Humanoid Robots Become Tireless, Instantly Adaptable Factory Workers
What if the most flexible worker in your factory never gets tired, never calls in sick, and can switch jobs instantly? That’s the promise behind a new wave of humanoid robots now entering real factories. Not labs. Not demos. Actual production floors. One example is happening right now at @BMWGroup. Here is what I found fascinating.
China Airlines A350 Rolls Back, Damages Door and Bridge
Ground incident at Melbourne Airport this morning: China Airlines Airbus A350-941 (B-18902) rolled backwards while connected to the aerobridge, causing significant damage to the left forward passenger door hinges and the bridge structure itself. Flight CI58 to Taipei has been...
Reshares Are Dead: Social Media’s Era Ends
Reshares (formerly known as retweets) are dead. An end of an era in social media.
Fubo's Sports Lineup Has Big Gaps; Not Ideal
Is Fubo a Good Choice For Sports Fans? Streamer’s Lineup Has Some Big Holes https://t.co/IxtAzRYRFj via @TVAnswerMan
Air Canada Unveils New Cabins, Shares Design Strategy
Air Canada Reveals Stunning New Cabins — What Its COO Told Me About The Design Choices And Fleet Plans - View from the Wing https://t.co/3CEykngoAu
Local ISPs Lobby to Block Starlink, Echoing US Influence
Business HEAVILY influence Public Policy…. Rich people like @elonmusk hold sway over politicians in the United States…. But what the folks in the US forget is that there are also businesses in other countries & they influence policy there. Starlink...
IEA Predicts Global Oil Demand Decline in 2026
IEA: “Global oil demand is expected to fall by 80,000 barrels per day year-on-year in 2026, revised down from growth of 640,000 barrels per day seen in last month’s report. The pace of decline will subside in our base case...
Indonesia Ditches Diesel, Saves $2B with Solar Power
Indonesia on the move: Its electricity monopoly moves to retire 2,396 diesel generators across 741 locations > Will replace them with solar + storage and micro-hydro, slashing 200,000 barrels of oil imports/ day > Saves $2b in avoided oil imports every single...
Dubai Real Estate Ads Return—Sign of Normalcy?
I’m getting Dubai real estate ads again does this mean things are back to normal yet guys? https://t.co/tVNTgWPBWS
Motor Insurance Faces Disruption From Data‑Driven Models
Is this the end of motor insurance (as we know it)? → https://t.co/kGPuNLTae5 This is how I would summarize that article published recently in the Financial Times. https://t.co/qEqu1x8ssB
Hormuz Blockade Hurts US; Iran, China Outlast Trump
"The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant — and China unconcerned — longer than Trump can remain solvent." https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-14/the-hormuz-blockade-is-as-much-about-china-as-iran
Respect Factory Workers; Prioritize Safer Practices in India
This is true. The worker in a factory is doing a very respectable job. There is no reason for anyone to think otherwise. I would however recommend better workplace safety practices or safety practices in many jobs involving heavy machines. India...
Europe Must Match Asian Prices to Secure LNG
If Europeans want to avoid gas shortages, they need to pay competitive prices — or their LNG shipments will keep getting diverted to the highest bidder in Asia. Map from @Kpler https://t.co/BUf2kkzmNN
2026 Super‑El
Let me clarify: - Upstream ops benefit from higher CPO price initially - In severe El Niños, lower output counteract the positive effect from higher CPO prices - Malaysia will be less impacted by droughts than Indonesia - The B50 fuel mandate in...
Declaring SingaporeAir My Favorite Airline
Ok. I'm gonna go out and make the call @SingaporeAir is my favourite airline to fly.
US Hormuz Blockade Targets China as Much as Iran
COLUMN: The US blockade on the Strait of Hormuz is as much about putting pressure on China as punishing Iran. "If Beijing has more at stake, perhaps it will put pressure on Tehran to negotiate, or so the theory goes." @Opinion #IranWar https://t.co/qhyUnXTly4
WA Government Secures 4M Litres Diesel for Kimberley Emergency Stockpile
WA fuel: State Government secures four million litres of diesel for emergency stockpile in Kimberley https://t.co/v2ztPCSSsN
Turn Wildfire Alerts Into Automatic High‑Value Contractor Leads
Most contractors wait for leads. Smart ones let fires create them automatically. This OpenClaw system watches NASA wildfire data in real time… and instantly turns risk into revenue. The moment a fire starts: Homes at risk are identified → analyzed → visualized → contacted Not...
