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Logan Rogerson back in the All Whites after five years away and plenty of perseverance – Stuff.co.nz

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Logan Rogerson is determined to make the most of the international lifeline hes been handed by All Whites coach Danny Hay.

The 23-year-old has been recalled to the national mens football team for the first time since 2016 for their coming friendlies against Jordan and Uzbekistan and has a chance to put himself in the frame for World Cup qualifying later this year.

Rogerson made his debut against Oman in 2015 under Anthony Hudson, shortly after playing under Hay at that years Fifa Under-17 World Cup, alongside four of his current squad-mates Joe Bell, Callum McCowatt, Sarpreet Singh, and Michael Woud.

Two more caps followed at the Oceania Nations Cup the following year, when a host of All Whites regulars were missing, but since then, hes been in the wilderness.

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In 2016, he was with the Wellington Phoenix, where he ended up making 11 A-League appearances, five of which were in his last two months at the club.

Despite scoring twice once he was finally given a chance, he wasnt handed a new contract at the end of the 2017-18 season, and headed to Germany for an injury-hit and ultimately unsuccessful stint at third-tier club Carl Zeiss Jena.

After returning to New Zealand, Rogerson spent two summers at Auckland City in New Zealands old national league, before signing for HJK Helsinki in Finlands top-tier Veikkausliiga last April.

A shoulder injury limited his ability to make an impact there and hampered his chances of pushing for a place in the OlyWhites squad for the Tokyo Olympics but a loan move to FC Haka gave him a new lease of life, and, in the end, a full-time deal for 2022.

The move that he made to go back to Europe after having not a great experience in Germany was a brave one, and I think that says a lot about him as a person and his character, Hay said this week.

By his own admission, he probably wasn't on top of his game when he first got back there, but having watched him at the back end of last season on multiple occasions, he's really found his feet.

Rogerson said having the backing of FC Haka coach Teemu Tainio, a former player for Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League, had been a boost down the stretch of the last Veikkausliiga season.

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Logan Rogerson found his feet while playing for Auckland City, before moving back to Europe last April.

I think that playing regularly is what every footballer needs and I kind of didn't get that at HJK.

Once I found the club and the coach that had belief in me and would give me game time, I knew that everything would come after that.

At the Phoenix, I didn't play that much, and when I went to Germany it was the same story and I come back to Auckland City, played a bit, found my feet, went to Helsinki, things didn't work out there, but now I'm at Haka where Im getting a lot of game time.

I think thats been a problem for me, just finding regular minutes, but once I get those minutes, I know what I'm capable of and that I can show everyone what I can do and what kind of footballer I can be.

Rogerson last represented New Zealand in 2019, where he captained the team that won the Oceania Under-23 Championship to qualify the country for the Tokyo Olympics.

But after failing to make his HJK debut after arriving in Finland last April, playing just one half for their reserves before August, he didnt make the cut when Hay put together his squad and reserves for the Olympic football tournament last July, and had to watch from afar as the OlyWhites made it to the quarterfinals before losing to hosts Japan in a penalty shootout.

Obviously Danny had to pick a squad of players that were playing regularly and that just wasn't me at the time, Rogerson said.

It was hard for me to watch the Olympics and not be a part of it, but I think of it as a bit of character building. I went out on loan, found game time, and now here I am. Things kind of happen for a reason, I guess.

Rogerson knows making an All Whites squad for the first time since June 2016 one of the longer waits in the teams history is just the first step.

Now he has to earn the chance to add to his three caps by impressing Hay once the team assembles in camp in Abu Dhabi next week.

The thing about Logan is he offers some dynamic movement, Hay said.

He's very good dribbler with the ball at his feet, and he looks to break lines, so he offers some similar characteristics to Joey Champness, and it just gives us a little bit of a different look, if we decide to go with a front three and two proper, out-and-out wingers.

I could also see Logan playing alongside Woodsy in a front two as well you're getting somebody that definitely wants to break lines and work in behind.

After they play Jordan [kickoff Saturday 4am NZ time] and Uzbekistan [kickoff Wednesday, February 2, 4am NZ time], the All Whites have the Oceania World Cup qualifying tournament in Qatar in March, which starts prior to that months international window, the period where players have to be released from their clubs.

With the new Veikkausliiga season not set to begin until April, Rogerson is one of a handful of players who wont have any fixture clashes in mid-March, which could be a feather in his cap as he looks to ensure his long-awaited return to the national side isnt a one-off.

It's a going to be a big year for the All Whites and for New Zealand football with the World Cup at the end of this year and qualifying and intercontinental playoff, Rogerson said.

As a footballer, it's not just a straight kind of journey, it's up and down and side to side. I think that's been my footballing journey, but I love being a footballer and playing football, so every obstacle that's been in front of me, I've had to work my way through it.

Hopefully this year can be a good year for me. I'm looking forward to it.

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Demystifying Political Correctness and its use in the age of alt-right trolls and finger-wagging liberals – Brock Press

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The meaning of political correctness has been bungled by online discourse in an attempt to gain points in a culture war; a demystification of its use today is important for mapping current trends in our political discourse.

The term gained currency in the 1980s, being used mostly by the left to make fun of the rigid use of language and manners exclusive to politicians at the time. Today, the use of the word has become even more pejorative and isnt nearly as exclusive to political figures and spaces.

It seems like forever ago that the controversy surrounding Bill C-16 in Canada which enacted the proper use of individuals preferred pronouns into law, it being potentially considered a hate crime to protest against an individuals preferred pronouns caused a huge public debate on political correctness and identity politics. Indeed, the self-help guru and former University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson essentially made a whole career out of this instance, claiming the bill was a slippery slope that would lead to forms of totalitarianism. The law was ratified back in 2016 and to the surprise of no one, it appears the law hasnt taken us closer to totalitarianism.

What was made clear from the public outrage surrounding Bill C-16 was the way partisan goggles had started to influence the term political correctness to further ideological motives. Todays new right, the bowels of which can be observed on sites like 4Chan and in various Reddit forums and comment sections, attack establishment liberals for being too soft, and for being normies.

They see political correctness as a tool used by the mainstream left to virtue-signal, to posture about their egalitarian values while hiding a resentment for the better-abled, the more driven, etc., all the while destabilizing natural categories such as the distinctions between men and women.

In her book Kill All Normies, sociologist Angela Nagle describes the alt-rights emergence on the internet as such:

What seemed to hold them all together in their obscurity was a love of mocking the earnestness and moral self-flattery of what felt like a tired liberal intellectual conformity running right through from establishment liberal politics to the more militant enforcers of new sensitivities from the wackiest corners of Tumblr to campus politics.

The irony of this rebellion against liberal conformity is that the anti-conformity expected in these online spaces has become a rite of passage. To be a contrarian is the status quo for the online right, and of course when one steps over the line they can retreat into the idea that it was all for the memes, just one big joke.

Trumpism can largely be pinned down to this sense of being more genuine or real on account of being obscene and amoral while holding the opinion that running our societies coldly and calculated, like a business, is the best course of action to ensure the greatest level of (private) happiness. The interesting thing to note is that back in 2016, nearly 80 Silicon Valley executives, including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook, signed a letter that protested a law in North Carolina that barred transgender individuals from using public spaces designated for the opposite sex, claiming it was bad for business.

While the law was obviously backwards in its intentions, whats interesting is that the kind of politically correct, over-sensitive attitude that the alt-right opposes has continuously been absorbed by big tech and the likes relatively easily. Yet, the online right continue to aim their reactionary attack against political correctness at the establishment types. Meanwhile, they tend to be either indifferent to or pro-capital, despite the corporate world taking on the LGBTQ+ ideologies and the saintly image of corporate inclusivity with open arms in order to not be publicly ostracized and lose business.

Whats made clear by this false consciousness on behalf of the alt-right is that the internet has, in large part, misguided individuals engaged in political discourse online due to the closed circuits of niche forums, battlefields of ad hom back and fourths in comment sections and a lack of genuine face-to-face contact.

