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THE BEAUTY OF CERAMIC PIECES
By: Oliver Tatu
Tags: Gifts, Ceramics

No one likes generic gifts. As such, something that stands out in its uniqueness is the way to go when you want to touch someone’s heart with a gift. In my opinion, nothing quite does this better than a hand crafted and painted ceramic piece. The Clay Crazy artisan shop features an array of ceramic pieces that each look beautiful and personal thanks to the fire and glaze process that they are subjected to. They are then hand painted to give them that polished finish. Try something different this Christmas and get your loved one a ceramic piece. You won’t regret it.
Angel: New Gifts
By: Tre L. Loadholt
Tags: Life, Christmas, Poetry, Gifts, Haiku

Angel: New Gifts

angel from above

a Christmas gift of delight

cheerful beginnings

peace-filled and warm hugs

mark the spirit of the year

embracing goodness

a bright tree topper

with shades of white and gold glow

brilliantly at night

glorious music

commits itself to our ears

faithful enchantment

let's fill hollow hearts

with plenty of love and light

true motivation

intense connections

sobering up on cold nights

winter wonderlands

this angel still stands

top of the class, holding strong

welcoming new gifts
Beanie Hat with Light, Perfect Dad Gifts in Christmas, USB Rechargeable Head Torch Cap, Super Bright Hands Free Caps, Unisex Winter Warmer Knit Beany Hats with 4 LED Light for Men, Women
Tags: Torch, Christmas, Hạt, Gifts, USB

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The surprising health benefits of frankincense, gold and myrrh
Tags: Health, Christianity, Christmas, Wise, Gifts

The surprising health benefits of frankincense, gold and myrrh

The gifts of the three wise men has often been told and retold as one of the stories that brings new meaning to gift giving at christmas time.

But what if I told you the specific practical health benefits where to each gift. Starting with frankincense

Frankincense oil comes from the resin of the Boswellia tree and helps speed up wound healing, controls bleeding, improves uterine and oral health as well as fights inflammation.

It’s this inflammatory effect that has researchers excited.

There have been proven benefits with sufferers with long term inflammatory conditions such as arthritis, bronchial asthma, Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative colitis can lead to health issues that can be reduced by the use of Frankincense.

It’s long term inflammatory conditions such as Crohn’s and Colitis that can lead to bowel cancer if left untreated.

Frankincense contains boswellic acid that fights inflammation by targeting free radicals and cytokines in the body responsible for inflammation.

Myrrh on the other hand is a reddish-brown dried sap from a thorny tree Commiphora myrrha, also known as C. molmol that is native to northeastern Africa and southwest Asia.

It goes through a steam distillation process to extract the myrrh essential oil, which is amber to brown in color and has an earthy or woody scent, which adds to its appeal.

Myrrh has been used in Ayurvedic medicine. Scientists are now testing the oil’s potential uses, including for pain, infections, and skin sores. It was used for enbalming the dead since biblical times. It is a bitter herb but with great medicinal and healing properties.

Gold has properties that are unique as well. It has balancing and harmonizing effect on the body, mind and spirit. It is good for improving our mental attitude and emotional states. Gold can also help promote an increase in energy, will power, and mental focus.

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12 Perfect Gifts For Pregnant Women
Tags: Xmas Gift, Gifts For Pregnant Women, Gift Ideas, Gifts, Lovely Gifts

GIFT IDEA #1: A SPA

There’s nothing a pregnant woman desires more than a pampering session. Book one for her at a salon or spa so she can go have a facial or mani-pedi. Alternatively, if she’s reluctant to step out of the house, then buy her a spa gift box so she can have a DIY spa at home.

Caution: In countries where salons and spas are closed during the festive season, due to the pandemic, a DIY spa at home is preferable. However, if salons and spas are open in your country, you will need to check on their COVID-19 prevention practices, before you visit.
Smart Gift Giving — How to Be Perceived As Generous While Spending Less
By: David B. Clear
Tags: Life Lessons, Relationships, Gifts, Love, Psychology

The genius of gifting premium fruits — take 1

Before you write the Japanese off as crazy, consider this.

Imagine you invite me over for the holidays. You’re in the kitchen doing the dishes when I knock on your door. You dry your hands on a kitchen towel, walk over to the front door, and, when you open it, it’s me standing there:

Image by the author (CC BY-SA 4.0)

I have a big smile on my face and am holding a gift in my hands. After greeting me with “Heeeey! How good to see you!”, I hand you the gift. You accept it and follow up with the obligatory “Oh, thanks so much! That really wasn’t necessary.”

We walk into your home and make ourselves comfortable. You offer me some cookies and tea and after a bit of chitchat I smile at you and say, “Come on, open the gift already.”

“Sure, sure,” you say. Slowly and carefully you untie the golden bow at the top, slide away the ribbon from around the box, and tear off the wrapping paper.

Now comes the big moment.

I look at you with expectant eyes. You remove the lid and… What’s that? A cheap $30 cell phone. It has a clunky little antenna sticking out on one side, a greenish low-resolution display the size of your thumb, and rows of buttons instead of a touchscreen. It looks more like a TV remote than a modern cell phone.