US Sec. Wright Backs IEA’s Historic Oil Stock Release
Productive meeting with US Energy Secretary Chris Wright @SecretaryWright on the situation in energy markets We discussed what can be done to further strengthen energy security, and I thanked him for the United States’ support for @IEA’s historic oil stock release...
Hormuz Tensions Shift Oil Prices: Spot vs Futures
The Hormuz Crisis and the Oil Market: Spot vs. Futures – A Straightforward Classroom Explanation https://t.co/T7wjTKmYFV
Rivian's Success Relies on Tesla's Strength
Rivian fans strategy of shitting on Tesla is incredibly misguided. Tesla is the only reason Rivian has air to breathe. This is a david vs goliath story. The goliath is fossil fuel trucks. Electric trucks are the David. When you...
AI Will Transform Payments, Payments Will Shape AI
Thinking about what AI will do for payments (and what payments will do for AI) https://t.co/Jb8eYuz2hs https://t.co/S513uVHayQ
China Leads State‑Sponsored Cyberattacks on U.S.,
"The United States is China’s #1 target for Cyberattacks. From 2000-2023, China was responsible for 240 statesponsored or state-affiliated cyberattacks, followed by Russia at 158 and Iran at 102." Great note from the always brilliant Michael Cembalest on the economic...
1979 Oil Demand Peak Decoupled Growth From Fossils, Not Power
NEW ANALYSIS: @ember_energy just dropped new report on how the 1970s energy crises decoupled economic growth from fossil fuels but not from electricity. Global oil demand per capita peaked in 1979 and has never recovered. Makes for a fascinating reading. https://t.co/Ehd4UR5bJl https://t.co/Z1XLOJcrkK
BP Predicts Exceptional Q1 Oil Trading Profits
Someone made money in 1Q: “The oil trading result is expected to be exceptional” — BP
China Tightens Export Controls to Counter US Leverage
We’ve seen this movie: 👉China ramps up export controls ahead of Xi-Trump summit to create bargaining chips that will be traded away 👉See Chap 6 in my ebook for account of run up to Busan Summit 2025 🤔 But also prepares weapon to...
Leaders Launch Emergency Group to Address Middle East Energy Crisis
IMF Managing Director @KGeorgieva, @WorldBankGroup President Ajay Banga & I met in Washington for the inaugural meeting of our Emergency Coordination Group on the impacts of the Middle East conflict on energy markets, the global economy & the most vulnerable...
Chinese Tanker Uses Hormuz for Sanctioned Methanol Shipment
Say hello to Rich Starry.. 1- Chinese tanker with Chinese crew 2- The tanker and the company that owned it are sanctioned by the US for dealing with Iran in the past. 3- It is carrying methanol from the UAE. The...
Robots Excel at Structured Tasks, Humans Still Needed
Maybe robots will not replace us. At least not as quickly as the headlines suggest. Watch enough real-world footage, and you see it: Robots slipping. Missing objects. Failing in simple, unpredictable situations. Not because the technology is bad. But because the real world is messy. Uneven surfaces. Changing conditions. Ambiguous...
Manufacturing Isn’t Vanishing, It’s Becoming Automated
This map looks like the decline of manufacturing. It isn’t. It’s the disappearance of manufacturing jobs. That difference matters more than most people think. If you normalize each country to its peak manufacturing employment, you get a clear story: The...
Even Budget Teslas Outdrive Luxury Car Autopilot
No matter how much money you spend on a car — Ferrari, Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, whatever — you can’t get the kind of self-driving that comes on even the most basic entry level Tesla
Michigan Data Centers Could Cost $119B in Damages
"under the existing laws, our analysis shows that the expected growth in data centers would lead to $118 billion in climate damages and $1.6 billion in health damages by 2050 due to air pollution and emissions from fossil fuel power...
EU Disunity over China Undermines US‑NATO Cohesion
When every EU nation has its own foreign policy agenda, EU as a whole can't navigate the Cold War 2.0. Spain partnering with China will have consequences for the US relationship with all EU members. The issue is even bigger...
