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A reader has performed more detailed measurements of the Tesla Shanghai Megapack factory. He has dimensions of 450 meters by 180 meters (1476 feet X 590 feet). This would be 870,800 square feet versus the 440,000 square feet of the Lathrop California megapack factory. This means almost exactly double. The Tesla Shanghai megapack factory will ... Read more

Starship’s fifth flight test could launch as soon as October 13, pending regulatory approval. IF everything is going well from the launch and return then they will try to land on the mechazilla launch tower. Thousands of distinct vehicle and pad criteria must be met prior to a return and catch attempt of the Super ... Read more

Bloomberg reports that Dish Network bond holders are blocking the DirecTV acquisition of Dish Network. DirecTV wants to buy Dish Network for $1 and the assumption of $9.75 billion in debt. Direct TV wants a partial write down of the debt. They want a $1.6 billion reduction. Dish needs consent from its bondholders to exchange ... Read more

Iran claimed to have destroyed twenty Israeli F-35 fighter jets in a missile attack. Iran’s ballistic missiles have warheads in the range of 800-1600 pounds of explosive. Iran’s missiles were mostly older and not accurate. They typical miss by 60 feet to hundreds of feet. Israel has hardened shelters for their planes which require direct ... Read more

Tesla is rolling out FSD 12.5.6 (full self driving) which includes new changes including end to end on highway, earlier and more natural lane changes, updated driver profiles 😱 and auto set speed has been changed to Max Speed. Our HW4 Model Y is currently downloading FSD 12.5.6! This includes a slew of new changes ... Read more

A trillion dollars is the type of money that actually affects global events. When you think about a full 16 trillion dollars, that is a number that is difficult to comprehend, even at a global level. And yet, according to a well formed analysis on tokenization, this is what the tokenization of RWAs (real world ... Read more

The FCC said in its latest report that about 16.9% of cell sites were still out of commission. This is about 2-4 million phone users. The Milton Hurricane could impact 5-20 million cellphone users in Florida. Yesterday, Starlink SMS is working on SpaceX and T-Mobile test devices. SpaceX is working hard to see about turning ... Read more

There are rumors that Iran exploded a nuclear bomb underground which caused a 4.5 earthquake. This is unconfirmed. I do not believe these rumors. I would expect a different set of actions from Israel and Iran leading up to an actual underground nuclear test. Israel has Iran fully infiltrated with spies and spying. There is ... Read more

SpaceX had 17 launches with 13 direct to cellphone enabled version 2 mini Starlink satellites and 6 in the initial launch in April, 2024. This is being activated in North Carolina and Georgia where communications have failed in many areas due to the hurricane. This will likely be activated in Florida late this week while ... Read more

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch the NASA Europa Clipper mission in a few days. It was going to be October 10, 2024 but that has been delayed due to the risk of a hurricane. The Europa Clipper spacecraft is 13000 pounds and is the largest planetary exploration vehicle ever made by NASA. Europa is ... Read more

Tesla is building the high-volume Semi truck factory with new, efficient techniques in partnership with BZI. This is from the great video and X coverage from Hinrichs Zanegler. The footings are about 95-97% complete. The overall factory is about 30% complete.

Venus Aerospace advanced propulsion system is engineered to power high-speed vehicles, including drones and aircraft, enabling them to travel vast distances at high altitudes and achieve high-Mach speeds with unmatched efficiency. The VDR2 combines the high thrust and efficiency of the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) with the high efficiency cruise of a Ramjet. This ... Read more

Ion Trap Quantum computer company, IonQ, demonstrated remote ion-ion entanglement. They built off the ion-photon entanglement achievement announced in February, this demonstration announced in September showcases the second out of four significant milestones required to develop photonic interconnects – a foundational step towards quantum networking and a core component of IonQ’s scaling strategy. IonQ is ... Read more

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan VC2S rocket launched for the second certification (Cert-2) mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Cert-2 mission includes an inert payload and demonstrations associated with future Centaur V technologies. This is the second of two test flights required for ULA’s certification process with ... Read more

Russia appears to have suffered a catastrophic failure in a test of its Sarmat missile. The images from Sept. 21 show a crater about 60 meters (200 feet) wide at the launch silo at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. They reveal extensive damage that was not visible in pictures taken earlier in the month. ... Read more

Elon posts that Tesla FSD will soon exceed 10,000 miles between critical interventions, which is a year of driving for most people. One week until the shock and awe of Tesla Robotaxi day. FSD will soon exceed 10,000 miles between critical interventions, which is a year of driving for most people — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) ... Read more

Big news this week in AI, AI startups, AI research and AI funding. This is the first sections. See the rest at Nextbigfuture substack. 1. AI Data center plans and nuclear power. 2. OpenAI DevDay. 3. AI Research 4. Blackrock and Microsoft have a new $30 Billion AI Infrastructure fund 5. Aptos partners with Ignition ... Read more

Former NASCAR star Greg Biffle says Elon Musk’s @SpaceX has donated 500 @Starlink kits which he will receive tomorrow at 5 AM – He will then immediately fly them out using his helicopters to Western North Carolina to be deployed to restore communication in the region. NEWS: Former NASCAR star Greg Biffle says Elon Musk's ... Read more