Ellison Distrusts Jeff, Predicts His Exit After Merger
33 days ago at @PuckNews: "Sources... have told me that David [Ellison] no longer trusts Jeff, and suspects him of being involved in various leaks to the press and others during his time as president. Those same sources believe Jeff is unlikely to survive at Paramount past its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery." https://t.co/QPoM7kftf9
Hormuz Still Blocked; Shippers Await Post‑ceasefire Safety
The Strait of Hormuz appeared to remain largely blocked on Wednesday, as shipowners try to understand if they can safely transit the vital waterway following a ceasefire between the US and Iran that was announced overnight https://t.co/zdoetY8L6Y
Genomic Drivers of Venetoclax Resistance in T(11;14) Myeloma
Genomic mechanisms of resistance to venetoclax in multiple myeloma with t(11;14)(CCND1;IGH) [Apr 2, 2026] @MKaddouraMD et al. @lbaughn @BloodPortfolio https://t.co/qmI6giPG6K #mmsm #PrecisionMedicine https://t.co/hpwUcavTg9
US Avocado Imports Surge to Record 2.6B Pounds
Resiliency: "US Avocado Imports Hit Record 2.6 Billion Pounds on Sports, Cinco de Mayo" https://t.co/X40efQuehA https://t.co/JhBuKnse35
Most CISOs Ignore Mythos Alerts; Threats Arrive Within Nine Months
Curious how many large organization CISO offices have taken the Mythos red team reports as the red alert that it is. (I suspect very few) Based on historical trends in AI they have, at most, about six to nine months until...
Joe Zappa Shares Sharp Pen Journey and Adtech Outlook
Turned the tables on @joe_zappa for once this week on the pod and put him in the interviewee seat. Really good conversation about his journey w/ Sharp Pen, the state of adtech marketing, and more. Link below.
YouTube Tests Auto-Speed to Save Viewers' Time
YouTube is testing a feature called Auto-Speed that automatically adjusts video playback rates to save time without losing comprehension. It's exclusive to Premium subscribers until April 27.
We Handed Iran Leverage; Now They'll Wield It
Now that we've powered up Iran's use of the Strait of Hormuz as leverage, they're going to want to wield it. It's the only major card they now have. And we gave it to them.
Insurers Must Redesign for Autonomous AI, Not Upgrade Legacy
Most insurers think they’re getting ready for AI. They’re not. They’re preparing for a version of AI that improves yesterday’s operating model, not one that reshapes tomorrow’s business. That’s the mistake. The real shift in insurance is not about layering AI onto existing workflows....
Never-Married Individuals Face 70% Higher Cancer Risk
Does never-married raise the risk of developing cancer? That what a new report says with a incidence rate ratio (IRR) of ~1.70 in both men and women. https://t.co/lz3wgagNRA https://t.co/ymwPqXT19x
U.S. Launches First Vertical Rooftop Solar Panels
Vertical rooftop PV debuts in the U.S. #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/bqUE7TbL8P https://t.co/HT8kqxxPUf
Netanyahu Faces Bipartisan Backlash over Ceasefire Agreement
Netanyahu is getting slammed domestically in Israel by figures across the spectrum for agreeing to the ceasefire https://t.co/HKFBhhhFdN https://t.co/0a3MiUoT4c
Whale's $30M Leveraged Oil Short Nets $4M After Ceasefire
🚨THIS CAN'T BE A COINCIDENCE Just hours before the US-Iran ceasefire, a whale started going heavily short on Oil. He built a $30,000,000 Oil short position with 3x leverage. After that, US-Iran ceasefire was announced, and Oil crashed nearly 25%. In a few hours,...
Seeking Lloydslisted's Optimism on Strait of Hormuz
I want to have the same level of optimism that @Lloydslisted has on the situation in the Strait of Hormuz.
Tanker Silences AIS at Iran, Wins Navigator's Balls
Today's Biggest Navigator's Balls Award goes to Curacao-flagged 105k ton crude oil tanker Star Line owned by a Panama company, blasting its AIS while pier side at Iran's Kharg Island. P.S. Navigator's Balls refer to the compensating spheres mounted...
Returning to GameCraft: Insightful Business Lessons & Growing Audience
Grateful to be back for another season of @gamecraftpod with @mitchlasky. Mitch has a unique ability to see the present clearly. I walk away smarter every episode. We started this to explain the business of games. I remain stunned by both...
