The Boring Company is expanding the Vegas Loop to 29 miles and 51 stations. Boring Revolution finds the Boring system will be a money printer with an insane daily through-put of 495,000 persons and a monster 42% gross margin. He expects the tunnels will cost $162 million. The stations will be built by the casinos. …
Historically, computing technology typically hits significant milestones that influence the course of history in 10 – 15 year cycles. The mid-80s was the era of PCs, the Internet reshaped the 90s, smartphones upended the 2000s, and since the introduction of the Bitcoin whitepaper in 2008, blockchain technology has been reshaping the course of history with …
Blue Origin and Sierra Space announced plans for Orbital Reef, a commercially developed, owned, and operated space station to be built in low Earth orbit. The station will open the next chapter of human space exploration and development by facilitating the growth of a vibrant ecosystem and business model for the future. Orbital Reef is …
If anyone told you that document fraud is still one of the largest forms of fraud in this digital age, many would deny given the prevalence of digital credentials today. It is hard to fathom that the market for counterfeit and fake documents and certifications is still high in 2021. However, the counterfeit market for …
Iran and Venezuela have been kept out of the regular oil markets for years with US and European sanctions. Iran and Venezuela, each used to export a couple million barrels of oil per day or more if you look further back in time. Venezuela had a longer twenty-year decline because they wrecked their economy and …
Looking at a list of pandemics COVID-19 is ranking at about the percent of global population loss (0.07-0.25%) at about the level of the 1957 flu (0.03-0.1%). World population is now over three times larger so instead of 1.1-4.0 million global population hit, the 1957 flu would adjust to 3.6 to 13 million. COVID-19 is …
SpaceX shows off Boca Chica and the Super Heavy Starship in a video on twitter – Gateway to Mars. Gateway to Mars pic.twitter.com/cej13QdyJP — SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 23, 2021
Keemut has a calculator to compare most gasoline car models against electric cars for the total cost of ownership over five years. They have an estimate of gasoline prices by state. The Tesla Model Y and Model 3 have lower total cost of ownership than the Toyota Corolla in states ranging from California to Texas. …
AAA reports that US average price for a gallon of gasoline rose six cents over the past week to hit $3.38. The pump price went up every day in the past 27 days and added approximately 20 cents to the cost of a gallon of gas. These are the highest prices since September of 2014. …
Nanoracks, in collaboration with Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], has formed a team to develop the first-ever free flying commercial space station. The space station, known as Starlab, will be a continuously crewed commercial platform, dedicated to conducting critical research, fostering industrial activity, and ensuring continued U.S. presence and leadership in low-Earth orbit. …
Tesla has surged as high as $1038 today on the news of $4.2 billion deal with Hertz. Hertz is emerging from bankruptcy and will buy 100,000 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y over the next 14 months. Hertz is buying at full price. Normally fleet sales involve discounts but Tesla has a backorder of about …
