Closed Platform Design Dictates Suppresses User Content, Harms Advertisers
Imagine a Chrome Head of Product telling a news org how it should design its site. Here X dude gets away with it, as it’s a closed platform where it can suppress your posts created for you by accounts you choose to follow. It’s just a dumb decision. For users. For advertisers.
Data Centers to Consume 220% More Power by 2030
Goldman Sachs "now projects global power demand from data centers to grow 220% by 2030 relative to 2023 levels, up from 175% previously."
Ford Admits $4.8B EV Loss, Refuses Unprofitable Spending
"Ford CEO Knew the EV Transition Would Hurt, But the Reality Is a $4.8B Loss — 'We Can't Allocate Money For Things That Will Not Make Money'" https://t.co/1UM2eCDJsV https://t.co/0UFTk3eamf
Russia Targets 165,000 Drone Troops by Year‑end
According to General Syrskyi, Russia has expanded the number of personnel in its unmanned systems forces to 101,000 and plans to reach 165,000 by the end of the year. https://t.co/563Kud496L https://t.co/dmoUNmJGHT
Hidden Future Products Lie Within Creator Workflows
There are probably more future products inside creator workflows and founder media infrastructure than most people realize.
US Strikes Miss Core Iran Goals Despite Claimed Wins
Trying to keep score in an unbiased way. U.S. Military Accomplishments as far as I can tell. 1. Many dead old iranian leaders ✅ 2. Massive damage of navy ✅ 3. Massive damage of missile attack and defense infrastructure✅ Achievement of what...
Visibility Alone Doesn't Equal Supply Chain Control
Most companies think visibility = control. It doesn’t. If disparate silos still react separately, you don’t have a digital supply chain network. You just see the problem faster. More here: https://t.co/vhFhiPXRze #DigitalSupplyChain #SupplyChainStrategy https://t.co/ih2LgLHrZx
Oil Soars 42% While US Stocks Slip 1%
This is nuts... oil +42% since the war began, and US stocks have plunged all of 1% @soberlook https://t.co/EGLX7QmA3x Nasdaq, small caps UNCH https://t.co/8xxFActnDf
Artemis 2 Crew Set to Become Fastest Humans Ever
Imagine having this view as you’re commuting home. The Artemis 2 crew is now falling to Earth, picking up speed every second as gravity relentlessly pulls them. When they plow into the upper atmosphere they’ll be the fastest humans in history...
Reopening Hormuz Likely Messy, Iran Controls Every Barrel
RBC Capital Markets' @CroftHelima and co: "[W]e think the mechanics of reopening the Strait will be exceedingly messy, with Iran potentially having a vote on nearly every barrel that exits the waterway until Gulf countries can build more alternative access...
ADNOC CEO Says Strait of Hormuz Remains Secure
Sultan Al Jaber, the CEO of Adnoc, on the state of the Strait of Hormuz https://t.co/HM7Jf6Ut4i
View mRNA‑CRISPR as Molecular Surgery, Not Drugs
What if we started thinking of mRNA-CRISPR gene editing as molecular surgery, not as a pharmaceutical product? Excellent @nytimes guest essay ⤵️ https://t.co/S61XwNRVZF
X Introduces AI-Driven Translation and Photo Editing
X rolled out automatic post translation and AI photo editing powered by Grok https://t.co/e942XQ7TIA #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology #Tech #TechNews https://t.co/Y6qrxEiI7j
Overprotective Staff Ruin United Club Food Experience
MyPOV: gotta love when the staff would rather put 4 people to guard the food then just open it up. Bad #CX @UnitedClubs @ORDAirport B gates. @united. https://t.co/EwsEVTfKCg
Rapamycin Fails to Slow Epigenetic Aging, Sinclair Concedes
David Sinclair says rapamycin had no measurable effect on slowing or reversing epigenetic aging in humans. This was a drug most of the longevity community supported. He was even a believer of it. It was found to extend lifespan in: • Inbred lab animals •...
CIA Deploys Secret AI to Rescue Downed Airman
The CIA reportedly used a secret AI tool called Ghost Murmur to help locate and rescue a downed U.S. airman in Iran https://t.co/DeZLwYHKv6 #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology #Tech #TechNews https://t.co/SK4JuAlQvl
Half-Time Talk: 30‑Minute Energy Markets Deep Dive
Watch it... 30 m Energy Markets Series: Half-Time Talk Weekly Feature Interview https://t.co/4BaDrEsEe8 via @YouTube
Renewables Mature, Must Shoulder Systemic Financial Responsibilities
Hang on though, does that mean subsidies to fossil fuels will also be ending ?
