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Aging Mechanisms Are Now Engineerable, Says SynBioBeta
SocialApr 21, 2026

Aging Mechanisms Are Now Engineerable, Says SynBioBeta

Aging isn't just inevitable decline. It's a set of biological systems that are starting to look engineerable. #SynBioBeta2026 is May 4-7th in San Jose, California, you can learn more about the conference and get your tickets here: https://t.co/8abYWJ1GbK DNA damage accumulates. Protein...

By John Cumbers
Oil Surge Makes 2026 Fed Rate Cuts Unlikely
SocialApr 21, 2026

Oil Surge Makes 2026 Fed Rate Cuts Unlikely

WTI back at $88, with the Strait closed again, means the Fed's path just got harder. Energy feeds into CPI with a lag, so every week oil stays elevated, and every dollar above $80 is another month of sticky inflation prints....

By Kurt S. Altrichter
Insurers Reject Medicare Obesity Coverage, Govt Steps In
SocialApr 21, 2026

Insurers Reject Medicare Obesity Coverage, Govt Steps In

The insurers didn't want to play ball on Medicare + obesity med coverage, so the govt will pick up the tab. "Balance" program indefinitely delayed, Max reports (after rushing out of the award lunch where he just won for his...

By Drew Armstrong
Vertical Bifacial PV Beats Tilted Systems in UK
SocialApr 21, 2026

Vertical Bifacial PV Beats Tilted Systems in UK

Vertical bifacial PV outperforms tilted PV systems in the UK #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/L6DFEo1iJ1

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Opendoor Eliminates Late‑night Key‑drop Hassles
SocialApr 21, 2026

Opendoor Eliminates Late‑night Key‑drop Hassles

Things you don't need to deal with w/Opendoor. Part 1 of n. "Realtor/property manager texted me at 10 PM asking to leave a key outside for a prospective buyers self guided tour" - Reddit, Feb 2026

By Morgan Brown
Europe Must Forge Military Ties with Japan, Korea, India
SocialApr 21, 2026

Europe Must Forge Military Ties with Japan, Korea, India

Yes. Europe needs to get closer to Japan (and Korea) militarily and geopolitically. As does India.

By Noah Smith
Trump’s Truce Extension Exposes U.S. Weakness Amid Iran Blockade
SocialApr 21, 2026

Trump’s Truce Extension Exposes U.S. Weakness Amid Iran Blockade

So let me get this straight: Iran not only refuses further negotiations, it doesn't even bother to show up, is keeping the Strait of Hormuz blocked -- and Donald Trump, after all the bravado, threats of extermination, and chest-thumping, just...

By Illia Ponomarenko
World's First Longevity Board Launched to Accelerate Aging Therapies
SocialApr 21, 2026

World's First Longevity Board Launched to Accelerate Aging Therapies

I am very happy to report that we formed the world's first Longevity Board at the public biotechnology company. Our objective is to discover and develop longevity therapeutics with pipeline-in-a-product potential. GLP-1 therapeutics paved the way and demonstrated the path...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Ookla Data Shows Starlink D2D Rollout in Peru
SocialApr 21, 2026

Ookla Data Shows Starlink D2D Rollout in Peru

The gradual rollout of D2D is clearly visible in Ookla data for Peru, where Starlink Mobile launched D2D services with Entel in December: https://t.co/PajgLybGDh https://t.co/qhkkFr9Vev

By Mike Dano
Ookla Maps Growing D2D Satellite Connections Across Nations
SocialApr 21, 2026

Ookla Maps Growing D2D Satellite Connections Across Nations

Ookla data helps to shine a light on progress in the D2D marketplace via data derived from Android smartphones that register with satellites. Here are the countries where Ookla has recorded such connections between July 2025 and March 2026: https://t.co/PajgLybGDh...

By Mike Dano
Efficiency Standards Boost Affordability and Grid Reliability
SocialApr 21, 2026

Efficiency Standards Boost Affordability and Grid Reliability

Appliance Efficiency Standards: A Proven Tool for Affordability and Grid Reliability #energysky -- via RMI https://t.co/kNBlp5mNwK

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Energy Stocks Offer Opportunities Amid Middle East Uncertainty
SocialApr 21, 2026

Energy Stocks Offer Opportunities Amid Middle East Uncertainty

No one knows how the Middle East plays out. But energy setups are there if you’re looking. $CRC $VG $EQNR $APA $XLE https://t.co/yXaphla7Kt

By Wall Street Wingman
Cockpit Display Strikes Captain, Causes Incapacitation on Takeoff
SocialApr 21, 2026

Cockpit Display Strikes Captain, Causes Incapacitation on Takeoff

Southwest Captain Incapacitated After Cockpit Display Smacked Him In The Head During Takeoff - View from the Wing https://t.co/wl3j3a1nqe

By Gary Leff
From Vance's Trip Cancelled to Iran Ceasefire in Minutes
SocialApr 21, 2026

From Vance's Trip Cancelled to Iran Ceasefire in Minutes

We went from reports of Vance's trip cancellation to an #Iran ceasefire extension in roughly 20 minutes...

