Archive for the ‘Elon Musk’ category: Page 118
Feb 22, 2022
Tesla pushes back
Posted by Atanas Atanasov in categories: climatology, Elon Musk, space travel, sustainability
Tesla asks for help… SpaceX stacks… Elon Musk pays in Doge. It’s the free edition of Musk Reads #286.
And for our premium members — last week, you learned about Moon Bikes. This week, you will hear from author Jimmy Soni about what Musk’s earliest success reveals about his management style.
Feb 21, 2022
Elon Musk’s brain chip company Neuralink responds to monkey abuse allegations
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: biotech/medical, computing, Elon Musk, neuroscience
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Following multiple news organizations covering allegations of animal abuse at Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain chip company, the tech developer issued a statement on its animal welfare policies.
Earlier this month, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine announced lawsuits against the University of California, Davis and Neuralink over its treatment of the macaque monkeys used to test the experimental brain implants developed by Musk’s company.
Feb 21, 2022
Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Dishes Are Attracting Cats
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: Elon Musk, internet, satellites
The heat from Starlink’s receiver dishes is helping felines and other small animals stay warm through the cold winters.
Starlink is an important project of SpaceX and Elon Musk to provide high-speed satellite Internet to mankind. Although it is not yet clear how we humans will benefit, this project is definitely being extremely popular with cats, at least for the time being. The reason is because Starlink’s receiver dishes are becoming the ideal place for cats to rest and warm up in the cold winter.
Specifically, on a Twitter post on New Year’s Eve, one user named Aaron Taylor captured an image of 5 cats cuddled up on one of Starlink satellite dishes. Meanwhile, though the outdoor temperature seemed quite low and the ground was still covered with snow, the heat emitted from the receiver dishes appeared to be enough to warm the kittens, making them continue to lie there.
Feb 20, 2022
Neuralink: Bridging The Gap Between Human & Machine
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI
Neuralink! Also known as, Elon Musk’s other (other) project.
You’ve probably heard of Elon Musk’s plan to insert brain chips into the human brain, finally bridging the gap between human and machine. Academically, this is known as a brain-machine interface and it’s actually not that novel an idea!
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Feb 19, 2022
Elon Musk’s Boring Company has submitted a proposal for a 6.2-mile underground transit system in Miami
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company has submitted a proposal to construct a 6.2-mile underground transit system in Miami, Insider can reveal.
The North Miami Beach Loop would ferry Tesla vehicles between seven stations along State Road 826, between the Golden Glades Transit Center and Sunny Isles Beach at Newport Pier, according to the proposal, seen by Insider.
The Boring Company estimated that the loop would initially be able to carry more than 7,500 passengers per hour, and could be scaled to carry more than 15,000 per hour.
Feb 19, 2022
Elon Musk’s SpaceX to split its private stock 10-for-1
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, space travel
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is splitting the value of its common stock 10-for-1, CNBC has learned, with the company’s valuation having soared to more than $100 billion.
The split means that for each share of SpaceX stock owned as of Thursday, a holder now has 10 shares after the conversion. With SpaceX valued at $560 a share during its most recent sale, the split reduces SpaceX’s common stock to $56 a share, according to a company-wide email obtained by CNBC.
“The split has no impact on the overall valuation of the company or on the overall value of your SpaceX holdings,” the email said.
Feb 19, 2022
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Plots Texas Tunnels
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: Elon Musk, habitats
Feb 18, 2022
Elon Musk gave a mysterious $5.7 billion donation weeks after he dared the UN to show him its plan for solving world hunger
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, food
The UN World Food Program executive director David Beasley said global elites should step up, and that $6 billion would help feed people at risk of starvation.
Virgin Galactic announced on Friday that Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya is stepping down from the space tourism company’s board of directors.
Feb 17, 2022
Tesla hit with disturbing racial discrimination allegations… again
Posted by Atanas Atanasov in categories: Elon Musk, space travel, sustainability
SpaceX readies Starship.
Tesla needs a major change.
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