Driverless Cars Will Redefine Transportation and Urban Life
What will the world look like when driverless cars start to hit the road? My latest for @IMechE https://t.co/aNC74D2qG4
AI-Driven Global Collaboration Needed for Longevity Research
Great speaking with @SpeakerPelosi at @semafor . In my opinion, drug discovery for cancer and age-related diseases should be a global effort. Nations need to strive to collaborate to extend healthy productive life. Please through longevity. It is the best...
Markets Near Record Highs as Peace Prospects Brighten
🚨 IRAN. CHINA. OIL. STOCKS. 2 MINUTES. Markets are near record highs but the US-Iran ceasefire is still up in the air, China is watching every move, and oil prices are creeping up. Here's what it all means for your portfolio 👇 📌...
Electromagnetic Gene Switch Extends Lifespan in Progeroid Mice
Wow, a technique that allows electromagnetic control of gene expression in vivo 🤯 And they tested their system with OSK partial reprogramming, showing it extends lifespan in progeroid mice. In normal mice, they report health improvements and a small reduction in mortality...
Acting AG Claims He'll Hide Epstein Files for Trump
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says he will break the law and cover up the Epstein files for Trump https://t.co/huK7cyjEJ1
Liquid AI Launches Foundation Model for Drug Discovery
@semafor World Economy brought together most of the global CEOs to Washington, DC. And it is a pleasure and honor to meet our amazing partner @ramin_m_h of Liquid AI . We just published the Liquid Foundation Model capable...
Pittsburgh Post‑Gazette Survives Sale to Nonprofit Media Group
This is fine news for Pittsburgh, but before thinking salvation from high is nigh, know that there aren't enough over-endowed nonprofits to go around. The hard work of reinvention and sustainability remains. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to continue publishing after sale to...
Live Shopping Boosts Snack Sales 30% Monthly, 2.5× Transactions
On @Whatnot, the live shopping platform, snacks and candy sales have grown ~30% m/m since last July, while transactions grew 2.5x. @garyvee sold out 1,055 units of “Heat Wave” gummies in minutes. More in the Live Shopping Update, presented by Whatnot: https://t.co/0lxFmMttn9...
Engineers Devise Wheelie to Solve Traction Problem
They literally engineered a wheelie to solve a traction problem. I love this industry. https://t.co/hAq7Nu6Fw8
Unlock Malaysia Banking Secrets & RM1M Blueprint
Join us on 9 May for an exclusive investing deep-dive, in collab with Shinji Ong of The Futurizts @thefuturizts What’s on the Agenda: •Malaysia Banking sector: Mastering fundamentals, key metrics, & reliable passive income strategies—by me, Azha •The RM1 mil Blueprint: Shinji’s personal...
U.S. Carrier Struggles to Fill Empty Super‑Tankers
Can the U.S. Load All the Empty Super Tankers | Why Is an American Carrier Beating Around the BUSH? https://t.co/dJWbPz5sLC
Purchase Index Drops 1% Weekly, 3% Below Year‑ago
MBA: "The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index decreased 1 percent from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index was unchanged compared with the previous week and was 3 percent lower than the same week one year ago."
AI Hallucinations Threaten Courts; Humans Must Own the Risk
Prosecutors are citing AI-generated case law that doesn't exist. Meanwhile 60% of federal judges say they're using AI tools. Nobody is checking the robots and the robots are making things up. This is not a tech problem. This is a "who owns the...
AVGO Secures Longer AI Chip Deals with Meta, Google
$AVGO: another extension of the partnership on custom XPUs with $META follows last week's deal with $GOOGL. The incremental is the longer duration of both partnerships. Whatever $META $GOOGL spend on AI - both intend to spend alot...
Self‑Storage Built for $2.4M Grows to $8M
We built this self storage facility in 2015. Opened the doors in 2017. All-in cost: $2.4 million. Acquired the property across the street for $500k a year later. It did over $100,000 of rev recently. It’s worth $8 million + today and we...
TCW Wipes Red Lobster Equity, Keeps Full Debt Exposure
TCW marked its Red Lobster equity down 98%. Its PIK'ing private credit loan maturing in 2029? Par Equity at zero and debt at 100 in the same company. C'mon, are you kidding me?
Bohm V. Bohm: Potential Shift in Athlete Money Control
In law, it's been said you never like to see a case caption where the plaintiff and defendant share the same family name. Enter Bohm v. Bohm & Bohm, which could be a game-changing case on athletes and family control over...
