By Taylor Herzlich
Publication Date: 2026-02-24 21:50:00
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink to expand internet connectivity around the world – signaling its openness to working with Elon Musk’s companies despite the exec’s feud with OpenAI, with which Microsoft has a strategic partnership.
The world’s richest person has been engaged in a heated legal battle with OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman – demanding $134 billion from both Microsoft and OpenAI and saying he deserves the “wrongful gains” reaped from his early support of the start-up, according to court filings.
But it seems the software giant isn’t holding a grudge against Musk, announcing a partnership between Microsoft, Starlink and an internet service provider in Kenya to connect 540 community hubs throughout the country, according to a Microsoft blog post.
“Through our collaboration with Starlink, Microsoft is combining low-Earth orbit…
