Trump Directs TSA Payroll Without Congressional Approval
Trump Orders TSA Paid Without Congress — Screeners Get Paychecks Monday - View from the Wing https://t.co/AP25AsOuU1
Clarify Terms, Payment, and Liability Before Consigning Art
Questions to answer before you consign art: Length of the term. How and when you get paid for sales. Party responsible for packing, shipping, handling, installing, etc. Party liable for loss, damage, theft. Party responsible for insuring the art. Insurance...
Lock‑in Effect Keeps Sub‑3% Mortgages Alive, ARMs Plummet
Update on the “Lock-in Effect” in the Housing Market: Below-3% & 4% Mortgages Fade Very Slowly. Share of ARMs originations fell further and is at historic lows: FHFA’s National Mortgage Database https://t.co/ZUvlUdW3RE https://t.co/bqPa12CUrs
Foldable E‑bike Fits in a Backpack as Spare
#WhatsNext? A compact e-bike that could serve as a spare tire or be carried in a book bag. (Cheddar Gadgets) #EV #Transportation https://t.co/L66vDnbpue
SpaceX Paid per Active Users, Not Subscription Count
Silly numbers, especially when you can see that SpaceX gets paid on the number of users (currently 10M per month) not on the number of mobile subs with access to the service (>10x that number)
LGA Precheck Runs Smoothly with ICE Staff
At the risk of disrupting The Narrative, #TSA Precheck at LGA Terminal C this afternoon was 15-minute wait, all check-ins hands by #ICE who were unmasked, professional, and courteous.
Map All Four Customer Journey Stages with Tactics
The 4 Customer Journey Stages + the channels, tactics, and content types for each stage: https://t.co/WUxJLEJypr
Iranian Attacks Drive Push for Hardened Underground Base
Hardened Underground Facilities Now Being Sought For Al Udeid Air Base Iranian attacks highlight the glaring need for hardened infrastructure and shelters to protect troops and military assets. https://t.co/z6Sqsl2jPV
US Seeks Underground Bunker Design for Al Udeid, Delayed
Scoop: As Iranian missiles and drones rain down, CENTCOM is seeking vendors who can plan and design a hardened, underground facility at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. But it won't be built any time soon. https://t.co/8w5TtpXOLA
Major Outlets Reveal Journalists Turning to AI Writing
yesterday both WSJ and WIRED published pieces about journalists using AI to write their stories https://t.co/G8CQwY7lRr
No‑reply Emails Must Include an Unsubscribe Link.
It should be illegal to have a NO REPLY email that doesn’t include an unsubscribe link. Forcing me to log onto your platform to unsubscribe from an email I did not ask for in the first place is wild work.
SongDNA Reveals Charlie Puth’s Creative Process Behind “Changes”
best part of our SongDNA feature is how it lets fans dive into the amazing creative process & human artistry behind a song. love the new @spotifyforartists video series where artists talk through the songDNA for one of their hits....
San Rafael Shifts From 30-Year Housing Freeze to Rapid Build
San Rafael, a city that hasn't permitted 1,600 homes over the past 30 years combined, is on gearing up to build ~1,600 homes in the next two or three years alone. https://t.co/XNcGIGM2zZ
2020s Mark Fossil Energy Turmoil Amid Global Conflicts
The 2020s is the decade of fossil energy disruptions. The US/Israel war on Iran compared to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. No contest.
Raleigh NIMBYs Turn Housing Opposition Into Poetic Lament
Raleigh NIMBYs are now writing sad poems lamenting all the housing development, and I AM SO HERE FOR IT. 🤣 https://t.co/zgwEhGOST3
H100 GPUs Skyrocket in Price, Supply Remains Scarce
Lots of SKUs of H100 commanding much higher prices. Inference has moved to N-2,3 etc compute hardware. And we don’t have nearly enough.
