Tech News Roundup: October 19, 2026
Today’s roundup: Red Hat, SpaceX, Tesla news from the past day, with links to full write-ups.
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Tesla’s 2026 Proxy Sets December 3 Meeting and Feeds SpaceX Merger Talk
Tesla’s proxy puts three items on the December 3 ballot, launches a retail auto-voting program, and details Musk pay terms that vest on a change in control.
US Ambassador Warns EU of ‘Devastating’ Retaliation Over Starlink Spectrum Plan
US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder says European companies could face retaliation if Brussels reserves most of the 2 GHz satellite-to-phone band for European operators.
Musk Pledges One SpaceX Share to Every Child in America Next Year
Elon Musk says he’ll give one of his SpaceX shares to every US child next year, roughly $10.5 billion worth of stock, but hasn’t said how it would work.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Becomes a First-Party Offering on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
RHEL images can now be picked and paid for directly in the OCI Console, and Ansible, OpenShift and OpenShift Virtualization subscriptions are available through Oracle Marketplace.
Set Up a Kerberos Primary and Replica KDC on AlmaLinux 10
Add a replica KDC to an MIT Kerberos realm on AlmaLinux 10: copy the config and stash file, set up host keytabs and kpropd.acl, propagate with kprop, automate it with a systemd timer and test failover.
Check Software Raid Status CentOS Linux
Check Software Raid Status CentOS Linux Check Software Raid Status CentOS Linux Let’s Say that you have replaced your RAID 1 drive because one failed. How do you know it’s…
Tech News Roundup: October 18, 2026
Today’s roundup: SpaceX, Tesla news from the past day, with links to full write-ups.
Musk Says Optimus and Cybercab Will Be Most of Tesla’s Value Ahead of Q3 Results
Elon Musk says Optimus and Cybercab will be the vast majority of Tesla’s value, days before Tesla reports Q3 2026 results on October 21.
Poland Says It Has Funding and First Offers for Its Own Starlink Alternative
Poland’s deputy defence minister says the country has first offers and secured funding for a homegrown Starlink-style network, with a concrete plan expected within months.