ESA and EU Defence Agency Launch ISR Sensor Evaluation For
.@ESA & @EUDefenceAgency to assess ISR sensor options in 18-mnth preparation for @defis_eu EO Governmental Service (EOGS) starting 2028, whose KPIs should be sent over to ESA w/in weeks. ESA's EOGS architecture contracts, 2 x EUR 5M, bid deadline is May 5.https://t.co/d4rJ5RcwKy https://t.co/oyl4z58Bee
Trusting Tesla FSD Risks Missing Critical Alerts
Balancing a certain amount of trust you need to give to Tesla's FSD when driving, against driver complacency is a tricky business when using any autonomous system. Here, I didn't hear or see the emergency vehicle before the car pulled itself...
Connor Tomlinson Launches Video Podcast with PAVE Studios
Connor Tomlinson to Launch Video Podcast in First Project After Leaving 'Love on the Spectrum,' Part of PAVE Studios' New Slate of History Shows https://t.co/ItoPFViZDr via @Variety
Clean Energy Future Depends on Near‑Term Decisions
"The data does not tell us that a transition to cleaner energy is impossible. It tells us that it is not yet inevitable – and that the difference between those two outcomes will be determined by decisions made in the...
ChatGPT‑Generated Thumbnails Boost AI Video CTR to 8%
ChatGPT Images do a great job with YT thumbnails. 8% CTR on a business AI topic is solid. Video was on the implications of ChatGPT Workspace Agents on work. Great for cranking out newsjacking content on the fly. https://t.co/1UXV2GI43i https://t.co/U3t7zaFtRD
Video Is Essential: Missing It Costs B2B Engagement
Video is no longer optional in B2B marketing. It’s the highest-performing format across the funnel 👇 🎯 The impact • Essential for engagement • Connects with global audiences • Boosts campaign performance 📈 Engagement boost • 3x higher engagement •...
Tulsa vs Edinburgh: Cities Show Different Urban Planning Paths
The urban cores of Tulsa and Edinburgh, two cities of equal-ish population. Notice how one isn't full of highway interchanges and parking lots? I was told there was no other way...
Low Crude Prices Persist Amid Historic Supply Shock
🚨 NEW POST 🚨 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 Making sense of relatively low crude prices through nearly two months of the largest oil supply shock in history https://t.co/1E2OX8hn8t
9 West Tower Leads NYC’s Booming CRE Market
Behind the scenes at #9West, hottest tower in #NYC, hottest #CRE market in the country now that #Soliviev h/succeeded h/father, the famously selective #SheldonSolow #realestate #PlazaDistrict #CentralPark #1Vanderbilt #HudsonYards https://t.co/wRXc9HmnCD via @WSJ
Elon Outlines Responsibility Split for Terafab Components
Elon was asked which party will be responsible for each aspect of the Terafab: https://t.co/HDvNBPeAqL
OpenAI's TBPN Launches Emmy FYC Campaign
TBPN, the Tech-Bro Show Now Owned by OpenAI, Is Launching an Emmys FYC Campaign https://t.co/Foc8OdkVwf via @variety
Iowa Set to Raise Speed Limits This Summer
This is exciting, but I'm not sure how Iowa's Buick LeSabre cadre will cope. Iowa roads could get a faster speed limit this summer. Here's why: https://t.co/sE1IW2aoqV via @DMRegister
UAE to Run Half Government on Autonomous AI by 2026
UAE ahead of the curve and a better ally than any European NATO member at this point.
Private Credit Strain May Tighten Liquidity, but 2008 Repeat Unlikely
Due to faulty marketing targeting inexperienced retail investors, private credit problems are making headlines. With the headlines, broader financial system confidence and sentiment are in play. If private credit concerns spread, liquidity in the traditional and shadow banking...
AI‑Powered Realize+ Automates Ad Strategy on Open Web
Two big news items today. First, we’re bringing the power of Performance Max and Advantage+ to the open web. Meet Realize+. An always-on AI agent that works on behalf of advertisers, continuously evaluating strategy, budget, targeting, and creative across thousands of signals...
Zero Day Clock Definitions Conflict; Which Is Accurate?