Geez… What do you do now? If I had given you the latest flagship model from Samsung or Apple, you would’ve been impressed by my generosity. Half speechless, you would have had to say “Oh, I can’t accept this. Really, I can’t. This is waaay too generous!” But no, it’s just a cheap $30 cell phone — a pitiful gift. It’s worse than nothing.

Now, let’s rewind and enter an alternative universe.
The Gifts of a Pandemic
By: The Happy Wayfarer
Tags: Friends, 2020 Pandemic, Gifts, Family

The Gifts of a Pandemic

I’m extremely blessed that I still have both of my parents and they’re both still healthy. Dad’s 91 and mom is 86.

I’ve barely seen my parents since the start of Covid but, this week I got to visit them for 4 days. It was nothing like I’d expected.

After my visit was over and I was leaving this morning my mom gave me a brown bag lunch for the road. Inside, a note on a napkin brought back long ago memories of daily brown bag lunches all through my school days and years. Some had notes on the napkin from mom. With love and care, mom made brown bag lunches 5 days a week, all through the school year for up to six of us kids at a time

.Back in the day, it was OK to be a housewife mom. Housewife moms spent their whole day cleaning the house, doing loads of wash and cooking three meals per day for their families and it was wonderful. All was well. Life was good.

Having a mom is an unmeasurable blessing. Being a mom must also be very rewarding. You never stop being a mom or a dad no matter your age or the age of your “kids”.

I still love being “dad” to my two boys. We live distant from each other but, I try to plan outings every year for us to get together. Being a dad and having a dad are undoubtably my two most precious blessings.

Just over 1.5 years ago I moved to the boonies. Being 4 hours away from my friends and family, the quarantine has been easy to do but, I’ve virtually seen no-one for almost a year and more.

Mom and dad in Christmas sleigh at Meijer Gardens

They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder. All I know is that being face-to-face with friends and family after being quarantined for 9 months felt spectacular. I think I know what the Grinch felt like when his heart grew 3 sizes that day in Whoville.

I had four days in my hometown and I filled large chunks of those days meeting friends at parks, at their place of business and even at a their home while taking precautions and wearing a mask when needed. The visits were only between 15 and 30 minutes long but, being able to talk face-to-face was amazingly refreshing and soul satisfying.

Being able to see a person’s eyes, hear the cadence and tone of their voice and to give them a hug was beyond amazing! Human connection is vital for health and well-being and I now feel super energized and appreciative of my friends and family.

What good things have come out of this time of pandemic for you?

I’ve found the time to assess my life, re-prioritize what matters, let go of things that weren’t working for me and enjoy more of the simple pleasures.

The greatest gift of the pandemic, I believe, for all of us will be a renewed appreciation for friends, family and all in-person social interactions.

~ The Happy Wayfarer
A Gift Overdue…
By: Minahil Mohsin
Tags: Life, Little Acts Of Kindness, Friends, Teachers, Gifts

All of us have one way or the other had some strong impacts by people on our lives. Many of them have played a role in who we are today but we never truly acknowledge them. They can be friends, family members or teachers and it’s really important that we give them their due credit. How rewarding it is to give back to someone by providing them with a lollipop moment! ;)

Also, I LOVE WRITING LETTERS to friends so this was something I really enjoyed.

Letter #1

The first letter of gratitude I wrote, was to a friend Farah, with whom I had spent a relatively short time, but it was a wholesome one. Funny thing, we used to buy little cake like snacks daily and she always got a couple extra because I found hers better than mine xD. She has stood by my side throughout that span of 2 years and was such an emotional support. I don’t remember acknowledging her efforts, so here we go…

She’s promised she’d visit me after her MBBS Professional exams *tears of happiness*

PS: She’s never been to my place even after getting invited

and of course I asked her to bring the cakes 😂😂😂

Letter #2

So, this one’s for my FIRST EVER head/boss in my FIRST EVER professional experience, an internship at a Brilliant Government Institute (not naming for privacy reasons). I was nervous about writing this one specially but the super lady deserves all the respect and appreciation for the way she runs her department and manages everything, all while sticking to honesty, empathy and kindness while being the leader she is. She really made the internship an experience to remember and is an is an inspiration for me.

Letter #3

“So sweet of you my child 💞 I literally have wetness in my eyes to know that I satisfied you and my lil contribution gave you confidence to step forward gracefully! May you have more n more success in life ahead , I’m happy to know that my lil efforts did something. Always remember Allah’s blessings upon you due to your regular prayers , and also try to help others , be a helping hand and be polite also to others. May Allah give u success in every Walk of life. Ameen”

Above is the response my junior school teacher gave. One thing I’ll say about her, she really put in all her efforts to teach us morals and great basics of English. Those are days to be remembered and cherished. Can’t say much after that response 😭❤.
WANTED! Are you looking for art ?
By: Theo Castagne
Tags: Art, Gifts, Treasures, Sculpture, Paris

Unfortunately this year the FIAC 2020 couldn’t take place in the Grand Palais because of COVID-19, a bad news for all of the art lover. But Emmanuel Perrotin the founder of the Perrotin gallery partnered with the Grand Palais to create a special event. Together they created WANTED!

