Nikita Bier: Elon’s Best Hire Improves X Feed Quality
Hot take: @nikitabier is Elon’s best hire in a while. He takes the blame as @elonmusk changes X. My ForYou feed absolutely rocks and I built an algorithm of my own to read AI community on X: https://t.co/8L5xphk0qQ so I have some credibility when I saw it is better than it has been in a long time. Far fewer crappy items are reaching me. And yes my reach is down but that probably improved everyone else’s feed too. :-)
Asia Now Drives Global Economy, Outpacing West
The Shifting Balance of Power Towards Asia Asia isn't catching up to the global economy. It's running it. The $126T global economy chart just dropped — and the story isn't America's $30.6T. It's this: ↳ China: 4.4% growth — fastest of the...
China’s Bad‑Debt Managers Use Bank Stake Gains to Offset Slump
1/4 Caixin: "The results underscore how China’s leading bad-debt managers are leaning on accounting gains linked to state-backed bank stakes to offset the effects of the prolonged property slump and broader economic slowdown." https://t.co/4pXLE9Y3rM
Cash Transaction Set to Close Within 30 Days
Timeline: The cash transaction is expected to close within 30 days of the board's approval on May 7, 2026.
R100 Buys Fewer Apples: Nominal vs Real Value
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 This R100 today buys me 15 apples, but this same R100 five years from now will only buy me 10 apples. We refer to this as: 🟠𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 🟢𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 Explained 🔻 —————————————————- 🟠𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 also known as the 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗿...
U.S. Rapidly Erodes Soft Power, Alienates All Allies
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a country lose soft power at the pace the US currently is. They’ve pissed off every single ally.
Champions League Success Boosts Revenue, Not Wealth
Highest revenue isn't the same as wealthiest, but shows the importance of Champions League progress.
China’s May Day Sales Surge 14%; Wage Growth Needed
Xinhua: "The sales revenue of China's consumption-related industries rose 14.3% year on year during the May Day holiday, reflecting a further release of consumption potential." That's very good news, but what matter is if it can be sustained without faster growth...
FIFA Releases 73rd
FIFA announce the 73rd limited release of World Cup tickets for a tournament that has had record sales. https://t.co/aKVP9p0gxm
Ashlee Vance Texts OpenAI About CEO Replacement Mid‑call
damn Ashlee Vance has game, dropping Sama a message on OpenAI replacing Sama as CEO *while* the call is going on https://t.co/Iyx0TySYCB
German Factory Orders Surge, Boosting European March Outlook
German factory orders finishing Q1 strongly, adding to decent French IP and Italian retail sales data yesterday for March. Welcome news.
Even YC Veterans Discover Fresh Insights From New Report
I've been following YCombinator since the very beginning. Have interviewed many of its companies. Was at a YC party last week. I thought I knew most of the things about it. But I learned a lot from this report.
EM Funds Shift to China, India, Taiwan Semis, Fintech
EM funds are pivoting hard: Nomura boosted China & India holdings while cutting Mexico & Brazil due to tariff jitters. Top bets? Taiwan semis and Indian fintech. Defensive growth is the play. Market's a mess, but they're playing it smart....
Entrepreneurs Should Pilot Risks, Not Gamble Returns
Successful entrepreneurs don't think like gamblers. They think like pilots. They don't ask "what's the expected return?" They ask "what's the most I can afford to lose — and can I live with that?" The bold risk-taker is a story survivors...
Shell Beats Estimates, Slashes Quarterly Buyback to $3B
BIG OIL 1Q EARNINGS: As everyone else among the majors, Shell also reports quarterly earnings above expectations on the back of high oil/gas prices. But the big news is that Shell has cut is buyback from $3.5 billion in the previous...
Small Issues Stack Up Into Major Crises
A former HP CIO revealed how small, individual problems can combine into a 'perfect storm,' leading to significant failures. Often, it's not one big issue, but a series of manageable ones that create the crisis. #BusinessLessons #Leadership https://t.co/exbcQ8QaB2
Public Bank Leads Malaysian Banking Rally, Earnings Outlook Strong
Malaysian banks up today. Seeing plenty of buying interest. Financial Service index highest since end-March. All banks still below pre-War level (except AM). Best performer is Public Bank +3% to RM4.94, highest in almost 2 months. •1Q earnings release on 12...
