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The Boring Company (TBC) released a photo showing Prufrock 3 lined up to launch at Tesla Giga Texas. TBC has been preparing for this moment for several weeks. Since mid-January, TBC has been diligently assembling Prufrock 3 near Giga Texas. Unlike traditional tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that require deep launch pits, Prufrock can porpoise, allowing it to launch directly from the surface, burrow underground, and emerge at the tunnel’s end. By porpoising, Prufrock streamlines the excavation process. Drone operator Joe Tegtmeyer, along with a team of experts in the tunneling field and other YouTubers closely following TBC’s projects, came up with…
Germany’s latest ground-mounted solar tender has been oversubscribed attracting over 4708MW of bids for an awarded volume of 2150MW. Germany’s Federal Network Agency has awarded 242 bids with a volume of 2150MW in its latest tender, which had a deadline of 1 December 2024. The auction attracted 524 bids for a total volume of 4708MW. “The bid volume received in the ground-mounted tender once again significantly exceeds the tender volume. “The persistently high level of competition is causing a further reduction in the award values. “The funding requirement for new ground-mounted systems will thus fall even further,” said…
Tesla’s former AI Director, Andrej Karpathy, was the latest guest on Lex Fridman’s podcast. Karpathy, a founding member of OpenAI and Stanford educator, spoke with Fridman on a variety of topics, including AI, leaving Tesla, and even the meaning of life. For those who are considering learning more about machine learning, Karpathy has this advice to share. “Beginners are often focused on what to do, and I think the focus should be more on how much you do. So, I am a believer on a high level in this 10,000 hours kind of concept where you just kind of have…
Following a successful search for the fastest pod during SpaceX’s second Hyperloop Competition, the Elon Musk-founded space exploration company has released rules for its third competition, which will require that each competing pod propel itself. Competition II saw both WARR Hyperloop and SpaceX and Tesla’s own pusher-pod break the top speed records for vacuum trains, respectively reaching 202 mph and 220 mph during runs in the Test Loop. Elon Musk has since suggested that the Tesla-built pusher pod could reach speeds of 300 mph or greater with some small modifications. Similar to Competition II, the next competition slated for mid-2018…
Billionaire Elon Musk outlined a list of “super obvious” changes that his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) plans to make at the U.S. Treasury Department this weekend.Musk says officials at the treasury are working to make the government’s books more simple to audit, as well as more accountability for where funds are going. The changes also require treasury employees to more frequently update the congressional “do not pay” list, which highlights fraudsters and illegal fronts.”Nobody in Treasury management cared enough before. I do want to credit the working level people in Treasury who have wanted to do this for many…
OpenAI might be planning to move to the hardware space and build artificial intelligence (AI) devices, including humanoid robots. The San Francisco-based AI firm filed a trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last week and listed a large number of consumer gadgets that the company might build in the near future. The filing also hints at AI chipsets, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) platforms, as well as end-to-end and cloud-to-edge solutions for software development.OpenAI Could Enter the Consumer Hardware SpaceA new trademark application was filed on January 31 with the USPTO, where the applicant’s…
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Tesla is revamping its vinyl wrap service with better pricing just a few months after quietly discontinuing what it previously offered. In September, Tesla eliminated 80 percent of its in-house wrap options for the Cybertruck in a move that seemed to limit available colors to the most popular. On Friday, December 13, Tesla launched a new vinyl wrap service for the Cybertruck, as well as the Model 3 and Model Y, pricing the new service at between $4,000 and $4,500. Tesla writes on its website: “Customize your Tesla with a vinyl wrap. Available in a variety of colors, textures and…
The Boring Company’s (TBC) Prufrock 3 is in position to start digging at Tesla Giga Texas. The tunnel boring machine (TBM) has been at Tesla’s Giga Texas site for quite some time now, and many are eager to see it start digging. “The [Boring Company] crews continue what appears to be final prep to start the Giga Texas tunnel, [and] I got video of crews entering in to the front of the drill head. Unsure what the delay is to begin tunneling, but indications seem to point to this happening soon,” noted drone operator Joe Tegtmeyer on X. The @boringcompany…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. According to a recent CryptoQuant Research post, Bitcoin (BTC) network activity has slumped to a 12-month low, with CryptoQuant’s Bitcoin Network Activity Index currently at its lowest level since February 2024. Bitcoin Network Activity Drops As Market Consolidates Data from CryptoQuant’s Bitcoin Network Activity Index shows that activity has declined by 15% from its peak in November 2024. As of February 5, the Index stands at 3,760, marking its lowest level in the past year. Related Reading The decline in network activity is primarily attributed to a sharp drop in the number of…