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Industry Insiders Prefer Toast Over SkyTab Despite Higher Cost
SocialApr 7, 2026

Industry Insiders Prefer Toast Over SkyTab Despite Higher Cost

Former VP at $FOUR notes that a majority of industry insiders would say that Toast is better than SkyTab for restaurants. He talks about how Toast has older software in a good way, as it means all of the kinks...

By Speedwell Research
Questioning Chip's Role Replacing Marvell Backend for TPU
SocialApr 7, 2026

Questioning Chip's Role Replacing Marvell Backend for TPU

Wasn’t this the chip that supposedly was going to replace $MRVL back end design for TPU?

By Patrick Moorhead
Tubulis Secures $5B Gilead Acquisition After CEO Vision
SocialApr 7, 2026

Tubulis Secures $5B Gilead Acquisition After CEO Vision

Last year I visited @Tubulis_GmbH in Munich, Germany. Here's what CEO Dominik Schumacher told me they were aiming to do. Congrats on today's acquisition by @gilead for up to $5B, and congrats to @schroederthilo who raved to me about this...

By Brad Loncar
Rome Court Orders Netflix to Refund Illegal Price Hikes
SocialApr 7, 2026

Rome Court Orders Netflix to Refund Illegal Price Hikes

A Rome court has ruled that Netflix's price increases in Italy between 2017-2024 were illegal and that it must refund customers and roll back its price adjustments. Customers on the Premium plan continuously from 2017 are entitled to €500 in...

By Eric Seufert
Test Pilot Arie Slagter Shares Why He Joined RAeS
SocialApr 7, 2026

Test Pilot Arie Slagter Shares Why He Joined RAeS

This month's New Member Spotlight - experimental test pilot Arie Slagter explains why he joined the RAeS #avgeek https://t.co/bILBZlUMDC https://t.co/2pZZeWjWt9

By Tim Robinson
Defense AI Group Budget Jumps 24,000% to $54.6B
SocialApr 7, 2026

Defense AI Group Budget Jumps 24,000% to $54.6B

"...The [Defense Autonomous Working Group] would command a $54.6 billion budget entering the next fiscal year. To spare you the math, that represents a jaw-dropping, year-over-year increase of 24,166.67%." https://t.co/rnUtdKWEvJ via @TheDEWLine

By Brian Everstine
Energy Transition Minerals Faces Likely Greenland Licence Rejection
SocialApr 7, 2026

Energy Transition Minerals Faces Likely Greenland Licence Rejection

Australia's Energy Transition Minerals faces likely licence renewal rejection for Greenland rare earths project - https://t.co/kKkXGXMcAO

By Ernest Scheyder
Driving Exams May Boost Trust in Autonomous Cars
SocialApr 7, 2026

Driving Exams May Boost Trust in Autonomous Cars

Can driving exams for autonomous cars increase the trustworthiness of these systems? A recent Focus discusses whether this model could build trust without shifting responsibility away from manufacturers. Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/iwDfY6PZZb

By Science Robotics
Facebook's $6B Settlement Reveals Deep Privacy Cover‑up
SocialApr 7, 2026

Facebook's $6B Settlement Reveals Deep Privacy Cover‑up

All eyes have been on Facebook's child harm jury trials but DC attorney general office back in trial court at 9:30am in privacy/data case derailed for yrs while FB settled related matters for $6B+ growing. Many highly sensitive aspects of...

By Jason Kint
Cheering the Clash of War and Soaring Freight Costs
SocialApr 7, 2026

Cheering the Clash of War and Soaring Freight Costs

Interesting to observe which people are cheering the overlap of bombs dropping and freight prices increasing.