As Nagle argues later in her book, its as if this new online right are committing a kind of anachronism of the 68 youth rebellion; however, their object of resistance is muddled by the impersonal structures of capitalism as it pervades our private lives today, right down to the cellphone. As a result they are left doing a kind of puppeteering of old forms of rebellion on anyone who appears like a moral authority while keeping enough of a self-conscious, ironic distance to what they say and do online so as not to take full responsibility for their actions.

So what should one do to combat the gordian knot of issues like identity politics and political correctness as they present themselves in the ways Ive laid out here? One way is to remind folks that they can still remain decent and polite while rebelling meaningfully in the struggle for things such as pushing for further market regulation, some form of global cooperation to combat the threat of climate change, as well as attacking the systemic causes of mass immigration (climate change being one of the major ones).

Trumpism and the alt-right, whether online or not, is in part a reaction to the perception that the ability to transgress a certain level of cosmopolitan politeness is being taken by the left-leaning establishment types. Of course, there is a truth to this perception. The nominal left has largely preoccupied itself with policing the proper use of terms alongside being suspiciously fascinated with figures like Trump. All the while, liberals continue safeguarding the notion that all identities are rich, wonderful and deserve expression to divert from coming together on substantive policy to alleviate the causes of mass immigration in the first place so we dont have to argue the often circular reasons why we need to be more tolerant of other cultures.

To be clear, we do need to be tolerant. Putting immigrant children in cages that fail to reach federal standards of humane conduct, as seen during the Trump administration, is unacceptable. However, suspicion should arise when a liberals whole political project thrives on the gotcha moment of revealing that people still have prejudices towards immigrants differing ways of life; tolerance in this case becomes a form of intolerance.

If embracing different cultures amounts to a safe, spectatorial distance that is taken in order to not get too close to feeling a genuine difference in values collide with your own to gain political identity points, its no wonder the online right has seemingly infinite fuel to point out liberal hypocrisy.

Growing up with half my family coming from an immigrant background and the other coming from Canada, my house was an extremely confusing space in this regard. It was a space consisting of attempts to preserve the values from my Southeast Asian background in the midst of Western values that simultaneously denied fully embracing those forms of cultural expression that is, beyond the privacy of the home and designated foriegn cultural spaces while also claiming that this background should be celebrated as a product of Canadas openness to diversity. The message became clear: we like your identity, but dont get too close.

Here in Canada, Justin Trudeau has used this rhetorical strategy for years, worrying about being inoffensive and collecting identity points all the while undermining existentially charged initiatives like the 2030 carbon emission target of being 30 per cent below our 2005 emission levels when a 2019 Environment and Climate Change Canada report suggested it would only be 19 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030.

Whats important to remember is that, at bottom, the driving force behind the online rights dominant mode of thinking (and the hypersensitive left) is that its a reactionary attempt to form a coherent worldview in the endemically fractured, disconnected and hostile spaces of social media and online forums. The resulting hostility is then taken to be the way we all operate deep down even though its largely a result of overexposure to these online spaces.

Hence, liberal political correctness appears laughably performative to the right, which it is, in many respects. The right feels that a fake mask of politeness is necessary for any kind of politico-ethical stance, given that some kind of mask is needed to hide our ugly sides which comes to bear in all its reality in online spaces.

The fundamental issue with this logic, however, is that the hyper-moralizing left also believes that this politically correct mask is necessary; they just disavow it. They too, on an implicit level, are increasingly becoming amoralists, best exemplified in the kind of spectatorial distance to immigrants cultures I mentioned earlier. The hypersensitivities found in the wackiest corners of Tumblr to campus politics, in Nagles words, belies any good intentions because of its incessant need to appear open to all ways of life, to all cultural differences.

Because of this deadlock, the online rights reliable tactic will always be using ironic obscenities and desperate edginess to feel like a moral hypocrisy in mainstream political discourse is being effectively undermined via their buffoonery. All the while, this part of the right has easily bought into the increasing acceleration and commodification of culture, especially through the internet, which is ironically at the root of the liberal hypocrisy in the first place.

All of this, of course, comes as a result of the increasing privatization of our attention and interactions. The more corporations and big tech are left off the hook, the more our political landscape will continue to reflect a harsh comment section.

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Has the nation that produced the fiery oratory of Daniel O’Connell succumbed to tongue-tied political correctness? – Independent.ie

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I saw Daniel OConnell last Sunday, rising majestically out of a foggy Dublin dawn, wrapped in his cloak, eyes boring into mine. At least thats how it felt, the pair of us alone in the deserted main thoroughfare of the capital.

hat do you think of the country you died for?I whispered to the bronze likeness. Have we honoured the legacy you gave so much for? His reply drifted silently on the breeze.

The man forever honoured as The Liberator was no stranger to controversy, and would likely raise an amused eyebrow at the current wrangling on whether a monument to him should grace Dil ireann during this decade of centenaries.

Doubtless the champion of Catholic Emancipation would throw a dismissive Kerry yerra at todays petty politics his heart, as always, geared toward more critical issues.

What would assuredly cause him righteous anger from his loftyplinth are the legions of homelesshuddled in frozen doorways on the street that bears his name.

Such was his commitment to the cause of human dignity it even echoed across the oceans, with former slave Fredrick Douglass crediting The Liberators glorious rhetoric in directly hastening Abraham Lincolns act of emancipation in 1863.

He defined me not as a colour, but as a man, and strengthened the campaign I was dedicated to wage.

OConnells fiery oratory was particularly directed at his own countrymen, the bastard Irishmen who turned a blind eye to slavery. How can the noble emotions of the Celtic heart have become extinct amongst you? he raged. It was not in Ireland that you learned this cruelty.

No stranger to the compromises of politics, when fellow MPs in the House of Commons offered him their support on Irish independence in return for his silence of slavery, OConnell was not for turning: May my right hand forget its cunning and my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth before, to help Ireland, I keep silent on slavery.

Yet, while Ireland in 2022 is not short of caring public servants, all too often the limelight is taken by those Yeats excoriated as fumbling in a greasy till.

Wandering down the quays as Dublin slowly awoke from its slumber, I wondered where are todays great orators modern-day Liberators whose magnificent rhetoric would rouse us to be better than we are?

Has the nation that produced the exhilarating eloquence of Grattan, Burke, Redmond and Connolly succumbed to the dreary tongue-tied measurement of political correctness?

On hearing of OConnells death in 1847, Douglass said: The fire of freedom burned brightly within his mighty heart, with words that shook the world.

We need that fire again today desperately.

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Opinion: Comedy is losing its charm with censorship – Utahstatesman

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on January 24, 2022 at 8:00 am

As modern America becomes more adamant on censoring media with any vulgar language, casual stereotypes (Apu on the Simpsons) and anything containing controversial opinions (YouTubedemonetization), comedy has beenlosingits charm and impact.

Film has become more progressive in the past decade about the removal of negative depictions and stereotypes in their products. For instance, according to the Hollywood Reporter, certain episodes of The Muppet Shownowhave disclaimers cautioning views about negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures.

The show was produced in a time where such depictions were appropriate. Now, awareness on the discrimination has increased, making it inappropriate in our modern day. However, it remains available for streaming with precautionary messages.

Other films such asBreakfast at Tiffanysare also under scrutiny from a 21stcentury perspective because of the racial slurs towards Japanese culture made for comedic purposes.Precautionarymessagesshould be added, but the film should not be banned or removed.

This is an approach that should be taken to past and previous films, including that of works of comedy. The type of comedy I am talking about is standup comedians and movie/television productions. Comedy should not be removed or purged for what is interpreted as but instead include cautionaries as to not offend those that do not wish to watch such material.

When asked if censorship was socially progressive or retroactive, sophomore Brynn Francis had much to say. As an acting major at Utah State University, she sees what is considered appropriate or not throughout her history in theater.

Pure censorship is retroactive, she said, What is progressive is awareness. Human nature, history and issues that are currently happening are acknowledge in comedy. Material that could be considered traumatic should be given trigger warnings like we do for dark comedies in plays.

Sydney Lehenbauer, a junior history major at USU, when asked the same question, answered with historical context.

