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by Brian Wang on (#70MGW)
Tesla's overnight and daytime price swings around $425-450 and the day ended at $436. The sell-off was due to disappointment over the new affordable Model 3 and Y not being as revolutionary or cheap as some hoped. Expecting a strong Q3 earnings call on October 22, EPS beats (65-75 vs. analyst 39-59 estimates) . Energy ... Read more
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by Brian Wang on (#70M9K)
Total funding for the top 10 AI companies is ~$115B and 70% is in 2025. Enterprise shift (Cohere/Inflection) yields 2-3x faster ROI than consumer bets. The AI funding does not include the $60-80 billion per year that Google speeds on AI capex. ROI signals are strong-enterprise AI ARR grew 300% YoY.
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by Brian Wang on (#70M9M)
Planet is launching Owl, their next-generation monitoring fleet. They will have a technical demonstration slated for launch late 2026. The Owl fleet moves into production and launch over the following years. Owl will be designed to deliver frequent, best-in-class imagery faster, enabling customers to receive imagery-enabled insights within as little as one hour of capture. ... Read more
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by Brian Wang on (#70M9N)
September 23, 2025, Stoke Space raised $510 million in Series D funding led by Thomas Tull's US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT) in conjunction with a $100 million debt facility led by Silicon Valley Bank. This new financing, which more than doubles our total capital raised to $990 million, will accelerate product development and expansion. Washington ... Read more
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by Brian Wang on (#70M6Y)
Nvidia's $100 billion commitment to OpenAI over a few years is one of several circular deals Nvidia is making. Upstream chip sales fuel downstream infrastructure bets, creating a self-reinforcing loop that has propelled Nvidia's market cap to $4.6 trillion. Nvidia Q2 operating cash flow hit $15.4 billion and a growing $56.8 billion war chest. Projections ... Read more
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by cybernewswire on (#70KVK)
Tel Aviv, Israel, 8th October 2025, CyberNewsWire
by Brian Wang on (#70KKW)
IVO Quantum drive seems to be showing a reduced orbital decay. Around October 1, 2025, the rate of orbital decay has slowed. From Sept 23 to Oct 1, 2025 It dropped 900 meters in 8 days. From Oct 2 to Oct 8, 2025. It dropped 200 meters in 6 days. Semi Major Axis (SMA) - ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70KHD)
Here we see a video of the Tesla Shanghai Model YL. Looking at the differences to Berlin. They have enclosed more areas so that parts are assembled with minimal humans monitoring. The speed of the car and part movement is faster. There is a higher density of robotic arms in some sections with more parallel ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70KHE)
A narrated video tour of Tesla's Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg (often called Giga Berlin) explores the facility's manufacturing processes, interviews employees, and highlights its efficiency and sustainability. The tour emphasizes Tesla's vertical integration, continuous iteration (no fixed model years), automation balanced with human oversight, and a multinational workforce. Production focuses on the Model Y, with ~1,000 units ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70K9X)
Elite Tesla FSD tester Chuck cook says FSD 14.1 is ready and safe enough for wide release and has gamechanging ability to start from park and end the drive in a specific parking mode for basically a taxi cab like experience. Sawyer Merritt says FSD V14 is blowing his mind right now. For the first ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70K6Z)
AMD will supply up to 6 gigawatts of GPUs to the OpenAI over several years. The first 1 gigawatt deployment of AMD Instinct MI450 GPUs is set to begin in the second half of 2026. The deal should generate tens of billions of dollars in revenue for AMD over the next few years. The deal ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70K3N)
Tesla Full Self-Driving 14.1 performs entire drives for you with 1 tap. Whole Mars shows a drive pulling out of a parking spot and exiting a garage, driving on city streets, highway, exiting and parking at a destination. FSD(Supervised) v14.1 includes: Added Arrival Options for you to select where FSD should park: in a ... Read more
by cybernewswire on (#70K3P)
Raleigh, United States, 7th October 2025, CyberNewsWire
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by Brian Wang on (#70JJ5)
