Social•Feb 13, 2026
38% of Clients Drive 75% of Capitec Revenue
𝟯𝟴% 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝟳𝟱% 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 Capitec’s interim results for the period ending August 2025 show a very clear picture of where the bank’s income is really coming from: 🔸Non-interest income = R13,358 bn 🔸Net interest income = R 7,121 bn ——— Total income = R20,479 billion ——— Capitec’s fully banked clients, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟵.𝟰 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀, generate roughly 75% of their total income.
By Talk Cents
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Space Systems Command Confirms Two GSSAPs on USSF‑87
Space Systems Command says there were two GSSAPs on USSF-87. This is their response to my question on the matter last month. https://t.co/IqQ6LR4m9P
By Stephen Clark
Social•Feb 13, 2026
GE Aerospace Deploys Robots and Lean to Speed Repairs
GE Aerospace turns to robots and 'Lean' methods to tackle jet engine repair crunch https://t.co/0co9XBDhpz
By Jamie Freed
Social•Feb 13, 2026
From Board Exit to AI‑Powered Gun Detection Revolution
After 13 years, I stepped down from the Board of $EVLV today. In 2011, Mike Ellenbogen and Anil Chitkara became Entrepreneurs-in-Residence at General Catalyst in Boston. We spent nearly two years exploring incubation ideas together. Then the world shifted. 2012 - Sandy Hook. 2013...
By Bilal Zuberi
Social•Feb 13, 2026
LPO Drives U.S. Nuclear Revival at Vogtle, Palisades
🧵 THREAD: LPO & U.S. Nuclear — Vogtle, Palisades, Liftoff Reports, and Reality-Based Finance LPO was designed in 2005 to help commercialize nuclear power. It was at the center of Vogtle, Palisades restart, and the writing of the Nuclear Liftoff Reports
By Jigar Shah
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Charlotte's Lynx Blue Line Fuels Rapid City Growth
🤯 Charlotte is one of the fastest growing cities in America, and one of the reasons is its Light Rail. Here’s the story of how this financial hub got its Lynx Blue Line and how it focused on transit oriented...
By Ariel Viera (Urbanist)
Social•Feb 13, 2026
5 Sync Licensing Lessons Every Young Producer Must Hear
Almost 42 After 5–7 years of being cocky and ignoring sync licensing advice from music publishers... Here are 5 lessons every 20 to 30 year old music producer needs to hear ↓
By Graham Cochrane (DIY Music Biz)
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Trump’s Iran Remarks, Not IEA, Drive Oil Slump
A bit of a stretch, attributing crude’s slump on Thursday to the #IEA report. If the market thought a 4 million b/d glut would cushion any supply disruption/shock, including the one posed by current US-Iran tensions, Brent would not have been...
By Vandana Hari
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Laser Weapon Airspace Closure Highlights Drone Policy Lag
Airspace Closure Over Laser Weapon Use A Glaring Example Of Drone Defense Policy Struggles After years of putting off the drone threat, the U.S. government is trying to do something about it, but policy is struggling to catch up. Story: https://t.co/VBGe87B1Ik
By Tyler Rogoway
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Air Force Denies Receiving Radar‑less F‑35s, JPO Stays Silent
Air Force Now Denies Receiving F-35s Without Radars The F-35 Joint Program Office had declined just earlier this week to confirm or deny a report that jets without radars were being delivered. https://t.co/HJUpX0g3Yl
By Tyler Rogoway
Social•Feb 13, 2026
From Peanut Stunts to Mega Budgets: Gaming Marketing Evolves
The meta has changed a lot since Bungie launched Destiny. Activision's marketing machine spent tens of millions hyping that game up. For Marathon, the director is livestream with a guy who pretends to be a peanut to get people to pre-order...
By Ethan Gach
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Bluetooth Pacemakers Could Be Tracked via War‑Driving
For the Nancy Guthrie case, an idea and maybe a crazy one but she had a pacemaker which often implantable devices use bluetooth such as Medtronic's. Couldn't you war-drive (drones even better) with a high gain antenna with amplifiers -...
