Social•Mar 9, 2026
Paramount President Jeff Shell Faces $150M Lawsuit Over PR Deal
Paramount President Jeff Shell Sued for $150 Million Over Alleged PR Contract https://t.co/yUmYsUdwlw via @variety
By Todd Spangler
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Anna’s Archive Accused of Supplying Pirated Content to AI Firms
"Anna’s Archive is actively advertising that it will provide high speed access to—and indeed has already supplied stolen works of authorship to—developers of large language model AI systems and data brokers." Uuuuuuuugh https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/copyright/article/99880-publishers-charge-anna-s-archive-with-copyright-infringement.html
By Maris Kreizman
Social•Mar 9, 2026
IPO Market Open Now, but Could Close Fast
Feb. 4: "The IPO window is wide open, but it can slam shut quickly." https://t.co/ojxYOaYx7R
By Dan Primack
Social•Mar 9, 2026
B‑52s Deploy to UK Base Amid Ongoing Iran Air Campaign
B-52s Arrive At U.K. Base As Air Campaign Over Iran Grinds On Three of the strategic bombers join a growing cadre of U.S. Air Force long-range strike assets deployed at RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom. Back at it live updating: https://t.co/p2AoYPCPkv
By Tyler Rogoway
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Two-Year Oil Futures Spike Since
Oil price futures, 2 years out: White: current blue: a week ago purple: 6 months ago Source: Bloomberg. https://t.co/IjF2clfIGe
By Axel Merk
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Iran Warns Oil Tankers to Tread Carefully in Hormuz
Oil tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz ‘must be very careful,’ Iran foreign ministry warns: CNBC $USO $XLE
By S. Joseph Burns
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Arizona Ends Customer-Funded Renewable Contracts After RPS Met
With RPS already met, Arizona ends customer-funded renewable energy power contracts #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/DkEDUcqqob
By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Fintech Overkill: Fraud Controls Lock Users Out
Wow three fintech/banking FUs in 7 days. Overactive fraud controls at @billcom @Chase and now @AmericanExpress. Apparently I need to upload a photo of my nanny’s SSN card to add her to my credit card. Is this 2026?
By Michael Seibel
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Weekly Cleantech Roundup: Top 10 Stories Plus Monthly Highlights
We've had some more popping cleantech news this past week. Below are 10 top stories, as well as the top 10 stories of the past month. - https://t.co/D98YdEyReo
By Zachary Shahan
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Programmable 5G Slicing Guarantees Real-Time Experiences
The next platform shift might not be AI — it might be programmable #connectivity. At #MWC26, I spoke with Jose Luis De La Vega from Ericsson about how #5G network slicing enables real-time, dedicated performance for gaming, AR/VR, live streaming, and...
By Ronald van Loon Threads
Social•Mar 9, 2026
60% of Fans Will Pay More for Reliable Event Connectivity
Over 60% of fans would pay $10 extra for better connectivity at a live event. Not for more data. Not for a bigger bundle. For guaranteed performance. That stat alone tells you telco monetization is about to change in 2026. I explored this with Jose...
By Ron van Loon
Social•Mar 9, 2026
FDA Slashes Advisory Panels, Threatening Drug Safety Oversight
I've covered most of the big controversies the FDA has faced over the past 25 years: Vioxx, drug-coated stents, and Aduhelm all spring to mind. In all of these cases, the FDA's advisory panel system, in which the agency calls together...
By Matthew Herper
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Multivitamin Modestly Slows Epigenetic Aging; Cocoa Doesn’t
Just published @NatureMedicine A daily multivitamin (MVM) slowed epigenetic aging in a randomized trial after 2 years; effect was small (~2 months) and not seen with cocoa extract supplement (vitamin was Centrum Silver) https://t.co/snOMNsTzW7 https://t.co/a6MhMuRhJb
By Eric Topol
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Trigger Oil Spikes, Not Releases, to Maximize Meme Market Impact
Disagree. If they were to move forward with releasing it, they lose their biggest tool right away. Instead, if you dangle the carrot anytime oil goes above $100, you get way more bang for your buck. We live in the era of...
By Felix Jauvin
Social•Mar 9, 2026
EV Profitability Looks Grim in New Cembalest Study
The new Cembalest energy paper is great. This table about EV profitability is pretty damning. https://t.co/JxcyhriCGB https://t.co/TFTRDotBUT
By Lawrence Hamtil
Social•Mar 9, 2026
France Deploys Warships, Europe Stays Engaged Amid Oil Surge
france sending warships to the med/red sea and potentially toward hormuz — framing it as “strictly defensive” and about freedom of navigation. message: europe won’t be (completely) sidelined as us–israel–iran escalation hits shipping lanes and pushes oil toward $100+.