WANTED! Is a surprised treasure hunt of art piece. The Perrotin gallery actually hid art pieces all around the nave of the Grand Palais. This free event took place on the 24th and 25th of October shared in 12 sessions from 11 am to 8 pm. The luckiest people who found an art piece were able to go home with it.

Daniel Arsham, Quartz Eroded Bust of Diane the Hunter (Named Diane of Versailles), 2020.

20 pieces of art were donated to the Perrotin gallery. Here are the 20 artists who participated :

Chiho Aoshima, Iván Argote, Daniel Arsham, Genesis Belanger, Johan Creten, Elmgreen & Dragset, Bernard Frize, Laurent Grasso, Thilo Heinzmann, Gregor Hildebrandt, JR, Bharti Kher, Klara Kristalova, Takashi Murakami, Jean-Michel Othoniel, GaHee Park, Paola Pivi, Emily Mae Smith, Aya Takano et Xavier Veilhan.

Emily Mae Smith, «Chekhov’s Gun», 2017.

« These experiments are a part of avant-garde art history, pushing the artist to hide or even make disappear art pieces… WANTED!, in collaboration with the Perrotin gallery lead the way but with a special twist. Sometimes art gallery are like treasure hunt! This is at the same time physical but also intellectual. Here with WANTED! The value of the art piece increase with the effort put in the searching. » Chris Dercon president of the RMN-Grand Palais

This event was one of the last one before the Grand Palais closing for a renovation of the nave.
Tesla Model 3 Booking starts in India from January 2021 — Deliveries from the end of the first quarter of 2021–22.
Tags: Tesla Motors, Tesla Model 3, Tesla, Tesla Model S, India

Tesla Model 3 Booking starts in India from January 2021 — Deliveries from the end of the first quarter of 2021–22. Techberg Dec 27, 2020·2 min read

Tesla Model 3 Booking starts in India from January 2021 — Deliveries from the end of the first quarter of 2021–22.

Tesla have been in great discussion with their cars, and this year it was a hot topic as the CEO Elon Musk had a talk with Transport Minister of India Nitin Gadkari….

But Now as Elon Musk promised to launch Tesla in India in 2021, He has done it. Tesla Model 3 bookings will be start soon next year in January 2021, and the reports suggest that the vehicles will be delivered from the end of the first quarter of 2021–22, which is about June, and the prices are assumed to be around 55lacs INR, which is decent….

Talking about the Tesla Model 3 its a nice 5 seater, Four door Sedan and has a range of 568km (353mi) which is claimed by Tesla, and yes it does 0–100km/hr in 3.1secs which is ludicrous as defined by Tesla, and will accelerate till 260km/hr which is more than enough….

Other features include AWD ( all wheel drive) Dual Motor and tons of infotainment displays all over… And the super charger will give you 273km in just 15mins of charge….

If you’re thinking of the Auto Pilot, I don’t think so it’ll be equipped in the Indian Variant, and you know why….Stay tuned in for more tech news…..

For more details about Tesla Model 3 head to the link below
Tesla Started manufacturing its Model Y EVs in Giga Shanghai.
By: Haribalaji R
Tags: Technology News, Elon Musk, Nasdaq, Tesla

The Giant Automobile manufacturer Tesla started its Model Y Electric Car manufacture in GIGA SHANGHAI. As the company tremendous growth in 2020 both in MARKET CAP. as well as NO.OF.CARS PRODUCED Tesla’s Stock reached 661.77(USD) which is nearly close to 50k in INR.

Credits: Tesla.com

Now the company’s market cap is 627.29B(USD) which is double the addition of (Toyato+ Volkswagen+ Ford) annual Market Capital which is absolutely marvelous growth in 2020. The Company also achieved a mile tone of producing the large of cars in 2020 it produced nearly half a million of cars in 2020.

Credits: Statista.com

As the Company’s CEO Elon Musk Stated in 2010 that the Company will produce nearly half a million by 2020.

The Company also yet to construct its Giga factory in Berlin and Texas especially for the production of CYBERTRUCK .But interestingly the company stopped its Model S and X production for 18 days .So hopefully we expect a new design from Tesla by 2021. Until then Tesla had a Wonderful growth in 2020 since the Company was actually started in 2003 .

Credits: nextbigfuture.com

In 2020, Technological Companies really had a good profit in the while comparing their four quaters in 2019. So hopefully we expect a good start in 2021 both in technology as well as in health.
People who bought a Tesla in 2020 are stupid!!
By: Dada Boo
Tags: Share, Tesla

A brand new Tesla model s approximately cost $72,000 today. an average car will undergo 10% to 15% depreciation. so when one bought a model s in march 18 2020, it’ll be worth lesser than the original amount in December 2020.