By Eric Johnson
X7 Humanoid Robot Streamlines Hospital Medication Dispensing
SocialApr 7, 2026

X7 Humanoid Robot Streamlines Hospital Medication Dispensing

Meet X7: The Humanoid #Robot Helping Dispense Medicines in Hospitals by @CyberRobooo #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology #AI #ML https://t.co/XwQfzq5NNf

By Ron van Loon
Ethnic Grocers Fill Gaps Left by Legacy Chains
SocialApr 7, 2026

Ethnic Grocers Fill Gaps Left by Legacy Chains

Shoppers closes in Capitol Heights. New Grand Mart leases the 34,000 SF within months. Legacy grocers are shrinking. Ethnic and international grocers are expanding into exactly the spaces they leave behind. Is your retail asset positioned for who’s actually growing...

By Hendo Realty
Persistence Pays: Olson Wins After Multiple Court Defeats
SocialApr 7, 2026

Persistence Pays: Olson Wins After Multiple Court Defeats

Ted Olson lost 7x in NJ federal courts and CA3 (twice), got rehearing and lost again (a third L), had cert denied the first time, and ultimately prevailed. That one was a much longer shot. Strong dissent from Roth, but...

By Daniel Wallach
Dark Shipping Boosts Hormuz Oil Flow to 12 Mb/D
SocialApr 7, 2026

Dark Shipping Boosts Hormuz Oil Flow to 12 Mb/D

Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is up. You don't see that in publicly available data like these from Bloomberg, because ships now transiting are travelling "dark." I'd say we're now at 12 mb/d out of the Persian...

By Robin Brooks
Exercise Cuts Visceral Fat, Boosts Insulin Sensitivity in NIDDM
SocialApr 7, 2026

Exercise Cuts Visceral Fat, Boosts Insulin Sensitivity in NIDDM

Mobilization of Visceral Adipose Tissue Related to the Improvement in Insulin Sensitivity in Response to Physical Training in NIDDM: Effects of branched-chain amino acid supplements 🔘"Patients who exercised increased their VO2 peak by 41% and their insulin sensitivity by 46%... 🔘with a...

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
AI Fuels 36% M&A Surge via Billion‑dollar Deals
SocialApr 7, 2026

AI Fuels 36% M&A Surge via Billion‑dollar Deals

AI’s increasing impact on M&A Global deal values increased by 36% in 2025, driven by roughly 600 transactions above US$1 billion, while value across the remaining approximately 47,000 transactions was flat year over year. https://t.co/E3QRMfiQbT #cio

By Isaac Sacolick
India Leverages Thorium to Outlast Global Uranium Limits
SocialApr 7, 2026

India Leverages Thorium to Outlast Global Uranium Limits

India has ~2% of global uranium but ~25% of thorium. What was once a weakness became a strategy. In the 1950s, Homi Bhabha designed a 3-stage program: • Uranium → Plutonium • Plutonium → Breeds more fuel • Thorium → U-233 India holds ~846,000 tonnes of...

By Raman Kumar
AI Engines Heavily Cite Top Journalists and Outlets
SocialApr 7, 2026

AI Engines Heavily Cite Top Journalists and Outlets

The ranking is based on 15 million AI response citations gathered by Muckrack in what it calls “generative pulse data” -> Which journalists and news outlets are most cited by AI answer engines? https://t.co/FbjYIvK7H0 https://t.co/28XLOVzZ9t

By Glenn Gabe
Sarcopenia Doubles Death and Disability Risk in Seniors
SocialApr 7, 2026

Sarcopenia Doubles Death and Disability Risk in Seniors

As a medical school professor, I can tell you the most dangerous disease you have never heard of is sarcopenia -- and a massive new meta-analysis just proved it. A 2026 Frontiers in Nutrition review of thousands of community-dwelling older adults...