By Eric Martin
Europe Targets ‘Valley of Death’ Gap in Aerospace R&D
SocialApr 21, 2026

Europe Targets ‘Valley of Death’ Gap in Aerospace R&D

"Research is of little value if it is not applied" - How Europe is aiming to cross the 'Valley of Death' in aerospace R&D. #avgeek https://t.co/HawMWSX6y6 https://t.co/aPOjYcskDd

By Tim Robinson
Virgin Voyages Welcomes All—Except Passengers Under 18
SocialApr 21, 2026

Virgin Voyages Welcomes All—Except Passengers Under 18

Virgin Voyages CMO Nathan Rosenberg said yesterday in a live Q&A: “Everyone may not choose us but we want everyone to feel welcome. Except kids under 18.”

By Jen Ruiz
Blockade Persists: No War, No Peace, No Shipments
SocialApr 21, 2026

Blockade Persists: No War, No Peace, No Shipments

Trump: I have therefore directed our Military to continue the Blockade and, in all other respects, remain ready and able, and will therefore extend the Ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted. - So: No war No peace No ships No oil, LNG, fertilizer, or...

By Jim Bianco
Balancing Economic Scale with Countering Rival Coercion
SocialApr 21, 2026

Balancing Economic Scale with Countering Rival Coercion

Thoughtful essay from @edwardfishman on how to "preserve the scale modern economies require while neutralizing the coercive power of rivals such as China and Russia" https://t.co/1cxfvxMWWB

By Matthew C. Klein
Trump Extends Ceasefire, Maintains Military Blockade
SocialApr 21, 2026

Trump Extends Ceasefire, Maintains Military Blockade

Closing Bell TACOs President Trump extends ceasefire until Iran proposal is submitted; U.S. military will continue blockade

By Joe Kunkle
Trump Extends Ceasefire, Giving Iran Time for Unity
SocialApr 21, 2026

Trump Extends Ceasefire, Giving Iran Time for Unity

THIS JUST IN: Trump extends the ceasefire to allow more time for a fractured leadership in #Iran to come up with a unified proposal

By Eric Martin
Tenstorrent Demo Shows Ultra‑fast Video Generation on 256 BlackHole Chips
SocialApr 21, 2026

Tenstorrent Demo Shows Ultra‑fast Video Generation on 256 BlackHole Chips

.@tenstorrent will launch its new gen cluster-scale systems next week, but in the mean time, Jim Keller @jimkxa and Jasmina Vasiljevic @JasminaVas gave me a sneak preview of their video generation demo running on 256 BlackHole chips (spoiler - it's...

By Sally Ward-Foxton
Kallas Pushes Free Hormuz Passage, Hints Toll
SocialApr 21, 2026

Kallas Pushes Free Hormuz Passage, Hints Toll

Kallas is arguing for free passage through Hormuz. Sounds like someone is brewing on building a tollbooth

By Mads Christiansen
Lilly's Retatrutide Achieves 28.7% Weight Loss, Higher Dropouts
SocialApr 21, 2026

Lilly's Retatrutide Achieves 28.7% Weight Loss, Higher Dropouts

Lilly’s triple G agonist boasts 28.7% weight loss in Phase III trial Lilly is investigating retatrutide in seven other Phase III trials, which are due to read out in 2026. 👨🏻‍⚕️“Discontinuation rates due to adverse events were 12.2% and 18.2% with retatrutide...

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
Real‑world Moments Get Labeled as IRL Fortnite Events
SocialApr 21, 2026

Real‑world Moments Get Labeled as IRL Fortnite Events

i saw a TikTok comment that said: “this is an IRL Fortnite event” haha https://t.co/nBvFMowUxH

By Blake Robbins
Iran Conflict and Lower Rates Reshape Housing Market
SocialApr 21, 2026

Iran Conflict and Lower Rates Reshape Housing Market

How the Iran Conflict and Falling Rates Are Impacting the Housing Market https://t.co/9umONc87Wf via @YouTube

By Logan Mohtashami
Brent Surpasses $100 as VP Vance Cancels Islamabad Trip
SocialApr 21, 2026

Brent Surpasses $100 as VP Vance Cancels Islamabad Trip

Brent oil is back above $100 after US Vice President JD Vance called off his Islamabad trip. This follows Iran’s refusal to join talks there to negotiate an end to the War or, at the minimum, extend the ceasefire, which is...

