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First Cyclorotor Aircraft Achieves Successful Takeoff
SocialApr 25, 2026

First Cyclorotor Aircraft Achieves Successful Takeoff

BlackBird Breakthrough: The First Cyclorotor Aircraft Successfully Takes Off by @spaceandtech_ #Aviation #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/7qz0pcmKnF

By Ron van Loon
Protesters Disrupt AGM as CEO Receives $17M Bonus
SocialApr 25, 2026

Protesters Disrupt AGM as CEO Receives $17M Bonus

“More gas will cook our planet:” Protestors disrupt oil and gas giant AGM as new CEO lands $17m package #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/5upYLVdrKU https://t.co/rRtB9O4EMn

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Robots Now Harvest Agricultural Microclimate Data
SocialApr 25, 2026

Robots Now Harvest Agricultural Microclimate Data

#WhosNext? Agricutural #Data collectors and analysts. #Robots can do that now. Various types of sensors can be used to detect microclimates on the premises or within the facility. (New China) #AgTech #Robotics https://t.co/EpgpvnZXcJ

By James Gingerich
AI Builds Star Fox in Just 15 Minutes
SocialApr 25, 2026

AI Builds Star Fox in Just 15 Minutes

Asked GPT 5.5 and Codex to make Star Fox. This is after 15 min of prompting 🔥 https://t.co/GrnBjR6dGj

By Peter Yang
Competitor Cites SONAR for Market‑wide Freight Rejection Rates
SocialApr 25, 2026

Competitor Cites SONAR for Market‑wide Freight Rejection Rates

Roper's CEO (parent of DAT) quoted "freight rejection rates" to describe the state of the freight market to investors in their latest conference call. There is only one place you can get market-wide rejection rates: SONAR. Happy that SONAR...

By Craig Fuller
Geothermal Gains Momentum, Yet Subsidy Skepticism Persists
SocialApr 25, 2026

Geothermal Gains Momentum, Yet Subsidy Skepticism Persists

I like geothermal energy, I do not like the subsidies. Geothermal energy bill advances at the Colorado Capitol https://t.co/rcZo3dAey4 via @coloradosun

By Anas Alhajji
China’s Q1 2026 Battery Exports Reach 27.3 GWh
SocialApr 25, 2026

China’s Q1 2026 Battery Exports Reach 27.3 GWh

China’s energy storage battery exports hit 27.3GWh in Q1 2026 #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/MljJ3I22MK

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Advanced Nodes Push Performance, Efficiency, and Scaling Limits
SocialApr 25, 2026

Advanced Nodes Push Performance, Efficiency, and Scaling Limits

#Technology #Thread #Semiconductor #Manufacturing #Node The Semiconductor Let Us Explore Advanced Node Status: 1/ - Advanced Nodes Represent The Leading Edge Of Semiconductor Innovation At 5nm, 3nm, And Moving Toward 2nm. - They Define The Limits Of Performance, Power Efficiency, And Scaling Economics...

By Chetan Arvind Patil
State Fast-Tracks Oil Project After Green Battery Push
SocialApr 25, 2026

State Fast-Tracks Oil Project After Green Battery Push

“I’ll sign, you drill:” State puts oil and gas project on fast-track, one day after “calling in” another big battery #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/QUkcx7xsXy https://t.co/1vBy68Kqo4

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Automated Driving Will Outpace Manual Within Ten Years
SocialApr 25, 2026

Automated Driving Will Outpace Manual Within Ten Years

It’s becoming more and more normal every day. It won’t take a decade. One decade from now there will be more automated driving than manual driving

By Whole Mars Catalog
Exposing Antivaccine Activism: Immunization Partnership’s Houston Talk
SocialApr 25, 2026

Exposing Antivaccine Activism: Immunization Partnership’s Houston Talk

Many thanks Comedy Injection for hosting my remarks this evening in HoustonTX with @immunize_usa The Immunization Partnership promoting vaccine advocacy, detailing the dark forces of antivaccine activism in U.S. https://t.co/YbUvv0pOuS

By Peter Hotez
Drone Kills Cost $1k, Soldiers Wield Shotguns
SocialApr 25, 2026

Drone Kills Cost $1k, Soldiers Wield Shotguns

It costs $1000 to kill a human soldier with a drone. The soldiers are carrying shotguns.