French Star Gotaga Joins CDL Stream for Major 4
About to be joined by the French Monster @Gotaga on the CDL stream to talk Major 4 in Paris https://t.co/AACSG6BI3b https://t.co/IFcAvB2WGw
Compact Foldable Helicopter Storable in Car Trunk
Foldable Helicopter That Fits in Your Car Trunk by @tweetciiiim #EmergingTech #TechForGood #Innovation #Technology #Tech https://t.co/h80oHBCqCn
Winter Power Gaps Demand Clean‑Firm Energy and Grid Scale
Solar and wind are making remarkable progress. The day/night cycle will be solved by current economic battery trends. The real long term challenge has always been winter: Those dark winter days or weeks when the wind also fails. For that...
Edge Control Shrinks Detection Gap, Stops Downtime
Most infrastructure failures don’t announce themselves. They build, millisecond by millisecond. Edge Control processes data at the source, shrinking the gap between detection and response — the space where downtime takes hold. @TMobileBusiness Partner https://t.co/bNhEwQDAef
Procurement Misses 10‑25% Savings Without This Tool
I've spent two decades in supply chain and procurement. And in that time, I've watched the same pattern play out repeatedly. The procurement team works hard. They run RFQs, manage suppliers, and negotiate contracts. They do everything right. And yet — they...
California Dominates Renting Crisis; Remove Homeownership Barriers
Four of the top five metropolitan areas where families are stuck renting are in California—we've got to remove the additional hurdles facing homeownership projects and fix this. https://t.co/dFa0tWCiSh
California Housing Boom Fuels Odd Mixed‑use Projects
He's joking, and this is an absurd example, but expect to see more weird mixed-use development as it gets easier to build housing in California and harder to build anything else. I'm aware of one self-storage project that added ~30...
Inevitable Conflict Drives Need for Self‑Sufficient Supply Chains
We’ve never been good at fixing things we blew up and we are the world’s best at blowing things up. It was never a matter of if we’d get into a kinetic conflict with Iran, but when. All the more...
China’s Decade-Long Push for Energy Self‑Sufficiency as Defense
China has been planning for over a decade to be cut off from global energy resources. Sustainable Energy is National Defense
Zero‑Carbon Policies Spark Australia’s Fuel Shortage Crisis
Australia faces a massive gasoline and diesel shortage, which is a travesty of its own making. NIMBYism and zero carbon policies are killing first world economies https://t.co/zOWEhNZ4qm
Bay Area Homeowners: When Did You Buy and Feel Glad?
Where’s all my Bay Area homeowners at? When did you buy and are you glad you did?
Synergy Turns 4x Acquisitions Into 10x Value
the roll-up math: buy 8 businesses at 4x combined EBITDA: $4M Synergised platform value at 10x: $40M same earnings the multiple did all the work
Abbott-Inspired Solar Farm Finally Built After Long Delay
“We had to wait for the grass to grow:” How an Abbott-inspired community solar farm finally got built #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/FyMlwewTJL https://t.co/KsrPUKRTPP
Decades of Navy‑Merchant Marine Split Now Costing Hormuz
"The United States has spent seven decades severing every operational link between the Navy and the Merchant Marine, and the Hormuz crisis is the bill coming due." 🎯NAILED IT 🎯 https://t.co/l9z9PP9W7P
Fifth Circuit Bars FTC From Using Its In‑house Court, Shifting Cases Federal
The Fifth Circuit made a call in the Intuit vs. FTC case (centered on whether the "free" ads were misleading). The finding? The FTC can’t use its own in-house court for the claim, which could mean more such cases end...
Guarantee Outcomes, Not Inputs: Embrace the Transformation Business
If you offer a money-back guarantee based on the outcome… You’re in the transformation business. Inputs don’t matter. Results do. #TransformationEconomy #OutcomeBased #BusinessStrategy #LeadershipMatters https://t.co/VRXcuREBYz
SABEW Honors Our Warner Bros Coverage, Labels CNBC Small
Flattered/honored that our @SABEW honored our coverage of the Warner Bros deal with its best in business prize. Also intrigued to learn that CNBC qualifies as a medium to small news organization. https://t.co/P3KGdZSgkQ
Trump Says No Immediate Iran Ground Invasion Despite Troop Buildup
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is signaling to allies that it has no immediate plans for a ground invasion of Iran, even as it deploys thousands of troops to the Middle East, people familiar with the matter said. @nwadhams https://t.co/YZRj1gwl2H
Iran Delays Response to US Proposal Amid Intolerable Attacks
Senior Iranian Official: Tehran Yet To Decide Whether To Respond To US Proposal Because Of Attacks On Industrial And Nuclear Infrastructure - US Action Of Launching Attacks While Simultaneously Calling For Talks Is 'Intolerable' - Iran's Response To Proposal Had...
