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Deep, frontier, and hard tech. Learn more at https://t.co/hq0w7DOYRg
Starcloud is excited to announce that we will integrate 50 @SpaceX @Starlink Mini Laser terminals across 25+ satellites. Each of the @Starcloud_ satellites will carry two Starlink Mini Laser terminals, and the first hardware is expected on orbit within one year. Starlink Mini Laser terminals, the same laser crosslink technology that SpaceX developed for its Starlink constellation, provide up to 25 Gbps of continuous intersatellite connectivity at distances up to 4,000 km and are capable of higher link speeds at shorter distances. The terminals enable direct optical links between Starcloud satellites and the Starlink constellation using laser light, eliminating the need for Starcloud to send data directly through bandwidth-constrained ground stations.
Former Tesla President @jonmcneill breaks down China's strategy to dominate the global auto industry: Every five years, China selects five industries to enter and dominate. They subsidize ~100 market entrants, and let competition play out. That gets whittled down to the top 3–5 winners. In this case: BYD, Geely, and NIO. Then they consolidate capacity under those winners—effectively handing them the infrastructure built by the entire field—and tell them: your job now is to export and dominate these markets. "So—they've gotten subsidies to get started, subsidies to operate and now they're getting capacity for free. And they've proven themselves as the winners in a hyper competitive market. And now they go enter the rest of the world where the competitors are soft." "That's their formula, and they run this formula across all kinds of industries: solar panels, TVs, bicycles, and electric cars. It's a very powerful flywheel."
ICYMI @CowboySpaceCorp is building a power grid in outer space for artificial intelligence. Join us to help build the future. We're hiring!
500+ founders. 1,500+ nominations. 100 companies. The Black Flag 100 is back 🏴☠️ No VC votes. No fund picks. Just pirates chasing storms over certainty. The 2026 list 🧵🏴☠️
🇨🇳 China is now running trams without rails. Just virtual guidance systems on normal roads. The vehicle can carry 500 passengers and reach speeds of 70 km/h. China is already testing the next version of urban transport. Meanwhile the U.S. is still arguing over whether trains should even exist. Hopefully Trump sees this and decides America should start building futuristic infrastructure again instead of just talking about it.
Today marks the beginning of a new era. Introducing: Cowboy Space Corporation. We are building orbital infrastructure for the AI era: a fully integrated system of rockets and satellites designed to deliver high-performance compute and optical data transmission directly from Low Earth Orbit.