@EppSecurity For the Zero Day Clock, these definitions appear different from each other and measure different things. If so, which is the correct definition? https://t.co/b8oY85mFiO
Hormuz Turns Trade Weaponization Frontline, Threatening Maritime Security
Hormuz becomes frontline in ‘weaponisation of trade’. Is there currently maritime security and safety? https://t.co/NoAhibd8ud
Stephen's IPO Crash Course Live at 11 ET
Don't miss this one. Stephen is going to give a rundown on everything you need to know about IPOs on today's show at 11ET. 👇
Industrializing the Ocean: Protecting a Precious Resource
The ocean is too precious to leave to the pirates. Will O'Brien makes the case for industrializing the ocean (like JFK and our grandparents intended). https://t.co/DLoKvSmjN6
RFKJ Touts “Gold Standard” Science While Ignoring Vaccine Experts
RFKJ: We are bringing back “gold standard science” AOC’s face: Then why are you ignoring all of the science around vaccines? And removing the experts from the ACIP?!
Unlock AI Marketing: Practical Strategies for Founders
i'm hosting a live event in berlin on april 28th "the future of ai marketing" from 5-9pm at w3.hub here's what we'll be getting into: > how to use AI marketing as a founder to actually capture attention and get customers (without sounding...
AI Chatbot Ad Networks Crowding Limited Inventory
There are a bunch of AI chatbot-focused ad networks chasing the same AI chatbot app inventory.
Lab‑grown Sperm Creates Embryos, Easing Dystopian Fears
Lab-grown sperm used to create embryos for the first time. Good news if you were worried about the Handmaid's Tale trajectory. https://t.co/q6gItYuGoJ
Turn Return Abuse Into Loyalty Through Prevention
Returns will always be a cost of doing business. Online commerce has made it easy for customers to abuse returns. The ultimate challenge is for retailers to excel at prevention and use returns as a strategy to build customer loyalty....
Tesla's FSD Subscriptions Reach 1.28M, ~10% Fleet Penetration
FSD subscriptions at 1.28 million up from 1.1 million at the end of 2025. Is that low or high? How do we assess the take rate (10% of Tesla vehicles on roads noting jurisdictions that allow it). Have been in New...
Pittsburgh's Film Trail
TV Talk: Film locations trail debuts along with Pittsburgh entertainment industry timeline in windows Downtown + director talks filming thriller #BasicPsych locally + #ThePitt finale rates, via @TribLIVE - https://t.co/u47BLYMGhI https://t.co/ojnhL59Xry
LPs Prefer Lending at 12%, Not Borrowing
If you're considering a real estate strategy that would require you to use high octane bridge debt, consider this: Some potential LPs are likely to give you a version of the following feedback: "We don't *borrow* at 12%; we *lend* at 12%"
Assign AI Owner Before Q3 Board Deadline
Forty-five days before your Q3 board locks the priority list. Every AI controls action shipped before then lands in the same board pack as the AI capex line. Everything after that waits for the next cycle. Name the owner this week.
Deregulation, Not Airlines, Created Industry's Fragility
Airlines were fine before deregulation. It's bad regulation that made it a financially fragile crappy industry. And the JetBlue-Spirit combo would have liquidated a year ago.
Trump Appoints Former Tobacco Exec to Top CDC Role
The Trump administration has crammed an astonishing number of political appointees into the highest echelons of #CDC, most with few or no medical or public health credentials. One of the latest is surprising: A former Big Tobacco exec. https://t.co/8jA8qfqMv6
Epic's Surgical Reply Forces Veeva Into Arbitration Trap
Epic filed their Reply in Veeva Systems v. Epic this week, closing the MTD briefing. The Reply is tight and surgical - Epic quotes Veeva's own opposition back at itself three times in the first paragraph and builds the whole...
Key Restaurant Trends Unveiled at Leadership Conference
Nice write up of the trends and outlook presentation that my @Technomic colleagues Rich and Lizzie gave at the Restaurant Leadership Conference earlier this week in Scottsdale. https://t.co/vdppbiWWIC
U.S. Shifts Away From Canadian Fertilizer Dependency
Canada is legally part of the US Defense Industrial Base and a massive fertilizer producer. And buying Canadian fertilizer was never a problem for American farmers... Until recently.
Boeing, Space Primes Surge on Earnings and Contracts
NextGen Defense – Daily Gainers & Losers (04/22/26) NextGen Defense traded mixed as Boeing and space‑focused primes advanced on solid earnings and contract momentum, while newly listed drone maker AEVEX and large legacy primes lagged. – The Boeing Company (BA) rose 5.53%...