Lehenbauer said in famous Shakespeare plays, he would make jokes about higher wealthy individuals and real-life political figures, in his community in this play. He would change the names of course, but everyone watching knew who he was talking about. This in and of itself is a political stance, looking at those who believe there are superior and taking them down. We wouldnt rid the world of Shakespeare for its use comedy as commentary on the upper class.

Lehenbauer also said comedy releases the tension on certain aspects of life not openly talked about: race, the economy, current events. Take the 2020 elections for instance. Jokes made about either candidate are found funny by both sides of the political spectrum. Your stance doesnt matter for it to be funny. Comedy is the stuff youre not supposed to laugh at.

In 2017, a documentary film titledThe Problem is ApubyHariKondaboludiscussed the negative and racial stereotypes aboutthe Simpsons characterApuNahasapeemapetilon, an Indian grocery store worker. He made several good points about how Apu was one of the only Indian characters on television when he was young,but was constantly being stereotypedby his actions,familyand other characteristics.

In the film,Kondaboluquoted his mother saying,You can criticize something you love because you expect more from it.

Shows like the Simpson should not be canceled, nor should previous episode be removed from the air.The shows depiction does not incite violence(which is grounds for removal or cancelation), but it does incite narrowmindedness and discrimination against Indian heritage.

Itis the stations right for the show to go on as isjust as much of a right as it is forKondabolu, a viewer,to create this documentary and voice is concerns against it.

Freedomof speech works both ways in the world of censorship. It means if you believe the material should be censored you can say you dont agree with it, but you cant take the comedians right away to say those jokes. Its your choice to be offended, even your right. But it also their right to offendyou.

If you start to remove certain aspects of comedy, start to interpret what should and should not be aired you come to a controlling aspect of media. Who gets to decide was is appropriate or not?

YouTubes demonetization believes it can. YouTube decides what is advertiser-friendly content that is content that the creator on YouTube can make a profit off. Sensitive events (such as negative traumatic events) and controversial issues fall into the no category.

While it is ultimately YouTube right as a private organization to make that decision, it is the fact that swearing and jokes in certain topics gain profit. Only certain comedy is deemed appropriate now, as this was not always YouTubes stance on the matter.

Comedy is subjective. Comedy is full of quips towards strategies in the economy and coronavirus, to making jokes about different types of ethnicities, gender, sexuality and life trauma.

Comedy is also complicated. What is said needs to be contextualized, both to the time and current pollical climate. Comedy is not meant to be censored by censoring it loses its charm.

Making jokes about the negative traumatic events is a way for comedians to relate to their audience andrelievethe tension.Jo Koymaking jokes aboutFilipinostereotypes as aFilipinomakes the jokes relatable in the audience of the same ethnicity, makes the stereotypes more like common ground.The charm of his comedy, the relatability,would be lost if it were censored.

Chris Rocksaid he will not perform at colleges because of political correctness in modern undergraduate culture.

This is not as much fun as it used to be, Rock said.

Jerry Seinfeld said he wouldnt either.

The sensitive nature towards comedy is acceptable and, in many ways, even welcomed but not to the effect of removing the comedic piece altogether.

TheHuffpostsaiditbest:Youcannot cater to everyone, and everyone is offended by something.

Sara Prettyman is a Maryland-bord-and-raised sophomore majoring in applied mathematics. She loves drawing, running and reading. A02342348@usu.edu

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Sundance: Jesse Eisenberg’s Directorial Debut ‘When You Finish Saving the World’ is a Touching Exploration of Self-Worth – Daily Utah Chronicle

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Finn Wolfhard and Julianne Moore in When You Finish Saving the World. (Courtesy Sundance.org)

In 2002, Jesse Eisenberg made his cinematic acting debut in Roger Dodger.His quick-witted, razor-sharp quirky style quickly became adored and his career began to skyrocket. With a range of acclaimed roles from the deviously brilliant Lex Luthor to the real-life supervillain Mark Zuckerberg, Eisenberg is a force to be reckoned with. Twenty years later, Eisenberg has taken his talents behind the camera in his directorial debut When You Finish Saving the World.

Based on Eisenbergs original audiobook of the same name, When You Finish Saving the World is an intimate and touching exploration of the troubled relationship between mother Evelyn Katz (Julianne Moore) and her teenage son Ziggy (Finn Wolfhard) as they navigate the minefield of finding personal worth.

In Indiana, Evelyn runs a womens shelter and pines to assist those down on their luck. Ziggy on the other hand is a top musical performer on a fictitious TikTok facsimile called HiHat. Both characters are aspiring to do the right thing in their respective fields, but find that this desire only distracts from their overwhelming internal emptiness. This emptiness is emphasized by the severely dysfunctional home life they share. They exist in a world of false faces and invulnerability one where the question how are you doing? is only asked when prompted by a fascinating scholarly article on teen suicide.

When You Finish Saving the World touches on our hindered ability to serve others when we are not addressing our own personal infirmities. It explores themes of narcissism, self-worth, understanding and the gatekeeping that comes with political correctness. Moore gives a brilliant performance that grasped me and brought many of these themes to life. Her physicality, delivery and expressions are marvelously thought out and calculated. While her performance was breathtaking, the film, left something to be wanted. The themes it centers are inherently interesting, but they are not explored in a particularly deep or memorable way.

The film is unabashedly Jesse Eisenberg. His token fast-talking, intelligent wit are around every corner. It was interesting to see how well Eisenberg translated his style from acting to directing. For some, this style is frustrating, alienating and abrasive. As a fan of Eisenberg, however, I found it implicitly charming. Due to his divisive nature, my guess is that if you dont like Eisenberg, you wont like When You Finish Saving the World.

As the credits rolled, I was left with the realization that we often dont give each other enough credit. I was reminded of a quote by the great Fred Rodgers who said, You dont have to do anything sensational for people to love you. While this quote may be a touch lovey-dovey, When You Finish Saving the World, though a little clumsily, embodied this message.

Constantly we each strive to match our ideals and constantly we fail to do so. There is so much going on in the world without enough people asking the questions When You Finish Saving the World highlights. How are you doing? Are you happy? Are you okay? Eisenberg seems to think that we need more of that in the world. Honestly, while his directorial debut may not knock it out of the park, I think he is right.

So, sincerely, how are you doing? Are you happy? Are you okay?

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Peter Dinklage Has Strong Words About This Upcoming Live-Action Disney Remake – Looper

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Appearing on Marc Maron's "WTF" podcast, "Game of Thrones" actor Peter Dinklage brought up the subject of political correctness in politics and offensive comedy (via WTF with Marc Maron). When Maron asked whether Dinklage was offended by anything himself, the actor had venom at the ready, calling out Disney for what he sees as poor representation. "They were very proud to cast a Latino actress as Snow White," Dinklage said, "but you're still telling the story of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarves'. Take a step back and look at what you're doing there."

The "Avengers: Infinity War" actor clarified what he sees as "hypocrisy" on the part of Disney, saying, "It makes no sense to me because you're progressive in one way and you're still making that f***ing backward story about seven dwarves living in a cave."

"Have I done nothing to advance the cause from my soapbox?" Dinklage mused. "I guess I'm not loud enough." He clarified that he didn't intend for his words to be construed as hate for the people involved with the remake of Disney's classic film. "All love and respect to the actress and the people who thought they were doing the right thing, but I'm just like, 'What are you doing?'"

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A new power-up for Tesla Supercharging in North America is coming soon, according to the latest rumors.

Sawyer Merritt, who often posts a lot of Tesla-related info, reports that the V3 Superchargers will get an increase in peak power from 250 kW currently to 324 kW. That's about 30% more and closer to the CCS chargers, which are usually advertised as ready for up to 350 kW (at 800 V).

"BREAKING: Tesla Superchargers in North America to get charging speed bump to 324kW (from 250kW) later this year."

Further info specifies that the power increase will concern only the V3 Superchargers and that the next thing will be V4 Superchargers that "will come soon after."

That's quite interesting. We don't know details about V4, but as we understand, a new version is supposed to bring even more power.

Tesla's CEO Elon Musk announced in June 2021 that the Supercharging power output would further increase, mentioning a few example levels of 280 kW, 300 kW and 350 kW. In July,he repeated, "Supercharger network is being upgraded to 250kW to 300kW, so that will help too." We did not hear more about it since then.