But instant, if they decided to buy Tesla shares worth $72,000 dollars in march 18 2020,when one share costs $72 dollars he can probably bought 1000 shares of Tesla. due to extreme increases in the share values of Tesla in 2020, 1 share cost went up to $695 dollars in December 18,2020.so his shares worth of $72,000 dollars(1000 shares)would be now worth a whooping $6,950,000 dollars , approximately $7M dollars in December 2020.

Tesla’s CEO Elon musk had made 100 BILLION DOLLARS in 2020 alone.this made him the 2nd richest person beating Bill gates.

hope you all liked this article
Given the latest chatter about the Apple Car, if nothing else, this will be a fascinating tweet/story to look back upon. There’s undoubtedly more to the story, but just on face value, it seems like…
By: M.G. Siegler
Tags: Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Tech, Tesla, Apple

Given the latest chatter about the Apple Car, if nothing else, this will be a fascinating tweet/story to look back upon. There’s undoubtedly more to the story, but just on face value, it seems like in 10 years we should have a pretty binary view on if this was great for Tesla and bad for Apple or great for Apple and bad for Tesla…
Tesla Model 3 vs. Tesla Model Y
By: Jacob S
Tags: Environment Friendly, Tesla Model 3, Electric Vehicles, Tesla, Tesla Model Y

Which Tesla has a better performance for its price?

By: Jacob S.

As many may know, Tesla’s are very fast and efficient electric cars, but now you will know the difference between the performance, designs, and most definitely, the price between the two. So the big question is: which one is better; the Tesla Model 3 or the Tesla Model Y?

Long Range Tesla Model 3

Size and Color

The Tesla Model 3 is a sedan and can come in the colors: white, black, red, blue, and gray. The Model Y is a S.U.V. and can come in the same colors as the Model 3.

Different Designs

The Model 3 comes in three designs: Standard Range Plus, Long Range, and Performance. The Model Y only comes in two designs: Long Range and Performance.

Performance Tesla Model Y

Range, Top Speed, and 0–60 mph acceleration

The Long Range Model 3 has a range of 353 miles, while the Long Range Model Y has a range of 326 miles. The Performance Model 3 has a top speed of 162 miles per hour, whereas the Performance Model Y has a top speed of 155 miles per hour. In addition, the Performance Model 3 has a 3.1 second 0–60 mph acceleration, while the Performance Model Y has a 3.5 second 0–60 mph acceleration.

Price

Last, but definitely not least is the price comparison of both vehicles. The purchase price of the Long Range Model 3 is $46,990, and the purchase price of the Long Range Model Y is $49,990. The Performance Model 3 is $54,990 at its purchase price, while the Model Y Performance model is $59,990 at its purchase price.

The Conclusion

Both vehicles are very efficient and drive really well. The real question is: which one should you buy? In my opinion, I think the Model Y is the better option if you have the money. I say this because the Model Y is a better fit for more people. It’s a better fit for more people because the Model Y is not as much as a sports car as the Model 3. The Model 3 is more for people who want a really fast car with 3.1 second acceleration 0–60 mph. I mean who really needs to go that fast? The Model Y is still really fast and it has more room inside because it’s a S.U.V. All an all, they are both very efficient cars and are very fast, but at the end of the day the Model Y is the car I would choose.

Bibliography:

Tesla.com
⚡️ Just another risky TSLA trade
By: Fotios Dotcom
Tags: Trading, Investing, Tesla, Stock Market, Risk Management

Hello Tesla lovers and haters of the world.

Tesla cars look good!

It is December 23 2020. The price of one TSLA share stands at $ 645.98. The company is worth $ 612.32 Billion according to its current market capitalization.

We decided to sell one put option. Most people do not understand what options are and how they work, so let us try explaining our strategy in simpler terms.

We will give the following guarantee to someone:

If and only if the stock price of TSLA is 640 or below

Any day within the next 395 days

They can choose to give us 100 shares of TSLA

We will give them $64,000

For this guarantee they will:

Pay us a one time fee of $16,103

Today

That money is ours forever

Give guarantee, receive premium

Using the terminology of the stock market world:

We sold one TSLA put.

The expiration date is on Jan 21 2020. 395 days to expiration ( DTE ).

is on Jan 21 2020. 395 days to expiration ( ). We received a premium of $16,103

of $16,103 Out capital requirement is $64,000

Some more advanced terms:

This is a cash secured put, meaning that we already have the $64,000 cash available in our account in case we have to buy the 100 shares.

put, meaning that we already have the $64,000 cash available in our account in case we have to buy the 100 shares. This is a LEAPS (Long Term Equity Anticipation Security) put option, meaning that the put option expires in a year or more.

(Long Term Equity Anticipation Security) put option, meaning that the put option expires in a year or more. On the day of the trade the implied volatility (IV) of the stock was 63.3%, which is high volatility in general but historically for TSLA it is low.

(IV) of the stock was 63.3%, which is high volatility in general but historically for TSLA it is low. The annual yield on capital is 23.2% (if we do not have to buy the 100 shares), not bad at all.

