OpenAI Faces WeWork‑Style Rise and Fall
IS OPEN AI THE “WEWORK” OF AI? We’ve always built them up before we tear them down, but now it’s simultaneous https://t.co/raboWtoN1x
UUNET Preceded OpenAI: First Nonprofit to Go Profit
OpenAI isn’t the first non-profit tech co to switch to for profit UUNET was conceived as a nonprofit “community” network service in 1987, found strong commercial demand, and by about 1989 had converted into a for‑profit corporation (UUNET Technologies) to...
20-25% of 1976 Bands Still Touring After 50 Years
From summer 1976 Amazing that 20% - 25% are still touring in some form 50 years later https://t.co/R19XzUrEDS
Three Surprise Hits Defy Expectations
3 recent movies that exceeded expectations: Housemaid Cold Storage Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
Explore the Museum of the Human Web in SF
It was fun to work on this with @p0 Parallel - please visit the Museum of the Human Web online or in person next week in San Francisco https://t.co/w7gOJylLKH
Pedro Alvarez Pursues Clean Water for Everyone
Pedro JJ Alvarez has a goal - that every human being on planet earth has access to clean water. He is a 2026 Franklin Award winner. See what he's up to in 5 minutes. https://t.co/Jn35m6po10
From First Angel to $4B Spinout: Boomi’s Evolution
Boomi was my first Angel investment. We were their customer at Half dot com in 2000 and used their system to send / receive inventory and orders with sellers. Then eBay signed up. Acquired by Dell in 2010 then spun...
From 8 to Billions: Roblox CEO’s Scaling Journey
Great podcast with @DavidBaszucki and @davidsenra - I met David when Roblox had 8 employees and was lucky to have a front row seat as they grew - and it’s especially cool to see how David has scaled as CEO....
Fairchild's $500 Beginnings Mark First Venture-Backed Startup
In 1957, arguably the very first venture backed startup was founded when “The Traitorous Eight” left Shockley to start what became Fairchild Semiconductor. They each put in $500 and they each signed this dollar bill. It’s at the @ComputerHistory museum....
Billions Raised Now Define a True AI Leader
If you haven’t raised tens of billions in the last few weeks are you really a leading AI company? https://t.co/htrxrmGcSp
Trump’s Greenland Threat Overshadows Iran Attack Concerns
“For us, Trump’s attack on Iran is less consequential than his threat to attack Greenland” Gift 🎁 article link—> https://t.co/4cDGiG6QaS
Rare Rock Docs Found on USB: Mott’s America Version 2
Some rock documentaries are hard to find, and some are on weird formats. Mott The Hoople “Mott in America Version 2” on USB stick manages both quite well. https://t.co/LkAiWYN0vu
Treasury Pushes Anthropic, DoD Flags It as Risk
So the Treasury Department is encouraging banks to use and test Anthropic to prepare for new vulnerabilities… While the Department of War claims Anthropic is a “supply chain risk” for DoW and all their contractors…. Make that make sense https://t.co/vkDB1ezk88 https://t.co/jZD9h5yQVo
John Carreyrou Claims Adam Back Could Be Satoshi
Is this the real Satoshi Nakamoto? I don’t know , but this story by @JohnCarreyrou presents a lot of evidence that it’s @adam3us - who is here now on X continuing to deny it. John broke the Theranos...
Trump Threatens Iran’s Civilization, Cuts Communication Lines
4/7/26 12:45PM ET President Trump escalated his aggressive rhetoric toward Iran, threatening to wipe out the entirety of the country’s civilization if Tehran doesn’t cede to his demands by 8 p.m. Tuesday. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to...