AI Fuels 36% M&A Surge via Billion‑dollar Deals
AI’s increasing impact on M&A Global deal values increased by 36% in 2025, driven by roughly 600 transactions above US$1 billion, while value across the remaining approximately 47,000 transactions was flat year over year. https://t.co/E3QRMfiQbT #cio
India Leverages Thorium to Outlast Global Uranium Limits
India has ~2% of global uranium but ~25% of thorium. What was once a weakness became a strategy. In the 1950s, Homi Bhabha designed a 3-stage program: • Uranium → Plutonium • Plutonium → Breeds more fuel • Thorium → U-233 India holds ~846,000 tonnes of...
AI Engines Heavily Cite Top Journalists and Outlets
The ranking is based on 15 million AI response citations gathered by Muckrack in what it calls “generative pulse data” -> Which journalists and news outlets are most cited by AI answer engines? https://t.co/FbjYIvK7H0 https://t.co/28XLOVzZ9t
Sarcopenia Doubles Death and Disability Risk in Seniors
As a medical school professor, I can tell you the most dangerous disease you have never heard of is sarcopenia -- and a massive new meta-analysis just proved it. A 2026 Frontiers in Nutrition review of thousands of community-dwelling older adults...
Only Free Markets, Not Central Banks, Set Rates
"Central banks in general—and the Fed in particular—are on a mission impossible. They don’t know what the interest rate should be. Nobody does. That’s something only a voluntary market of savers and borrowers, dealing in honest money, can determine." #DebtSpiral
Mid‑funnel Nurturing Cuts CPA 38% in 60 Days
Lately, more businesses are coming with ₹3L+ ad spend but declining ROI. There’s a silent doubt — “Are ads just getting expensive now?” They assume rising CPMs are the problem. But deeper inside, it’s poor funnel depth — no mid-stage nurturing, only cold-to-sale...
Four‑Month MDF Cuts NAFLD Liver Fat by 24%
"The 4-month intervention with this MDF was effective in reducing IHTC in patients with NAFLD by an absolute reduction of −5.89% and a relative reduction of −24.30% after adjusting for weight loss. Such effect was partly mediated by altered composition...
US Launches Strikes on Iran's Strategic Kharg Island
WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. military conducted strikes on military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, the Axios news outlet reported on Tuesday, citing an unidentified senior U.S. official.
Tech Revolution Will Redefine Some Medical Specialties More Than Others
Every medical specialty will transform differently due to the technological revolution. In certain fields, such as nursing, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, innovation will have much less impact than on dentistry, cardiology or pathology. In this e-book, we specify in detail how...
Hybrid Innovation Fuels Continuous Improvement Over Perfect Plans
Too many institutions wait for perfect transformation plans. The reality is progress comes from continuous improvement. In this episode, I explain why hybrid innovation is the key to moving forward. Watch the full video: https://t.co/3EzvLwQdvE https://t.co/B7xXQ0O58C
Real Progress Lies in 0‑to‑PCC Data, Not AI Hype
Check out my article in @FastCompany on AI drug discovery revolution. From one perspective, it may feel like I am turning into a version of Derek Lowe - AI skeptic. And when I read another interview with the IT...
US Victory Claim Pushes Allies to Guard Hormuz
Declaring "mission accomplished" for the US isn't a climb-down. Instead, it'll force the hand of others who so far are failing to step up to protect the Strait of Hormuz, so it'll bail in Europe and Asia. That's a smart...
China's Fuel Export Ban Threatens Australia's Jet Fuel Supply
Note that the Chinese readout doesn't mention energy security at all. Elephant in the room is China's fuel export ban. Australia imported a third of its jet fuel from China last year.
Ackman's 78% Premium Is Merely a Self‑valued Projection.
the “78% premium” that Ackman is advertising isn’t really a premium in the classical M&A sense… it’s just his view of future value of UMG with him in charge after a basically all-stock merger🙄: https://t.co/otTHJExZ64
Gene Therapy Poised to Redefine Obesity Treatment Landscape
1/GLP-1 obesity and weight-loss drugs - such as $NVO Ozempic & Wegovy and $LLY Zepbound & Mounjaro have long become a household name - making Obesity the fastest growing market in the BioTech and Pharma ecosystem and generating unprecedented revenues....
Rep. Matsui’s BEAD Stance Shifts Between 2025, 2026 Letters
D.C. Memo: Will the Real Rep. @DorisMatsui, California Democrat, Please Stand Up? The Golden State lawmaker took positions in a March 27, 2026 letter to @NTIAgov Administrator @ArielleRothNTIA that contradicted her positions in a Nov. 25, 2025 letter to...
