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Starlink is raising prices across its satellite internet plans in the US—including Standby Mode—with the cheapest 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) Residential plan going from $50 to $55/month. Meanwhile, Starlink’s 200 Mbps residential plan has jumped from $80 to $85/month, while the Residential Max plan went from $120 to $130/month. Standby Mode, which allows subscribers to pause their main Starlink service while using unlimited low-speed data, now costs $10/month instead of $5.

From mill towns in Maine to farm counties in Indiana to desert plots outside Abilene, Texas, data center developers are telling local governments: Bring us in, give us what we need, add some tax breaks, and the jobs will follow. More than 35 states have responded by offering incentives and more to attract the industry. There’s little research into whether massive industrial sites actually deliver the long-term economic gains they promise, but early reports suggest otherwise.