Ari Shapiro Joins Audie Cornish for CNN Podcast
NPR veteran Ari Shapiro follows Audie Cornish over to CNN....the two will team on a new podcast https://t.co/hflf6XC4wQ via @variety
Greek Government Reappoints Stournaras as Central Bank Head
Greek government to reappoint Stournaras as central bank chief (and ECB Governing Council member) https://t.co/KeVphZWurT via @NikasSotiris https://t.co/xAAOWvVCBE
Cutting Qatar and UAE LNG Rewinds Market Five Years
Removing Qatar and UAE LNG supplies from the global market is like winding back the clock to the same supply levels as 2021, a 5-year setback. https://t.co/zj6XaND0zQ
SpaceX Targets Unprecedented $75B IPO, Dwarfing Records
SpaceX is chasing the largest IPO in human history. Approx $1.75 trillion. Raising $75 billion. The previous record? Saudi Aramco at $29 billion. We're in a different era.
Capital One Venture Business Offers Up to 150K Miles
New Capital One Venture Business With Up To 150K Miles: 8 Reasons To Apply https://t.co/2rPeKpdBTk
Bank of America Beats Estimates, ROTCE Hits 16%
$BAC: strong results with beats in EPS/TR. NII +9%, NIM +8bps, IB +18%, WM +11%. Provisions for credit losses fell 9% and loans grew 9% -- consistent with H.8 data. ROTCE 16% - a nice 150...
Paramount+ and Pluto Invest Heavily to Grow Ads, Subscribers
Paramount+ and Pluto are spending more on content and merging technology in an effort to increase ad dollars and subscribers. https://t.co/psnzz9Mc0e via @WSJ
Shopify’s Full‑Stack Merchant Moat Fuels Double‑Digit Margins
Founder-led software names with strong economic moats to watch 👇 $SHOP | Forward P/S 10.46x Shopify is monetizing the full merchant stack. Not just storefronts. Payments, credit, cross-border, logistics. Merchant solutions now drive ~75% of revenue. Take rate expands with every transaction layer...
SME Truckers Hit Harder by Diesel Costs, Bankruptcy
Small trucking and logistics firms. Bankruptcy. Comments on these firms should differentiate SMEs vs big firms. Price each pays for diesel, for example.
Copying Senior Staff in FCC Complaints Is Standard Practice
I don't like the complaints that @danielsuhr and @center_amrights file with @FCC or his desire to turn broadcasting into AM radio. But copying senior staff when you file a complaint is normal process, it isn't "routing...around...staff." https://t.co/a59HdipN0P
Target Iran's Strategy, Cut Off Allies, Force Compliance
First attack their strategy (economic coercion of the strait of Hormuz), next attack their allies (no weapons for the Islamic regime from China at the moment)…(Sun Tzu) strategy to compel Iran to do our will. Remove their hope of sticking...
Non‑collectively Bargained NCAA Rules Vulnerable to Antitrust Suits
Any NCAA eligibility rule not created through collective bargaining can face antitrust lawsuits by excluded players. NCAA could argue a 5-year window after HS graduation or turning 19 is reasonable, but judges would need to agree. So, yes, more lawsuits:...
Paramount CEO Misses Senate Hearing Over Family Death
Paramount CEO David Ellison Can’t Attend Senate Hearing on Warner Bros. Merger Because of Death in the Family, Company Says https://t.co/QKABiKeZiH via @variety
Peace Talks Cut Oil Prices, War Premium Vanishes
$USO $WTI crude dropped from $104 to $93 on Apr 14 as peace talks advanced and the IEA slashed its oil demand outlook — expecting an 80kb/d contraction this year. War premium evaporating in real time. https://t.co/2vKFARGwFk
Smart Rice Factories Revolutionize Farming in Ganzhou
Smart Rice Factories Transform Farming in Ganzhou by @XueJia24682 #AgriTech #TechForGood #Innovation #Tech #Technology https://t.co/kVD17Swpkp
Starbucks Beta App in ChatGPT Eases Drink Discovery
This is pretty slick and helpful but 1) nobody knows it's available as an app, and 2) you have to summon it within ChatGPT. Again, the friction is too much. But again, once using it, it's pretty slick and helpful...
Straw Buyers Skewed Historical Music Sales Charts
This is really interesting first hand account of the old music business practice of using straw buyers to manipulate sounds an numbers from which sales charts were derived.
