SpaceX Falcon Heavy successfully brings 3 satellites to orbit after delays

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket successfully launched for the sixth time on Sunday, delivering three satellites into geostationary orbit. The launch took place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the rocket’s sixth mission to date.  The Falcon Heavy is composed of three connected first stages of SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket. Since its inaugural […]

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Tesla (TSLA) Q1 2023 earnings results: $23.3B in revenue, 19.3% non-GAAP gross margins

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) posted its Q1 2023 earnings report after markets closed today. The results, which were discussed in the Q1 2023 Update Letter, were released after the closing bell on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Tesla’s earnings come on the heels of the company’s aggressive pricing strategy and record delivery numbers. In the first quarter, Tesla […]

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Elon Musk’s Starlink rolls out AU/NZ$199 limited time offer for AU, NZ rural areas

Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Starlink, has launched a limited time offer for select rural Australia and New Zealand areas, and it’s one incredible deal. As indicated on the service’s official website, Australian customers in select rural areas would be able to purchase Starlink hardware for AU/NZ$199. The price was previously AU$924 in Australia and […]

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Potential Starlink use for Taiwan discussed by US lawmakers, TW President: report

During a recent visit to Taipei, Taiwan, US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul and Arkansas Representative French Hill reportedly held talks with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen about the potential use of Elon Musk’s Starlink to help Taiwan.  McCaul and Hill had described the discussion as one of the “constructive takeaways” from their meeting […]

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Tesla former CTO JB Straubel nominated to Board of Directors

Former Tesla Chief Technology Officer (CTO) JB Straubel has been nominated for the company’s Board of Directors. The Redwood Materials head would be an asset to Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3.  The nomination of JB Straubel as a member of Tesla’s Board of Directors was announced through a Schedule 14A filing to the United States Securities and […]

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Tesla’s production innovations are influencing Toyota’s EV strategy: report

In late February, reports emerged stating that Japanese carmaker Toyota had conducted a teardown of the Tesla Model Y, one of the electric vehicle maker’s best-selling cars. The veteran automaker was reportedly quite shocked at the Model Y, with one executive stating that the all-electric crossover was a “work of art.”  This was partly due […]

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US Renewable energy sources surpass coal generation

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed that the United States generated more electricity from renewable energy sources than coal last year. According to the EIA, declining costs and rising subsidies contribute to renewables displacing fossil fuels.  “Economic growth paired with increasing electrification in end-use sectors results in stable growth in U.S. electric […]

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Twitter Blue goes live worldwide for $7 a month

Twitter Blue—or as Elon Musk calls it, Twitter Verified—is now available worldwide for a monthly subscription fee of $7 a month. Twitter Blue’s official relaunch is cheaper but does come with some caveats.  In October 2022, there were reports that Twitter planned to charge verified users $20 per month. At the time, horror novelist Stephen King […]

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SpaceX preparing for surge of geostationary satellite launches

SpaceX is preparing for a surge of geostationary communications satellite launches after several slow years. In the late 2010s, orders of large geostationary commsats plummeted. Formerly a mainstay of the commercial launch industry, western geostationary satellite launches became much rarer in 2019 and the early 2020s. That downturn was especially noticeable for SpaceX, where geostationary […]

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Elon Musk teases expendable version of SpaceX’s reusable Starship rocket

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the company could eventually develop an expendable version of its next-generation Starship rocket. Starship is extraordinarily ambitious. Even before considering the unproven concepts of orbital propellant refilling and full, rapid reusability that are central to the full system, Starship is a beast. The rocket measures 120 meters (~390 ft) […]

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