finance

communicationsSpaceX Ramping Up to Production of Starlink Satellites

April 8, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
SpaceX has announced a launch target of May 2019 for the first group of operational Starlink satellites. SpaceX needs to launch about 2200 Starlink satellites by April 2024 to be in compliance with the FCC license. SpaceX filed with the …
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chinaChina Wants to Integrate Greater Bay Area into a Tech Hub Challenger to Silicon Valley

February 19, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Today, China released a new grand plan for the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen and Guangzhou would be the four key cities of the bay area and the core engines for regional development. …
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artificial intelligenceThe Jobs After Automation Will Be to Satisfy Rising Standards and Competitive Demands

January 28, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
When particular areas are automated then what is provided from automation becomes the competitive ante. The work and the activity will be to add more. This could mean creating more locations or finding ways to use more people to provide …
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biotechScientist Who Edited Humans Was Very Active in Many Biotech Startups

January 10, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Dr He Jiankui created the world’s first gene-edited babies and has received at least 298 million yuan (US$43 million) in funding for two biotech start-ups from Chinese and international investors. Shenzhen Direct Genomics Biotechnology is a Shenzhen-based genome sequencing firm. …
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businessWhy Do I Have Confidence in My Forensic Financial Analysis of SpaceX?

December 19, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
This is a bit lengthy, but I wanted to explain why I have confidence in my financial analysis of SpaceX. I believe I have created a crude but justified proforma forensic financial analysis of SpaceX and their Starlink business. It …
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businessIf Starlink Succeeds Then SpaceX Revenue Will Be More Than Double NASA’s Budget

December 13, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
Nextbigfuture has calculated how the Super Heavy Starship will make deploying the Starlink satellite network $1 to $2 billion cheaper to launch than with Falcon 9s. The Super Heavy Starship will be able to deploy over five times the number …
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financeSpaceX gets approval for 7,500 more satellites

November 15, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
The FCC approved SpaceX request for access to additional frequencies and to operate an additional 7,500 satellites at very low-Earth altitudes. In March, the FCC had approved SpaceX initial plan for a constellation of 4425 satellites. Market access approval has …
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blockchainDESICO Launches its public offering in Compliance with EU Regulation

November 8, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
DESICO, a startup that is developing a security token infrastructure, started public offering on November 7, 2018 during which investors will be able to purchase DESI tokens which entitle token holders to platform’s revenue. The company relies on the fundraising …
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financeIBM buys Red Hat for hybrid cloud dominance

October 29, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
IBM is buying Red Hat to become the number one hybrid cloud provider. Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of open source cloud software. It is a $34 billion deal. Research shows that 80 percent of business workloads have …
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