Kuwait
Kuwait has just been forced to shut down its oil production. If that isn’t bad enough, since the Global Financial Crisis, Kuwait's economy has tanked. Turkey's has boomed. Contrary to WESTERN PROPAGANDA, Iran's did not collapse, prior to the US-Israeli attacks. https://t.co/hAxr8nZzj1
Analysts Ignore China's Stated Economic Woes, Echoing Japan Past
It is strange how several commentators who denied over a decade ago that China has excess manufacturing capacity, low consumption, overinvestment in property and infrastructure, high and rising debt, and large trade surpluses, continue angrily to deny it even long...
AI Won’t Cause Permanent Job Loss, History Shows
The AI “job apocalypse” narrative assumes there is a fixed amount of work to be done. History suggests otherwise. The idea of a permanent underclass created by AI is largely a rebranded version of the old “lump-of-labor” fallacy, the belief that...
China‑India Shifts Spark Cautious Optimism in EM
Lazard's latest EM commentary is out. Q1 2026 saw key shifts in China and India driving performance. Vibe check: cautious optimism on quality equities. Worth a read for retirement strategy insights. 📉📈 EmergingMarkets
Today's Oil Prices Boost U.S. Economy, Not Burden
"Oil prices are at similar levels to 2007." Truth: We have a long way to go to hit $148/barrel peak oil from 07/08 and on an inflation adjusted basis it was well over $200/barrel. We are far away from that...
EU Stalls US Trade Deal Despite Trump's Pressure
EU fails to finalize its US trade deal despite Trump’s demands https://t.co/GCg7UjA8wM via @europressos https://t.co/vQVg9IZLpW
Wage‑Suppressing Policies Fuel Persistent Global Trade Imbalances
Very good Michael McNair piece on the various confusions in Maurice Obstfeld's latest piece on global imbalances. Investors, business managers, workers, policymakers and even the IMF (albeit kicking and struggling) increasingly understand the adverse impacts of large, persistent trade imbalances...
China’s New 5‑Year Plan Targets European Industry
European industry is in the crosshairs of China’s new 5-year plan https://t.co/vz2eM66YoX via @weberalexander https://t.co/tVtXFUCash
New Owners Clear Stadium Loan for Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday new owners pay off the outstanding loan to New Avenue Projects that was secured against the stadium. https://t.co/zOK5mIE4VE
Iran Crisis Highlights Global Oil Supply Security Risks
My panel discussion on @AJEnglish programme “Counting the Cost”, which tackled some key key big-picture questions around oil supply and energy supply security thrown up by the Iran crisis. https://t.co/8wzz9MElfI
Publishers Shift From Google Dependency to Own Traffic
“Diller said publishers had been “serfs on the property and land of the monopoly of Google and this transition out of depending upon someone else to give you traffic, this is what every animal has done in this digital world...
Automating Ops with Agent Bots: Non‑lethal Efficiency
I’m running a new project to automate operational things with agents and tools for agents. It’s basically building murder bots, but for ops. Same thing just less lethal
Remote Work's Future: Robotics and RPA Redefine Collaboration
The Evolution of Remote Work: What the Future Holds by @SciTechera #Robotics #Engineering #RPA #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/hvpulouTWV
DoorDash Beats Earnings, Stock Soars Amid Revenue Miss
$DASH: +33% revenue growth, +37% GOV growth, and the stock jumped despite a revenue miss DoorDash delivered another strong quarter. Revenue was $4.04B, up 33% YoY, but below the $4.15B estimate. EPS came in at $0.42 vs. $0.37 expected. Marketplace GOV reached $31.6B,...
Miscommunication Risks Premium Brands When CS Lacks Native English
Why do companies hire customer service staff whose English isn’t their first language? This time, I’m referring to Tesla Singapore. I don’t mind accents or imperfect English. But when customers are trying to explain a problem and both sides end up misunderstanding...