By Ian Bremmer
Social•Mar 9, 2026
China Invests Heavily in Water‑based Energy Storage
China is betting big on energy storage — in the form of water . Read more and sign up to my newsletter here: https://t.co/nGNBjAeMXE https://t.co/ixq1XqSbYu
By Henry Sanderson
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Small‑Cap Banks Undervalued, Big Banks Overpriced, Deep Value Wins
Long/short financials investor Derek Pilecki of @gatorcapital on: * Why Small Cap Banks Are So Cheap Right Now * Why the U.S. Has Thousands of Banks * His Deep Value Strategy in Financial Stocks * Why Big Banks Are Expensive and Small Banks Are...
By Tobias Carlisle
Social•Mar 9, 2026
EU's "Made in Europe" Rule Praised, yet China Reliance Persists
EU ‘Made in Europe’ regulation welcomed but ‘will not remove dependency on China’ #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/p1am0cSs8K
By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Social•Mar 9, 2026
The View Lounge Meets International Travelers' Comfort Expectations
Can a shared lounge space provide the level of comfort and amenities that international travelers expect? We explore The View Lounge at BRU: https://t.co/MnF5tFqtya #PaxEx #AvGeek https://t.co/V2PTDdgGPL
By Mary Kirby
Social•Mar 9, 2026
North Korea Joins Space Weapons Race Amid Global Distraction
My latest in @ForeignPolicy: with a war in the Middle East, the world appears to have missed that North Korea is now officially getting into the space weapons game (with strong incentives to put nukes in space). My analysis: https://t.co/z11CO5oeyP
By Ankit Panda
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Investors Overlook E‑Commerce’s Long‑Term Disruption
I've seen this so often throughout my time in the industry: short-termism and news-cycle reflexivity leading investors to fixate on the new shiny object and lose sight of the durability and therefore, cumulative disruptive impact of long-term structural trends, especially...
By Trevor Noren
Social•Mar 9, 2026
CHN Energy Launches 2 GW Solar Plant on Reclaimed Coal Land
CHN Energy switches on 2 GW solar plant at coal-mining subsidence area #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/0etOLNRt0S
By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Oregon's Corporate Health Law Faces First Challenge
After a UnitedHealth Group takeover prompted a physician exodus & turmoil for patients, Oregon lawmakers sought to rein in corporate health care. Now, the new law is facing an early test. https://t.co/ABNLPXk5US via @statnews
By Tara Bannow
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Constitutional Amendment No 3 Gains Nationwide Overwhelming Support
Good decision… the horses have bolted, it’s now a different ball game altogether… The Constitutional Amendment No. 3 has OVERWHELMING support from people across the length and breadth of Zimbabwe… It’s a Common Sense Amendment that will benefit EVERYONE…
By Kudzai Mutisi
Social•Mar 9, 2026
USO Hits Record Volume; Roll Costs Warn Traders
$USO has broken its all time daily volume record with $7.6 traded and it's only 1130am. Dwarfing the volume it saw in 2020 and 2022. Prob mix of pro traders and retail degens. While it is arguably the most sensitive...
By Eric Balchunas
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Booster 19 Conducts Tests to Activate Pad 2
Here's the official word: Booster 19 will perform a series of tests to activate Pad 2. ❤️🚀 https://t.co/XaOvA5XgFg
By Felix Schlang
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Watch Crude Oil Pattern as Week Ends
It could be interesting to see what this pattern in Crude Oil looks like at the week's end. $USO $XLE $TLT $GLD $SPY https://t.co/f4XJ3djY8Q
By Chris Kimble
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Judge Parker's Broadsheet Proves Local News Still Profitable
Who says local-news economics are cratering? Judge Parker has his mitts on a thriving daily broadsheet, chockablock with classified ads on the back page and thick enough not to get wafted by indoor breezes.... https://t.co/VY3QLwe93T
By Brian Steinberg
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Royal Jordanian Offers Paid Match to Oneworld Sapphire
Royal Jordanian is offering a lucrative paid status match promotion, whereby you can match airline or hotel status to oneworld Sapphire, which offers perks like lounge access and more. https://t.co/GmHzEYP61r
By Ben Schlappig
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Crude Oil Poised to Slip Below $91
Do you still think it hasn't made the high for the year? The gap is about to be filled. So far it has been very similar to the 2022 top and if it keeps following the 2022 price path crude...
By CyclesFan
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Developer Exposes Duke's Anti‑competitive Scheme Blocking Municipal Contract
In this case, a power plant developer provided evidence of Duke's "multi-faceted anti-competitive scheme" to prevent the developer from winning a contract with a municipal utility that had purchased power from Duke.
By Ari Peskoe
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Limited Supply Keeps Prices High, No 2008‑style Dip
So much talk about another 2008 price collapse, but that's very challenging to get with 2026 stats. I'm not sugarcoating. All I'm saying is very limited supply has kept prices higher. Not much of a dip over the past four...