By Dave Kennedy
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Next‑gen Batteries Double Energy, Cement EV Dominance
Anyone betting against EVs is betting on a loser... Lithium Manganese semi solid state battery with 2x the energy density of current Li-ion cells. https://t.co/6nLPvZFsgm Battery tech and electric motors are the new prime mover of the 21st century. And they're...
By Jesse D. Jenkins
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Identity Protection Is Key to Combating Fraud
Why Identity Protection and Cybersecurity Are Central to Fighting Fraud by @ChuckDBrooks https://t.co/hftYQY0W6B #cybersecurity #fraud
By Chuck Brooks
Social•Feb 13, 2026
War in Ukraine Stalls Nuclear Arms Deal, Leaving Powers Unrestricted
Given Russia's war in Ukraine, negotiations for a new nuclear arms deal are a moot point. So, that leaves the world's largest nuclear powers without limitations on their nuclear arsenals... #nuclear #armsdeal #geopolitics https://t.co/Yagu6LXEzC
By Peter Zeihan
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Venezuelan Production Growth Inflated by Low Baseline
30-40% growth *from what baseline*?! Venezuelan production has been all over the map over the past few months—some very flattering base effects from which to cherry pick.
By Rory Johnston
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Gold Surge Signals Capital Shift, Not Risk‑On Rally
Record gold prices + a weakening dollar don’t scream “risk-on.” They signal global capital reallocation and rising demand for insurance amid lingering policy uncertainty. Hedging behavior is increasing even as equities grind higher.
By Michael A. Gayed, CFA (Lead-Lag Report)
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Paramount Skydance Mulls 15% Staff Layoffs Amid CBS Cuts
The axe is still swinging above CBS News. The Paramount Skydance unit is considering a fresh round of layoffs, according to three people familiar with the matter, and the cuts could total at least 15% of current staff... https://t.co/jKKuul7ixE via @variety
By Brian Steinberg
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Biotech Earnings: Neurocrine Drops, Alnylam Faces Skepticism
Earnings roundup: Neurocrine slumps, Alnylam battles skeptics and Ascendis eyes a competitor https://t.co/kU1ex80A24 by @realJacobBell $NBIX - 10% $ALNY - 4% $ASND - 2% $BBIO #biotech
By Ben Fidler
Social•Feb 12, 2026
ULA Encounters New Issue Despite Earlier Fix
Interesting situation for ULA. Not great to see after the previous issue that we thought was fixed.
By Marcus House
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Unify Systems, Consolidate Vendors, Make AI Measurable
The next phase of growth requires unifying systems, consolidating vendors, and finally making AI deliver measurable results. We explore how with Benjamin Conant, Chief Product Officer at @alkamitech and Co-Founder of @Mantl_tech. Watch the full episode: https://t.co/Jamreeb077 https://t.co/pwP81bugEI
By Jim Marous
Social•Feb 12, 2026
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Senate Cmrc approved the SAT Streamlining bill after RM Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Chr Ted Cruz (R-TX) reached agreement over "deemed granted" prvsn that originally meant FCC had 18 months to rule on a satellite appl or it wld be...
By Marcia Smith
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Physical Possibility ≠ Economic Viability in Oil Markets
Again I’ll say: Virtually anything is physically *possible* in the oil market. Far fewer things are economically viable, let alone profitable. This is a nonsense take.
By Rory Johnston
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Tariffs Won’t Drive Reindustrialization Without Consistent Policy
Its a warning shot to people who think tariffs are going to secure reindustrialization. Is it sustainable? Industrial policy can't be on and off and work.
