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Real-World LockBit Response Reveals Key Cybersecurity Lessons
SocialMar 28, 2026

Real-World LockBit Response Reveals Key Cybersecurity Lessons

What are we reading? Title: “Locked Up - Cybersecurity Threat Mitigation Lessons from a Real-World LockBit Ransomware Response” Author: Zach Lewis Publisher: Wiley @wiley_global #Books #Leadership #SocialSelling #Cybersecurity #Cyberattack https://t.co/PZ1cI5jLVu https://t.co/O9FBmlGxvb

By Tim Hughes
M3 CS Touring: Unmatched All‑Round Performance Value
SocialMar 28, 2026

M3 CS Touring: Unmatched All‑Round Performance Value

And the answer to ‘what’s the best all-round performance car ever made’ is probably - M3 CS Touring. On paper the premium over a standard M3 estate looks unjustifiable. Then you drive it. Exceptional damping. Stunning throttle response and performance....

By Chris Harris
Orban's Unprecedented Cognitive Warfare Sets High-Stakes Precedent
SocialMar 28, 2026

Orban's Unprecedented Cognitive Warfare Sets High-Stakes Precedent

Viktor Orban is waging cognitive warfare on a scale no one else has tried before. "Emotions are high because the stakes are high. If he succeeds, he will once again blaze a path that others will follow. And if he...

By Anne Applebaum
Combining Modest Therapies Unlocks Big Benefits, Reduces Waste
SocialMar 28, 2026

Combining Modest Therapies Unlocks Big Benefits, Reduces Waste

Adam, I used to think this way. Then gene therapy & IO worked. IL2 has consumed a lot of hope; but new variations make it hard to quit. Abeta worked. And synergy: combine modest drugs, unlock big benefits. Invest or...

By Peter Kolchinsky
Starlink’s Growth Falls Short of Optimistic Commercial Forecasts
SocialMar 28, 2026

Starlink’s Growth Falls Short of Optimistic Commercial Forecasts

Pumpers desperately want this not to be true because it would destroy their preferred narrative. But of course there's a commercial ceiling for Starlink, the only Q is where. And we are now starting to get enough data on growth...

By Tim Farrar
Housing Ratios Ignore Location and Unit Condition
SocialMar 28, 2026

Housing Ratios Ignore Location and Unit Condition

This is why it's really dumb to look at population-to-housing ratios or compare homelessness to vacancy. You have to account for: A) location / neighborhood (growing areas versus shrinking areas), and B) condition / age of housing unit.

By Jay Parsons
Markets Misread Peace, War Risk Drives Volatility
SocialMar 28, 2026

Markets Misread Peace, War Risk Drives Volatility

Ceasefire hopes faded. Trump extended the Iran deadline 10 days. Brent crude didn't flinch at $112. $VIX held above 30. The market priced in peace and got more war. That repricing has further to go. https://t.co/e3sUJyyL7v

By Michael A. Gayed, CFA (Lead-Lag Report)
Pipeline Transports Crude; Unclear How Much Is Refined
SocialMar 28, 2026

Pipeline Transports Crude; Unclear How Much Is Refined

Everything that I've seen about the pipeline is that it can only carry crude. There is refining capacity on that side of Saudi, but - open question - what portion of the pipeline crude coming to Yanbu is being refined...

By Jon Ostrower
Retatrutide's Sales Potential Tempered by Heart Risks
SocialMar 28, 2026

Retatrutide's Sales Potential Tempered by Heart Risks

I'm fairly sure retatrutide will be the largest peak-sales drug in history (inflation-adjusted). My lingering question is the resting HR elevation of ~5–7 bpm and a 4–14% arrhythmia rate (vs. 2–3% placebo) seen in Phase 2 data, plus insomnia reported...

By Bijan Salehizedah
First Earnings Call Unveils AI‑Driven Aging Therapies
SocialMar 28, 2026

First Earnings Call Unveils AI‑Driven Aging Therapies

Our first ever earnings call coming up tomorrow - we are reporting our 2025 annual results. I will start the call with the 5 minute introduction to AI drug discovery and how we measure AI drug discovery productivity. In my...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Visit Before Buying: Remote Property Success Strategies
SocialMar 28, 2026

Visit Before Buying: Remote Property Success Strategies

"You can't buy properties out of state" This is comically wrong. I've never even bought a property in a state I lived in Here's how to operate deals remotely: First off - a lot of people think you can buy a property sight...

By The Real Estate God
New Censorship Laws Will Amplify Surveillance and Big‑tech Dominance
SocialMar 28, 2026

New Censorship Laws Will Amplify Surveillance and Big‑tech Dominance

Exactly what she said, and the tech landscape is about to get a billion times worse as we enact mass surveillance and censorship laws that crush competition and allow big tech to consolidate even more power under the guise of...

