“Step 1: Buy a shitload of GPUs… Step 2: ?… Step 3: Profit…” – Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
■ TESLA ($338.53, +1.33%):
– The Robotaxi app is now available to all iOS users in the US. Click HERE to join the waitlist for access. Like always, the Android version will be released sometime later. Robotaxi is now the No.1 Travel app on the AppStore. Of note, Tesla placed this statement in the agreement section. “If your ride is taking place without a safety driver present in the driver’s seat, it is being conducted autonomously.”
Per Elon, “The safety driver is just there for the first few months to be extra safe. Should be no safety driver by end of year.”
– Tesla Energy (@teslaenergy) announced they will soon install their 1 millionth Powerwall!
– Tomorrow, Tesla India will officially hand over its first EV to Maharashtra Transport Minister, Pratap Sarnaik, from the Tesla Showroom in the Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai.
– Edmunds stated the Model 3 Performance is an excellent city car. “With quick acceleration, comfy seats and solid range, our Model 3 makes a strong case as a daily driver.”
– Michelle Hale, Giga Nevada’s Senior Community Engagement Program Manager, led a successful School Supplies Drive in collaboration with United Federal Credit Union, Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows – Fernley, and Education Alliance of Washoe County. The initiative provided needed supplies to students, ensuring they start the school year equipped and confident. Tesla employees, alongside dedicated teachers, volunteers, and contributors played a pivotal role in collecting donations and empowering students to thrive academically.
– The new Tesla Direct Delivery Center on the north end of the End of Line facility at Giga Texas has it’s TESLA logo. Pic by Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer).
– Elon is seeking feedback from the public who had any difficulties trying to buy a Tesla. “Our goal is for the purchase and delivery experience to be fast and simple, with accurate answers to your questions. The key test is that you would recommend it to a friend.” Reply HERE if you have any feedback for him.
– Effective September 21st, lease prices in the US will increase by $50/month for the Model 3 and $80/month for the Model Y.
– Eddy, Dan, and Ann from NRG Solar of Australia, leveraging their partnerships with Tesla and Solar Juice, visited the Shanghai Megafactory. There they gained an in-depth look at the technology and integration processes that position Tesla as a global leader in home energy solutions, powering thousands of homes and businesses in South Australia.
– Tesla is hosting a Tech Talk in Singapore on September 12th at the Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium, National University of Singapore (NUS) U Town. They will feature an exhibition from 12 to 8 p.m. and a Tech Talk Sharing Session from 7 to 9 p.m. This will offer students insights into Tesla’s innovation, engineering, and diverse career opportunities.
– Klaus Neureuther, Tesla HR Executive, announced that 53 new apprentices and dual students began their training programs at Tesla Automation GmbH today. They are joining a total of 189 apprentices and dual students starting their development journey together and integration into the Tesla team.
■ SPACEX:
– Yesterday, SpaceX Cargo Dragon C211 used two modified Draco engines located in it’s trunk to successfully completed the 1st series of three-second burns, increasing the International Space Station’s altitude by approximately one mile at perigee to 260.9 x 256.3 miles. The new boost kit will help sustain the lab’s altitude through a series of longer burns planned periodically throughout the fall of 2025.
– Possible Flight 11 static fire this weekend according to a Sunday morning road closure from 5:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. CT. Remember, this will be the final flight of the V2 Starship. Ship 38 and the reuse of Super Heavy Booster 15 will take place on Pad 1. After that everything will launch from Pad 2 until Pad 1 gets it’s new OLM and Flame Trench.
– The FAA’s Final Environmental Assessment (EA) has approved SpaceX to increase Falcon 9 launches at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, from 50 to 120 annually. They are also approved to construct a 400-foot-diameter concrete landing zone for up to 34 first-stage booster landings per year. The FAA found no significant environmental impacts identified after reviewing 4,275 public comments.
– Per Elon, “SpaceX will do orbital refilling several times next year with Starship V3. Because we are simply docking with ourself, this is a much easier problem than docking with the Space Station, which SpaceX already does several times a year.”
Starbase City Commission Meeting (Located at 39046 LBJ Blvd, Unit 2, Brownsville, TX 78521):
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City Commission Regular Meeting, September 17, 2025 7:00 PM
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City Commission Regular Meeting, October 15, 2025 7:00 PM
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City Commission Regular Meeting, November 19, 2025 7:00 PM
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City Commission Regular Meeting, December 17, 2025 7:00 PM
Countdown to 180 (110 – Falcon 9, 0 – Falcon Heavy, and 4 – Starship):
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Launch 115! Friday, 5th of September, at 6:56 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 10-57 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.
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Launch 116! Saturday, 6th of September, at 8:42 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 Starlink 17-9 will launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The booster will land on drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean.
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Launch 117! Monday, 8th of September, at 7:52 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 Nusantara Lima will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Nusantara Lima is an Indonesian geostationary communications satellite with a capacity of more than 160 Gbps.
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Launch 118! Wednesday, 10th of September, TBD PT, Falcon 9 SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer B will launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The booster will land on drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean. This is a classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer.
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Launch 119! Monday, 15th of September, at 6:00 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 Cygnus CRS-2 NG-23 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the 23rd flight of the Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 22nd flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
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■ THE BORING COMPANY:
– Michel’s (@Mic_VegasSphere) Vegas LOOP Update:
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Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall: Michel got pics of the underground interchange. “Here you can see the pit is covered East to West in what appears to be Styrofoam. I have not seen this construction before. Many tunnel sections waiting in the boneyard.”