Four Nations Account for Half of World GDP
The $126T Global Economy in One Giant Chart Just 4 countries generate half of global GDP. https://t.co/9ddjcZdKyE https://t.co/1YLOp7y7uA
New VCs Often Unaware of Pay‑to‑play Funding Models
Was tempted to cite $TSLA as a “pay-to-play → success anyway” example in a live interview, but figured I should fact-check before embarrassing myself. Maybe @relativityspace ends up there if Terran R works. Wild how many post-2021 VCs have never even seen...
Vendor Dependence and Talent Shortage Threaten Tech Modernization
Concerns rise over outdated, customized, and homegrown systems. A shrinking talent pool and over-reliance on vendors create significant risks for technology modernization. This dependency, as highlighted by METI, leaves the industry vulnerable. #TechRisks #DigitalTransformation https://t.co/x5sKgw4MA3
Rupee Hits Record Low Amid US‑Israeli Iran Conflict
#IndiaWatch🇮🇳: Thanks to the US-Israeli war on Iran, yesterday, the rupee reached a new ALL-TIME LOW to ₹95.43/USD. It all brings back one of Oscar Wilde’s most famous lines: “The chapter on the Fall of the Rupee you may omit. It...
2026 SEO Stuck Between Personalized and Generic AI Results
SEO is in 2026 is hitting “try without personalization” every other time you search on AI Mode 🫠🫠
Musk's xAI Shifts Toward Cloud, Threatens Harmful AI Clients
Elon Musk’s xAI Is Becoming a Cloud Firm In this post on X on Wednesday, Musk warned he would kick Anthropic or other cloud clients out of xAI’s data centers “if their AI engages in actions that harm humanity”—whatever that...
Join Angelica Oung's Taipei Job Market Livestream Next Week
@AngelicaOung doing a video livestream on recruitment and job market in Taipei next week - you wanna join Angelica?
Adobe's AI‑First ARR Triples, Highlighting Build Effort
Adobe's AI-First ARR Just Tripled. The Real Signal Is What It Took to Build That Number. https://t.co/vSbM8SM7gb
How We Gained 15K IG Followers in 4 Days
we grew Malbon Home's IG to 15k followers in 4 days. this entire episode breaks down exactly how we did it.
Raise Issues, Build Solutions: Ownership Over Complaining
Raising issues isn’t complaining. Complainers talk about problems while standing aloof. Builders point out concerns to understand. They seek improvement. They get dirty making things better. Build a culture where ownership wins. https://t.co/Yu0nnN8QFQ
NBA's 3‑Minute Timeout Likely Designed for More Ads
Call me crazy, but I'm starting to suspect the three minute use it or lose it timeout was a ploy by the NBA to sell more ad space...
Cohen May Be Steering eBay to Acquire GameStop
What if Ryan Cohen is a genius and his play here isn't to buy $Ebay, but to convince ebay to buy GameStop and make him the CEO? $gme
Daily Giro D'Italia on TV Reshapes Office Programming
Wow - I was not expecting fully daily coverage of the Giro d'Italia on linear TV this year. This is big for office TV programming.
Brands Abandon Strategy on Threads without CMO Presence
For whatever reason, Threads is the social network where brands just decided that social strategy literally doesn’t exist. It’s bizarre and I honestly think it’s because marketing directors & CMOs aren’t on the network.
China’s Agency Holdings Drop, Canada and Europe Gain
A little fun with the TIC data -- China's Agency holdings are down a lot the last few years: they are now about 150b v a peak of over 250b. But there is more going on to. Canadian holdings are up...
Hiring: Creative Builders and Deep Systems Experts Needed
Claude Code eng leader @Nerdi_Yogi on the two profiles she's hiring for now: 1. Creative builders with product sense 2. Deep systems experts (for the hard parts) https://t.co/ntkN1Y1JJL
Executives Favor AI Tools Over Employee Upskilling
Executives are nearly twice as likely to invest in new AI tools than in upskilling their people for the AI era. The technology gap is narrowing. The human gap is widening. #CIO #FutureOfWork #AtlassianTeam26 https://t.co/X27BnHM7xc
Glooby Raises $500M to Disrupt Paper Clip Market
hello our name is glooby. we are disrupting the paper clip industry. we are post-idea, pre-product. we raised $500M