2026 Q2 Brent/WTI Forecast Trimmed, Later Quarters Stable
GS: We Keep Our 2026Q3/Q4 Forecast Unchanged at $82/80 for Brent and $77/75 for WTI But Nudge Down Our 2026Q2 Forecast for Brent/WTI to $90/87
Private Markets Face $330B Debt Maturity Crunch by 2028
"A wall of debt maturities is looming for the private markets industry, with more than $330 billion of high yield, leveraged loan and business development company-linked software and technology debt coming due for repayment through 2028." https://t.co/tbaFKL3oym
UK Firms Must Implement New Complaints Process by June 2026
UK Mandatory Data Protection Complaints Handling Process: What Organisations Must Do by 19 June 2026 https://t.co/2KlCF4BOUs https://t.co/CgoOn00PqA
Speak Up Safely: Observe, Report, Protect Clinical Culture
No surgeon. No anesthesiologist. One physician. Packed ED. @jessicasinghmd stabilized a critically ill patient with blood in their airway. Shift ends. The incoming physician, also an administrator, says in front of staff: "I need you to function." She reported it....
Jeff Shell’s Exit May Halt Shortened‑window Push
Jeff Shell was one of the proponents of shortened windows before he was out at Universal. Hopefully, his exit from Paramount will keep the new regime from trying to push that envelope themselves.
Middle East Gulf Supplies only 8% of U.S. Crude Imports
"Imports from the Middle East Gulf region made up 8% of the 6.2 million b/d of U.S. crude oil imports in 2025" -EIA
Energy Security Demands Clean Energy, Not Temporary Relief
Spoke to @trtworld last night on the Hormuz crisis. Relief ≠ resolution. Oil and gas still much above pre-war levels, 172M barrels stranded, and Iran cementing control of the Strait. The clearest lesson: energy security = clean energy. https://t.co/rbUxk8iIdl
Weight‑loss Drug Semaglutide Cuts Depression Risk by 42%
A 10-year study finds weight-loss drugs lower the risk of #depression and anxiety. Published in The Lancet Psychiatry, the #research revealed a 42% lower risk of #mentalhealth hospitalisation during periods of semaglutide use. https://t.co/CphnQl0Khx
Electric E‑bike Courier Zips Through Moscow’s Red Square
A delivery courier rides an electric E-bike across Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov https://t.co/FyTWH66zJ3
UK Tracks Russian Subs Threatening Atlantic Cables, Pipelines
LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) - Britain's defence minister John Healey said on Thursday the UK had tracked Russian submarines in the north Atlantic for a month, which he said was a threat to British cables and pipelines.
Kremlin Justifies Naval Escort as Anti‑piracy Defense
MOSCOW, April 9 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia had the right to defend itself from what it called piracy after Britain's Telegraph newspaper reported that a Russian navy frigate had escorted UK‑sanctioned tankers through the English...
155 Million Rural Africans Face Cooling Crisis, Solutions Emerging
The Chilling Prospects Report by @SEforALLorg shows that 155 million rural people across #Africa are at high risk due to a lack of access to #cooling. Find out how we are promoting sustainable cooling access for #agriculture and fisheries in this...
AI Will Fuel Bull Market Despite GPU Scarcity
"As the Iran War has ebbed and flowed, GPU availability for B200s has collapsed to zero...H100s close behind. Whatever happens with the war, the AI complex is likely to lead any true sustainable bull market" -Warren Pies, 3Fourteen Research
Fund Managers Cut Dutch TTF Gas Bullish Stance
INVESTMENT MANAGERS trimmed their bullish position in Europe’s benchmark Dutch TTF gas contract last week for the first time since the war between the United States and Iran started. Fund managers sold the equivalent of 14 terawatt-hours (TWh) of futures...
UAE Oil Chief Calls Hormuz Closure “Control, Not Passage”
UAE senior oil official Sultan Al Jaber denounces the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. “Access is being restricted, conditioned and controlled,” “Conditional passage is not passage. It is control by another name,” he says. https://t.co/TFczKBO4kk
India Seeks Faster Qatar LNG Restart Amid Supply Halt
India's oil minister is heading to Qatar to ask the nation to accelerate the restart of LNG exports and for priority delivery 🇮🇳🤝🇶🇦 Qatar is India’s top LNG supplier (providing 45%). But those deliveries have halted since the Iran war started https://t.co/B7JwVxFnF3
Robotaxis May Save Thousands of Animals Annually
I wish we had great data on animals saved by FSD/robotaxis vs animals killed by human driven cars. This would change a lot of views towards robotaxis. @grok how many animals do you estimate we save per year, on your best...