Netflix Exec Meets AMC, Regal, Cinemark to Explore Partnership
Barely got to #CinemaCon when came across a pretty big scoop: #Netflix's Ted Sarandos quietly came Sunday night to meet the big theater owners AMC, Regal, Cinemark & "find a way to work together,” as one participant told me. https://t.co/JvuBqhZ10t
Ghost Buses Persist Despite Promised Arrival Fixes
Months after @ltasg and the bus companies said they fixed the bus arrival time situation, we are still getting Phantom Bus Syndrome a.k.a. Ghost/Undetected Bus. This 45 that I just boarded was not seen in the app. The next available buses...
Philippines Seeks US Waiver Extension for Russian Oil
MANILA, April 14 (Reuters) - The Philippines' Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said on Tuesday that the country is asking the United States for an extension on a waiver to purchase Russian oil and petroleum products.
Intel Poised for Agentic AI Surge, Nvidia Also Benefits
I wrote on $INTC on March 29th as a new idea based on Agentic AI requiring more server microprocessors per gigawatt versus chat-based AI. Though the stock is up over 50% already since then, I think there is more upside...
BIGHIT Sues to Uncover ARIRANG Leak Source
Last week, BIGHIT MUSIC initiated legal proceedings to discover the owner of an account @/jwngkcck that allegedly leaked 'ARIRANG' songs, lyrics and artwork before its release, according to @Billboard (1/2)
Key 2026 El Niño Impacts and Asian Market Deep Dives
In case you missed it: - A implications of a 2026 El Niño - An update to my 2023 deep dive on Singapore marina operator SUTL Enterprise (SUTL SP) - A deep dive on Cambodia airspace traffic controller Samart Aviation (SAV...
AMC's Lengthy Pre‑show Ads Waste Cinemagoers' Time
Sony’s Tom Rothman went after 30 minute pre-shows tonight at CinemaCon. He’s not wrong. The problem is, it’s AMC and Regal driving this and the bosses from those companies were not in the room. AMC runs ads 5 minutes after...
Administration Sacks Judges Who Blocked Palestinian Deportations
Always cheating. Administration fires 2 immigration judges who ruled against deporting Palestinian rights advocates https://t.co/HAicg6aCQP
Seville’s Casa De Contratación: Monopoly Hub of Atlantic Trade
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 The Port of the Indies (Puerto de Indias) refers to the port of Seville. It is the exclusive gateway for trade and exploration between Spain and the Americas during the 16th and 17th centuries. As the monopoly centre...
Samsung to Mass‑produce Apple's Foldable iPhone Displays
Samsung will apparently begin mass production of Apple's foldable displays for the new iPhone in June This marks the production start of an alleged 3 year deal between Samsung and Apple
AI Threatens Medical Expertise; Recommendations to Prevent Deskilling
In today's @washingtonpost, a terrific piece on the risk of AI-based deskilling in medicine, along with some sensible recommendations. I'm quoted, along with @CarlaPughMDPhD. Authors: Rebecca Adams/Laura Landry. https://t.co/eDlBmNvyXV
Firms Still Depend on Chinese Suppliers Despite Relocation
Ha, the real insight buried in a big provocative headline take The geography of assembly has changed but have the firms themselves changed or actually deepened reliance on Chinese suppliers? I've been asking this question for like 3 years: do we...
WiFi HaLow Emerges as Ideal Mid‑range IoT Solution
I’m increasingly a believer in the #WiFi #HaLow story for midrange #IoT connectivity, at least for integrated “solutions”, especially for industrial, commercial and smart-city applications. https://t.co/VtEhL1bJz8 https://t.co/euVaW697Ad
Always‑On Rideshare Exists, Yet Still Needs Refinement
A real rideshare service is available 100% of the time. Lots of work to do before this goes from proof of concept to a service people can depend on.
China’s New Bank Lending Slows as Household Credit Halves
Caixin: "The slowdown in China's new bank lending was driven largely by household credit, which rose 490.9 billion yuan in March, nearly halving from 988.8 billion yuan a year earlier." https://t.co/8VQxfrVL2I
Mayor Mamdani Personally Repairs Dangerous Bike Lane Bump
Five days into his mayoralty, Mamdani put on a pair of work gloves, and, with a Department of Transportation crew, fixed an infamous and dangerous bump on the off-ramp of the Williamsburg Bridge’s bike lane — one that cyclists had...
Most Future Data Centers Will Shift to Rural Areas
Interesting: "Currently, 38% of Americans live within 5 miles of at least one operational data center... Living near a data center doesn’t have much of an effect on public opinion about the facilities." From now on, it looks like most DCs will be rural....