By Mohamed El‑Erian
Prefer Predictable Daytime Data over Volatile Weekend Announcements
SocialApr 21, 2026

Prefer Predictable Daytime Data over Volatile Weekend Announcements

I personally prefer regular monthly market data updates during regular business hours over sporadic and capricious evening/weekend announcements that can move the price of the world's largest commodity market by 10% or more. So, if we could get back to that...

By Rory Johnston
NHL TV Ratings Surge 30% on ESPN/ABC
SocialApr 21, 2026

NHL TV Ratings Surge 30% on ESPN/ABC

Very good year for the NHL as far as viewership on ESPN/ABC. ESPN averaged 760K viewers across 54 games on ABC and ESPN, up 30 percent over last year. New measurement helps, as do increased games on ABC. But we definitely...

By Richard Deitsch
Microsoft Launches AI‑focused Premium Content Marketplace to Challenge Google
SocialApr 21, 2026

Microsoft Launches AI‑focused Premium Content Marketplace to Challenge Google

NEW: @Microsoft saw @Google become the dominant information marketplace over past 20 years. Now, it wants to get ahead for AI era. — The company is building a premium content marketplace for publishers, advertisers and merchants to transact on — It's...

By Sara Fischer
United Exec Slams AA CEO, Calls Him No Bob
SocialApr 21, 2026

United Exec Slams AA CEO, Calls Him No Bob

Top United Executive Trashes American Airlines CEO: ‘He’s No Bob Crandall’ - View from the Wing https://t.co/BIl4H8M9BB

By Gary Leff
TAP Pilots Warn Lufthansa: Union‑hostile Culture Threatens Airline Peace
SocialApr 21, 2026

TAP Pilots Warn Lufthansa: Union‑hostile Culture Threatens Airline Peace

TAP Air Portugal pilots’ union just fired a warning shot at Lufthansa. In a letter to the government, SPAC accused the German group of union-hostile practices and said bringing that culture to TAP would destroy “social peace” at the airline. Down...

By Fahad Naim
Trump’s War Tactics Alienate Key Asian Allies
SocialApr 21, 2026

Trump’s War Tactics Alienate Key Asian Allies

My take on the Trump's war strategy on @MarioNawfal: "Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Philippines, and India are under the gun. The US-Israeli war has imposed massive costs on them. Now they are pivoting away from the US." TRUMP = A MASTERCLASS IN HOW...

By Steve Hanke
NASA Livestream Starts at 4:15 Pm ET, Not 4:00
SocialApr 21, 2026

NASA Livestream Starts at 4:15 Pm ET, Not 4:00

NASA's YouTube livestream for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope event shows it will begin at 4:15 pm ET instead of 4:00 pm ET. https://t.co/c9eRdvAG2E

By Marcia Smith
T‑Mobile’s Speed Edge Is Irrelevant to Users
SocialApr 21, 2026

T‑Mobile’s Speed Edge Is Irrelevant to Users

.@TMobile 's network strength is statistically meaningless. Being 10-20 Mbps faster than @Verizon changes nothing in user experience. The speed war is over and carriers are too busy bragging to notice the battlegrounds have shifted. 🧵🔥

By Roger Entner
From 1907 Gyroplane to 2010 Parrot: Quadcopter Era Begins
SocialApr 21, 2026

From 1907 Gyroplane to 2010 Parrot: Quadcopter Era Begins

The very first quadcopter prototype was the Breguet-Richet Gyroplane No. 1, created in 1907 by Breguet Aviation in France. The first consumer quadcopter drone was the Parrot AR.Drone, released in 2010 by French company Parrot SA. It was also the first...