By Noah Smith
AI Data Center Power Demand 45‑55 GW by 2030
SocialApr 25, 2026

AI Data Center Power Demand 45‑55 GW by 2030

Appreciate the effort here. With all of the overlapping constraints it looks like no one that has actually run the math sees AI data centers load growth above 45-55GW by 2030. That is easily tucked into our existing grid with...

By Jigar Shah
JD Vance's Task Force Fails to Halt Trump's IRS Lawsuit
SocialApr 25, 2026

JD Vance's Task Force Fails to Halt Trump's IRS Lawsuit

I thought JD Vance's fraud task force was going to put a stop to Trump's I.R.S. lawsuit.

By Dean Baker
Subscribe for Full Stock Thesis, Research, & Trades
SocialApr 25, 2026

Subscribe for Full Stock Thesis, Research, & Trades

Will be starting a substack , here I will post my full thesis on stocks, deep research , macro analysis , my buy & sells. So make sure you’re subscribed https://bdinvesting.substack.com

By BD Investing
Iran Conflict May Trigger Oil Crisis, Global Collapse by May
SocialApr 25, 2026

Iran Conflict May Trigger Oil Crisis, Global Collapse by May

Amid the Iran war, a major warning about the deepening oil crisis, the global economy could collapse by May https://t.co/kpHXhifaXs

By Anas Alhajji
April 25 Q4 Earnings Radar: Top Indian Stocks
SocialApr 25, 2026

April 25 Q4 Earnings Radar: Top Indian Stocks

🚨 𝗤𝟰 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗿: 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟱 🔹 𝗔𝘅𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 🔹 𝗜𝗗𝗙𝗖 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 🔹 𝗥𝗕𝗟 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 🔹 𝗨𝗖𝗢 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 🔹 𝗦𝗕𝗙𝗖 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 🔹 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 🔹 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 🔹 𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 🔹 𝗦𝗲𝗷𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 🔹 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀

By Raman Kumar
Zinc‑Doped Tin Oxide Matches ITO in Tandem Cells
SocialApr 25, 2026

Zinc‑Doped Tin Oxide Matches ITO in Tandem Cells

Perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells using zinc-doped tin oxide achieve comparable performance to indium tin oxide counterparts #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/Mpz8WZZ3s4 https://t.co/6Q7tr34wZP

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Procedural Ghost Undermined RM200B Infrastructure Deal
SocialApr 25, 2026

Procedural Ghost Undermined RM200B Infrastructure Deal

A RM200,000,000 "regional infrastructure dream" is rarely a business failure when the foundations were never actually laid—it’s a 14-year countdown to a Monday morning in court. While the market sees a standard MACC arrest of a former director in his 70s,...

By David Chuah
Phishing Attacks Surge, Spreading Anxiety Across All Channels
SocialApr 25, 2026

Phishing Attacks Surge, Spreading Anxiety Across All Channels

It’s hard to overstate the acceleration in frequency, cleverness and diversity of phishing and targeted exploits across every media channel over the past month or so. Have experienced it personally but also via friends and family, several of whom have...

By Adam Butler
EVs Cut 13% US Oil Production, Signal Engine Extinction
SocialApr 25, 2026

EVs Cut 13% US Oil Production, Signal Engine Extinction

In 2025, EVs displaced 1.8m barrels of oil every single day. That’s 13% of total US crude production just wiped out by electrons - while EV sales just smashed through 25% of the global market It’s an extinction event for the...

By Assaad Razzouk
Gatekeeping's End Sparks Unexpected Positive Ripple Effects
SocialApr 25, 2026

Gatekeeping's End Sparks Unexpected Positive Ripple Effects

Every article about the death of gatekeeping has to start with "The death of gatekeeping did lots of good things", because of the death of gatekeeping

By Noah Smith
Shotguns Become Ukraine's Portable Anti‑drone Weapon
SocialApr 25, 2026

Shotguns Become Ukraine's Portable Anti‑drone Weapon

Talked to some Ukrainians. They confirmed a shotgun is the best man-portable drone defense. But what that means is that it takes 2 drones to kill a man instead of 1. They told me about one Russian soldier who shot...

By Noah Smith
Intel's 18A Beats TSMC N2 in Real‑World Availability
SocialApr 25, 2026

Intel's 18A Beats TSMC N2 in Real‑World Availability

So, who is ahead in fab technology: Intel or TSMC? Have you seen any products you can buy today that were fabbed on TSMC N2? I haven’t. Have you? They say TSMC's N2 has a higher yield, but again where are...