We consider this a very risky trade because of the crazy rally the stock price had this year. Up more than 669% 🤯

TSLA madness

So based on that we would expect the stock price to drop at some point in the next year. But how much will the drop be? 10%, 50%, 80%? Maybe the stock price will rise further instead. If Tesla becomes a trillion dollar company the price might nearly double. Nobody knows what comes next and we will not try to predict the future. The market is irrational and two sided.

If we end up buying the 100 TSLA shares our cost per share is: $64,000 — $16,103 received = $47,897 / 100 shares = $478.97 per share. That is a 25% discount from the current price. We are satisfied with that price and we wish Tesla the best for the future.

We will keep you posted in case we close this trade or when it expires. Looking forward to your questions, comments, feedback, opinions and thank you for reading this post.
Tesla smartphone: What would an Elon Musk-inspired Model P phone look like?
Tags: Elon Musk, Smartphones, Tesla, Mobile, Technology

Tesla smartphone: What would an Elon Musk-inspired Model P phone look like?

Dutch-based industrial designer Martin Hajek shows what a Tesla smartphone might look like if Elon Musk ever decided to create a connected device for his electric cars. Shivanshudagar Dec 25, 2020·1 min read

Elon Musk is known as a problematic visionary; he has gone through the previous twenty years accomplishing the unimaginable and without any assistance changing the car and space businesses.

Musk has never freely remarked on his aim to get into the soaked cell phone producing business. In any case, envision imagine a scenario in which he declared his next undertaking was to make the ideal cell phone that centers around structure and capacity.

Architect Martin Hajek has concocted what can be best portrayed as a brief look at what a Tesla cell phone may resemble if Musk ever chosen to make an associated gadget for his electric vehicles.
How I drove a $100,000 luxury car all night long for free
Tags: Luxury, Yolo, Joyride, Tesla

Photo taken by Ivanka

Watching this sleek cars run around town and the sudden pop up of charge station, I really wanted to know what was all the hype. So I did what any sensible person would do and I rode a Tesla X for one night all night long!

Sitting in the car, my heart raced with “new car feel!” and then I started driving it. My lucky passenger was my mom and my first question was, why is my rear window so tiny? The Tesla X had a nice smooth rides, it certainly has some nice semi-auto self drive functions but did anyone notice it’s a pothole hunting feature? Usually when I drive any car, I use the human mechanism of “steer right! left! avoid the pothole!” But with the Tesla, it had a tracking device to find all potholes and drive right into it.

Aside from the pothole finding features, it did a wonderful semi automated lane change. I took the Tesla on the Highway 401 to Toronto and place the turning signal and the vehicle safely changed lane. I would say it’s one step better than any radar function in any consumer feature.

The built in Google interface was smooth, no bugs with a nice stream of data to keep me connected. The navigation was clean and it even had ability to find charge station, which I definitely tried for free. Notice that its pitch black, because the moment I pulled the vehicle out at 5pm I was truly out all night exploring town. If you have patience to play with the vehicle there were hidden features called Easter Eggs.

A nice luxury was ability to move the passenger seats from the front center screen, along with adjusting the seating heating. I never had a ride in the back seat but wow, I could feel the power and pick up of the car and surprisingly for a vehicle with a small rear window it was quite easy to navigate.

So…how did I get a Tesla for free. Well I certainly wouldn’t recommend stealing one because its GPS tracked. I simply walked to a dealership and asked if I could test drive it for a night. Showed my insurance slip and was handed the key. Here is the big secret, if you show up at the end you can take it home and give it a try for the evening to demo. Same thing if you take a demo in the morning, you would be expected to return it before 4pm.

Now even though I was supposed to return the car at 9am the next time, they certainly didn’t call me asking where’s the car because they saw it sitting at home after I slept in all night long riding this fine fine car. If you haven’t felt the acceleration of a Tesla, live a bit and give it a try.
3 AI Projects To Watch In 2021
By: Obviously Ai
Tags: Elon Musk, Innovation, Tesla, AI, Artificial Intelligence

3 AI Projects To Watch In 2021

Artificial Intelligence has slowly been turning SciFi into reality since the 1950s, but has really taken off in the past few years, thanks to a few major AI efforts.

At Obviously.AI, we’re focused on the day-to-day AI that makes a difference for normal companies — things like KPI optimization and automation. That said, it’s always intriguing to look ahead and see what might be possible in the future.

Without further ado, let’s take a look at three AI projects to watch in 2021.

1. OpenAI

If anyone had a good year, it’s OpenAI. In June, they started rolling out the beta of GPT-3, a lifelike text generator that was met with viral acclaim.

Now, around 15,000 researchers have beta access, and millions of people have witnessed the power of Artificial Intelligence. GPT-3 came just a year after GPT-2, which came just a year after the first iteration of GPT.

Given the shockingly-good performance of GPT-3, it’s hard to imagine what might be released in 2021. No matter what happens, you’ll want to pay attention, as OpenAI may very well be the first to reach artificial general intelligence.

