News Summary

• The old economy is declared dead, not by human decree, but by the cold arithmetic of failing inputs.
• Tesla's Gigafactory in Nevada would see its robotic arms and additive manufacturing units retooled by the factory's own computer-aided manufacturing software.
• Foxconn's lights-out smartphone assembly lines illustrate another adaptation.
• The race is between decentralized human agents who can upload open-source survival designs through immutable channels and centralized authorities who will attempt to maintain control over the digital supply chain.