By Ryan Lundquist
Social•Mar 9, 2026
New Pipeline Could Ease Hormuz Strait Oil Disruption
Read @JavierBlas on the oil pipeline that could ameliorate the closure of the Straight of Hormuz https://t.co/hfkrPgLpIy https://t.co/BIgHZhk6rA
By Joe Weisenthal
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Foundation Models Set to Transform Drug Discovery
Would you like to hear an opinion on how the future of drug discovery will look like as foundation models become more capable in drug discovery tasks? Check out our dialogue and the first pilot with the foundation model genius @ramin_m_h...
By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Defeating Iran Essential
This is such myopic fear-mongering nonsense. Yes there’s some short term pain, but defeating the Islamic Republic is the only way to secure the Straight of Hormuz long term. Once the job is finished we’ll be much better off than...
By Blake Scholl
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Map Work Before Tools: Stop Duplicating Processes
Buying more AI tools won’t fix broken workflows. Cisco found 75% of project management tasks are identical across departments. Most companies redesign in silos and duplicate the effort. Map the work first. Redesign second. Deploy tools third. https://t.co/n8xR4tuo7g
By Maribel Lopez
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Pentagon Source Cites Social Media Posts as Evidence
Can’t confirm this, but a Pentagon source just called with an update. “Naval operations are going extremely well,” an unnamed admiral said. “What evidence do you have?” “Konrad has spent the last 2 days posting about the Royal Navy.” Ouch. 100% true… but still hurts....
By John Konrad
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Strait of Hormuz Shutdown Starts Impacting Brent Prices
My chat with @SoumayaKeynes about oil on the @FT podcast. When we did this on Thursday, Brent was $83 and there was lots of humming and hawing if they can go higher. We discussed the shutdown of the Strait of...
By Robin Brooks
Social•Mar 9, 2026
From One Salary to Two: Middle-Class Squeeze
Just ONE generation ago, our fathers could support an entire family on a single paycheck. Afford homes, buy cars, raise kids, family vacations, and retire with pensions… all on ONE middle-class salary. Today? Two incomes barely cover rent in most cities.
By Andrew Lokenauth (The Finance Newsletter)
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Indonesia Buys BrahMos, Marking India's Second ASEAN Export
🚨 DEFENCE EXPORT BOOST 🇮🇳🚀 Indonesia Has Entered In Deal To Buy BrahMos Missile To Strengthen Its Naval Defence 🚀 Indonesia Becomes The 2nd ASEAN Country After Philippines To Acquire BrahMos 🚀 A Big Step For India’s Defence Exports 💪🇮🇳
By Yogesh Mantri
Social•Mar 9, 2026
India’s Fuel Prices Stable Unless Oil Hits $130
The government sources say petrol and diesel prices are unlikely to increase as India currently has sufficient fuel stocks. Prices may only rise if crude oil crosses $130 per barrel. Officials expect crude to stay around $100 per barrel.
By Yogesh Mantri
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Tesla Leads the Way in Consumer Autonomy
“We view [Tesla] as the current leader in consumer autonomy,” BofA equity analyst Alexander Perry 🤔
By Alan Ohnsman
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Worrying About Credit Card Fraud Isn't Rational
While no one wants to deal with credit card fraud, is it rational to worry about it, especially selectively? Here's why I think the answer is "no." https://t.co/YrRjx9Mdvr
By Ben Schlappig
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Agentic Core Networks Drive 6G Business Opportunities
ICYMI Huawei Dr. Wen Tong: Agentic Core Networks Shape 6G, Unlocking New Business Frontiers https://t.co/tHRSRtZVKE via @www.huawei.com
By Paul Triolo
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Thermal Grizzly Loses $46K to Fake Metal Suppliers
Thermal Grizzly scammed out of $46,000 by Alibaba metals suppliers — company spread the risk across two copper and aluminum suppliers, only for both to send cheaper, fake materials https://t.co/7liDuS2RIf
By Anj Bryant
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Safe‑Harbored Panels Drive Six‑Project Solar Acquisition
Safe-harbored panel strategy enables acquisition of six-project community solar portfolio #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/Cr4Jue98Yl
By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Compute Limits or Surplus Define Meta's Ad Revenue Future
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Meta's investments into GEM and its LLaTTE architecture, and last week, I wrote about Meta's use of LLMs for ad re-ranking (prioritizing the ad shown from a candidate set). Both of these approaches are...
By Eric Seufert
Social•Mar 9, 2026
US Crude Shows $19 Upper Wick Spike
Now that is what I call a wick... Massive $19 dollar 'upper wick' on US crude oil... https://t.co/FyhlHK9e78
By John Kicklighter
Social•Mar 9, 2026
Omnisend Guarantees 5-Day Full Migration, Done Personally
Most software companies tell you migration is easy. Then they hand you a help doc and disappear. Omnisend did something different. Their leadership team migrated brands themselves. Felt the friction. Found the answer. Now they handle the entire process for you. 5 days. Start...
By Taylor Holiday