Tim Fernholz
@timfernholz.com
journalist, author, internet participant
writing and reporting on space, technology, and finance
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Oakland, CA
writing and reporting on space, technology, and finance
I always want to hear your tips and ideas on signal: tim_fernholz.21
timfernholz.substack.com | www.timfernholz.com
Oakland, CA
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another way of saying "I don't expect Starship will be able to launch my AI constellation"
Elon Musk told employees at xAI, his artificial intelligence company, on Tuesday that the company needed a factory on the moon to build A.I. satellites and a massive catapult to launch them into space.
Elon Musk Wants to Build an A.I. Satellite Factory on the Moon
In a meeting with employees at his company xAI, Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a facility that includes a giant catapult to launch his satellites into space.
nyti.ms
February 11, 2026 at 2:10 PM
another way of saying "I don't expect Starship will be able to launch my AI constellation"
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Orbex has officially entered insolvency proceedings after its planned acquisition by The Exploration Company fell through.
europeanspaceflight.com/orbex-fails-...
europeanspaceflight.com/orbex-fails-...
Orbex Fails After Planned Purchase Falls Through - European Spaceflight
Orbex has officially entered insolvency proceedings after its planned acquisition by The Exploration Company collapsed.
europeanspaceflight.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Orbex has officially entered insolvency proceedings after its planned acquisition by The Exploration Company fell through.
europeanspaceflight.com/orbex-fails-...
europeanspaceflight.com/orbex-fails-...
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Hate groups and terrorist organizations are exploiting games like Minecraft and Roblox and other popular online platforms to recruit a new generation of extremists, new data and dozens of interviews show.
How Hate Groups Are Using Online Games to Recruit Kids
Fringe movements are using games and other online platforms to draw growing numbers of children to their causes, new data and dozens of interviews show.
nyti.ms
February 11, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Hate groups and terrorist organizations are exploiting games like Minecraft and Roblox and other popular online platforms to recruit a new generation of extremists, new data and dozens of interviews show.
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The total lack of explanation or comprehension from all sources contacted I this article is really unsettling - nobody has any idea why a major city was just suddenly grounded - with lethal force authorized against any aircraft that didn’t get the memo.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Live Updates: F.A.A. Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:39 PM
The total lack of explanation or comprehension from all sources contacted I this article is really unsettling - nobody has any idea why a major city was just suddenly grounded - with lethal force authorized against any aircraft that didn’t get the memo.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
a good conversation about Blue Origin's Terrawave and space data centers: www.satellitetoday.com/connectivity...
Blue Origin's TeraWave Constellation: Analysts Size Up Competitive Positioning
Blue Origin is now targeting the satellite constellation market, in one of the biggest and perhaps even most surprising story of the year, Blue Origin
www.satellitetoday.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 PM
a good conversation about Blue Origin's Terrawave and space data centers: www.satellitetoday.com/connectivity...
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NEW: The F.D.A. refused to accept an application from Moderna for its mRNA flu vaccine.
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:12 PM
NEW: The F.D.A. refused to accept an application from Moderna for its mRNA flu vaccine.
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
how long before the first lunar-nuclear-for-AI-datacenters company is funded
February 10, 2026 at 11:13 PM
how long before the first lunar-nuclear-for-AI-datacenters company is funded
an essay worth reading about the evolution of software development (elder millennials especially)
www.jamesdrandall.com/posts/the_th...
www.jamesdrandall.com/posts/the_th...
I Started Programming When I Was 7. I'm 50 Now, and the Thing I Loved Has Changed | James Randall
I still love developing but the shifts that AI have brought are tectonic and are forcing me to re-evaluate my own relationship to building things
www.jamesdrandall.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
an essay worth reading about the evolution of software development (elder millennials especially)
www.jamesdrandall.com/posts/the_th...
www.jamesdrandall.com/posts/the_th...
one thing I can't sort out amidst the Ring coverage--are people reporting that this policy statement from Ring isn't true?
February 10, 2026 at 7:09 PM
one thing I can't sort out amidst the Ring coverage--are people reporting that this policy statement from Ring isn't true?
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Interesting observation from @josephpolitano.bsky.social .
February 10, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Interesting observation from @josephpolitano.bsky.social .
working on my new book, "Abundance bros stop taking Elon Musk's statements at face value and learn something about technology before opining on it."
February 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
working on my new book, "Abundance bros stop taking Elon Musk's statements at face value and learn something about technology before opining on it."
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SpaceX VP Bill Gerstenmaier says the Feb. 2 Falcon 9 upper stage problem occurred as engineers used the uncrewed flight to experiment with a new "chill profile" (parameters to cool the MVac engine in preparation to ignite cryogenic rocket propellants). | Video: NASA Crew-12 Prelaunch News Conference
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM
SpaceX VP Bill Gerstenmaier says the Feb. 2 Falcon 9 upper stage problem occurred as engineers used the uncrewed flight to experiment with a new "chill profile" (parameters to cool the MVac engine in preparation to ignite cryogenic rocket propellants). | Video: NASA Crew-12 Prelaunch News Conference
the truth of it is that SpaceX pivoted to the Moon in 2019 and only just admitted it
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
the truth of it is that SpaceX pivoted to the Moon in 2019 and only just admitted it
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I think @charityweeden.bsky.social's take sums up my feelings about this: "Leaders can be replaced; institutional knowledge cannot." NASA lost a tremendous amount of institutional knowledge last year and for...what exactly? spacenews.com/exodus-the-s...
Exodus: The shrinking federal space workforce
At least 5,000 federal workers left their positions in the U.S. space workforce last year. These are some of their stories.
spacenews.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I think @charityweeden.bsky.social's take sums up my feelings about this: "Leaders can be replaced; institutional knowledge cannot." NASA lost a tremendous amount of institutional knowledge last year and for...what exactly? spacenews.com/exodus-the-s...
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An incredible turn of events here. 10/10, no notes. 😂
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
An incredible turn of events here. 10/10, no notes. 😂
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Tech P/E down to 25 from 32 @yardeni
Midpoint of the post-COVID range (almost 6 years now)
Midpoint of the post-COVID range (almost 6 years now)
February 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Tech P/E down to 25 from 32 @yardeni
Midpoint of the post-COVID range (almost 6 years now)
Midpoint of the post-COVID range (almost 6 years now)
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A tale told in two screenshots :)
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
A tale told in two screenshots :)
Breezy Johnson joins the pantheon of American lady skier names, right up there with Picabo Street and Penny Pitou imo
February 9, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Breezy Johnson joins the pantheon of American lady skier names, right up there with Picabo Street and Penny Pitou imo
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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“Bad Bunny’s performance isn’t just the story of the ascendancy of a single performer, or of one genre,” Noah Shachtman writes. “It’s the sign of something bigger still. America’s pop culture is today multilingual, polycultural and international at its very core.”
Opinion | The Culture War Is Over. Bad Bunny Won.
American pop culture is global pop culture, and vice versa.
nyti.ms
February 8, 2026 at 2:47 PM
“Bad Bunny’s performance isn’t just the story of the ascendancy of a single performer, or of one genre,” Noah Shachtman writes. “It’s the sign of something bigger still. America’s pop culture is today multilingual, polycultural and international at its very core.”
the left wing backlash to "actually San Francisco is nice" discourse is so funny...
February 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
the left wing backlash to "actually San Francisco is nice" discourse is so funny...