However, we are interested more in the voltage (whether it will natively support 800+ V battery systems) rather than just a power increase.

Currently, Tesla vehicles are equipped with a 400 V battery system, which means that any info about V4 Superchargers with higher voltage would indicate directly that higher voltage Tesla cars are coming too.

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It's also not clear how the rumored upgrades to the Tesla Superchargers relate to the Tesla Megachargers - currently installed at Giga Nevada and at Frito-Lays facility in Modesto, California.

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Tesla Cybertruck Video Reveals That There Is at Least One Cybertruck – Car and Driver

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We here at Car and Driver like to maintain a healthy skepticism when it comes to manufacturer claims that seem dubious. Sometimes, we even prompt fixes so that car company braggadocio aligns with reality. So while we'd certainly like to drive a Tesla Cybertruck, we wouldn't bet our bulletproof windows on whether it'll arrive before Elon colonizes Mars. Both because we're skeptical, and because Tesla has given us no proof that the Cybertruck is actually imminent anytime soon. And this new video doesn't change that.

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Our narrator does not explore this line of speculation. He comments that the truck looks like a refrigerator, and it sounds kind of like a compliment. There's another guy with tattoos who seems to know more about the truck than the guy who's filming. The truck has external rearview mirrors but no door handles. It has one windshield wiper. The mirrors might be a production item. Or they could be temporary, for testing. We don't know what the deal is with any of this. All we do know is that Tesla parked a Cybertruck by itself where two dudes could examine it at their leisure and then post the resulting video online without fear of reprisalgarnering attention and stoking the idea that an important product is nearing productiona few days ahead of an earnings call. Huh!

What we don't know is anything else, even about this particular truck. Was it built at the Texas Gigafactory, on an assembly line, as car companies do to fine-tune the production process and identify potential snags? Or is it a hand-built prototype? Does it have a production-ready powertrain? How much will it cost? Is this one smaller than the original concept they unveiled? Is this even at the Texas Gigafactory or are we led to think so because the guys have southern accents? Not to be too conspiracy-minded, but simultaneously pumping the idea that the factory and the truck are both further along than they actually are would be pretty smart.

Anyway, there's definitely a Cybertruck, and they're planning to build more at some point. That we know. Probably.

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A security researcher said he was able to remotely access dozens of Teslas around the world because security bugs found in an open source logging tool popular with Tesla owners exposed their cars directly to the internet.

News of the vulnerability was first revealed earlier this month in a tweet by David Colombo, a security researcher in Germany, who said he had full remote control of more than 25 Teslas, but was struggling to disclose the issue to affected Tesla owners without making the details public and also alerting malicious hackers.

The bug is now fixed, Colombo confirmed. TechCrunch held this story until the vulnerability could no longer be exploited. Colombo published his findings in a blog post.

Colombo told TechCrunch that the vulnerabilities were found in TeslaMate, a free-to-download logging software used by Tesla owners to connect to their vehicles and access their cars otherwise hidden data their cars energy consumption, location history, driving statistics and other granular data for troubleshooting and diagnosing problems. TeslaMate is a self-hosted web dashboard often running on the home computers of Tesla hobbyists, and relies on access to Teslas API to tap into their cars data, which is tied to the car owners account.

But security flaws in the web dashboard like allowing anonymous access and using default passwords that some users never changed coupled with misconfigurations by some Tesla owners, resulted in at least a hundred TeslaMate dashboards being exposed directly to the internet, including the car owners API key used to remotely control their Teslas.

In a call with TechCrunch, Colombo said the number of impacted Teslas is likely higher.

One of the exposed TeslaMate dashboards showed one Teslas recent travel routes across California. TeslaMate has since fixed its vulnerabilities and Tesla has revoked thousands of API keys. Image Credits: David Colombo (supplied)

Colombo said he discovered that TeslaMate dashboards were unprotected by default after stumbling on an exposed dashboard last year. After scanning the internet for more open dashboards, he found exposed Teslas in the U.K., Europe, Canada, China and across the United States.

But contacting individual Tesla owners with exposed dashboards would be a Herculean task, Colombo explained, and in many cases, its not possible to accurately discern a way to contact affected Tesla customers.

Worse, it was possible to extract the Tesla users API key from the exposed dashboard, allowing a malicious hacker to retain long-term access to Teslas without the drivers knowledge. (An API allows two things to talk to each other over the internet in this case, a Tesla car and the companys servers, the Tesla app or a TeslaMate dashboard.) Access to Teslas API is restricted to Tesla owners through a private API key associated with the owners account.

With access to an exposed API key, Colombo said he could remotely access some features of the car, such as unlocking the doors and windows, honking the horn and starting keyless driving, which he verified with one Tesla owner in Ireland. He could also access the data inside, such as the cars location data, recent driving routes and where its parked. Colombo said he does not believe its possible to use the API access to move the vehicle remotely over the internet.

Colombo said that while the security issues werent in Teslas infrastructure, Tesla could do more to improve its security, such as revoking a customers API key when their password is changed, an industry-standard practice.

After privately reporting the vulnerabilities, TeslaMate pushed a software fix that users have to manually install to prevent access. TeslaMate project maintainer Adrian Kumpf told TechCrunch that the update went out within a few hours of receiving Colombos email. In an email, Kumpf said that because the software is self-hosted, it cant protect against users accidentally exposing their systems to the internet, adding that TeslaMates documentation has long warned users to install the software on your home network, as otherwise your Tesla API tokens might be at risk. Kumpf also said that users who chose the advanced installation option should not be affected.

Colombo told TechCrunch that Tesla revoked thousands of drivers API keys, potentially indicating that the issue may have been more widespread than initially thought. Tesla did not respond to requests for comment prior to publication. (Tesla scrapped its public relations team in 2020.)

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My firmsFocus List Stocks: Short Model Portfoliooutperformed the S&P 500 as a short portfolio by 36% in 2021, and 29 out of the 31 picks outperformed. Were starting 2022 by reviewing the two stocks that underperformed last year and their potential returns this year.

Tesla Inc. (TSLA) and Box Inc. (BOX) were the only two Focus List Short stocks that underperformed as shorts in 2021, and I remain bearish on both stocks.

Focus List Short Stocks Outperformed in 2021

The Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolio contains the best of myDanger Zonepicks and leverages superior fundamental data, as proven in The Journal of Financial Economics, which provides anew source of alpha.

The Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolio fell[1], on average, -16% in 2021 compared to an average return of 20% for the S&P 500, per Figure 1.

Figure 1: Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolio Performance from Period Ending 4Q20 to 4Q21

Focus List Short Performance In 2021

Because my Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolio represents the best of the best picks, not all Danger Zone picks I publish make the Model Portfolio. I published 46Danger Zone Reportsin 2021 but added just 11 of those picks to the Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolio during the year. Currently, the Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolio holds 28 stocks.

Figure 2 shows a more detailed breakdown of the Model Portfolios performance, which encompasses all the stocks that were in the Model Portfolio at any time in 2021.

Figure 2: Performance of Stocks in the Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolio in 2021

Focus List Short Performance By Stocks 2021

Performance includes the performance of stocks currently in the Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolio, as well as those removed during the year, which is why the number of stocks in Figure 2 (31) is higher than the number of stocks currently in the Model Portfolio (28).

Below I detail the expectations for future profit growth baked into each of the two stocks, and why I believe each of them is overvalued.

Underperforming Focus List Short Stock 1: Tesla (TSLA): Up 50% vs. S&P 500 Up 27% in 2021

I originally addedTeslato the Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolio inNovember 2017, and while it underperformed as a short in 2021, its valuation remains disconnected from the reality of the firms fundamentals and the electric vehicle (EV) market at large.

Main Reason for Short Underperformance: Irrational Investor Exuberance:Tesla bulls continue to pile into the stock on the hopes Tesla will revolutionize not just the auto industry, but energy, software, transportation, insurance, and more, despite evidence to the contrary. The optimistic hopes for these businesses seem to compel investors to buy shares at valuations more suited to science-fiction than investing.