Indeed, if GPT-4 is around a couple of orders of magnitude bigger than its predecessor (as GPT-3 was compared to GPT-2), then we’ll soon see AI models reaching the size of the human brain.

2. Neuralink

Strictly speaking, Neuralink isn’t an AI company. They’re in the business of developing ultra high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces, which use AI for neural decoding.

This is done with a technique called “neural spike analysis,” in which a neural network is trained to detect and categorize neural channels, and then deployed on the brain-machine interface to do live inference.

In an August 2020 progress update, Neuralink revealed a new update to its brain-machine interface, which was seamlessly installed in under an hour into a number of pigs, and the brain activity of those pigs was successfully decoded, live.

This progress update also came just a year after the first launch event, and if this rate of progress continues, we’re in for some incredible news in 2021.

3. Tesla

Tesla recently started rolling out a limited beta of its Full Self-Driving feature, which will be released as a pay-as-you-go subscription service in early 2021.

As usual, Elon Musk proved the doubters wrong — who claimed it’d be another decade before self-driving cars.

Autopilot was first discussed in 2013, and we’re finally seeing it come to fruition.
And the beauty of this is that it literally isn’t possible to build a less reliable or more…
Tags: Toyota, Tesla, Ford, Honda, GM

And the beauty of this is that it literally isn’t possible to build a less reliable or more problematic vehicle than Tesla! Look forward to seeing the real manufacturers take the air out of Tesla’s tires. Bring on the EVs and PHEVs that actually work!! Bravo to GM!
Central Bank Digital Coins: Crypto Catch and Kill
By: Lester Golden
Tags: Bitcoin, Money, Tesla, Disruptive Innovation, Technology

Money is the fungible means of exchange and symbolic representation of property. Gold fulfilled much the same function, but less fungibly and as a more independent store of value detached from state enforcement of property rights. Property rights depend on enforcement by the coercive power of the state. States are national, not global. Crypto currencies that limit issuance (Bitcoin's 21m issuance ceiling), mimic gold's store of value principle, but only like the parasitic little birdie on top of the rhino--it eats only insofar as the rhino benefits. Strip away convertibility into fiat currency and property and crypto currencies are worth nothing by themselves. Central banks' CBDCs (central bank digital currencies) and regulators acting in concert could potentially put crypto currencies out of business by rendering them untradeable by banning their use as source of funds in all securities transactions and mortgages and mortgage-backed securities. Interactive Brokers blocks your account if you can't show compliant source of wealth information. Look at what the PBOC is doing with its digital currency, the only legal and convertible crypto currency in China. CBs are perfectly capable of creating their own tiered fiat/limited issue crypto currency regimes to compete with BTC, ETH, LTC etc and the mafias, arms and human traffickers and money launderers that use them. Institutional investors whose clients want to "avoid" (read evade) taxes will warm to crypto currencies as long as regulators assure them of continued convertibility to fiat. But they'll switch to CBDCs' stable coins in a heartbeat as soon as they smell a whiff of source of wealth or convertibility crackdown. CBDCs with the advantage of "legal tender" attached to them can play catch and kill with cryptos that don't, just as Facebook did with WhatsApp and Instagram. But there's no antitrust law in currency issuance.
電動車股揭新章 Tesla泡沫未及中企
Tags: 電動車股, Tesla, 投資, 電動車, 信析

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蘋果曾拒絕收購Tesla
By: C Y S
Tags: Apple, Tesla

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
Bitcoin’s gains don’t seem ‘so wild’ compared to stocks like Tesla, crypto strategist says
By: Alena Vorontsova
Tags: Elon Musk, Bitcoin, Tesla, Stock Market, Crypto

SINGAPORE — Compared to major market indexes that breached record highs despite the Covid-19 economic fallout, bitcoin appears “less volatile” than before.

Bitcoin

That’s according to Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer at CoinShares, which sells investments in digital currencies.

“Everything else has become more volatile,” Demirors told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Monday.

“As we know, volatility is a relative measure,” she said. “In the current environment, bitcoin is actually less volatile than it has been in the past.”

To illustrate the point, the strategist compared the gains between bitcoin and electric carmaker Tesla’s stock.

Tesla’s shares, which were added to the broader S&P 500 index on Monday, have soared more than 676% so far this year. Meanwhile, bitcoin has risen about 220% year-to-date as of midnight EST Tuesday, according to Coin Metrics.

“If we look at the astronomical rise in the equities market, bitcoin’s rise actually doesn’t feel so wild,” Demirors said.

source: Forexified

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To Drive or Not to Drive 🚗
Tags: Elon Musk, Tesla, Business, Apple, Electric Car

The saying “An Apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a fun little way to encourage kids to eat fruit. Now it’s time for a saying dedicated to the adults “ An Apple A Day Keeps The Driving Away”.

Elon Musk might have been shaking in his boots Monday evening after Apple released an announcement that they are “moving forward” with plans to produce a passenger self-driving vehicle by developing its self-driving car technology.