By Adam Ozimek
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights Sets Record Opening
That’s it. #EmeraldFennell’s book adaptation romance #WutheringHeights has 3.682 theatres locked in to play it this FRI at US #BoxOffice, beating #ItEndsWithUs’s 3.611 locations as the widest opening day for a female-leaning romance adaptation Post-Covid. https://t.co/DzfYZJNbnz
By Luiz Fernando
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Vast Secures First ISS Private Astronaut
Vast just won its first private astronaut mission (PAM) to the ISS. Will be the 6th PAM. (Axiom's done 4 and got contract for the 5th last month.) https://t.co/wMfSkzsZTU NASA Admin Isaacman's own private astronaut missions, Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn, didn't visit...
By Marcia Smith
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Clean Air Essential for All Lungs, Despite Expert Opposition
For my book Allergic, I went to Cincinnati Children's Hospital and talked to asthma experts that vehemently argued otherwise...with decades of data behind them. Young (and old) lungs especially need the cleanest air we can manage. This is one of the...
By Theresa MacPhail, PhD (Dr. Theresa MacPhail)
Social•Feb 12, 2026
NASA Chooses Vast for First Non‑Axiom Private ISS Mission
NASA has selected Vast for a private astronaut mission to the ISS no earlier than mid-2027. This will be the sixth such private mission to the ISS but the first by a company other than Axiom Space. https://t.co/AXHjd7a0xH
By Jeff Foust
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Engine Profits Unexpectedly Fund the Airplane They Doubted
Experts: Boom will never be able to finance building an airplane and an engine. Ironic reality: The engine is so profitable it finances the airplane. (In all fairness, neither experts nor I saw this coming.)
By Blake Scholl
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Tie US Aid to Venezuela Publishing Detailed
Secretary Wright, the only way to save Venezuela's oil industry—and I say this as an entirely disinterested party—is to tie any US support to reqs that the VZ oil ministry publicly publish regular, detailed oil industry statistics Simple bulk CSV file...
By Rory Johnston
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Australia Base Gives US Submarines Trade‑route Leverage
The U.S. Navy plans to position submarines at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia to reduce reliance on Guam in the event of a Chinese strike. This gives Washington an alternative operating base beyond Hawaii and adds strategic redundancy in the...
By Peter Zeihan
Social•Feb 12, 2026
YouTube TV Sports Plan Beats Fubo and DirecTV
You have questions. @JacobFeldman4 has answers 👇 How YouTube TV’s Sports Plan Compares to Fubo, DirecTV Offers https://t.co/YIvOepQPGV via @sportico
By Scott Soshnick
Social•Feb 12, 2026
TEFCA Enables 500M Health Record Exchanges, Cutting Costs
#TEFCA, America’s National Interoperability Network, Reaches Nearly 500 Million Health Records Exchanged as @HHSGov + @HHS_TechPolicy Leverages #Technology and #AI to Lower Costs and Reduce Burden #ASTP2026 https://t.co/0iBnnjnNR3 https://t.co/oFI2brZmfq
By Brian Ahier
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Ford Repurposes Idle Plant for Batteries Amid Market Growth
Ford is going to try to make a go at batteries in its idled plant. I find it hard to be optimistic about that, but it's at least a growing market https://t.co/37Ns45bbLE
By Adam Ozimek
Social•Feb 12, 2026
NFL Appoints Tiger Woods' TMRW Sports to Run Flag Football
EXCLUSIVE: NFL Picks Tiger Woods’ TMRW Sports to Lead Flag Football Ops 👇https://t.co/7SPgnxBth1 via @sportico @novy_williams
By Scott Soshnick
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Amazon's $93M Thriller Projects $15‑17M Weekend Gross
Amazon's Chris Hemsworth thriller CRIME 101 cost $93 million to make ($108.8m gross, minus $15.8m incentive). It's projected to gross around $15m-$17m over the long weekend.... https://t.co/XUFU680JLW
By Matthew Belloni
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Overture Unveils Massive Dual‑layout Cabin Mockup
Overture has a unique cabin—larger than a 737 up front, about the size of a G650 at the back. Forward and aft cabins have different seating layouts. Team has finished the skeleton of a dimensionally-accurate mockup and will be adding walls...