Teslas record vehicle deliveries were a major factor in stock performance in 2021. Selling just under 1 million cars in 2021 sounds great and was no small feat. However, that number is minuscule compared to the number of vehicles Tesla must sell to justify its current stock price anywhere from 16 million to upwards of 46 million depending on average selling price (ASP) assumptions. For reference, Adam Jonas, a Morgan Stanley analyst, projects Tesla will sell8.1 million vehiclesin 2030.

Why I Remain Bearish on Tesla: Valuation Ignores Weakening Competitive Position:The headwinds Tesla faces are numerous (such as therecent recallof half a million vehicles) and outlined in more detail in the reporthere. The biggest challenge to any Tesla bull case is the rising competition from incumbents and startups alike across the global EV market.

Incumbent automakers have spent billions of dollars building out their EV offerings. Indeed, automakers other than Tesla already account for 85% ofglobal EV salesthrough the first half of 2021. The global EV market is simply not big enough for Tesla to achieve the sales expectations in its valuation unless everyone else exits the market.

The bottom line is that it is hard to make a straight-faced argument that in a competitive market, Tesla can achieve the sales its valuation implies.

Reverse DCF Math: Valuation Implies Tesla Will Own 60%+ of the Global Passenger EV Market

At its current average selling price (ASP) per vehicle of ~$51k, Teslas stock price of ~$1,200/share implies the firm will sell 16 million vehicles in 2030 versus ~930k in 2021.That represents 60% of theprojected base case global EV passenger vehicle marketin 2030 and the implied vehicle sales based on lower ASPs look even more unrealistic.

To provide inarguably best-case scenarios for assessing the expectations reflected in Teslas stock price, I assume Tesla achieves profit margins twice as high as Toyota Motor Corp (TM) and quadruples its current auto manufacturing efficiency.Below are the number of vehicles Tesla needs to sell in 2030 to justify ~$1,200/share.

Per Figure 3, Teslas current valuation implies that, in 2030, it will sell the following number of vehicles based on these ASP benchmarks:

If Tesla achieves those EV sales, the implied market share for the company would be the following (assuming global passenger EV sales reach 26 million in 2030, thebase case projection from the IEA):

If I assume theIEAs best casefor global passenger EV sales in 2030, 47 million vehicles, the above vehicle sales represent:

Figure 3: Teslas Implied Vehicle Sales in 2030 to Justify Current Valuation

Vehicle Production Implied By TSLA Stock Price

Tesla Must be More Profitable Than Apple For Investors to Make Money

Here are the assumptions I use in myreverse discounted cash flow (DCF) modelto calculate the implied production levels above.

To justify its current price of ~$1,200/share, Tesla must:

In thisscenario, Tesla generates$789 billionin revenue in 2030, which is 103% of the combined revenues of Toyota, General Motors, Ford (F), Honda Motor Corp (HMC), and Stellantis (STLA) over the TTM.

This scenario also implies Tesla generates $136 billion in net operating profit after-tax (NOPAT) in 2030, or 46% higher than Apples (AAPL) fiscal 2021 NOPAT, which, at $93 billion, is the highest of allcompanies my firm covers.

TSLA Has 59% Downside If Morgan Stanley Is Right About Sales

If I assume Tesla reaches Morgan Stanleys estimate of selling 8.1 million cars in 2030 (which implies a 31% share of the global passenger EV market in 2030), at an ASP of $38k, the stock is worth just $483/share. Details:

the stock is worth just $471/share today 59% downside to the current price.See the math behind this reverse DCF scenario. In this scenario, Tesla grows NOPAT to $60 billion, or nearly 17x its TTM NOPAT, and just 3% below Alphabets (GOOGL) TTM NOPAT.

TSLA Has 88%+ Downside Even with 28% Market Share and Realistic Margins

If I estimate more reasonable (but still very optimistic) margins and market share achievements for Tesla, the stock is worth just $136/share. Heres the math:

the stock is worth just $136/share today an 88% downside to the current price.

In thisscenario, Tesla sells 7.3 million cars (28% of the global passenger EV market in 2030) at an ASP of $38k. I also assume a more realistic NOPAT margin of 8.5% in this scenario. Given the required expansion of plant/manufacturing capabilities and formidable competition, I think Tesla will be lucky to achieve and sustain a margin as high as 8.5% from 2021-2030. If Tesla fails to meet these expectations, then the stock is worth less than $136/share.

Figure 4 compares the firms historical NOPAT to the NOPAT implied in the above scenarios to illustrate just how high the expectations baked into Teslas stock price remain. For additional context, I show Toyotas, General Motors, and Apples TTM NOPAT.

Figure 4: Teslas Historical and Implied NOPAT: DCF Valuation Scenarios

Implied NOPAT In TSLA Share Price

Each of the above scenarios assumes Teslasinvested capitalgrows 14% compounded annually through 2030. For reference, Teslas invested capital grew 53% compounded annually from 2010-2020 and 29% compounded annually from 2015-2020. Invested capital at the end of 3Q21 grew 21% year-over-year (YoY). Teslas property, plant, and equipment has grown even faster, at 58% compounded annually, since 2010.

A 14% CAGR represents 1/4ththe CAGR of Teslas property, plant, and equipment since 2010 and assumes the company can build future plants and produce cars 4x more efficiently than it has so far.

In other words, I aim to provide inarguably best-case scenarios for assessing the expectations for future market share and profits reflected in Teslas stock market valuation.

Underperforming Focus List Short Stock 2: Box Inc. (BOX): Up 45% vs. S&P 500 Up 27% in 2021

I originally addedBoxto the Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolio inNovember 2020, and despite the stocks underperformance as a short in 2021, Boxs business continues to lag in an industry filled with large and well-established incumbent operators. The stock price increase in 2021 puts Box shareholders in a more precarious situation than they were in my original Danger Zonereporton the company.

Main Reason for Short Underperformance: Box Returned to Growth:Box beat both top and bottom line in each of its quarterly earnings reports in 2021. After years of slowing revenue growth rates, Box reported YoY revenue growth of 10%, 12% and 14% in fiscal 1Q22, 2Q22, and 3Q22 respectively. In its fiscal 3Q22 earnings report, Box guided for YoY revenue growth of 15% in fiscal 4Q22, which was above consensus estimates of 12% YoY revenue growth.

This return to growth comes at a time when demand for file sharing, collaboration tools, and cloud content storage/management is rising as companies adapt to hybrid work models.

Why Box Remains Boxed Out: Not Profitable In Best of Times:Despite a return to growth, Box remains unprofitable in a cloud/software industry filled with more profitable competitors.

The fact remains thatmost of Boxs target customers already get Box-like services from Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), or Google (GOOG), who also offer high-value products such as word processing, spreadsheet/data management, and video conferencing tools. In comparison, Cloud storage is a low-value add-on, and collaboration tools are becoming more ubiquitous.

Box pitches direct integration with Microsoft, Google, and other partners as a selling point. However, once a user is paying for Microsoft and Google, why would they want to pay extra to use an outside app to edit and manage files when they get the same service from within Microsoft and Google?

With this competitive backdrop, bulls should heed caution given that Boxs busines remains unprofitable in, perhaps, one of the best times to be a provider of cloud storage and related software.

Over the TTM, Boxs operating expenses remain 104% of revenue. Per Figure 5, Boxs NOPAT margin of -3% is well below its competitors. Boxsinvested capital turns, a measure of balance sheet efficiency, fall in the middle of the group, and Boxs ROIC ranks last as the only negative ROIC of the group as well.

Figure 5: Boxs Partners/Competitors Are More Profitable TTM

BOX Peer Profitablity

Box Is Priced to Reach Nearly 56 Million Paying Users, or 340% of Dropbox Paying Users

Given guidance for mid-teens growth rates, investors may think Box has more room to run. However, when I use myreverse DCF modelto quantify the expectations for future growth baked into the firms stock price, I find that Box must grow at double consensus estimates or the stock holds nothing but downside risk.