By Taylor Lorenz
Trump's Oil Policy: Up the Hill, Down Again
SocialMar 28, 2026

Trump's Oil Policy: Up the Hill, Down Again

Trump as the grand old Duke of York, who marches oil up the hill and then marches it down again. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/SmXQ2Cvd7I

By Adam Tooze
Buffett’s OXY Deal Delivers Dual‑Benefit Returns
SocialMar 28, 2026

Buffett’s OXY Deal Delivers Dual‑Benefit Returns

Buffett’s Occidental ($OXY) deal is one of the cleanest examples of “have your cake and eat it too” investing. Let’s break down the real return Berkshire is getting 👇

By Jigar Shah
Free Due Diligence Checklist for Multifamily Rehab Deals
SocialMar 28, 2026

Free Due Diligence Checklist for Multifamily Rehab Deals

Reminder: The due diligence checklist we developed over >100 multifamily rehab deals is available for download for free (bc I'd like to grow my mailing list). What's a due diligence checklist? It's a list of the potential risks you need to...

By Moses Kagan
Housing Market Shifts Always Create Winners and Losers
SocialMar 28, 2026

Housing Market Shifts Always Create Winners and Losers

If home prices go down, that could be painful for owners. I hear that sentiment quite a bit. Let’s remember it’s painful for people who can’t currently afford the market though. There is no such thing as a housing market...

By Ryan Lundquist
Avoid Price Spikes: Train Energy Decision‑makers Now
SocialMar 28, 2026

Avoid Price Spikes: Train Energy Decision‑makers Now

Producers don’t want price spikes like this (including Iran) because it increases chances of substitution and demand destruction. This requires investment into training of energy decision makers/staff.

By Jigar Shah
IRGC Supporters Misunderstand Their Own Motives
SocialMar 28, 2026

IRGC Supporters Misunderstand Their Own Motives

The point is that those claiming the IRGC is fighting for the country and it’s Poe people and not themselves have no idea what they are talking about

By Brent Johnson
Advansor Launches Scalable CO2 Heat Pump for Industrial Heating
SocialMar 28, 2026

Advansor Launches Scalable CO2 Heat Pump for Industrial Heating

Advansor unveils scalable CO2 heat pump for large-scale heating needs #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/d7PjxOi9iC

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Classifying Aging Doesn't Affect Need for Research Investment
SocialMar 28, 2026

Classifying Aging Doesn't Affect Need for Research Investment

Though authors acknowledge (as I have argued before), even *if* they are right, “classification of aging is not relevant to the importance of investing in aging research to alleviate its burden” [nor targeting it, I might add] 👨🏻‍⚕️

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
AI-Driven Lettings Roll‑up Scales with $93M Fundraise
SocialMar 28, 2026

AI-Driven Lettings Roll‑up Scales with $93M Fundraise

. @DanLifshits, co-founder of Dwelly, explains how he and his partners are building an AI-enabled roll-up in the UK lettings market by acquiring independent agencies and modernizing them with software. After completing 9 acquisitions in just 24 months, Dwelly recently announced...

By Mike Markus
Five Tankers Load, Dozens Still Queuing in Red
SocialMar 28, 2026

Five Tankers Load, Dozens Still Queuing in Red

While 5 oil tankers are loading at Once in the two Saudi ports on the Red Sea, count the tankers that are waiting to load (In red)

By Anas Alhajji
AI Video, TTS, and Autoresearch Threaten Social Apps
SocialMar 28, 2026

AI Video, TTS, and Autoresearch Threaten Social Apps

The biggest threat to today’s social media apps is an incredible video model + TTS + autoresearch

By Chamath Palihapitiya
AI Surveillance and ID Laws Threaten Online Speech Freedom
SocialMar 28, 2026

AI Surveillance and ID Laws Threaten Online Speech Freedom

It’s only going to get worse as mass ID verification/AI surveillance laws pass & the govt hunts down and prosecutes more and more ppl for online speech. The anti screen time industrial complex is also extremely lucrative and they’re already...

By Taylor Lorenz
Trump Biofuels Bailout Hikes Gas, Food Prices, Harms Environment
SocialMar 28, 2026

Trump Biofuels Bailout Hikes Gas, Food Prices, Harms Environment

The Trump administration's new biofuels bailout means higher US gas and food prices and worse environmental outcomes. But at least farmers will get another $3-4B from the government. https://t.co/OCutylNA8t

By Scott Lincicome
Qatar LNG Disruption Pushes US Gas to Asia, yet Bottlenecked
SocialMar 28, 2026

Qatar LNG Disruption Pushes US Gas to Asia, yet Bottlenecked

The disruption of Qatari LNG will see an increased of US LNG to Asia. The limitations will be: 1️⃣US ability to ramp up exports 2️⃣Availability of ships to haul the longer ton-miles from the US to Asia vice Qatar 3️⃣The limitations of the Panama...