By Blake Scholl
Social•Feb 12, 2026
DoD IG Flags Mold Crisis in Key West Navy Housing
DoD IG just issued a `Trouble In Paradise' alert Navy SecNav Phelan should read: Rampant mold for yrs in NAS Key West housing managed by a contractor that Navy may pay bonuses to, IG warns: ``We identified concerns that we...
By Tony Capaccio
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Influencer-Driven Outrage Shapes Game Developers' Strategies
Enjoyed reading this former Highguard dev's thoughts on social media rewarding criticism. Game companies are increasingly focused on influencers to get the word out these days -- less so games press. But in a climate that rewards outrage, how does...
By Cecilia D’Anastasio
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Science Now Overwhelmingly Refutes Trump’s Climate Repeal
The scientific understanding of human-driven climate change is much stronger today than it was in 2009 when the EPA first issued the endangerment finding. There is no scientific basis for the Trump administration's decision to repeal it https://t.co/l5qmBNkADn
By Zeke Hausfather
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Gas Storage Boosts Reliability when Pipelines Fall Short
Natural gas storage is part of the reliability and resilience story too. When there’s insufficient long-distance pipeline capacity, access to storage is your next best bet. This is part of the solution too.🧵 https://t.co/o35G4ig5HU
By T. Mason Hamilton
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Supply Dynamics, Not Demand Forecast, Drive Oil Market
Sure, the IEA demand forecast update was negative... but pretty inconsequential in the scheme of the supply developments that are actually currently driving the oil market. https://t.co/P0KD7cPlR4
By Rory Johnston
Social•Feb 12, 2026
International Coalition Essential to Curb Digital Monopolies
A true fighter for the rights of American consumers and fair competition in the American economy. The battle against monopolistic dominion over our digital rights will continue on, and the role of the EU, Japan, Korea, UK, and other nations will...
By Tim Sweeney
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Global Vaccine Market Persists, but Innovation May Falter
“Yes, the rest of the world can maintain a market for vaccines. But will it be as innovative and as vibrant as it has been? That’s a different question.” https://t.co/jB38FWfglo
By Damian Garde
Social•Feb 12, 2026
FDA Approved Pembrolizumab Using Single‑Arm Trials Across Tumors
It would be highly instructive to read the pembrolizumab paper highlighted by @DrPatrick. Of course, he doesn't expect anyone to do that. This is what it says IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH: The FDA approved pembrolizumab on May 23, 2017, for...
By Adam Feuerstein
Social•Feb 12, 2026
ARC Raiders Shatters Records, Validates Nexon's Global Strategy
Junghun Lee, CEO of Nexon, said in an earnings release, “ARC Raiders, the biggest new game launch in Nexon’s history, is still growing and sustaining engagement 15 weeks after the October launch. The game has exceeded our most optimistic projections,...
By Dean Takahashi
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Tech Stack and Agile Leadership Drive Banking Performance
A strong tech stack supported by change-ready leadership is essential for improved performance in today’s banking environment. Access the free report: https://t.co/0wah7wPuXN https://t.co/afm9zdd3tL
By Jim Marous
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Rosgvardia Gains Independent General Staff, Not Subordinated
Seeing content here on X that the Russians subordinated Rosgvardia to the General Staff of the military. That is incorrect. The decree expands the HQ staff of Rosgvardia and gives it its own general staff structure. Zolotov remains the head....
By Dara Massicot
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Venezuela's Oil Output Projected Near 1M B/D by 2026
How much oil would Venezuela produce by Dec 2026? (Current output has rebounded to just under 1m b/d)
By Javier Blas
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Vulcan Launch Anomaly Reported, Payload Still Delivered
ULA statement re anomaly on this morning's Vulcan launch. Payload reached its destination nonetheless. https://t.co/J8cN2YByhj
By Marcia Smith