To justify its current price of $26/share, Box must:

In thisscenario, Box would generate $2.8 billion in revenue in fiscal 2028, which is 3X its TTM revenue and 34% greater than Dropboxs TTM revenue. By dividing the implied revenue in fiscal 2028 of $2.8 billion by the firms fiscal 2021 average revenue per paying user of $50, I arrive at ~56 million implied paying users in fiscal 2028, compared to ~15.5 million in fiscal 2021. 56 million paying users would be 340% of Dropboxs paying users as well.

In the history of the world, the number of companies that grow revenue by 20%+ compounded annually for such a long period isunbelievably rare, which make the expectations baked into Boxs valuation look even more unrealistic.

BOX Has 54%+ Downside if Consensus Is Right: Even if I assume Boxs

the stock is worthjust $12/sharetoday a 54% downside to the current price. This scenario still implies Boxs revenue grows to $1.5 billion in fiscal 2028 and its implied paying users would be 30 million, or nearly 2x its fiscal 2021 paying users. If Box fails to achieve the revenue growth or margin improvement assumed in this scenario, the downside would be even higher.

Figure 6 compares Boxs historical NOPAT to the NOPAT implied by each of the above DCF scenarios. For reference, I include Dropboxs TTM NOPAT as well.

Figure 6: Boxs Historical Vs. Implied NOPAT

Implied NOPAT In BOX Share Price

Each of the above scenarios also assumes Box is able to grow revenue, NOPAT, and free cash flow (FCF) without increasing working capital or fixed assets. This assumption is highly unlikely but allows me to create best-case scenarios that demonstrate how high expectations embedded in the current valuation are.

Disclosure: David Trainer, Kyle Guske II, and Matt Shuler receive no compensation to write about any specific stock, sector, style, or theme.

[1]Performance represents the price performance of each stock during the time in which it was on the Focus List Stocks: Short Model Portfolio in 2021. For stocks removed from the Focus List in 2021, performance is measured from the beginning of 2021 through the date the ticker was removed from the Focus List. For stocks added to the Focus List in 2021, performance is measured from the date the ticker was added to the Focus List through December 31, 2021.

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The stock market continued to lose ground on Monday, and once again, the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) took another big hit. As of 3 p.m. ET, the Nasdaq was down 251 points to 13,518.

At its worst levels of the day, Monday's move lower for the Nasdaq brought its total decline since hitting all-time records just a few months ago to more than 19%. It wouldn't take much more to meet the official 20% definition of a bear market drop. Earnings season is about to shift into high gear, and among the top Nasdaq stocks reporting results this week will be Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Here's why what the two corporate giants say in their respective reports could be what determines the future course of the Nasdaq and the entire stock market.

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Shares of Tesla were down 5% late Monday afternoon, although that drop was about half what it had been earlier in the day. The electric vehicle pioneer is set to report its latest results Wednesday afternoon.

Investors expect big things from Tesla when it reports. Projections for sales of $16.35 billion would be up more than 50% from year-ago levels. Earnings of $2.26 per share would be nearly triple the $0.80 per share in adjusted earnings the company posted this time last year.

Tesla already gave shareholders a sense of what to expectin early January, when it released its production and delivery figures for the fourth quarter. Tesla produced nearly 306,000 vehicles and delivered 308,600 for the period, bringing its respective totals for the full 2021 year to roughly 930,000 and 936,000.

However, what's left for Tesla to reveal is how those unit sales translated into dollar-based revenue, as well as how profitable its sales activities were. Investors have come to expect a lot from Tesla, but there's recognition that the industry faces some unusual challenges right now that could hold back short-term results. Given how fragile the market has been lately, unexpectedly strong numbers from Tesla could be exactly what the Nasdaq needs to mount a comeback. Disappointment, though, could be costly.

Meanwhile, shares of Apple were down a bit more than 2%, rebounding nicely from larger losses earlier in the day. The iPhone maker has just as many people watching to see how its fiscal first-quarter financial results will look Thursday afternoon, and while they'll pay attention to how the holiday season went, shareholders also want reassurance that Apple's future still looks bright.

Apple's business is mature enough that Tesla-size revenue gains aren't possible, but that isn't stopping shareholders from having high hopes. Consensus forecasts call for about $118.4 billion in sales, producing earnings of $1.88 per share, up roughly 12% year over year.

Indeed, many are worried that Apple might not be able to live up to expectations at all. CEO Tim Cook warned that supply chain issues have already disrupted the electronic device maker's business, costing the company billions in the fiscal fourth quarter of last year. Moreover, if those challenges persist, they could hold back Apple's ability to return to more considerable growth in the fiscal second quarter.

Apple's business is so huge that it has a massive effect on a wide range of suppliers and related companies. Any shortfall could ripple across the tech sector, but an upbeat assessment could restore confidence in the entire market.

This article represents the opinion of the writer, who may disagree with the official recommendation position of a Motley Fool premium advisory service. Were motley! Questioning an investing thesis -- even one of our own -- helps us all think critically about investing and make decisions that help us become smarter, happier, and richer.

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An electric Mustang coupe could be on the cards one day, with Ford preparing the next generation of its pony car as we speak. If you want that instant-on torque in the meantime, however, you'll have to build your own. AEM Electronics are doing just that, giving a 2007 Ford Mustang GT the humming heart of a Tesla.

The project came about as AEM needed a project car to show off its own inverter control board developed for Tesla drivetrains. The Mustang was sourced off Craigslist from an EV enthusiast who had already done a successful Tesla swap. The car was fitted with the Sport version of the Tesla Large Drive Unit, which AEM swapped out for the base unit as seen in the 2013-2015 Model S, which was the primary unit its hardware was developed for.

Running AEM's inverter board, the drivetrain is tuned to put out over 400 horsepower and a healthy 330 lb-ft of torque. Motor Trend reports that the car is capable of a 11.78 quarter-mile time with a trap speed of 117 mph on street tires, while achieving representative times of 12.2 seconds in its own runs. It's a quicker time than the Ford Mustang Mach-E, either way.

The build goes a long way to demonstrating what an electric Mustang could really be like, in sharp contrast to the Ford Mustang Mach-E. AEM's build is a performance-focused tire-shredding coupe, which is very much what the Mustang brand has historically traded on, rather than being a four-door SUV. The build made an appearance recently at the Holley High Voltage show at Sonoma Raceway, laying down a smoky burnout on the strip, as is good and proper.

The Mustang has been gutted, with the fuel tank, live rear axle, transmission, and engine all ripped out. Instead, fabrication work at the rear enabled the installation of an entire Tesla Model S subframe complete with motors in place. QA-1 coilovers in the rear are used in place of the original Model S air suspension. Finding wheels to fit the odd setup was tough, with a set of rims from a 2008 Corvette pressed into service as they had just the right offset for the job.

The drive unit is liquid-cooled, with hard lines running all the way to the front of the car into the stock Mustang GT radiator fitted with the stock cooling fan. A Model S cooling pump is used to circulate fluid through the system.

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Ford Is A Better EV Investment Than Tesla – Seeking Alpha

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Ford (NYSE: F), with a $80 billion market capitalization, trades at less than 9% of Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) almost $1 trillion market capitalization. The company has seen significant success with its electric vehicle line-up and, as we'll see throughout this article, we expect the company to outperform significantly in the coming years.

Ford has seen significant success with its electric vehicle business by making electrical versions of its most popular businesses. The company launched one of the first large scale electric pickup trucks to significant success.

The company has announced on the back of recent success, it's expanding its electric pickup F-150 to 150 thousand vehicles annually. The company has >200 thousand F-150 reservations highlighting significant demand. For the Mustang Mach-E, the company is also expanding production to 200 thousand vehicles annually, another sign of significant demand growth.

The company is also launching its all electric transit van (E-Transit) soon. All told, in the next 2 years, by YE 2023, the company expects to have the capacity to produce 600 thousand electric vehicles annually. For reference, even if Tesla meets its lofty growth goals, for 2023 the company would be at roughly 2 million vehicles.

That means Ford's rapidly growing electric vehicle business will be 30% the size of Tesla's in 2 years. It's worth noting in the same press release, Ford is aiming for eventually being able to challenge Tesla after becoming the second largest electric automaker.

