EP-133 Tesla’s Self-driving Scrutiny 🚗, Spacex’s $733m Satellite Surge 🚀, Tsmc’s Ai-driven Profit Spike 📈

AI Briefing Room

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, october 21st! explore today's top tech discussions:

• tesla under investigation: the national highway traffic safety administration examines tesla's "full self-driving" system after a fatal incident, focusing on performance in challenging conditions and the impact of software updates.
• spacex's $733 million contract: spacex secures a major deal with the u.s. space force for eight satellite launches, highlighting competition with united launch alliance and blue origin.
• tsmc's profit surge: taiwan semiconductor manufacturing co. reports a 54% increase in profit, driven by booming ai and smartphone demand, leading to a nearly 10% share price jump.
• nvidia's share momentum: strong demand for nvidia's ai gpu, blackwell, follows tsmc’s earnings success, boosting hopes for significant revenue gains.
• microsoft and openai equity talks: discussions ensue over ownership stakes after microsoft’s extensive investment, with implications for openai's governance and stakeholder equity.

stay tuned for tomorrow's tech updates!