Collision risk: China files official UN complaint against US’ space etiquette December 28, 2021 China has filed an official complaint with the United Nations regarding the US’ space etiquette. Two near collisions involving SpaceX’s Starlink Internet Services and the China Space Station on July 1 and October 21 prompted the filing. China’s foreign minister urged the US to act responsibly, after it accused it of ignoring its obligations to [...]
Best of 2021: Forest Green owner Dale Vince on saving the planet, one match at a time December 26, 2021 In this interview from March 2021, pioneering eco-entrepreneur Dale Vince discusses the rise of the football club he owns, Forest Green Rovers, the world’s first vegan and carbon-neutral team, who play on an organic pitch in kits made of recycled coffee beans. With a large green Union Jack behind him and a casually dishevelled appearance, [...]
Elon Musk not planning to sell any more shares as Tesla founder hits out at California’s high tax regime December 22, 2021 Tesla’s boss and serial entrepreneur Elon Musk is not planning to sell any more of his Tesla shares, following yesterday’s offloading of 583,611 stock. “I sold enough stock to get to around 10 per cent plus the option exercise stuff and I tried to be extremely literal here,” he said in an interview with satirical [...]
Jack Dorsey says Bitcoin will replace the dollar as he trashes Web3.0 December 21, 2021 Former Twitter chief Jack Dorsey caused a stir on the social networking site he helped to found by sharing his thoughts on crypto and Web3.0.
Elon Musk says he will pay $11bn in taxes this year December 20, 2021 Celebrity entrepreneur Elon Musk has said he will pay $11bn in taxes this year, an amount which could constitute the biggest contribution in history.
Is the party over for Tesla shares after their recent losses? December 17, 2021 While the Tesla share price remains in the stratosphere, there are several concerns looming on the horizon. The Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) share price has been volatile over the past few weeks. On 4 November, the electric vehicle (EV) stock hit a high of $1,230, before falling to $1,013 by 15 November. Then it rose to $1,157 a [...]
Musk close to 10 per cent target after offloading 934,000 shares December 17, 2021 Tesla’s chief executive and serial entrepreneur Elon Musk has sold almost $14bn worth of shares, getting closer to selling 10 per cent of his total Tesla holdings. According to SEC filings, the chief executive yesterday offloaded 934,091 stocks for $884.1m. Musk’s latest selling round was made to pay for taxes on the exercise of stock [...]
With only 10 per cent of the total Bitcoin supply left to mine, what happens next? December 16, 2021 Bitcoin has now officially surpassed 90 per cent of its available supply, with fewer than 2.1 million coins left.
Bitcoin recovers some losses, but markets still look sluggish December 15, 2021 After a laboured start to the week, Bitcoin has recovered some losses from Monday. It's currently up three per cent on this time yesterday.
Dogecoin price surges on Elon Musk’s Tesla merchandise announcement December 14, 2021 Tesla supremo Elon Musk sent the price of Dogecoin rocketing today after announcing the company would be accepting Doge as a means of payment for merchandise.