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Tesla’s Value Drops $60B After Investors Fail to Hail Cybercab (Maria)
The author writes, “Tesla shares fell nearly 9% on Friday, wiping about $60B from the company’s value, after the long-awaited unveiling of its so-called robotaxi failed to excite investors. Shares in the electric carmaker tumbled to $217 at market close following an event in Hollywood, where the chief executive, Elon Musk, revealed a much-hyped driverless vehicle. The stock price is down roughly 12% year-to-date. … Analysts said the event was short on detail and also expressed disappointment over a lack of specifics about other Tesla projects. Musk has a history of making grand projections about upcoming products and failing to follow through.”
New Documentary Details Trump’s Child-Separation Policy, But NBC Won’t Air It Until December (DonkeyHotey)
The author writes, “MSNBC acquired Errol Morris’ new documentary, Separated, examining the family separation policy implemented by Donald Trump’s administration, but NBC executives have decided to shelve it until after the election due to fears of offending the former president, according to journalist Oliver Darcy.”
State Justices Speak Out Against Originalism (Dana)
From State Court Report: “State judges are speaking out against originalism — a method of constitutional interpretation that focuses on ‘history and tradition’ as a basis for assessing constitutional rights. In doing so, they both echo federal judges’ arguments and raise state-specific concerns of their own.”
In Texas’ Biggest Purple County, This Far-Right Republican Is Creating a Playbook for Local Governing (Reader Steve)
From The Texas Tribune and ProPublica: “From cutting social services to changing election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach.”
Earth May Have Breached Seven of Nine Planetary Boundaries, Health Check Shows (Laura)
The author writes, “Industrial civilization is close to breaching a seventh planetary boundary, and may already have crossed it, according to scientists who have compiled the latest report on the state of the world’s life-support systems. ‘Ocean acidification is approaching a critical threshold,’ particularly in higher-latitude regions, says the latest report on planetary boundaries. ‘The growing acidification poses an increasing threat to marine ecosystems.’”
Her Face Was Unrecognizable After an Explosion. A Placenta Restored It. (Mili)
From The New York Times: “The same qualities that make placentas so valuable during pregnancy make them profoundly useful for healing burns and wounds, too. So why do we throw so many away?”
Researchers Observe Hidden Deformations in Complex Light Fields (Sean)
The author writes, “Everyday experience tells us that light reflected from a perfectly flat mirror will give us the correct image without any deformation. Interestingly, this is not the case when the light field itself is structured in a complex way. Tiny deformations appear. These have now been observed in the laboratory. The results confirm the prediction of this fundamental optical effect made more than a decade ago. They also show how it can be used, for example, as a method for determining material properties.”