By Sung Kim
One Operator Lifts Crew‑Level Loads with Sarcos Guardian GT
SocialApr 25, 2026

One Operator Lifts Crew‑Level Loads with Sarcos Guardian GT

#WhosNext? #Construction crew workers? WIth the Raytheon Sarcos Guardian GT - Big Arm one man can lift as much as a whole crew. (Tech Insider) #Robotics #Cobots https://t.co/F5PlDR00Af

By James Gingerich
2026 Toyota bZ Handles Mountain Day Trip Easily
SocialApr 25, 2026

2026 Toyota bZ Handles Mountain Day Trip Easily

EV curious? Wondering if you can drive an EV to zero by heading into the mountains? I gave it a try with a day trip to beautiful Breckenridge, Colorado, with a 2026 @Toyota bZ FWD Plus EV. Here's how it...

By Dave Taylor
No Country Ever Guarantees Claim Approval
SocialApr 25, 2026

No Country Ever Guarantees Claim Approval

There isn’t a single country in the world where claims for medical care are not sometimes denied. Not a single one.

By Alex Tabarrok
Bunnings Expands Zero‑upfront Solar Deal to Three States
SocialApr 25, 2026

Bunnings Expands Zero‑upfront Solar Deal to Three States

Bunnings extends zero up-front home solar and battery deal to three new states #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/ieBo82BLFj https://t.co/1YbKZkH1AH

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Helena Bonham Carter Leaves White Lotus, Role Recast
SocialApr 25, 2026

Helena Bonham Carter Leaves White Lotus, Role Recast

Helena Bonham Carter Exits ‘The White Lotus’ Season 4; Role to Be Recast https://t.co/xoqYz7SpDv via @variety

By Clayton Davis
Seeking Vintage Nikola for Motion Museum Collection
SocialApr 25, 2026

Seeking Vintage Nikola for Motion Museum Collection

I am looking for a vintage Nikola conventional to acquire for the Motion Museum if anyone knows of where I can source one https://t.co/uguo9axys1

By Craig Fuller
Denza Z Hits 0‑100 Km/H Under 2 Seconds
SocialApr 25, 2026

Denza Z Hits 0‑100 Km/H Under 2 Seconds

Packing over 1,000 horsepower, BYD claims the Denza Z can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (0-62 mph) in less than 2 seconds. It also features BYD’s new Blade Battery and Flash Charging 2.0 system, enabling it to recharge in as...

By Vala Afshar
People Still Expect Factories and Coal Mines to Return
SocialApr 25, 2026

People Still Expect Factories and Coal Mines to Return

… AND the folks over here thinking factories and coal mines are coming back. 🥴😬

By Anise M Smith
Tesla Semis Set to Transform Trucking Spotlight
SocialApr 25, 2026

Tesla Semis Set to Transform Trucking Spotlight

It’s hard to understate the level of attention Tesla Semis will bring to the trucking industry

By Craig Fuller
Iran’s Oil Revenue Persists After Export Shutdowns
SocialApr 25, 2026

Iran’s Oil Revenue Persists After Export Shutdowns

Important nuance. Most observers are focused on a countdown to Iran’s storages filling up and oil fields shutting down. But the physical and the financial flows move in different cycles, especially for Tehran under the sanctions regime. Revenues will continue to flow...

By Vandana Hari
Generous Payout From X Fuels Upcoming Video Releases
SocialApr 25, 2026

Generous Payout From X Fuels Upcoming Video Releases

Wow, payout from @X was very generous this fortnight, maybe the videos I made? Soooo, you might get some more videos soon. ☺️ All stats here: https://t.co/ZCzaPqNfh9

By Alexandra Merz
74% of Australia’s 33.2GW Storage Pipeline Uses Grid
SocialApr 25, 2026

74% of Australia’s 33.2GW Storage Pipeline Uses Grid

Grid-forming inverters feature in 74% of Australia’s 33.2GW NEM battery storage pipeline #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/VdokHBygeV

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Management Loves Cutting Reps; Floor Brokers Should Worry
SocialApr 25, 2026

Management Loves Cutting Reps; Floor Brokers Should Worry

I suspect that management teams will love cutting out the carrier sales reps - but I’d be concerned if I were a floor broker.