DHS Threatens to Strip Customs From Sanctuary Airports
DHS Secretary Floats Pulling Customs From Sanctuary City Airports — JFK, LAX, O’Hare And SFO Lose All International Flights - View from the Wing https://t.co/ktF2k1YxTq
Outdated 2015 Procurement Strategy Stifles Margins and Speed
Margins are light, decisions take too long and competitors move first – but nothing looks broken. A 2015 procurement strategy is usually why. Here’s what’s happening. 👉 https://t.co/NRZ74HPI5G #Procurement #SupplyChain https://t.co/Gj3zdEqHrH
Kalshi Lands Major Partnership, Data to Power Fox News
NEW: After cutting deals with CNN and CNBC, the prediction market Kalshi has made arguably its biggest deal yet. It is getting into business with Fox, where its data will be baked into Fox News programming.
AI Halves MRI Scan Time with Synthetic Image Interpolation
A new AI software that essentially fills in the blanks between image slices with synthetic images, enables 2x MRI acceleration ! 👇 “Scans of the abdomen that previously took around 23 minutes now are finished within just nine minutes.” 👏...
Brent Bulls Bet on Escalation, Buying 22M Barrels
Brent bulls focus on escalation not mediation Investors remain exceptionally bullish about the outlook for Brent as prices grind higher and the United States and Iran show no indication of ending the conflict that has slowed exports from the Persian Gulf...
AI Generates 500+ UGC Videos Daily, No Camera
R.I.P. manual UGC creation. OpenCreator + OpenClaw = 500+ videos/day without touching a camera. One prompt and my bot cranked out multiple UGC videos. No filming, no actors, just done. https://t.co/1wYMz6Z76I
Law Firms May Turn Into Fully Automated Dark Factories
In less than three years parts of your law firm could become Dark Factories. Places where the work is so automated, that there are no people there to need the lights turned on in the room. https://t.co/d4nG54H0e5 https://t.co/I8Oe8dCJya
Food Prices Stable Now, Risk Rising Post‑2026 Conflict
Food prices are stable for now, supported by sufficient availability & high stocks, with only marginal inflation across major economies. But if the conflict persists, risks shift forward: higher input costs or shift to other crops will push prices up...
Costco Hot Dog Combo Still Cheap in 2026
"How Much Would Costco's Hot Dog & Soda Combo Cost In 2026 If It Accounted For Inflation?" https://t.co/1qBezFp3ev https://t.co/OHlbV9LjwN
Boost SPR Now to Hedge Future Conflict‑Driven Oil Spikes
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Approximate capacity 714M barrels Current Status 415M barrels Just a thought, next time military actions might have consequences that may disrupt or otherwise cause the prices of Crude, fuel, gas to spike, you should increase the SPR...
CATL Panics as Lepidolite and Sodium‑ion Fail
As I said on the last podcast episode, @catl_official is in a mild panic about their #lithium vulnerability. Lepidolite & sodium-ion announcements didn’t get the job done. https://t.co/wzVN70Tt6r
Fuel Spike Forces 18% Trucks to Park, Cuts Miles
DAT Freight & Analytics survey of 540 trucking firms: About 18% had parked trucks due to the surge in fuel prices because of the Iran war. About 45% were driving fewer miles, while 44% were avoiding particularly heavy loads that...
Board Meetings Now Focused on Selling to Anthropic
Every Q1 board meeting just got a “So guys, how do we sell the company to Anthropic? ” Question added to the agenda 😂
Three-Step Cart Flow Boosts Recovery From 2% to 16.5%
Beardbrand automated 10% of their monthly revenue with a 3-step abandoned cart flow that recovered 16.5% of all carts. Meanwhile you're sending one generic abandoned cart email and wondering why your recovery rate is stuck at 2%.
Russia Supplied Targeting Data for Iran's Strike on US Base
Iran was able to successfully strike Prince Sultan Air Base, which is a U.S. base in Saudi Arabia. And guess who supplied Iran with the targeting data necessary to carry out the strike? The Russians. Full Newsletter: https://t.co/YsSsWUgabS https://t.co/y7D0Jcdg3V
Microdosing Lacks Scientific Validity and Therapeutic Effect
What does 'microdosing' even mean in this context? It is likely to have no therapeutic effect at all. You might as well just drop it in the ocean. This is not a scientific valid strategy.
Vance’s Orban Backing May Hurt U.S. Interests
Is Vance's support of Orban, Russia's most important asset in Europe, really in America's national interest?
Humanity and Excellence Thrive Together in Supportive Healthcare Cultures
If you work in medicine, you know the feeling of being asked to deliver more while the system quietly strips away the humanity required to do the job well. That is what makes this episode of The Podcast by KevinMD worth...