HK Electric Apologizes After Voltage Dip Traps Lifts
HK Electric has apologised for a voltage dip on Hong Kong Island this morning that lead to up to 100 people being trapped in lifts, and fire alarms ringing out across the island. HK Electric said the interruption was caused by...
Tesla's FSD 14.3 Proves Reliable Driverless Robotaxis
FSD 14.2 is incredibly good FSD 14.3 is even better, and just as reliable They’re deploying fully driverless Robotaxis in Austin You can try and convince me this is all a failure, but that doesn’t match up with what I...
Heat Pumps Eclipse Gas Boilers in Germany, 2025
For the first time ever, heat pumps outsold gas boilers in Germany in 2025. 48% of all new heating systems installed last year were heat pumps. Gas fell to just 39%. A decade ago, heat pumps had a 7% market share....
Lufthansa Strike Friday—Verify Flights, Many Delayed
There is a Lufthansa cabin crew strikes taking place Friday. If you’re flying via Germanythat day, double-check that you still have a flight. My flight to Kazakhstan was moved to Saturday.
Ceasefire Holds, Yet Hormuz Shipping Remains Stalled
The good news: attacks have come down markedly (ex Lebanon), and the fragile ceasefire seems to be holding. The bad news: so far, almost no movement of ships in-and-out of the Strait of Hormuz. Several Chinese oil tankers have pre-positioned to...
Ignorant Commentary Dismisses Ukraine’s Hard‑fought Donbas Defense
This is what it looks like when you’re critically out of your depth, yet still trying to speak about things you have absolutely no understanding of -- things you neither care about nor even grasp, because they lie far beyond...
Massive Oil Shut‑ins: ~13 M B/D, Saudi, Iraq Overstated
Missing Qatar with max 0.6 Mb/d shut in But the Iraq figure is too high, more like 3.3 Mb/d Saudi figure also looks high; was 10.5 Mb/d pre-war and 6-7 Mb/d moving to Red Sea
Major Chinese Banks Cut Pay as Economy Stalls
SCMP: "Several major Chinese banks have clawed back staff bonuses or cut salaries amid a sluggish economic recovery and Beijing’s ongoing scrutiny of the financial sector." https://t.co/7HaKaMzkVD via @scmpnews
Orbiting Compute Becomes Real Infrastructure
𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗱. Until you notice who is already moving. And the economics are changing fast. Launch costs have fallen from roughly $10,000/kg to around $1,000/kg, with some projecting near $200/kg by 2027. The moment orbit starts competing with prime terrestrial infrastructure,...
AI Automates Models; Humans Still Win Negotiations
Negotiation up 300%. Financial Modeling up 300%. Not AI tools. The skills everyone said AI would replace. AI builds the model now. What it can't do: sit across from a skeptical CFO and hold the line. The premium is shifting. To the humans...
Flash Charging Hits Europe Before Lunch
Ready to rumble before lunch 🌶️ Flash charging coming to Europe 🇪🇺 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #alwaysbecharging #offgrid https://t.co/O9IBeCFGrM
Rising Rates Threaten UK's Last Independent Menswear Shops
A friend of mine is one of the last independent men’s wear retailers in the U.K. business rates, high service charges after rent are stifling. He’s already online but it would be sad to see him not have a physical...
SOM Boosts Buyback to $6M, Details M&A Framework
#SOM increased Buyback Programme (previously announced) to $6m and given more details on M&A Framework. I don't recall much M&A previously so that's interesting.
B2B Accounting Software Invests $40M in F1 Sponsorship
Did you notice who the F1 movie's main sponsor is? It's not random. Apple pulled in $40M in sponsorships for that. Here's the inside story of creating a fictional Formula 1 team and how an unsexy, boring B2B accounting software bet millions...
Industrial Heat Pumps Scale Up for Real-World Deployment
Industrial heat pumps are one of the most underrated technologies in the energy transition. They work. They scale. And they’re finally moving from demonstration to deployment. Here’s a 95t heat pump component just traveled l by river to reach BASF’s...