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Las Vegas Convention Center Central Hall: The exterior of this station appears to be near completion.
■ NEURALINK:
– Neuralink announced that on August 27th and September 3rd, University Health Network’s Toronto Western Hospital, as part of the CAN-PRIME Study led by Dr. Andres Lozano, performed Canada’s first two Neuralink implant surgeries. This marks the first such procedures outside the U.S. Both Canadian patients have cervical spinal cord injuries.
Per Dr. Lozano, “It’s a profound to be a part of this breakthrough research and to lead Canada’s first Neuralink surgeries. This milestone represents a convergence of neuroscience, engineering, and clinical care. I’m proud of our talented team for helping push the boundaries of what’s possible for patients with paralysis. The patients who volunteered to be the first in Canada are remarkable individuals, making significant contributions to advancing science and healthcare.”
For those interested, Dr. Lozano will be speaking at the Glasgow Neuro Society’s 13th International Conference on the 18th October.
Per Neuralink cofounder DJ Seo (@djseo), “We’ve been busy, that’s 3 surgeries in the past 3.5 weeks. Lots of exciting updates coming soon.” If my count is correct, that makes a total of 12 implanted patients!
– Shortly after the announcement, Elon stated, “Aiming to restore (limited) sight to the completely blind next year.”
– Neuralink Director/Engineer for Head to Brain Interface Applications, Nir Even-Chen (@NirEvenChen), posted they are looking Software and Machine Learning Engineers for their Application Team. “Lead the development of brain-computer interfaces! Empower people with paralysis to control devices & robotics with thoughts, restore sight & speech, and redefine human-tech interaction. Not sci-fi. 12 people already use our device at home and soon many more who are waiting to unlock its potential! No BCI/neuro exp needed, just passion & talent.”
■ STARLINK:
– Today, SpaceX’s VP of Starlink Business Operations, Lauren Dreyer (@LaurenDreyer) was in India and met with Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis), Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Parliament Member Milind Deora (@milinddeora), and Shri Vaasudev Hare Krisshn, Group Chairman of World For Indians, to discuss Starlink’s expansion plans in India and Maharashtra. They explored how Starlink could bridge the digital divide, enhance education, healthcare, and opportunities in India’s most remote regions.
– SpaceX Starlink Enterprise Account Manager Jeff Ellenoff (@JEllenoff) visited Michiel and Tim at Blue Wireless’s Amsterdam office yesterday, for a Quarterly Business Review. Per Blue, “Partnerships are strongest when business meets real connection. We had a great exchange of ideas on how we can continue driving value together for our customers.”
– In select areas, Starlink is offering a $175 Standard Kit, down from $349, and discounted Residential plans for your first year. Click HERE for a free month and see if your area qualifies.
– North Carolina’s $408 million BEAD program plan allocates about one-third of its funding to Starlink and Amazon’s forthcoming satellite service to over 93,000 unserved homes and businesses. These grants will enhance satellite capacity rather than ground infrastructure. Customers are still responsible for service and equipment costs.
■ X:
If you missed it, you can watch the X Ads Update + AMA with Elon here.
– Behind the scenes of yesterday’s Ada Update + AMA. Pics by X’s Head of the America Monique Pintarelli (@MoniquePintarel) and X Live’s Allegra Jacchia (@allegrajacchia).
– Per X’s Nikita Bier (@nikitabier), a new algorithm dropped yesterday evening. Have you noticed anything?
– The X for Brands Summit in Bangkok, Thailand. X Marketing’s Trang Hoang (@tranghoang) was with X’s Head of Asia Pacific Alan Lan (@bluealan), along with partners Aimme Sitthisenee (@aimmeholic) and Pieter-Jan de Kroon (@pjdekroon).
– X Global Government Affairs (@GlobalAffairs) has posted that Denmark’s EU Presidency has revived the EU proposal for a CSAM regulation with “chat control” provisions that mandates tech companies to scan private communications for child sexual abuse material using client-side scanning (CSS) on users’ devices before encryption. This undermines end-to-end encryption (E2EE) and could force platforms like X to comply, relocate, or face bans, risking false positives, privacy violations, and weakened cybersecurity. The proposal may be voted on by EU Member States next month, impacting negotiations with the Parliament and Commission.
■ xAI:
– As of September 1st, Grok Code Fast 1 accounted for 697 billion tokens and 52.6% of the coding traffic analyzed on OpenRouter, ranking it 1st among other models. Grok 4 contributed an additional 38.2 billion tokens at 1.8%. Per Elon, “Grok Code is now seeing more usage on OpenRouter than all others combined.”
– PurgeRite, a Willis, Texas, based flushing services company specializing in mechanical flushing and purging for closed-loop hydronic HVAC and geothermal systems, visited Colossus 1 in Memphis yesterday. They were given a comprehensive tour by xAI Colossus Lead Brent Mayo (@BrentM_SpaceX). “Grateful for the warm welcome and excited about the opportunities ahead as we explore ways to collaborate and grow together.”
■ DOGE:
Estimated Savings: $205 Billion
Amount Saved Per Taxpayer: $1,273.29
■ ELON NEWS:
– Natalie F Danelishen (@Chesschick01) noted that Elon was not mentioned as an attendee for First Lady Melania Trump’s AI event tomorrow. Elon replied that he was invited, but could not attend and that a representative of his would be there.
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