little child in the Ugandan bush, it’s a big driver for Starlink.