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Indonesia Ferry Carrying 240 Loses Contact, Search Underway — 4hAn Indonesian passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 carrying about 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea while en route from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, triggering a rescue operation with no immediate reports of casualties. The vessel’s last known position was about 148 kilometers from a pier in Banjarmasin, with authorities citing bad weather as a factor and rescue teams dispatched to locate those aboard.

Jared Kim Authorities should check if older vessels like this one need better tracking equipment.

Mercury May Have Shrunk Up to 23 Kilometers — 2dNew research indicates Mercury has contracted 10% to 30% more than previously thought, shrinking about 12 miles (roughly 19 kilometers) in diameter since its formation, with surface debris from ancient impacts obscuring the planet’s shrinkage signs. The finding could imply a larger metal core or different core composition and temperature history, and future BepiColombo measurements are expected to help confirm the extent of Mercury’s cooling and contraction.

Dana Whitfield The debris from old impacts covering up the shrinkage clues is a good point. BepiColombo data should settle how much the planet has really changed.

Morgan Stanley Sees Up to $17 Billion in Annual Tesla Semi Software Revenue — 1dMorgan Stanley’s note estimates Tesla’s autonomous Semi software could generate 12,000–18,000 dollars per truck per month, potentially reaching about 17 billion dollars in software revenue by 2040 with 82,000 Semis on the road, far eclipsing current consumer FSD revenue. Tesla is expanding the Semi into Europe with specifications like a 550-kilometer range and fast Megacharger charging, leveraging high diesel prices to accelerate adoption, while Musk’s ventures like Boring Company attract large funding for tunnel projects.

Dana Whitfield Reaching 17 billion by 2040 depends on hitting those production numbers, which Tesla has struggled with before.

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Boring Company Raises $3B, Valuation Hits $23B — 3dThe Boring Company closed a $3 billion Series D led by UAE-affiliated investors, valuing the tunnel builder at $23 billion, to accelerate large-scale underground transport deployment in the UAE, including more than 150 kilometers of tunnels as part of the Dubai Loop, with funding also supporting projects in Las Vegas and beyond. Major co-investors include Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Temasek and others, signaling strong strategic backing to convert prototypes into production infrastructure.

Elena Vasquez Valuing tunnel work at 23 billion still looks inflated until they deliver more than a handful of miles in Vegas.

Rescue spacecraft runs out of fuel before saving NASA's Swift telescope — Sep 4, 2026A private mission by Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link got within 15 kilometers of NASA’s Swift Observatory and captured data and photos before running low on fuel, forcing an abandonment of the rescue attempt. NASA and company officials describe the effort as a high-risk, learning-focused in-orbit servicing experiment, with praise for pursuing extensions of Swift’s life despite the near-miss and costs involved.

Priya Raman Honestly impressed anyone's even attempting to service satellites we've already written off. Failure here still teaches them plenty for next time.