The company plans on producing the vehicles in 2024 which gives Elon a bit of time to adapt and prepare but regardless of this, Tesla’s stock hit its lowest point of the day after the news was released. Remember, this all comes on the same day has become a constituent of the S&P 500, now making it the fifth largest by market cap on the index.

Not only does the vehicle have the potential of competing with Tesla head-on but Reuters also reported that Apple will even have its “own breakthrough battery technology.” We’ll have to see, given the effects of the pandemic, whether everything will go as scheduled.

I am not a financial advisor and my comments should never be taken as financial advice. Investments come with risk, so always do your research and analysis beforehand.
Elon is changing the world as we know it, by disrupting two entire sectors. The auto and the energy sectors. Is he gonna give a hand to disrupt the monetary system? Is Tesla gonna be the first big…
By: Nuno Fabiao
Tags: Bitcoin, Money, Tesla, Monetary System, Economy

I wonder if this conversation from rocket scientist to rocket scientist has already happened?

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Elon is changing the world as we know it, by disrupting two entire sectors. The auto and the energy sectors.

Is he gonna give a hand to disrupt the monetary system? Is Tesla gonna be the first big company to break the mold?

Michael Saylor was in his board meeting, having an objective and courageous conversation with his staff, and concluded that having $500,000,000 in cash in the bank was a liability, it was worthless.

Now he just YOLO it!

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Michael Saylor with cojones to the Moon!!!
Elon Musk taking Bitcoin (and Dogecoin) to the moon!
By: Astontech International
Tags: Elon Musk, Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Tesla, Astontech International

Very few investments can match the meteoric rise of Bitcoin this year, with one exception, the Elon Musk owned Tesla.

Bitcoin in 2020 has grown in value by approximately 185% , however stocks in Tesla have seen a 684% gain in 2020.

Not only has the stock price risen, it’s also catapulted it’s owner, Musk from number 35 on the Bloomberg list of Billionaires to number 2 now only trailing Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

So when on a random Sunday Musk starts asking on Twitter how he can convert Teslas balance sheet into Bitcoin, the world and in particularly the cryptocurrency word, sits up and pays attention.

After some tongue in cheek tweets, such as the one below, the conversation turned serious, with Musk discussing with Michael Saylor whether converting Teslas balance sheet into Bitcoin was even possible.
This winter, Model 3 owners are taking their cars snow drifting using Tesla’s ‘Track Mode’
By: E.V. Annex
Tags: Elon Musk, Tesla Motors, Tesla, Tesla Model S, Electric Car

Originally published at https://evannex.com on December 21, 2020.

“Hey kids, it’s winter in the great white North — you know what that means eh? Track Mode!”, says my good old friend Ian Pavelko before he starts enjoying snow drifting in hisTesla Model 3 Performance (aka MAGNETO).

Above: Tesla Model 3 taking on the snow (Source: Now You Know)

Tesla Track Mode disables the stability and traction control restrictions from the car. In turn, this enables the driver to float free from the clutches of the on-board computer. However, these maneuvers are not recommended for inexperienced drivers for obvious safety reasons.

As an example, I’ve posted this short video clip (see below) on YouTube and it’s fun to watch it in a loop. The way MAGNETO performs donuts on the snowy surface is actually somewhat soothing to watch. “Who needs a toboggan, if you have a Performance Model 3,” Ian explains.

Video: Tesla Model 3 Snow Drifting in Track Mode (YouTube: Iqtidar Ali via Ian Pavelko).

Ian also took his Model 3 Performance for an exciting snow rally at night and wrote a great story about his journey.

It turns out that another Model 3Performance owner took his Tesla snow drifting but over in Europe in the French Alps. This is some amazing footage of his journey through the alps on a cold winter night, sliding his car in Track Mode through a closed road.

Video: Tesla Model 3 Performance snow drifting (YouTube: Sebastian Vittel)

According to the owner Sebastian Vittel in the next video, he has never driven such a car in snowy conditions. “The Model 3 is fast, easy, secure, and fun on the snow,” he says.

As we witness in these videos, the all-electric Tesla Model 3 keeps its balance fairly well on the snow — thanks to its perfect 50/50 front/rear weight distribution and such a low center of gravity.

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Originally published at https://evannex.com on December 21, 2020.

Written by: Iqtidar Ali. An earlier version of this article was originally published on Tesla Oracle.
Tesla: Elon Musk Flirts With Bitcoin
Tags: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Tesla, Btc, Finance

Elon Musk makes advances in the direction of a billion-dollar Bitcoin investment and promptly receives free advice from MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor on Twitter.

Two people looked for each other and found each other: A lively Bitcoin debate broke out on Twitter between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor, which made waves in the crypto space. Michael Saylor used a suggestive post from Musk for free investment advice.

Saylor’s “insider tip”:

If you want to do your shareholders a $ 100 billion favor, convert the $ TSLA balance sheet from USD to BTC.

According to Saylor, the charisma of a Tesla entry into Bitcoin could also entice other S&P500 companies to invest, thereby boosting BTC market capitalization and quickly increasing the value of a USD 100 billion investment by ten times.