Hiring Dietitian Clueless About Anatomy Reveals Systemic Oversight
HOW does a hospital end up hiring a dietitian who “didn't know where intestines were”?! 😳 A sign of our times, perhaps? Tut-tut. Via @JHumphriesBBC @BBC https://t.co/PeXXIkdw0c
Agent-Powered Startups Will Outpace Incumbents with Speed, Cost, Agility
this means both older incumbents and younger market participants will face an onslaught of agent enabled startups. faster, cheaper, nimbler.
Expressive Robot Faces Enhance Human-Machine Interaction
Robots with expressive faces could improve human-machine interaction. What do you think? 😕😠😅 https://t.co/XUfFCrkEBV @IntEngineering https://t.co/YoSy5a2mQ2
DoD Can Outsource Custom AI, Conflict Publicized
Yes. Ultimately, DoD can pay x or Palantir or someone else to develop custom AI models for them, for example. The most important part of the Anthropic - DoD conflict was elevating some of the issues to the public, the...
FDA Chief Outlines Agency’s Food Agenda to Congress
Amid the Trump administration's focus on food, a key FDA leader briefs lawmakers on the agency's plans https://t.co/SrXI4ObmGF
WTI Oil Hovers Near $100 per Barrel
Among other notable price moves today, WTI oil is trading around $100 a barrel. #economy #matkets #oil #energy
Ford Leaders Explore AI Integration, Receive Vintage Caps
Our team hosted leadership from Ford this week as they explored ways to inject AI into their processes and products. We sourced made in the USA vintage Ford caps for them as keepsakes 🇺🇸🛻 https://t.co/6dWQzKA8hP
AI Speeds Writing, Not the Time‑consuming Reporting
Reporting new info takes time. Writing up the new info does not. Unless it's very complex info in which case the manner in which the info is presented is as important as the reporting part. Unclear what the AI achieves beyond the illusion...
Clarke Acquires Ravelin REIT for $1.1B, Adds
#Canadian bacon saved as #Clarke, a co that operates ferries on the #StLawrence buys out struggling #REIT #Ravelin in deal that values REIT at $1.1B+adds 6.3MSF NA+#European offices to Clarke's portfolio. #realestate #CRE #mortgage #TSE https://t.co/O403vkrbXu
Oil Industry Faces Irreversible Transformation
The Oil Industry Will Never Be the Same #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/Lr3jbBiSHf https://t.co/Qxx2iNkDyR
Iran Destroys US KC-135, Hits Prince Sultan Base
Looks like Iran scored a direct hit on the US apron at Prince Sultan Air Base today. Smoke everywhere... At least one KC-135 Stratotanker is toast and a few others might be banged up from those ballistic missiles and drones.
Quality‑of‑Earnings Review Triggers Price Cuts and Walk‑aways
the quality of earnings review finds every time: – inflated owner salary – personal expenses in business – one-off revenue not repeating – related party transactions every finding: – a price reduction – a structure adjustment – a walk away signal never skip it
How the U.S. Can Counter China’s Tech Dominance
Rebecca Fannin, author of THE NEW TECH TITANS OF CHINA on how the U.S. can respond to China’s growing lead in several tech areas including batteries, energy, EVs and AI. https://t.co/DFOk3yJikn
China Farms Solar on Water, Mountains to Spare Farmland
China Builds Solar Farms on Water and Mountains, Preserving Land for Agriculture by @MarchUnofficial #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy https://t.co/rKBBV6eaJ8
New PV Inverter Metric Accounts for Local Solar Conditions
New PV inverter efficiency metric reflects local solar conditions #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/wtM5JHk0GQ