By Craig Fuller
One in Four Americans Use AI for Health Advice
SocialApr 25, 2026

One in Four Americans Use AI for Health Advice

25% of Americans have used an AI tool or chatbot for health information or advice, mainly as a supplemental tool for their care. https://t.co/6ca7WhHm49 https://t.co/f5Yv8ub4ff

By Daniel Kraft, MD
Escape Algorithm Tyranny with 20‑Year Human‑Only Newsletter
SocialApr 25, 2026

Escape Algorithm Tyranny with 20‑Year Human‑Only Newsletter

For an act of resistance to the tyranny of algorithms, try the Marginalian newsletter—undistracted notes on the search for meaning that have been free, ad-free, AI-free, fully human for 20 years this year: https://t.co/8ApDA5YPF6

By Maria Popova
Director and Producer Earn Millions for Sanitizing Film
SocialApr 25, 2026

Director and Producer Earn Millions for Sanitizing Film

The director and producer of Michael got paid millions more for the trouble of sanitizing the movie, per @tgbuckley. https://t.co/pWvvzwlzn3 https://t.co/kUaaQ4OirM

By Lucas Shaw
Austin Expands with Affordable Detached Homes Beyond City Limits
SocialApr 25, 2026

Austin Expands with Affordable Detached Homes Beyond City Limits

That’s exactly what Austin has done. And continues to do Yes some infill (which developers like @americanhousing are doing) … but a TON of small, inexpensive detached homes outside the City https://t.co/uFSuYKWH2m

By Bobby Fijan
Boeing's 777-9 Deliveries Delayed to 2027 After Massive Rework
SocialApr 25, 2026

Boeing's 777-9 Deliveries Delayed to 2027 After Massive Rework

Boeing just admitted they have to rework ~30 already-built 777-9s before delivery. Some were built years ago and have been sitting in storage since ~2020. Certification delays mean major updates are now required. First deliveries now pushed to 2027... 7 ...

By Fahad Naim
SpaceX IPO Rumor Sparks $20 B Funding Questions
SocialApr 25, 2026

SpaceX IPO Rumor Sparks $20 B Funding Questions

I heard SpaceX was going public within the next two months. Why do they need to borrow $20b? Seems odd?

By Tommy Thornton
SF's Beauty Vs. Push for Sky‑High Development
SocialApr 25, 2026

SF's Beauty Vs. Push for Sky‑High Development

~ posts a beautiful photo of what makes SF beautiful ~ “we need to rip this all up and build skyscrapers”

By Nick Farina
Industry Shortsightedness Ignoring China’s Long‑Term Threat
SocialApr 24, 2026

Industry Shortsightedness Ignoring China’s Long‑Term Threat

This is a good example from the aerospace (Boeing/Aerospace/Bombardier) industry. Such examples are happening right now in automotive, energy, robotics, defensetech, and more… We are being short-sighted on internal competition, and on the long term threat from China.

By Bilal Zuberi
Trump Dinner, 60 Minutes Layoffs, Talent Contract Uncertain
SocialApr 24, 2026

Trump Dinner, 60 Minutes Layoffs, Talent Contract Uncertain

NEW @PuckNews: Highlights from David Ellison and Bari Weiss’s private dinner with President Trump. Plus, new intel on the impending layoffs and multiplatform expansion of 60 Minutes, and one talent contract that almost certainly won’t be renewed….. https://t.co/YRFXzhWf2c

By Dylan Byers
Labor Shortages and Nationalism Drive Onshoring Shift
SocialApr 24, 2026

Labor Shortages and Nationalism Drive Onshoring Shift

Global labor shortages and nationalist movements are reshaping supply chains. Companies are shifting focus from offshoring to onshoring and prioritizing talent management amid increasing regulatory scrutiny on essential functions like food defense. #SupplyChain #GlobalBusiness https://t.co/mgneTblDHV

By Eric Kimberling
Upgraded Marine F/A‑18s Become Lethal Drone Hunters
SocialApr 24, 2026

Upgraded Marine F/A‑18s Become Lethal Drone Hunters

USMC F/A-18C/Ds pushed to the Middle East are extremely capable drone hunters. Now significantly upgraded w/APG-79V4 AESA and APKWS air-to-air rockets. Good targeting pod etc. Marines better at dispersed ops. Expect them forward and working in counter air screen over...

By Tyler Rogoway
NHL Broadcast Looks Stuck in 80s, Lacks Quality
SocialApr 24, 2026

NHL Broadcast Looks Stuck in 80s, Lacks Quality

baffled by the @nhl tv production. @tnt is vastly superior to @espn but, the camera work is vintage maybe mid-80s even back to the 70s. Did anyone on a switcher actually skate? which is all fine because the audio is...

By Tom Keene