At the same time, the company has rounded out strong performance for 2021.

The company sold 173k US vehicles in Dec. 2021, with 12k electric vehicles sold. The company was the second highest seller of electric vehicles in the market versus Tesla, although, to be fair, it did sell 10% of the electric vehicles. The chip shortage hurt the company's vehicle sales, however, it still annualized at almost 4 million vehicles sold.

That means the company sells 4x the vehicles of Tesla at <10% of the valuation. The company's strong Dec. 2021 performance highlights the overall strength of its business. Its electric vehicle business is expected to continue growing rapidly, as we discussed above, which should support the company's overall businesses.

Ford's current valuation is $20 thousand per vehicle sold. For perspective, Tesla's is roughly $1 million.

Ford has continued to perform incredibly well financially showing its overall business strength.

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Ford earned quarterly revenue of $35.7 billion but with abnormally high FCF of $7.7 billion. The company has a strong net cash balance of $5.9 billion and its TTM FCF from the 3Q 2021 was $4.1 billion. That implies a mid-single digit FCF yield for the company. That's strong for a company spending $4.5 billion in annual capital expenditures as it grows its electric vehicle business.

That financial performance has enabled a roughly 2% dividend yield. The company has the ability to continue increasing its shareholder returns, highlighted by its overall financial strength.

In our view, Ford has significant continued potential.

The company's ASP is roughly $35 thousand per vehicle. The F-150 electric vehicle starts at $40 thousand. In the next two years, the company is expanding its production of electric vehicles to 600 thousand vehicles annually, vehicles that tend to have a higher ASP and therefore more revenue potential for the company.

We expect the company to grow its annual revenue from both a higher ASP and increased vehicle margins. At the same time, higher ASP can be expected to support margins and earnings. Overall, we expect the company to earn billions in annual FCF and continue growing that, while maintaining a strong net cash position.

That continued potential will enable continued shareholder rewards. Versus Tesla, Ford has a strong and rapidly growing electric vehicle business, as it scales up electric vehicle production. At the same time, the company has a strong legacy business to subsidize its overall business. All of that together shows the company's continued potential.

The risk to our thesis is the company is spending billions of additional dollars ($10s of billions) on rapidly expanding its electric vehicle business. So far, the company is performing incredibly well, however, there's no guarantee that that outperformance continues in the electrical vehicle business. Until the company proves its success, whether or not it succeeds will remain a risk.

Ford has an impressive portfolio of assets and a unique ability to continue utilizing those assets to generate substantial shareholder rewards. The company generated roughly $5 billion in FCF for the last 12 months while investing heavily in growth, especially EV growth. Additionally, the company has a strong net cash position.

For interested investors, we recommend looking at investing in Ford to invest in the EV space. The company's unique portfolio of assets and long-term brands means it's been able to enter the space in a strong way. We expect its market relevance and success to continue growing, generating substantial long-term shareholder returns.

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Tesla insurance is offered in five states, with real-time behavior impacting rates in all but California – Green Car Reports

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Tesla insurance is now available in five states, with rates based on analysis of real-time driving behavior in four of them.

An expansion to Arizona and Ohio was first reported by Electrek Thursday. It was previously available in California, Illinois, and Texas as well.

Tesla's website notes that insurance based on real-time driving behavior is available in Arizona, Illinois, Ohio, and Texas, but not California, likely due to regulatory issues. Tesla has said drivers with an "average" safety score should save 20% to 40% on their premiums compared to other insurance products, while the safest drivers can save 30% to 60%, Electrek reported.

2021 Tesla Model Y IIHS crash-testing

Tesla insurance has been slow to roll out. It was originally revealed in 2019, and promised to offer insurance at a lower cost to reflect Tesla's driver-assistance features. It didn't add real-time driving behavior to the program until last fall, though. It was originally offered only in California.

Tesla isn't the only automaker launching insurance products for its vehicles. Porsche has experimented with its own program for Taycan owners, but that was only initially offered for Illinois and Oregon residents. Rivian announced an insurance program in 2021, saying it would be offered in 40 states. Like Tesla, Rivian said it would offer discounts to customers who agreed to let the company monitor their driving behavior.

Why is this? The claim frequency varies widely for EVsalthough in some respects the differences are predictable. Some of the disparity might have been due to early EVs, like the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive, aimed primarily at low-speed urban driving skewing averages. Let's hope by now the insurance establishment is catching up and can tailor policies accordingly.

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Eric Adams may have lost more than $1,000 converting his first paycheck to crypto – New York Post

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Maybe he shouldve stuck with cash.

Mayor Eric Adams may have lost more than $1,000 of his first City Hall paycheck in just four days after converting it into cryptocurrency during a plunge in the market, a Post analysis shows.

Adams, who pulls an annual salary of $258,750, said Friday he converted his first biweekly paycheck worth about $5,900 after average tax withholdings into the cryptocurrencies bitcoin and ethereum.

From the beginning of the day on Friday until Monday morning, bitcoins price plunged by about 15.9%, while ethereum fell 24.3%.

The mayor didnt detail exactly how he divided his paycheck between the two cryptocurrencies, but a $5,900 investment split 50/50 between bitcoin and ethereum at midnight on Friday wouldhavebeenworth just $4,714on Monday morning a loss of $1,186.

If Adams had put his entire paycheck into bitcoin, hehave had about$4,961Monday morning, while the same amount of money invested in ethereum wouldhave beenworth $4,466.

Cryptocurrencies rallied later on Monday, but bitcoin remained about 9.1% below Friday levels on Monday evening, while ethereum was down 18.0%.

The mayors office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In November, Adams first pledged to take his first three paychecks in cryptocurrency as part of a plan to make New York City into the center of the cryptocurrency industry and other fast-growing, innovative industries.

But federal Department of Labor regulations ban city governments from paying workers directly in cryptocurrencies, so the mayors office said his paycheck would immediately be converted into cryptocurrency using the crypto exchange Coinbase.

Adams made his initial crypto pledge when bitcoin was trading north of $60,000. It has since fallen below $35,000.

Asked about bitcoins plummeting price in early January, Adams struck an optimistic tone.

Sometimes the best time to buy is when things go down, so when they go back up, you made a good profit,Adams told CNBCon Jan. 6.

In November, Adams caught flak for quietly flying to the SOMOS conference in Puerto Rico on a private Gulfstream jet owned by the bitcoin billionaire Brock Pierce, who also donated to his campaign. A spokesman said Adams paid for the flight through a travel agent.

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Its time for a price call on Cardano and GALA, while the Smooth Love Potion coin (SLP) just aint working.

And the Bitcoin counter-offensive at 7am Sydney time? US$36,002.69 up 3.45% in last 24 hours.

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US market close: Crypto fights back

Prominent cryptocurrencies were mostly higher overnight, stateside, after trading in the red for much of the day. Bitcoin was up, Ethereum was 0.87% higher, while Litecoin was up 1.86%. In other digital assets, Bitcoin Cash was 0.95% in the green and Dogecoin was 0.22% lower.

SLP coin price prediction: Can the gaming token rebound?

The Smooth Love Potion coin (SLP),used in the Axie Infinity gaming metaverse, failedin its attempt to stage a price recovery earlier this month, as a selloff across the crypto marketsaccelerated.

Bitcoin falls below US$35,000 in cryptocurrency decline

Bitcoin fell through the US$35,000 floor for the first time since July 2021 over the weekend asbearish sentiment seems to pervade the overall market.

UK crypto news: BTC sinks to US$33K as the downfall continues

Bitcoin (BTC) was not done fallingafter appearing to stabilise at the end of the carnage weekend for the digital currency market.InLondon morning trade, the coinreached as low as US$33,554.04, representing a 50.9% fall from its all-time high registered last November.

Pi Network: what is the outlook for the as-yet-untraded Pi coin?

Still no sign of a listing of Network Piscrypto on theexchanges despite the organisation insisting it is up to them to decide whetherthey want to or not.Pi Network continues toinsist it is not running an initial coin offering.

Cardano (ADA) price prediction: Will it rally again in 2022?