Regime‑change History Shows Iran Intervention Doomed
My take on @CoffeeandaMike: "If Trump and his advisors would have read the scholarly literature on regime change, they would have known that it would never work in Iran. The US has engaged in about 70 regime change operations since WWII, and...
Artemis III's Initial Orbit Remains Undecided, Officials Say
“One of the questions is what the initial orbit will be for Artemis III." https://t.co/atoSFLDYEs
Rural Starlink Beats Urban Speed in 29 States
"In 29 of the 50 states, rural Starlink users get better broadband speeds than urban users. In addition, five states—Florida, Massachusetts, Hawaii, New Jersey and Connecticut—have more Starlink users in urban areas than rural areas." https://t.co/B2dsUEs12P
Grid Bottlenecks Jeopardize 120 GW of European Renewables
Grid bottlenecks threaten 120 GW of planned renewables in Europe #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/zwodAIFyvJ https://t.co/Po78YoGDjF
US Oil Faces Largest Daily Drop Since 2011
Though US oil is gradually creeping back up, the daily candle is still sporting its biggest single day drop outside (outside of the negative price fiasco of April 2020) since the market assurances following the Sep 11 attacks (specifically Sep...
Accountancy Firm Threatens Legal Action, Demands Phone numberAccountancy Firm Threatens Legal Action, Demands Phone Number
Yesterday an Oxford accountancy firm gave us 24 hours to take down an article which said they'd knowingly filed false tax returns. Today they're sending bizarre emails saying I have to give them my phone number or they will "get it...
Live Talk on Iranian Ceasefire Today at 11 A.m. ET
Join me and @jessicatarlov live today at 11 a.m. ET as we discuss the Iranian ceasefire. Sign up here: https://open.substack.com/live-stream/158030
Iran Halts Hormuz Shipping Amid Ceasefire Tensions
🚨 Iran STOPS tankers traveling through Hormuz ✅ Iran claims ceasefire breach by Israel. ✅ Israel claims ceasefire breach by Iran. ✅ Iran may withdraw from ceasefire. ✅ Trump says in-person talks Friday, though JD Vance may not show up. the morning after...
US Crude Stocks Rise 3.1 Mb, Diesel Demand Flagged
EIA: US commercial crude oil inventories increased by 3.1 mb to 464.7 mb. Products declined. Watch diesel ... diesel., diesel. https://t.co/1mveIh80Nu
Navy Exchanges Lose to Walmart, Target, Amazon Despite Tax‑free Perks
"Navy Exchange" stores offer military families tax-free, discounted shopping and "white glove" service... yet are still getting crushed by Walmart, Target, & Amazon https://t.co/cm3IKh2PWR https://t.co/DLIiIO0jSZ
FSRA Crackdown Forces Brokers to Lose Licenses, Face Fines
The Mortgage Broker Regulator FSRA Has Upped Its Game & More Brokers Will Lose Their Licenses & Be Fined There's 2 big reasons: - FSRA moves aggressively when they see wrong doing - The collapse of house prices reveals bad practices FAST More...
Seeking Ideal Publication Partners for a $16 Bundle
VERY HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION lets say that instead of paying nine bucks a month to read Extra Points, you could pay ~16ish and also get 1 or 2 other publications/paywalled podcasts. If that was possible, who would want...
AI Can Deliver Full Medical School Curriculum
On the future of medical education…. An “AI generated medical school” with “400 lectures for all four years — Over 1200 case studies, 16,000 figures and 20,000 quiz questions… a full curriculum map as well to track your progress…”...
LLMs Fuel Exaggerated Posts to Game Engagement Algorithms
“Social media algs reward engagement, and LLMs are excellent at writing in different styles, so people use LLMs to translate posts and news stories into [exaggerated, misleading] versions that get more engagement” I see a ton of that here. not good.