CAB3 Passed: Broad Support and Clear Understanding
These are some of the SIMPLE things that folks like @mawarirej don’t get…. CAB3 has widespread support & many Zimbabweans actually understand what the Bill is all about… here is a very simplified explanation of what’s going on… CAB3 is...
Iranians Fired on US Planes, Not Supporting War
According to General Kaine, ordinary Iranians with small guns were shooting at US planes In other words, NO IRANIAN was celebrating their presence, they were hostile towards the US military But @PahlaviReza is going around saying Iranians support the war https://t.co/maD9iXxLHA
China’s Coal‑Based Urea Shields It From Fertiliser Price Spikes
China produces ~80% of its urea from coal rather than (as most other nations do) natural gas. The method is insulating Beijing from rising nitrogen fertiliser prices. I wrote ⤵️ this @Opinion column about the Chinese coal-to-chemicals industry last June. https://t.co/TQg6HHD3J8
AMD‑Arm 2014 Opteron A1120 Packs Eight Cortex
I finally got one. @AMD x @Arm in 2014. Opteron A1120, aka AMD Seattle Up to 8x Cortex-A57, 4MB L2, 8MB L3 128-bit DDR3/4-1866 PCIe 3.0 x8 and 2x10GbE https://t.co/w08sMceEPB
Ultra-Endurance Running May Speed Up Aging, RBC Damage
Ultra-Endurance Running May Accelerate Aging and Breakdown of Red Blood Cells | @ASH_hematology https://t.co/aYbsblfTwZ https://t.co/NYSKw0843c
Unexpected Allies Urge Trump to Pursue Iran Deal
Respectfully disagree, Jim as according to press accounts, Iran is being more conciliatory. (1) Mario Nawfal on X: "WOW... Vance, Witkoff, and Kushner are reportedly now pushing Trump to take a deal with Iran, according to Axios....
Second Amendment Focus May Curb 3D Printing Freedoms
America's obsession with thinking about Second Amendment rights (while being unwilling to talk honestly about gun control) means you're possibly going to be unable to use 3D printers anymore without handing over data. Really. My latest for @FastCompany https://t.co/d5kwfQ49W7
FTTH, Copper Switch‑Off, and Telecom Sovereignty Explored
Latest #DBTT Podcast by me & @fiberguy is out We discuss #FTTH, copper switch-off, upcoming @FTTHCouncilEU conf, the recent @BERECeuropaeu Stakeholder Forum & the importance of #WiFi & next Unthinkable Lab event on #Telecoms #Sovereignty. https://t.co/3HNNaLvV2g
UK Car Sales Hit Highest Level Since 2019
UK car sales rise to highest since 2019 in resilient showing https://t.co/SdD77s8CtF via @JamieNimmo63 https://t.co/k4WT8h1Gv1
War‑Driven Food Prices Shift Slightly, Crisis Not Imminent
Key food commodity prices since US-Iran war started: 🍚 Rice: ⬇️ -6.3% 🌾 Wheat: ⬇️ -0.5% 🥫 Soybean: ⬆️ +0.6% 🌽 Corn: ...
Jean Smart's Deborah Reflects on Legacy in Hacks Finale
TV Talk: @hbomax comedy #Hacks returns this week as Deborah (Jean Smart) considers her legacy in the show's final season, via @TribLIVE - https://t.co/piyZ6XWyZz https://t.co/1BG7BzJDvI
Lynk&Co Charges 40% in Three Minutes
Are We Even Playing? Lynk&Co (GEELY) shows a vehicle charging from 10% SoC to 50% within three minutes, at that point it's still charging at over 900A (805kW) 95kWh battery ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #alwaysbecharging https://t.co/hrq0w5Br9x
Pilots Demand Final Authority on War‑zone Flights
Airline pilots must be given final say on flying in war zones, aviators' group says https://t.co/2GQj075PPF
Broadcom Expands AI Chip Deal with Google, Anthropic
Broadcom to Supply AI Chips to Google, Computing Capacity to Anthropic in Expanded Collaboration https://t.co/yHCXipodGy
Australian Coal Prices Surge 30% as Asia Shifts From Gas
AUSTRALIA’s coal export prices have risen by around 25-30% compared with the start of the year. Front-month Newcastle coal futures have averaged $137 per tonne so far in April up from $108 in January. Electricity generators across South and East...
Bootstrapped Cryo‑AI: LLMs Power Life‑Saving Freeze Tech
Meet Dr. Mark Woodward, undergrad and grad from Stanford, PhD from Harvard, Many years at Google as part of Google brain. One day he realizes that we need the enabling technology to pause biological time for patients that are about...