By Sal Mercogliano
Arab Light Is Medium Sour, Not Brent‑compatible Light
SocialMar 28, 2026

Arab Light Is Medium Sour, Not Brent‑compatible Light

💥Saudi Arab Light crude is not light; it is medium sour. Dubai/Oman crudes are medium sour. Brent is light sweet. Pricing Arab Light off Brent doesn’t make sense, whether geographically or quality-wise. https://t.co/AAkqiuh6HA

By Anas Alhajji
Fraudulent Xavier McKinney Scam Nets $4M, Broker Implicated
SocialMar 28, 2026

Fraudulent Xavier McKinney Scam Nets $4M, Broker Implicated

I wrote about this crazy lawsuit which revealed that someone posing as Xavier McKinney scammed an athlete lender out of over $4 million, and a well-known loan broker is in the middle of it. For ⁦the https://t.co/s9R3HZ23BM https://t.co/d6otyu08G8

By Daniel Kaplan
Two‑Thirds of Top 300 Metro Markets See Price Gains
SocialMar 28, 2026

Two‑Thirds of Top 300 Metro Markets See Price Gains

Among the nation's 300's largest metro area housing markets... LEFT: The 99 markets with falling year-over-year home prices RIGHT: The 201 markets with rising year-over-year home prices Maps via @ResidentialClub

By Lance Lambert
Jury Defies Judge, Highlights Class Bias in Justice
SocialMar 28, 2026

Jury Defies Judge, Highlights Class Bias in Justice

Here’s the class divide in America. A judge tried to force a jury to find that Afroman had defamed cops who ransacked his house and robbed him. A jury let him off.

By Matt Stoller
Stand Firm on Pricing; Avoid Extra Discount Demands
SocialMar 28, 2026

Stand Firm on Pricing; Avoid Extra Discount Demands

Founders: When procurement asks for another discount on top of your agreed price, stand firm. You already factored this into your initial pricing. Remind them you're offering market rates and need sustainable margins to deliver value. Don't enter a reverse auction.

By Pete Kazanjy
EU Commissioner Mulls Gas Price Cap Amid Shortages
SocialMar 28, 2026

EU Commissioner Mulls Gas Price Cap Amid Shortages

As reported by the respected French newspaper Le Monde, EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen considers capping gas prices "a possibility" amid oil shortages. IT'S TIME FOR THE EU'S JORGENSEN TO GET REAL AND PULL OUT A PHOTO OF THE GAS LINES...

By Steve Hanke
Call for Total Elimination of Iran's Military and Nuclear Threat
SocialMar 28, 2026

Call for Total Elimination of Iran's Military and Nuclear Threat

I’ll bite. Finish the job for the U.S. IMO, destroy Iran’s current ballistic missile stockpile, destroy their ballistic missile building capability (industrial complex), destroy their navy and other means that allow them to threaten the strait of Hormuz, i.e. destroy...

By John Spencer
BIS Lists Block Shipping, Not Purchasing, for Chinese Buyers
SocialMar 28, 2026

BIS Lists Block Shipping, Not Purchasing, for Chinese Buyers

Being on the BIS UVL or Entity List doesn’t restrict buying “from” it restricts shipping “to”. There could be political pressure but I doubt it, especially if used for Chinese consumers.

By Patrick Moorhead
UGC Job Ads Demand Endless Hustle, Low Pay
SocialMar 28, 2026

UGC Job Ads Demand Endless Hustle, Low Pay

This is my impression of every UGC creator job posting. — We want someone: - funny 😜 - unhinged 👹 - willing to be poorly compensated 💸 - CHRONICALLY online 🤓💻 - hot 🔥😍 - post 50 videos / mo 📈 - viral af💥 This job...

