Weekly#461

SpaceX’s Future Depends on a Gigantic Rocket and 42,000 Internet Satellites (WSJ)

What will applied AI look like in 2022?

Hyundai shuts down its engine development team amid focus on electric cars

13 battery gigafactories coming to the US by 2025 – ushering new era of US battery production

Elon Musk says SpaceX will land humans on Mars in 10 years in the worst-case scenario

Streaming wars drive media groups to spend more than $100bn on new content (FT)

Big Tech’s Next Monopoly Game: Building the Car of the Future

Ars Technica’s favorite films in 2021

Boston Dynamics’ Stretch can move 800 heavy boxes per hour

Are Apple AirTags Being Used to Track People and Steal Cars?

“…With supply chain disruptions messing with the auto industry, it’s an especially challenging time for startups like Rivian…”

Two NFT copycats are fighting over which is the real fake Bored Ape Yacht Club

How Much Energy Do Data Centers Really Use?

LG Electronics Gears Up to Develop Commercial ‘Waterless’ Washing Machine

The Future of Cities? Fewer Cars, Better Homes

How omicron broke Covid-19 testing

Drone innovation moves from hardware to self-flying software (FT)

Amazon slips to 4th in global shopping app installs amid rise of international brands

A licence to print houses (FT)

Business trends, risks and people to watch in 2022 (FT)