Ramaphosa Issues Detailed Reply to Musk on Investment Rules
President @CyrilRamaphosa has given a COMPREHENSIVE response to @elonmusk following his social media posts about South Africa’s requirements for foreign investment…. https://t.co/WviFIHT03F
Undisclosed Promo Bots May Violate FTC and Copyright Law
As annoying as that probably was, this is quantifiably different. You know the Geffen rep works for geffen; you know the speaker has a strong financial interest in her success, you can use that information to analyze what they saying....
Nintendo Switch 2 Shines; Rare Asian Business Model
The Nintendo Switch 2 is such a good console. We don’t have many businesses like this in Asia. https://t.co/mwhI50a8ev
Psychological Safety Drives Sustainable Performance, Not Numbers
Culture is not what you say. It is what people feel safe to say. When individuals can raise ideas, questions, and challenges without fear, you build real capability. But this does not happen by chance. It requires discipline, process, and leaders who put...
AI Chatbots Mislead on M&A Valuations and Structures
M&A ALERT do not use ai chat to give you m&a valuation and structuring advice, it's crazy wrong about pretty much all types of deals i think its trained on public takeovers of mature, stable businesses, but has no idea how much...
Simple Gong Halts Bus Stop Vandalism in Chattanooga
A bus stop in Chattanooga, Tennessee kept getting destroyed by freight brokers. Local mayor installed a gong next to it. Vandalism stopped completely. Makes you think. https://t.co/pZ1HitDwoy
Six Tailored Keynote Narratives Shaping Healthcare's Future
This conference season, I work with six keynote narratives. I still customize each for every single event and audience, but the narratives (that I work on with a dedicated team for months) help tell a powerful story. Here they are: 01...
Did LaGuardia Lower Collision Alerts Before Air Canada Crash?
Were LaGuardia Runway Collision Alerts Tuned Down Before The Air Canada Collision? — [Roundup] - View from the Wing https://t.co/rePUnrAL54
AI Agents and Next‑Gen Alzheimer’s Drugs Beyond CRISPR
Endpoints' Drug Discovery Day is today — our own @RLCscienceboss will be talking about beyond CRISPR & future of Alzheimer's drugs I'm excited to talk with Stanford's @james_y_zou on his escalating research in building AI agents into co-scientists, labs, and now biotechs...
Manufacturing Jobs Down, Output up Ninefold via Automation
Manufacturing jobs have fallen from 36% of all private jobs in 1946 to just 9% today. But that doesn’t mean we’re making less - real manufacturing output in the US has increased by over 9x in the last 80 years thanks...
RVMD and ALLO Illustrate Biotech's Enduring Success Struggle
Why $RVMD & $ALLO are a microcosm of biotech's historic struggle for success. Some musings from me on @ApexOnco -> https://t.co/3lWgzQplvc
Who’s Liable when Banking Bots Act Autonomously?
Agentic Banking: Permissioned Autonomy vs. Regulatory Requirements Meow's model: humans set rules (spending limits, vendor whitelist, transaction thresholds), agents execute within guardrails (transfers, card issuance, invoice processing). Autonomy scope: 24/7 transaction data access, real-time vendor payments, card issuance without per-transaction approval....
Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism; Genetics Prove It
Writing garbage in CAPS doesn’t make it true. Not only do we have overwhelming scientific evidence that vaccines don’t cause autism, there’s also the complete lack of plausibility based on what we’ve learned about the >100 autism genes and how...
MRNA Nanoparticles Teach Beta Cells to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
As a medical school professor, I can tell you: what we've been doing for type 1 diabetes is managing, not curing. University of Chicago scientists just changed the game. They developed mRNA-loaded nanoparticles that deliver genetic instructions directly to insulin-producing beta cells,...
Elderly Can Harbor Amyloid Yet Remain Cognitively Normal
“ In this group of participants without clinically significant impairment, amyloid deposition was not associated with worse cognitive function, suggesting that an elderly person with a significant amyloid burden can remain cognitively normal.” Small sample size, but with numerous confirmatory studies...
EU Allows Fuel, Fertilizer Price Flexibility Amid Iran Conflict
EU to give members leeway on fuel, fertilizer prices amid Iran war https://t.co/vDWd0WFUXl via @johnainger @AlbertoNardelli https://t.co/GeUMkkLivE