By Varun Rana
Audiobook Shows Climate Solutions Without Miracle Technologies
SocialMar 28, 2026

Audiobook Shows Climate Solutions Without Miracle Technologies

Audiobook for "Still No Miracles Needed" now available https://t.co/rFxZs6aOwN "This book describes how to solve the climate crisis, and at the same time eliminate air pollution & safely secure energy supplies for all-without using miracle technologies" https://t.co/irGIq6qRxE

By Mark Z. Jacobson
Lofoten Hydrogen Ferry Project Fails to Meet Promises
SocialMar 28, 2026

Lofoten Hydrogen Ferry Project Fails to Meet Promises

An investigation by journalists with NRK in Norway and SVT in Sweden found that a multimillion-dollar, prestige ferry project in Lofoten, Norway relies on hydrogen fuel cell technology that "cannot live up to what it promises." https://t.co/2Sr1sxyPXw

By Runa Sandvik
Canada Proposes Minors' Right to Choose Assisted Death
SocialMar 28, 2026

Canada Proposes Minors' Right to Choose Assisted Death

Brochure for assisted suicide for children and teens in Canada. The 2023 Special Joint Committee on MAiD recommended allowing "mature minors" (capable children, often referenced as 12+) access if death is reasonably foreseeable, consulting parents "where appropriate" but letting the child's...

By Robert Lufkin, MD
Stop Judging My Screen Time; I’m Overloaded
SocialMar 28, 2026

Stop Judging My Screen Time; I’m Overloaded

Can everyone who complains about my “screen time” please start writing my newsletter, filing my freelance stories, editing my videos and podcast episodes, responding to thousands of email and doing my dozens of meetings every week bc I am burned...

By Taylor Lorenz
Foreign Propaganda Uses Slick Videos to Attack Data Centers
SocialMar 28, 2026

Foreign Propaganda Uses Slick Videos to Attack Data Centers

Lots of live-streamed, professionally-shot and edited videos on Facebook opposing data centers from people nobody’s ever heard of until three months ago. Now they have tens of thousands of followers seemingly overnight and thousands of dollars of professional camera gear. This...

By Bryan Beal
FCC Chair Turns Partisan, Threatening Democratic Media Freedom
SocialMar 28, 2026

FCC Chair Turns Partisan, Threatening Democratic Media Freedom

The FCC Chair is at a partisan conference cheering journalists critical of the administration getting fired and allies buying news networks. The FCC should never be an arm of any political party. That’s how democracy dies.

By Seth Bannon
Kalshi and Polymarket Face Growing Insider Trading Risks
SocialMar 28, 2026

Kalshi and Polymarket Face Growing Insider Trading Risks

This is a very informative look at how Kalshi and Polymarket are entangled with the insider trading problem. https://t.co/MNC9ECLZqO https://t.co/CXr175X8eD

By Mike Simonsen
Hyundai Launches Adaptable Self‑driving Robot for Any Terrain
SocialMar 28, 2026

Hyundai Launches Adaptable Self‑driving Robot for Any Terrain

Hyundai Unveils a Self-Driving #Robot That Adapts to Any Load, Any Terrain by @tweetciiiim #SelfDrivingCars #AutonomousVehicles #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Automation #Automotive #Transport https://t.co/mskzCyu1ef

By Ron van Loon
We Lost the Quiet Lives Before News Became Entertainment
SocialMar 28, 2026

We Lost the Quiet Lives Before News Became Entertainment

These young women have always existed, and they’re usually pretty happy and normal. Hard to remember this, but there used to be a time where politics and the news cycle wasn’t central to the daily experience. People subscribed to the...

By Katherine Boyle
Sun’s Power Is Constant; Our Orientation Causes Intermittency
SocialMar 28, 2026

Sun’s Power Is Constant; Our Orientation Causes Intermittency

I’m tired of this “solar energy is intermittent” nonsense. The sun has churned out free energy for billions of years every single moment. It’s YOUR direction that is intermittently facing the sun, not the sun intermittently shines free energy.

By Renewable Energy Club (Jonathan Rasmusson)
Confused by Case Style, Not Litigating the Same Case
SocialMar 28, 2026

Confused by Case Style, Not Litigating the Same Case

Your honor I keep having to look at the case style because there is just no way counsel and I are litigating the same case.

By Matt (Employment Law)
Edify Energy Secures 1.8 GW Solar‑Storage EPC Contracts
SocialMar 28, 2026

Edify Energy Secures 1.8 GW Solar‑Storage EPC Contracts

Edify Energy awards EPC contracts for 1.8 GW of solar and storage in Australia #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/coNxxmUUsE

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
US Obesity Prevalence Rises to 69% with New Metrics
SocialMar 28, 2026

US Obesity Prevalence Rises to 69% with New Metrics

Obesity (in the US) is much more common than prev thought: 69% vs. old 43% stat Based on new better definition that uses not only BMI but also anthropomorphic measures such as waist & ratios of it, which more accurately shows higher...

By Karl Pfleger, PhD
High Oil Prices Feel Justifiable, Low Prices Seem Foolish
SocialMar 28, 2026

High Oil Prices Feel Justifiable, Low Prices Seem Foolish

TACO and $65 oil always seemed dumb to me but tapping out at $120+ oil on the other hand…

By Conor Sen