The Boring Company is pleased to announce our Series D funding round of $3 billion, led by the United Arab Emirates. The financing now values The Boring Company at $23 billion.
Other key investors in the round include Human Capital, Vy Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Sequoia Capital, A16Z, Temasek, Shamal Holding, and Baron Capital, in addition to other valued existing and new investors.
Full details here:
https://t.co/YArv2XllUL
Next-gen Starlink Mobile satellites launch in 2027, delivering full 5G-quality service and global roaming directly to ordinary smartphones by H1 2028.
What once filled coverage gaps will soon erase them entirely.
Starlink Mobile is about to take a MASSIVE leap
SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen just gave the clearest timeline yet for next-generation Direct-to-Device:
• New satellites start launching in 2027
• Built largely on the Starlink V3 satellite bus
• Service targeted for H1 2028
• Designed for full 5G-quality service directly from space
• Global roaming
• No traditional mobile dead zones
Today, Starlink Mobile is mainly about messaging and lighter connectivity
The next generation is being built to feel like a real mobile network.....except the cell towers are moving through space
And SpaceX already has serious spectrum behind it
The FCC approved SpaceX’s acquisition of roughly 65 MHz of EchoStar spectrum for its next-generation U.S. Direct-to-Device network
That spectrum is expected to take Starlink from basic satellite connectivity toward reliable mobile voice and data
Normal smartphones, 5G-quality connectivity, Global roaming.......Coverage almost anywhere
Today, Starlink fills the gaps where cell towers disappear
The next generation is being built to make those gaps disappear
On Labor Day, the charging peak load was 116 cars plugged in at once, at 11.4 MW.
All electrical loads will eventually transition to solar + storage. The giant fusion reactor in the sky is free.
Tesla has just officially unveiled the European version of the Tesla Semi.
• Range: 550 km (~342 miles)
• No traditional side mirrors like on the U.S. version
• Similar headlight setup to the Model Y Standard
• Energy consumption: 1.0 kWh/km (1.61 kWh/mile)
• Fast charging: Up to 60% of range in 30 mins
• Drive power: Up to 800 kW
• Curb weight: <9,100 kg (<20,000 lbs)
• Gross vehicle weight: 40 metric tons
• ePTO (electric power take-off): Up to 25 kW
European deliveries start in 2027.
SpaceXAI will livestream a three-person team attempting to build an entire company from scratch with Grok Bot, September 15–17.
mattyp, poteto and roshan_s will start with an idea and work through the business plan, product decisions and engineering, with viewers following the process live.
The event, Grok Bot Galaxy, also includes live demos and hands-on sessions with the Grok Bot team, covering engineering, product, sales, marketing, customer support and use cases for founders.
You can join online or attend sessions in San Francisco. Registration is required for both. 👇
Good morning, my dear ❤️☀️
May this beautiful morning bring peace to your heart, a smile to your face, and happiness to your day. Sometimes the simplest thought of someone special can make an ordinary morning feel extraordinary.
~69,000 Powerwall owners across California are currently dispatching more than 500 MW to the grid, helping meet peak demand during today's heatwave
Equivalent to the output of a power plant, but from Powerwalls already in people's homes
Drone footage of Prufrock-MB1 and Prufrock-MB2 tunneling simultaneously in Nashville.
The 10,000+ psi limestone is transported from each boring machine via a continuous conveyor belt, completing its journey to the rock pit via the 2 vertically stacked side belts seen below.