The global cryptocurrency market has been bearish lately, with its market capitalisation falling from US$2.5trn at the end of 2021 to US$1.62trn.Cardano saw a similar downtrendand was trading at US$1.05 on 24 January, down more than 35% from its monthly high of US$1.63.

GALA coin price prediction: is the bearish trend over?

Like several of the leading altcoins, thedecline that had hit GALA, the token of blockchain gaming developer Gala Games, since Christmas took a dramatic turn downwards on Friday amid a BTC-led loss of investor confidence.The coinhas lost 68% of its value since 27 December.

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Predictions 2022: Year of personalisation of healthcare and therapies – Fortune India

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What could change in the next 5 years? 2022 is the foundation year for an unprecedented amount of collaborative research and innovation. As we move ahead, an integrated healthcare industry will create new ways to diagnose patients; prevention will actually become the cure; and technology will provide unprecedented levels of patient information, making it easier than ever before to find therapies to treat individual-specific conditions, or even specific individuals.

In the next decade, global healthcare will blur the lines between different segments, and even sectors. The traditional distinction between different parts of the healthcare industry clinical practice, diagnostics, devices and pharmaceuticals has already begun to disappear. So will the barriers between innovators, service providers and technologists.

Digital health is already changing the face of diagnosis and drug discovery. In the future, new healthcare platforms will provide remote care to patients, smart sensors will monitor body chemistry and vital signs, and identify potential disease risk. Manufacturing technology will be increasingly refined and complex but not complicated.

That artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) will accelerate along the spectrum of healthcare is a given. Robotics and virtual reality have already begun and will continue to aid doctors in the operation theatre to conduct surgery with much higher precision. Sensors monitoring vital signs, triggering alerts and even treatment are already making their mark.

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AS HEALTH professionals make diagnoses every day, patients around the world take to their keyboards to research their newfound conditions. But how often is the information that these patients need accessible to them? Most journals only publish articles written for specialist readers. However, with publications now becoming increasingly accessible, patients are reading medical publications in the hope that they can better understand how to manage their conditions and/or the treatments that could be available to them.

This is where the scientific and medical publisher Future Science Group has stepped in. The progressive publisher has recognised the unmet need for patient-oriented resources and, over the past couple of years, has started publishing plain language summaries (PLS) of technical publications in its peer-reviewed journals.

What Are Plain Language Summaries?

PLS are concise recaps of technical publications. Written for lay audiences, they unpack the complex data, jargon, and concepts covered in these publications, breaking these down into their simplest terms. The summaries blend plain language with a range of media inclusions, like infographics, videos, and audio so that non-specialist readers can understand the latest developments in specific conditions, treatments, and therapies.

Here, Future Science Group reflects on two recent studies that assess a) to what extent patients read medical publications and b) how patients use the information in these publications to manage their conditions.

Do Patients Read and Use Peer-Reviewed Medical Publications?

One example of a study into how patients research their conditions is a study conducted by the healthcare marketing research company Adelphi Research. During this study, the research team asked 100 patients who have atopic dermatitis (eczema) and 50 patient caregivers to complete a survey on the information sources they use to research the condition.

Patient Survey Responses

The study, which took place in the U.S., noted that 35% of its respondents had a college education and 33% had a graduate school education. 81% of these respondents had carried out online research to investigate their condition, 77% had accessed information from healthcare providers, and 67% had sourced medical research articles themselves. Of those familiar with medical publications, 37% actively searched for these publications, while 90% accessed freely available articles.

62% of the respondents accessed medical publications via a general internet search.

49% accessed scientific journals.

19% sourced information from a library.

13% found information on patient organisation websites.

12% found information using the free search engine PubMed.

However, only 53% of respondents felt at least relatively confident in their understanding of the medical publications. Approximately half of the respondents didnt feel the publications empowered them to get involved in decision-making processes related to their eczema or stay up to date with the latest developments surrounding their condition.

Fewer than half of the respondents felt the publications empowered them to:

Optimise their disease management.

Discuss alternative treatments with healthcare professionals.

Control their condition.

Adhere to their treatment plans.

The results of this study emphasise the clear need for peer-reviewed medical content written for patient audiences. Most scientific journals lack clarity for lay audiences, and theyre often difficult to understand. However, Plain language summaries offer a valuable solution through simple language, clear structure, and media inclusions that make difficult concepts easier to grasp for patients who want to learn more about their conditions.

What Is the Value and Feasibility of Developing Plain Language Summaries of Peer-Reviewed Articles for Patients?

Another study, this one published in Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science, also involved a survey that investigated whether and how patients research their conditions. Like the Adelphi Research study, this research involved a survey that confirmed patients regularly research health-related information online: 61% of the study respondents performed general internet searches on their conditions, 57% accessed patient-specific websites, and 47% searched for articles from scientific journals.

Patient Survey Responses

55 patients provided complete responses to the survey, reporting on a variety of diseases. While 23% reported on diseases concerning the central nervous system and neurology, 22% reported on pain and inflammation, 17.5% reported on autoimmune diseases, and 17.5% reported on cancers. Most of these patients consulted physicians for information about their conditions: 62% consulted specialists, 30% consulted general practitioners, and 5% consulted nurses. That said, only 17.5% of patients relied solely on a healthcare professional for information. Most also performed general internet searches, visited patient organisation websites, and accessed print and electronic scientific journals.

Almost all patients who took part in the study agreed that they wanted their physicians to discuss new information about their conditions and possible treatments with them. While 69% reported that they wanted their doctor to share all information with them, 29% reported that they only wanted their doctor to share information that was specifically relevant to them. The remaining 2% felt that information share would be of interest but that they would find it acceptable for their doctor not to share information.

Furthermore, while 96% of the patients concluded that they would be interested in sharing health information that they had found with their doctor, 45% noted that they would only feel comfortable discussing such information if they had a solid enough understanding of the material to have a conversation about it.

To conclude, 98% of patients either agreed or strongly agreed that health-related information should be easily understandable and more accessible to patients.

Patient and Caregiver Interviews

The study also involved interviews with patients and caregivers, during which patients explained that the main reasons they were researching their conditions were to improve their knowledge of their conditions and empower themselves. All interviewees noted that they would like doctors to provide more information, especially as information from the internet isnt always reliable.

Some of the information that patients hoped to gain from their doctors included information on how their disease and its management can affect daily living, epidemiologic data that offers long-term prognostic information about their disease, and information on the relevance of data from clinical studies. The respondents also agreed that handing out PLS could help doctors build good relationships with their patients while offering reliable and trustworthy resources.

Physician Insights

Meanwhile, the physicians who took part in the study concluded that PLS play an important role in improving patient communication, especially given the limited time available during many consultations. As a result, 60% of physician respondents confirmed that they would use PLS in their patient communications.

Open-access publishing and the expansion of online platforms should make communication through PLS even easier over upcoming years. This is essential given new patient engagement concepts (like shared decision making (SDM), self-management, patient empowerment, and patient-centred care), which have been widely adopted in clinical practice over the past few years. These concepts are key to helping patients become more involved in their healthcare management.

How Plain Language Summaries Fill the Demand for Patient-Centred Resources

The advent of PLS and other patient-centred resources has fuelled the evolution of the historically paternalistic relationship between patients and healthcare professionals into a collaborative partnership. The studies discussed here reinforce the evidence that patients actively seek information about their conditions to complement the information they receive from healthcare professionals, and that there is demand for plain language content written for patient audiences.

Future Science Groups publication of PLS in its open-access journals works towards filling this demand, which is only growing. These summaries prove invaluable to both patients and healthcare professionals, playing an essential role in patient dialogue, education, and accessibility.

About Future Science Group

Future Science Groups highly regarded journals publish the latest information in a wealth of scientific and medical disciplines, spanning from oncology to regenerative medicine to nanomedicine. Aside from publishing its portfolio of 34 journals, the Group also hosts a variety of events and digital hubs, where scientific communities come together to partake in essential discussions that support developments in science and medicine.

Future Science Group has been praised for its PLS initiative, which makes clinical study results and other essential information accessible to lay audiences, ensuring that all readers can access resources that help them understand diseases, treatments, and therapies.

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