Tesla Giga Shanghai's only needs ~2.5 hours to build a Model YL end-to-end. This is a 75% reduction from Tesla's pre-2023 internal KPIs of 8-10 hours, achieved via unboxed parallel assembly (where subassemblies like chassis, battery, and interior converge simultaneously rather than sequentially). For context, VW's legacy plants clock in at 20-30 hours per vehicle, ... Read more
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by Brian Wang on (#70JES)
DARPA and the US Air Force have started the High Mach Gas Turbine (HMGT) program to develop reusable hypersonic planes. The core technology revolves around Turbine Based Combined Cycle (TBCC) propulsion systems, which integrate turbine engines for low-to-mid speeds with airbreathing components or hypersonic mach 5+ speeds. Engine Architecture and Subsystems: Development of a complete ... Read more
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by Brian Wang on (#70JC7)
On October 5, 2025, the Wall Street Journal reportes that xAI is committing over $18 billion to acquire approximately 300,000 additional NVIDIA GPUs, bringing the total for Colossus 2 to around 550,000 chips. This aligns with broader announcements from Musk on X, where he has repeatedly described Colossus 2 as the world's first gigawatt-scale AI ... Read more
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by Brian Wang on (#70J9G)
GE had a successful Mach 2.2 captive flight of solid fuel ramjet on F-104 which demonstrated throttleable thrust for evasive, long-range munitions. GE tested atmospheric test of launched airbreathing system (ATLAS) Flight Test Vehicle which marking a major milestone in advancing solid fuel ramjet (SFRJ) propulsion technology. Solid fuel ramjets represent a pivotal advancement in ... Read more
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by Brian Wang on (#70J9H)
DARPA launched Phase 1 of its Robust Quantum Sensors (RoQS) program, a groundbreaking effort to develop and deploy quantum sensing technology. Quantum sensors offer unmatched precision in detecting magnetic and electric fields, acceleration, rotation, and gravity, but their extraordinary sensitivity has made them notoriously fragile in real-world environments. Phase 1 focuses on two technical areas ... Read more
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by cybernewswire on (#70J9J)
Paris, France, 6th October 2025, CyberNewsWire
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by Brian Wang on (#70H25)
Despite a 10% dip after strong Q3 delivery numbers (the stock remains up 29% for the month. How low can Tesla shares go? Why could shares rebound ? FSD v14 release or Model Q announcement. Robotaxi Expansion: Texas regulations require an urgent response team for driverless operations. Tesla's recent job postings suggest hiring and training ... Read more
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by Brian Wang on (#70G18)
Anduril and Zone 5 Technologies recently conducted successful test flights of drone interceptor prototypes and have received additional funding to refine the technology, the Defense Department announced Monday. Following Anduril and Zone 5's recent successful flight demonstrations, both vendors received additional funding to further refine their rapid prototypes, integrate their systems with the mission partner's ... Read more
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by Brian Wang on (#70G19)
Army 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade 3D printing K9 Genesis UAV. Printed, components sourced, and fully assembled on base referencing our fully open source wiki, files, & guides. Soldiers from the Hunter Army Airfield Innovation Center received initial training on the Expeditionary Manufacturing Cell or xCell, 3d-printer system, at Ft. Stewart and then manufactured around 90 ... Read more
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by Brian Wang on (#70F5P)
Tesla' surged to $460 amid high expectations for tomorrow's Q3 delivery numbers. Brian and Randy give their prediction of Tesla Q3 car deliveries and quarterly energy production. UPDATE Oct 2: Actual deliveries 497k. Brian predicted 495k-595k. 495,000-505,000 vehicle deliveries. Adjusted from prior quarter plus adjustments for inventory drawdown (from Q2's +26,000 excess). Europe (+13,000 to ... Read more
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by Brian Wang on (#70EXY)
US-China are in a race to 1000 wingman drones by 2030-the tech that could rewrite World War III and shape the balance of geopolitical power. Think if five R2D2s were each flying X-wings fighter in Stars Wars to help Luke Sky Walker. In the real world these unmanned fighter drones will be loyal wingmen'- sidekicks ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70ETY)
