Bojan Pancevski

Elon Musk’s internet satellite venture has spawned an unlikely alliance of competitors, regulators, and experts who say the billionaire is building a near-monopoly that is threatening space safety and the environment. The Starlink project, owned by Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

US officials say Huawei can covertly access mobile-phone networks around the world through “back doors” designed for use by law enforcement, as Washington tries to persuade allies to exclude the Chinese company from their networks. Intelligence shows Huawei has had this secret capability for more than a decade, US officials said. Huawei rejected the allegations. The US kept the intelligence highly classified until late 2019, when American officials provided details to allies including the United Kingdom and Germany, apparently.