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JUST IN Starlink just carried West Africa’s first tele-robotic surgery. • Surgeon near Lagos operated on a patient in Abuja (~500 km) • Cancerous kidney removed remotely (right radical nephrectomy) • Starlink primary link · MTN backup • ~3 hours · patient expected home within 24h Source: The Nation / NAN

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This is the side of Elon Musk and his companies which you will rarely see in the news and documentaries. • Starlink - September 19, 2026 - Starlink connected a surgeon near Lagos to a patient 500 km away in Abuja for West Africa’s first tele-robotic surgery, removing a cancerous kidney. • Tesla - November 15, 2025 - During John Brandt’s heart attack, his son remotely rerouted his FSD-enabled Model Y to an ER. Doctors said the quick arrival likely saved his life. • SpaceX - January 15, 2026 - Crew Dragon safely brought Crew-11 home early during NASA’s first medical evacuation from the International Space Station. • Grok - December 2025 - A Norwegian patient said Grok urged him to return to the ER for a CT scan, which found an appendix close to rupturing before surgery. • Neuralink - September 18, 2026 - Terry, an ALS patient, used Neuralink to speak in a reconstruction of his own voice and tell his wife, “I love you.” • Starlink - September 10, 2026 - During Hurricane Lowell in Kauai, Starlink provided 200+ kits to responders and free service to new and existing customers. • Tesla - April 2, 2024 - FSD drove MaxPaul Franklin 13 miles to a VA hospital after an insulin-pump failure caused a diabetic emergency and mild heart attack. • Starlink - June 5, 2026 - Starlink provided 150 kits to Africa CDC, helping teams detect Ebola cases faster and coordinate frontline operations in Ituri, DRC. • Starlink - June 24–28, 2026 - After Venezuela’s twin earthquakes, Starlink provided free service while 42 terminals helped people contact relatives and coordinate aid. • Tesla - February 19, 2026 - After Rishi Vohra passed out on a freeway, his Cybertruck slowed down, activated its hazards, pulled over. • Starlink - July 18, 2026 - A surgeon in Salvador remotely removed a kidney tumor from a patient 2,320 km away in Campo Grande during the Americas’ first Starlink-enabled telesurgery. • Neuralink - 2024–2026 - Alex designs 3D CAD parts and plays games; Brad types, edits videos and uses his cloned voice; Nick controls a robotic arm to feed himself; Mike continues working; RJ and Lee control phones, computers and TVs through thought. And these are only a few examples. There are many, many more cases like these.

Premarket movers: Mag 7 stocks are mixed: Tesla (TSLA) climbs 1.3% after Elon Musk openly endorsed the prospect of combining SpaceX with the electric-car maker. Nvidia is also gaining amid a broad AI rally (Nvidia (NVDA) +2%, Amazon (AMZN) +0.2%, Alphabet (GOOGL) -1%, Meta Platforms (META) -0.5%, Apple (AAPL) -0.4%, Microsoft (MSFT) -0.5%). AT&T (T) falls 3% after the wireless carrier reported third-quarter wireless postpaid phone net additions that missed the average analyst estimate. Capital One (COF) rises 2% after reporting third-quarter earnings that beat estimates as the largest US credit-card lender benefited from revenue climbing and kept its expenses in check. DigitalOcean (DOCN) climbs 4% after Piper Sandler upgraded the software company to overweight from neutral, writing that it is seeing an acceleration in growth due to AI. Fortinet (FTNT) slips 3% after Arete downgraded the security software company by two notches, to sell from buy, citing concerns about its growth and valuation. Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) falls 5% after the robotic-surgery company reported US growth for its da Vinci surgical robots in the third quarter that fell short of investor expectations. Netflix (NFLX) is down 6% after the streaming-video company gave a revenue forecast that was weaker than expected, compounding concerns about its growth. Philip Morris International (PM) slips 2% after the tobacco maker cut its profit forecast for this fiscal year as rising energy costs stemming from conflict in the Middle East take a toll. SpaceX (SPCX) is up 6% after reporting third-quarter revenue that was better than the average analyst estimate. The beat was driven by substantial growth in its artificial intelligence and satellite internet businesses. Super Micro Computer (SMCI) jumps 11% after the maker of servers reported preliminary first-quarter sales that were stronger than expected, citing AI-related demand. Zoom Communications (ZM) rises 4% after Oppenheimer upgraded the software company to outperform, writing that its AI platform was working better than expected.

BREAKING: Starlink just helped make medical history in Africa! 🇳🇬 Using a Starlink internet connection, a surgeon near Lagos remotely controlled a robot to remove a cancerous kidney from a patient in Abuja, around 500 km away, in West Africa’s first tele-robotic surgery.