The eleventh flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Monday, October 13. The launch window will open at 6:15 p.m. CT. The upcoming flight will build on the successful demonstrations from Starship's tenth flight test with flight experiments gathering data for the next generation Super Heavy booster, stress-testing Starship's heatshield, and ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70ETZ)
Why does humanity live on a planet orbiting a rare G-type dwarf star (like our Sun) when M-type red dwarfs comprise 82% of stars and are 33 times more abundant? Why do we live so early (1% into) the Stelliferous era, when long-lived M-dwarfs will dominate for trillions of years, far outlasting G-dwarfs' 10-billion-year lifespans? ... Read more
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by Brian Wang on (#70E8V)
Awaiting Q3 delivery numbers on October 2nd (hoping for 500k+ vehicles and 13 GWh energy storage). A potential surge to $500-$520 this week on strong results, amplified by FSD rollout and options activity. Longer-term, Fibonacci analysis points to $600 by November, with $2T market cap as resistance. Sustained growth needs robotaxi/FSD progress or Model Y/3 ... Read more
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by Brian Wang on (#70DW3)
The first stage of Firefly's Alpha Flight 7 rocket exploded during testing. Proper safety protocols were followed, and all personnel are safe. The company is assessing the impact to its stage test stand, and no other facilities were impacted. Firefly Aerospace's first stage booster for its seventh Alpha rocket flight exploded on September 29, 2025, ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70D7A)
SpaceX's Starship Spaceport Plan 2.0 outlines a vision for high-cadence, airport-like spaceports enabling Starships to fly everywhere routinely. This shifts from low-volume launches to daily operations, supporting Mars colonization and beyond. SpaceX has a blueeprint for airport-like spaceports, where Falcon 9's 2025 tempo (~every 2 days) scales to Starship's 400+ flights/year and accommodates rivals like ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70D7B)
The First Tesla V4 cabinet Supercharger are now live. They have 0.5 MW, 3X power density and 2X stalls per cabinet. It takes AC power in and uses 16 trays of power electronics and gives DC power out. This is the tech that will make 1.2MW charging for Semi, and 0.5 MW charging for cars, ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70D5E)
Tesla starts releasing FSD v14 Breakthroughs this week. Versions 14.0, 14.1, and 14.2 already exist and are undergoing internal testing by Tesla employees. Elon Musk describes v14 as a game-changer that is 2-3x safer than human drivers with a FSD 14.2 with a sentient feel-smooth, controlled, and consistent, unlike inconsistent prior versions. Rollout of FSD ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70CWZ)
A Nature paper describes an innovative analog in-memory computing (IMC) architecture tailored for the attention mechanism in large language models (LLMs). They want to drastically reduce latency and energy consumption during inference. The design leverages gain-cell crossbar arrays-capacitor-based memory devices made from oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (IGZO or ITO)-to store key (K) and value (V) ... Read more
by cybernewswire on (#70CJJ)
Singapore, Singapore, 29th September 2025, CyberNewsWire
by Brian Wang on (#70CE9)
South Korea study published in Biomarker Research of 8.4 million adults finds higher risks of overall, lung, prostate, thyroid, gastric, colorectal, and breast cancers - across both mRNA and viral-vector platforms Increased risk for major cancers-such as lung, liver, colorectal, gastric, pancreatic, and breast-typically worsens national life expectancy by elevating age-specific and overall mortality rates. ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70C9J)
Sutton believes Reinforcement Learning is the Path to to Intelligence via Experience. Sutton defines intelligence as the computational part of the ability to achieve goals. It is rooted in a stream of experience: actions taken, sensations observed, and rewards received. This era of experience forms the foundation of RL (Reinforcement Learning). AI Agents learn by ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70BX5)
The first B21 Stealth bombers shoudl be combat ready for initial operations in 2026. Air Force Chief of Staff David Allvin said there are efforts to accelerate the fielding of the B21. The rumors suggest combat readiness by 2026 (initial ops) or 2027. This would be much earlier than the initial 2029 target. The B21 ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70BAC)