Shipowners Refuse Payments to Iran; Verify Sources
Interesting that the shipowners are not paying // not considering paying 🇮🇷 Important to follow people with good sourcing
RFK Jr. Pushes to Overturn Peptide Ban, Officials Dispute Claims
RFK Jr. May Reverse a Peptide Ban He Calls “Illegal.” Former FDA Officials Say He Mischaracterized Their Work. https://t.co/glqreTHvKA https://t.co/Vi4OTryX3p
Prediction Markets Now Track Hormuz Traffic, Not Ceasefire
The prediction markets have shifted from assessing when the US-Iran will reach their ceasefire to 'When will traffic at the Strait of Hormuz return to normal': https://t.co/86UZblCs7z
TIAGo Pro Enables Real-World Mobile Manipulation
TIAGo Pro: Advanced Mobile Manipulation Platform for Real-World #Robotics by @PALRobotics #Robots #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/3OJbL10llM
Healthcare's Consumer Shift: Inevitable Correction, Not Disruption
The consumerization of healthcare feels less like disruption and more like a correction. Every other industry moved toward convenience, transparency, and user control decades ago. Healthcare was always going to follow. #health #healthcare https://t.co/44LrXpyrx3
Trump‑Kim Talks Yielded No Disarmament, Left Kim Stronger
My experience watching Trump "negotiate" with Kim Jong Un was: Kim never offered to disarm, Pompeo would wishcast disarmament, lots of media would amplify, a couple of summits happened, but no deal emerged ... leaving Kim stronger than before. Maybe...
Tired of Meta‑only Advice; Want Alternatives for Growth
It is SUCH a bummer that every person I talk to tells me the only real path to meaningful audience growth is via Meta ads. I would rather give my money to *any* other platform.
Timing, Not Invention, Drove Sunscreen Success
1/ the harpist who killed seasonal sunscreen one of the smartest cpg moves of the last decade wasn’t inventing sunscreen. it was changing when people thought they needed it. https://t.co/kOgE7dHbc6
WSJ Parrots Chevron as California Refinery Demand Plummets
It's sad to watch the WSJ descend into simply rewriting Chevron press releases. Refiners are shutting in California because the state consumes far less oil than it used to. https://t.co/L0rNc3HvM4
Rokid Targets Hong Kong IPO for AI Glasses
Chinese AI glasses maker Rokid planning Hong Kong IPO: sources | South China Morning Post https://t.co/rl1YQ27ki8
Generac and CPower Launch DER Program for Businesses
Generac and CPower announce DER program for commercial and industrial customers #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/3i3DzZfHhe
Lymph-Node CD8+ T Cells Amplify PD-1 Blockade in GI Cancer
PD-1 antibody-bound progenitor-exhausted CD8+ T cells in lymph nodes boost PD-1-blockade anti-tumor immunity in gastrointestinal cancer https://t.co/VKoxzy6oUq https://t.co/cQG2sLWtL2
US Threatens 50% Tariffs on Iran‑weapon Suppliers
Getting back into the high and abrupt tariff implementation game. Threatening a 50% tariff (on goods sold to the US) on any country that supplies military weapons to Iran. That seems like it can get closer to a Section 232 approval...
Only One State Faces Iran-Driven Electricity Hike
Most Americans Won’t See Electricity Prices Rise Because of Iran. This State Will. #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/gu4pNy9g1B https://t.co/vaUovVpRUC
Freight and Small Food Plants Exempt From Carbon Tax
Dear @TheTorontoSun, you keep publishing this and it remains incorrect. Freight transport is not subject to the industrial carbon tax. Also, almost all food processing plants are too small to be covered by industrial carbon pricing. https://t.co/abpQeVfFMS
Iran's Weakened Arsenal Questions Strait Control Agreement
Just watched @secwar and Chairman @thejointstaff press conference. Sec Hegseth said the Strait was open but that does not seem to match with the statements coming out of Iran. The litenty of destruction makes it appear that Iran has no offensive...
Orbiting Warehouses Enable Hour‑long Global Deliveries
What if your warehouse was in orbit? Aerospace company Inversion has built a space-based delivery vehicle called Arc that can drop cargo anywhere on earth in under an hour. No airports. No roads. This is what the next logistics frontier looks...
JPMorgan CEO Says AI Winners Remain Unpredictable
🔺 JPMorgan Chase CEO Dimon: We can't predict AI winners and losers yet https://t.co/MB1h3gIH1m https://t.co/iY9bYkSfk9
Trump Flips Gunboat Diplomacy, Urging China to Enforce.
“When Trump called on China…to send ‘War Ships’ to the Strait of Hormuz…the painful history of 19th century ‘gunboat diplomacy’ was suddenly inverted as Trump asked China, once a victim, to join in as an enforcer.” @JohnDelury https://t.co/QxfBKrJe7m
Own Your Audience: Distribution Beats SEO Reliance
A $50M media company. 19 employees. Built from a small town. The moat wasn’t content... It was distribution. Traffic spikes are rented. Email lists are owned. If you’re still relying only on SEO, you don’t have a strategy. You have exposure. This conversation is...