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6th of August, 2024
"We tried peace for 2 years, now it is war..." - Elon, 6th of August, 2024
■ TESLA $TSLA ($200.64, +0.88%):
- Today at Giga Berlin the new battery electric Giga Train officially started. It is free for all passengers and connects the Erkner station with Tesla. Pic by Puppelz (@OliverPviews).
- Tesla is issuing an Over the Air (OTA) update to 1.7 million imported Model S and Xs and China-made Model 3 and Ys This is the same update that was issued in America last week to solve a possible failure to detect when the frunk lid is unlocked.
- According to Thai publication The Economic Base,Tesla has put any plans for a factory in Thailand, Malaysia, or Indonesia on hold. Tesla is only talking about charging stations and will produce from China, America, and Germany only.
- Why does Shake Shack suddenly look so good? Pic by イカら (@cybertruck_jp).
- Tesla Taiwan announced a partnership with Costco Taiwan to sell vehicles at Costco stores. The first 50 people to buy a car were supposed to get 5,000km (3,100 miles) of free Supercharger miles and a charger traveling case. But, Elon was having none of it. Per Elon, "I just canned this program. Was not approved." Ouch!
- Bec Chappell, Tesla Sales Advisor, shouting out the 0% APR promo for Model 3 and Y. "What's your perfect model and color? Whether it's the Model 3 or the Model Y, there's still time to get your very own brand-new Tesla on 0% APR, including on some of our ex-demo's with the price adjustment on!"
- According AJ, (@alojoh), Tesla China has reported 12.5K vehicle sales for week of July 29th to August 4th.
FLYOVERS:
Giga Nevada: Zanegler (@HinrichsZane), 5th of August, '24. More footings and forms have been dug. The future roundabout area is cleared and leveled. Follow Zangler!
■ SPACEX:
- Starship 30 was placed on the mobile static fire stand and rolle dback to Massey's Outpost. As stated yesterday, a Raptor swap took place over the weekend and now the ship will undergo another static fire. Pic from @NASASpaceflight's live feed.
- Falcon 9 Booster B1082 was spotted at the Port of Long Beach, California, following the Starlink 11-1 mission and it has a serious lean to it. Probably a fairly easy leg fix, but it has been a very long time since we have seen an leg issue. Great pic by Matt Hartman (@ShorealoneFilms).
- At the McGregor test facility, SpaceX appeared to be simulating Superheavy catch burns ahead of IFT-5's landing attempt. Yesterday morning there was a relight gap of 3m 13s. This was the same gap between Booster 11's boostback burn shutdown and landing burn.
- According to Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace), the issues with Boeing's Starliner is forcing NASA to push the Crew-9 mission to the 29th of September. It is currently scheduled for the 18th of August. No decisions have been made on when or how Starliner will return. Per Eric, "Administrator Bill Nelson tells me he will have the final say on how Butch and Suni come home."
Countdown to 144 (76 - Falcon 9, 1 - Falcon Heavy, and 2 - Starship):
Launch 80! Wednesday, 7th of August, at 8:59 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 8-3 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Launch 81! Saturday, 10th of August, at 7:15 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 10-7 will launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Launch 82! Sunday, 11th of August, at 7 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) will launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. ASBM 1 & 2 are two twin satellites built by Northrop Grumman for Space Norway, in cooperation with Inmarsat and the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. They are designed to bring mobile broadband coverage in the Arctic for both civilians and military. The US Air Force provides the Extremely High Frequency eXtended Data Rate payloads on ASBM satellites as part of the Enhanced Polar System. The booster landing area is unknown.
■ THE BORING COMPANY: N/A... boring.
■ NEURALINK: N/A...
■ STARLINK:
- SpaceX has cut the price of the Standard V4 Starlink dish for the entire US market to $299, down from $499. This sale will last until the 5th of October. The Starlink Mini in the US is still $599.
- Karibu Connect has installed another Starlink for the Kenya Wildlife Service. This one is in beautiful Aberdare National Park. By leveraging Starlink, they minimize the need for extensive terrestrial infrastructure, and preserve the natural landscape and reduce environmental disruption. "Additionally, we support local conservation efforts and invest in community-driven sustainability initiatives, reinforcing our dedication to creating a greener, more connected future for Kenya."
- Jeff Taylor, Founder of Event 38 Unmanned Systems, announced their E455 BVLOS edition can now carry both a Starlink Mini and the Casia Iris DAA system simultaneously. This keeps the E455 connected while operating in and out of mountain valleys in rural areas, offshore, and for border patrols covering thousands of miles.
- IT WORKHOUSE of Kingsbridge, Devon, England testing Starlink at a beautiful coastal location.
■ X:
- X CEO Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) has announced that X filed a lawsuit against the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, a coalition of major advertisers, claiming that it had violated antitrust laws by coordinating with brands to dissuade them from spending money on the social media platform.
Per Elon, "I strongly encourage any company who has been systematically boycotted by advertisers to file a lawsuit. There may also be criminal liability via the RICO Act. Everyone who has been boycotted should file a lawsuit in every country they’ve been boycotted. We tried peace for 2 years, now it is war."
The platform Rumble has joined X stating, "(We are suing) the cartel of advertisers and ad agencies who conspired to block ad revenue from going to certain platforms and content creators. GARM was a conspiracy to perpetrate an advertiser boycott of Rumble and others, and that's illegal."
- Linda Yaccarino has sent an email to employees that X is to vacate their Market Street San Francisco location. Employees will move to their offices in San Jose and the engineering office in Palo Alto. Per Elon, "No choice. It is impossible to operate in San Francisco if you’re processing payments. That’s why Stripe, Block (CashApp) & others had to move."
- Swak (@swak_12) has found that X payments will soon be active.
- X is looking to remove the total of likes, comments, and reposts, from replies. You will be able to click on each category to view the totals.
- X for iOS will soon activate 'long press to react'.
- Requesting a Community Notes for iOS is coming soon.
■ xAI:
- According to Aaron (@aaronp613), code shows Grok v2 will soon be active for X iOS.
■ ELON NEWS:
- According to a post by Donald Trump on Truth Social, he will be doing "a major interview with Elon Musk" Monday night, the 12th of August. No other details were given.
- Monday in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, Elon revived his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman. The suit seeks a judicial determination that OpenAI's license to Microsoft to use its AI models is null and void. Elon also contends that OpenAI's language models are outside the scope of the company's partnership with Microsoft.
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SOURCES
FLYOVERS:
Giga Nevada: Zanegler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqT9kElgx58
Tesla:
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Starlink:
$299 V4 Starlink https://www.starlink.com/us
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