Meta's AI Pixel Blurs Line Between Ads and Data
Meta’s AI pixel and the vanishing ad-product divide Last week, Meta introduced automation updates to its two keystone data ingestion features for advertisers: its pixel and its Conversions API (CAPI). These updates are less significant as product enhancements than as evidence...
New AHA/ACC Guidelines Redefine Heart Disease Prevention
The biggest shift in cardiovascular prevention in years just dropped — and almost no one is talking about it. As a medical school professor, I've watched heart disease stay America's #1 killer for decades. New AHA/ACC guidelines finally move the line. What...
More Housing Built, Rents Fell Despite Developer Optimism
The key to falling rents is building more housing. And the key to building more housing is making developers believe rents will go up (which, in the case of Austin in 2022, they ended up being very wrong about).
Nuclear Stocks Rally on SMR, Enrichment Gains
Nuclear – Daily Gainers & Losers (04/22/26) Nuclear names ripped higher as SMR developers and enrichment plays surged, while large defense contractors and diversified utilities saw mild profit‑taking. – Eagle Nuclear Energy (NUCL) jumped 17.55% to $12.46, extending its post‑SPAC momentum after...
Nashville Media Market Climbs, NBA Eyes Grizzlies Relocation
Nashville definitely on the rise as a media market. Currently ranks No. 25 overall in the U.S.. It was No. 30 five years ago. Memphis is the No. 51 media market. Five years ago, was No. 53
CTV Halves Acquisition Costs, Doubles Leads
In Episode 4 of From Screen to Store, sponsored by @JamLoop , Jay Blecker of @mosquitoSQUADco joins @JeremyBloomHere and AdTechGod to describe how CTV helped cut acquisition costs nearly in half while doubling leads. https://t.co/UlXFF0gxDX
Survival Lessons From the Edge: Preorder My New Book
Today is World Book Day, a reminder that ideas matter and that books still shape how we understand the world. My next book, "Twenty Times I Almost Died: Life Lessons from the Edge of Survival," comes out this August. It...
Comcast Q1 BB ARPU Drops 3% YoY, First QoQ Decline
$CMCSA BB ARPU decline "moderated"? Lol, wut? Q1 is always seasonally up. This is actually the first Q1 q/q decline I can find. Meanwhile that y/y decline is now 3%😳 Amazing first question. #GreatQuarterGuys
Seized Ships Could Fill US Tanker Shortage, Standards Debunked
Fantastic. I’ll ask again: why not give these seized ships to the U.S. Merchant Marine? We desperately need tankers. And the USCG line that they “don’t meet our standards” is nonsense when our yards can repair them and our fleet already...
Peacock Gains 2 Million Subscribers Yet Remains Unprofitable
With February's Super Bowl/Olympics/NBA All-Star Game run, Peacock added 2 million subscribers to 46 million total. It's still losing money. (charts via @THR) https://t.co/bkeeUKzYCy
Supreme Court: DNA Overrides Marital Paternity Presumption
Supreme Court ruled that a husband does not have to pay child maintenance. The wife claimed maintenance for the child from her husband. The matter reached the Supreme Court of India. After observing all facts, and under Indian law (Section 112 of...
KC Baseball Stadium Costs Taxpayers $600M Plus More
#KC's #MLB team gets the #Royal treatment. as $1.9B downtown stadium project announced. City taxpayers w/fork over $600M, unspecified amt from #MO, $800M from team. To anchor 85-acre shopping/dining district. #realestate #CRE #retail #baseball https://t.co/LSyDs9PQK5
Gulf States Seek Influence Through Media Consolidation Deal
The question is what the Gulf states want from a deal that will put two Hollywood studios and two news networks — CNN and CBS — under one roof. https://t.co/NsWJ7L7DEr
Oil Futures Backwardation Usually Not Bullish
New free article: Backwardation in Oil Futures is Not Generally Bullish #CL_F Link in reply below. 👇 https://t.co/NTU7sp9zR6
Scaling Agentic AI Demands Integrated Governance and Infrastructure
What does it take to scale Agentic AI responsibly? At Google Cloud Next, the message was clear: autonomous agents are moving from experimentation to production fast. And walking the IBM booth highlighted a more grounded reality: agentic scale is not...
Million Dollars Buys Less Space Worldwide, Except London, Melbourne
What does $1M buy you in prime real estate? Here's the space you get and how it's changed since 2020: 🇲🇨 Monaco: 16 m², 172 ft², -7% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong: 23 m², 248 ft², 0% ➡️ 🇨🇭 Geneva:...