NYT Must Own Its Headline, Stop Editing Shame
NYT should own their shit. The power of the press is naming and shaming and afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted. NYT shouldn't cowardly edit their headline. They should run a new headline "NYT embarrassed by NYT headline"
Ukraine Takes Enemy Position Using Only Autonomous Robots
SCI-FI x SCIFACT Zelensky reveals for the first time in this war’s history and enemy’s position was won entirely by autonomous robots. «The future is here, on the battlefield, and Ukraine is creating it. These are our ground robotic systems. For...
A Generation Ready, IRGC Misjudged the Threat
IRGC thought they caught us off guard a generation has prepared for this moment https://t.co/bETNyaifoB
Most Sub‑$400M VC Funds Will Vanish, Megafunds Thrive
When Lux started 20+ years ago the number of VC funds spiked then plunged precipitously Again today, as we predicted, the vast majority but not all “minnows” (subscale funds under 400M) will go extinct while a few “mega” raise AUM and...
Collaboration Spikes in Both Music Releases and Scientific Papers
Observation of a COLAB [sic] trend: new song releases on Spotify match same trend in new scientific paper releases… respectively MORE musical artist collaborators on new songs (combining fan bases) + MORE scientist authors collaborators on papers (combining know how)
US VCs to Pour Billions Into Free Iran
Cannot wait to fund brilliant Iranian founders out of a FREE Iran. I predict billions will be invested by US VCs in partnership with Persian expats once the people take back their country of Iran and remove repressive Islamic tyranny....
Join This Group to Raise Better-Prepared Kids
An amazing group that will make you want to be better parents so this doesn’t happen to your kids
Mossad Sabotage Idea: Turn Iran Missiles Against Itself
Wild Would be amazing if Mossad infiltrated Iran’s supply chain of missiles and every time Iran launch they just do a loop and attack Iran Like this
One Key Reason Drove Lux Capital, Sequoia Investment
It's one big reason we at @Lux_Capital + our awesome partners at @sequoia + @shaunmmaguire funded them.
Pilar Queen Becomes UTA Partner, Top Publishing Agent
Congrats to our bestie Pilar Queen, newly made partner at United Talent Agency @unitedtalent —the best agent hands down in Publishing... https://t.co/8CrAHDcCBj
Good Intentions Fuel Bad Ideas: Embrace Non‑Human Robot Forms
This is how good intentions spread bad ideas. Human shaped robots are inferior to weird evolved droids that do things thru engineering that defy what evolution yielded humans. Why limit to two hands and two legs
Trump Calms Markets, Buys Time, Pursues Diplomacy and Military Options
Lux's @brett_mcgurk current POV: (1) we're only halfway thru stated plan of 4-6 weeks (2) Occam's razor: Trump is calming markets + buying time. He will give diplomacy serious try, while advancing US military + creating more options, and continuing non-power...
400B Model On-Device: The New Worst Reality
It is happening (on-device inference) this is the worst that on-device inference will ever be 400B model in your pocket
Democracies Seek Israel's Defensive Tech Against Islamist Threats
Every democratic civilized country wants Israeli defense technology That technology was developed not to invade or expand—unlike all other conquering, imperial countries in history—but to defend against intolerant Islamist conquest trying to kill Jewish minorities and end Israel
Covert Info Ops, Not War, Shocked Me After Oct 8
what shook + activated me wasn’t the overt horror + terror of Oct 7th in Israel. I had no doubts Israel would win the kinetic war No it was the covert decade+ long-planned insidious infiltration info ops into news, politicians, .edu...