By François Chollet
Brent Crude Surges Past $100 Mark Again
SocialApr 21, 2026

Brent Crude Surges Past $100 Mark Again

*VANCE CALLED OFF TRIP TO PAKISTAN: AP And just like that Brent breaks back above the magic $100 treshold https://t.co/6zbrIXzw1c

By Rory Johnston
Young Creators Self‑harm for Clicks Beyond MrBeast's Imagination
SocialApr 21, 2026

Young Creators Self‑harm for Clicks Beyond MrBeast's Imagination

At any given moments there are dozens of young men torturing themselves for views in ways MrBeast could only dream of

By Taylor Lorenz
Nostalgic Squirtle Evolution Meets Pokémon Periodic Table
SocialApr 21, 2026

Nostalgic Squirtle Evolution Meets Pokémon Periodic Table

This brings back fond memories as a child, when my Squirtle would reach level 16 and evolve into a Wartoolse.

By Luke Kawa
Seniors Dominate Homeownership in America’s Prime Cities
SocialApr 21, 2026

Seniors Dominate Homeownership in America’s Prime Cities

"Older Americans own much of the most desirable real estate in the country’s best cities & they are not moving. The 70-to-74 age group has highest homeownership rate in the nation — above 80 percent — and those 75 and...

By W. Bradford Wilcox
Trade Official's Import Limits Raised Fertilizer Costs for Farmers
SocialApr 21, 2026

Trade Official's Import Limits Raised Fertilizer Costs for Farmers

"If the president is worried about high fertilizer prices, he might want to have a conversation with his top trade official... [who] lobbied for policies that limited fertilizer imports and drove up prices for American farmers." Drain. The. Swamp. https://t.co/IU5lNBpAfN https://t.co/OcSBv6gDxx

By Scott Lincicome
Monoclonal Antibodies Boost Fight Against Infectious Diseases
SocialApr 21, 2026

Monoclonal Antibodies Boost Fight Against Infectious Diseases

This is a great conversation w @Invivyd chairman and @politico today on why monoclonal antibodies will enhance our war against infectious diseases.

By Michael Mina
When Podcasts Turn Into Reaction Shows
SocialApr 21, 2026

When Podcasts Turn Into Reaction Shows

When it did become a thing for podcasts to just be reactions to other podcasts what is this

By Bernadette Joy Cruz Maulion
UK Government Deploys Facial Recognition After Legal Defeat
SocialApr 21, 2026

UK Government Deploys Facial Recognition After Legal Defeat

Facial recognition systems are being rolled out by the government en masse in the UK after a legal challenge failed https://t.co/MBGN9olCI6

By Taylor Lorenz
Private Credit Drowning in Bad AI‑Focused Loans
SocialApr 21, 2026

Private Credit Drowning in Bad AI‑Focused Loans

FT summing up a recent Sona report: "Private credit is full of cruddy loans issued by companies that couldn’t get financed anywhere else, and assembled haphazardly into rattlebags, rather than carefully constructed portfolios, by dealmakers (cosplaying as managers) who get...

By Trevor Noren
Cancer Care’s Hidden Burden: 54 Days of Time Toxicity
SocialApr 21, 2026

Cancer Care’s Hidden Burden: 54 Days of Time Toxicity

At Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Khrystyna Levytska reveals underrecognized issue in cancer care: time toxicity Patients spend median of 54 d/yr interacting w/ healthcare As people live longer, we have to improve how they spend that time Solutions: bundle care, expand home-based services https://t.co/4c23jVbBYO

By Brennan Spiegel, MD
NASA Reveals New Skyfall Helicopter Mars Landing Render
SocialApr 21, 2026

NASA Reveals New Skyfall Helicopter Mars Landing Render

New rendering (at least to me) shared by NASA's Lori Glaze today of multiple Skyfall helicopters during entry, descent, and landing on Mars. https://t.co/WW0NWRzQPf

By Stephen Clark
DHL Sees European Jet Fuel Through June, Asia Uncertain
SocialApr 21, 2026

DHL Sees European Jet Fuel Through June, Asia Uncertain

DHL expects jet fuel supplies into June for Europe, but has doubts over Asia https://t.co/kxr0837JmW

By Jamie Freed
LLMs Beat JEPA World Models on Sparse Biological Data
SocialApr 21, 2026

LLMs Beat JEPA World Models on Sparse Biological Data

Sci-JEPA's and Biology: I'm testing & training LeCunn style JEPA's @SciRouterAI vs more classical Dual encoder LLMs (small 35k data sets) for novel molecule targets for disease quick scans. What's interesting is that even though world models have, in theory, powerful...

By Ryan Bethencourt
Creators of Culpium and Asianometry Launch New Podcast
SocialApr 21, 2026

Creators of Culpium and Asianometry Launch New Podcast

A new podcast from the names behind @Culpium and @Asianometry Listen, subscribe & like. We hope you enjoy. https://t.co/Psil1jt54O

By Tim Culpan