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gives a comprehensive Year in AI Recap and forward-looking discussion on the explosive growth of AI infrastructure, scaling laws, partnerships, competitive dynamics, and geopolitical implications. Nvidia's recently announced an OpenAI Stargate partnership and an investment in OpenAI. AI computing is an industrial revolution on par with electricity or jet engines. Huang ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70BAD)
Tesla and Elon Musk's announced Full Self-Driving (FSD) version 14 starts rolling out next week - sept 29-Ocit 2), followed by 14.1 in mid-October (a debugging/polishing update after internal employee testing revealed fixes needed for its big changes"), and 14.2 in 4-10 weeks (late November to early December). FSD 14.2 is described as the sublime ... Read more
by cybernewswire on (#70AAW)
Austin / TX, United States, 25th September 2025, CyberNewsWire
by Brian Wang on (#70A83)
Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses have become the clear leader in consumer AI and XR wearables, with over 3.5 million units shipped since launch and tripled sales in the first half of 2025 compared to the previous year. Meta now holds over 60% of the global AR/VR and smart glasses market, with its glasses accounting for ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70A84)
The total mass loss rate and outflow speed from its 3I/Atlas surface was used to infer its mass. The mass of 3I/ATLAS must be bigger than 33 billion tons. The diameter of its solid-density nucleus must be larger than 5 kilometers. This suggests that 3I/ATLAS is more massive than the other two interstellar objects, 1I/`Oumuamua ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70A50)
Elon said that Tesla FSD Version 14.0 goes into early wide release next week, then 14.1 about 2 weeks later and finally 14.2. The car will feel almost like it is sentient being by 14.2. This will have ten times the parameters of FSD 13. It is supposed to be 2-3 times safer than human ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#70A51)
Tesla's stock closing above $440 for the first time would be a key technical breakthrough when it converts resistance to support and will then pave the way for all-time highs (around $488). There can be false breakouts. The near-term targets are $450-$500, with potential surges to $600-$700 (equating to a $2T market cap) or even ... Read more
by cybernewswire on (#709RS)
Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 25th September 2025, CyberNewsWire
by Brian Wang on (#709BY)
On September 22, 2025, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said Boeing has started making the first F-47 airframes under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. This is the start of engineering and manufacturing development (EMD). Boeing has a $20 billion contract. The Boeing's St. Louis factory been idle since F-15 ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#7095F)
Tesla's stock has been stuck in narrow range. What could break it out? Full Self-Driving (FSD) software challenges, AI data center energy needs, nuclear power developments, H-1B visa reforms, and broader commentary. Tesla traders are seeing shares stuck at $440 (unlikely to break without major news), with support levels at $423-$424 and $410. Are dips ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#708Q4)
NASA's Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket is getting ready to send four astronauts from Earth on a journey around the Moon in 2026. Engineers have upgraded the agency's Moon SLS rocket inside and out after the Artemis 1 launch. SLS flew a good first mission on the Artemis I test flight. NASA commits ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#708M9)
Lockheed Martin's newly unveiled Vectis drone will be a groundbreaking advancement in unmanned aerial systems. Lockheed Martin has introduced Vectis and describes it as the most advanced fighter drone ever built. It has not been built yet. It is in simulation and design. It is classified as a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) by the U.S. ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#708JP)
A new order for a GE Vernova 7HA gas turbine placed today would likely see delivery in late 2028 at the earliest, with potential delays extending to 2029-2030 depending on production ramp-up and order prioritization. This equates to a lead time of approximately 3-4 years from order date, though some reports indicate quotes up to ... Read more
by Brian Wang on (#708JQ)
China and the USA are racing to develop unmanned wingman drone fighter jets. Those will form mixed manned and unmanned fighter jets with fighter superdrones. China's new Fujian aircraft carrier with magnetic launcher like carrier-scale drone operations. As of September 23, 2025, the U.S. Navy has two aircraft carriers equipped with the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch ... Read more