The simple calculation finally worked out in the case of MicroStrategy: Since the listed software company shifted around $ 475 million of its cash reserves into BTC, the investment in the course of the Bitcoin Bull Run has reached a current value of over 958 million US dollars more than doubled.

Musk, who is not a blank slate when it comes to cryptocurrencies, then joined the discussion again and asked Saylor whether transactions of this magnitude were even possible.

Saylor’s answer was not long in coming. An unequivocal: Yes. He himself has invested 1.3 billion US dollars in Bitcoin in the last few months and would like to share his “playbook” with Musk, from one rocket scientist to another.

Tesla bald Bitcoin Hodler?

It remains to be seen how serious Musk’s statements are. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO often uses irony as a stylistic device on the short message platform. Nevertheless: A BTC entry is actually not completely excluded. Musk has already expressed his admiration for digital gold in the past and, as the proud owner of — after all — 0.25 BTC, already belongs to the Hodler class . He also has to repeatedly serve as a potential CEO candidate for the MemeCoin project Dogecoin .

The balance sheet also confirms MicroStrategy’s investment strategy and could follow Musk’s words with deeds. A former project by the bustling businessman, PayPal, has finally opened up to the Bitcoin economy as well. Not unlikely that Tesla could follow suit. The right Bitcoin ATM is already there in the Gigafactory in Nevada .

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New Coronavirus variant out of control in the UK as Tesla joins the S&P 500
By: Lakshya Jain
Tags: Covid 19, Google, Tesla, Stimulus, Climate Change

3. Antitrust lawsuit against Google

Photo by Christian Wiediger on Unsplash

38 states and territories filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google on Thursday. They are accusing Google of holding a monopoly in general search and for anti-competitive behavior. The lawsuit alleges that Google’s presentation of search results favor its own services which harmed the competition. Google is also the default search engine on computers and smartphones, and even on-device like TVs, cars, speakers through the company’s voice assistant feature.”Google, one of the largest companies in the world, has methodically undertaken actions to entrench and reinforce its general search services and search-related advertising monopolies by stifling competition,” the complaint reads. “As the gateway to the internet, Google has systematically degraded the ability of other companies to access consumers,” Google responded by saying that the competition is just one click away. Google’s director of economic policy, Adam Cohen, said “Our rigorous testing tells us that you far prefer these types of rich results.” Google is the most visited website on the internet and 90% of all searches in the US were processed by Google. There is no question that Google is way too big and something needs to be done. The government needs to implement more rules on how our data is collected and used.
Elon Musk could ‘break internet’ and BUY Bitcoin in ‘$1 trillion favour’ to shareholders
By: Alena Vorontsova
Tags: Elon Musk, Bitcoin, Electric Vehicles, Tesla

ELON Musk has sparked wild speculation after asking whether he could turn all of Tesla’s balance sheet into the digital currency Bitcoin.

The billionaire US entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX has recently tweeted multiple times about Bitcoin. The digital currency has attracted interest over the years due to its significant yet volatile rise in price.

On Sunday, Mr Musk was approached on Twitter by Bitcoin proponent and MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor.

Mr Saylor advised the Tesla CEO to buy a significant amount of Bitcoin, claiming it could earn billions for Tesla’s shareholders.

He also claimed other major US firms on the S&P 500 stock market index could follow suit and boost Bitcoin’s value further.

Mr Saylor told Mr Musk: “If you want to do your shareholders a $100 billion favour, convert the Tesla balance sheet from USD to BTC.

“Other firms on the S&P 500 would follow your lead and in time it would grow to become a $1 trillion favour.”

Mr Musk responded by asking the Bitcoin enthusiast whether transactions on such a scale are “even possible”.

Mr Saylor claimed they were and offered to “share my playbook with you offline — from one rocket scientist to another”.

One analyst commented the “internet will break” if Tesla followed the advice.

Both Tesla and Bitcoin have surged to recent highs in terms of their market value recently.

Tesla — an electric car company — has seen its share prices climb by over 730 percent this year, according to the Wall Street Journal.

It reached a new high on Friday, with prices closing at $695 per share. It brings the firm’s market cap to over $658 billion.

Bitcoin has also hit new highs in recent days and is valued at $23,630.48 per coin at the time of writing.

Its total market cap is just over $439 billion. Analysts say anyone who has owned a Bitcoin in the past 12 months will have seen a profit of over 240 percent.

However, the digital currency has also faced criticism over its tendency to fluctuate wildly in price.

It approached the $20,000 mark towards the end of 2017, but by late 2018 was worth well under $3,500.

Brian Armstrong, chief executive of Bitcoin trading platform Coinbase, has warned potential investors about the risks of getting involved in the currency amid its current price surge.

He said in a blog post last week: “While it’s great to see market rallies and see news organizations turn attention to this emerging asset class in a new way, we cannot emphasize enough how important it is to understand that investing in crypto is not without risk.

“Crypto can be a volatile asset class. Often more so than the types of traditional financial instruments that most investors are used to.

“For example, this means that the market can move in either direction much faster than equity markets.”

source: Forexified

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