By Robert Lufkin, MD
Only Free Markets, Not Central Banks, Set Rates
SocialApr 7, 2026

Only Free Markets, Not Central Banks, Set Rates

"Central banks in general—and the Fed in particular—are on a mission impossible. They don’t know what the interest rate should be. Nobody does. That’s something only a voluntary market of savers and borrowers, dealing in honest money, can determine." #DebtSpiral

By Samantha LaDuc
Mid‑funnel Nurturing Cuts CPA 38% in 60 Days
SocialApr 7, 2026

Mid‑funnel Nurturing Cuts CPA 38% in 60 Days

Lately, more businesses are coming with ₹3L+ ad spend but declining ROI. There’s a silent doubt — “Are ads just getting expensive now?” They assume rising CPMs are the problem. But deeper inside, it’s poor funnel depth — no mid-stage nurturing, only cold-to-sale...

By Premlata (Meta + Google Ads)
Four‑Month MDF Cuts NAFLD Liver Fat by 24%
SocialApr 7, 2026

Four‑Month MDF Cuts NAFLD Liver Fat by 24%

"The 4-month intervention with this MDF was effective in reducing IHTC in patients with NAFLD by an absolute reduction of −5.89% and a relative reduction of −24.30% after adjusting for weight loss. Such effect was partly mediated by altered composition...

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
US Launches Strikes on Iran's Strategic Kharg Island
SocialApr 7, 2026

US Launches Strikes on Iran's Strategic Kharg Island

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. military conducted strikes on military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, the Axios news outlet reported on Tuesday, citing an unidentified senior U.S. official.

By Guy Faulconbridge
Tech Revolution Will Redefine Some Medical Specialties More Than Others
SocialApr 7, 2026

Tech Revolution Will Redefine Some Medical Specialties More Than Others

Every medical specialty will transform differently due to the technological revolution. In certain fields, such as nursing, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, innovation will have much less impact than on dentistry, cardiology or pathology.  In this e-book, we specify in detail how...

By Bertalan Meskó, PhD
Hybrid Innovation Fuels Continuous Improvement Over Perfect Plans
SocialApr 7, 2026

Hybrid Innovation Fuels Continuous Improvement Over Perfect Plans

Too many institutions wait for perfect transformation plans. The reality is progress comes from continuous improvement. In this episode, I explain why hybrid innovation is the key to moving forward. Watch the full video: https://t.co/3EzvLwQdvE https://t.co/B7xXQ0O58C

By Jim Marous
Real Progress Lies in 0‑to‑PCC Data, Not AI Hype
SocialApr 7, 2026

Real Progress Lies in 0‑to‑PCC Data, Not AI Hype

Check out my article in @FastCompany on AI drug discovery revolution. From one perspective, it may feel like I am turning into a version of Derek Lowe - AI skeptic. And when I read another interview with the IT...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
US Victory Claim Pushes Allies to Guard Hormuz
SocialApr 7, 2026

US Victory Claim Pushes Allies to Guard Hormuz

Declaring "mission accomplished" for the US isn't a climb-down. Instead, it'll force the hand of others who so far are failing to step up to protect the Strait of Hormuz, so it'll bail in Europe and Asia. That's a smart...

By Robin Brooks
China's Fuel Export Ban Threatens Australia's Jet Fuel Supply
SocialApr 7, 2026

China's Fuel Export Ban Threatens Australia's Jet Fuel Supply

Note that the Chinese readout doesn't mention energy security at all. Elephant in the room is China's fuel export ban. Australia imported a third of its jet fuel from China last year.

By Lewis Jackson
Ackman's 78% Premium Is Merely a Self‑valued Projection.
SocialApr 7, 2026

Ackman's 78% Premium Is Merely a Self‑valued Projection.

the “78% premium” that Ackman is advertising isn’t really a premium in the classical M&A sense… it’s just his view of future value of UMG with him in charge after a basically all-stock merger🙄: https://t.co/otTHJExZ64

By Sujeet Indap
Gene Therapy Poised to Redefine Obesity Treatment Landscape
SocialApr 7, 2026

Gene Therapy Poised to Redefine Obesity Treatment Landscape

1/GLP-1 obesity and weight-loss drugs - such as $NVO Ozempic & Wegovy and $LLY Zepbound & Mounjaro have long become a household name - making Obesity the fastest growing market in the BioTech and Pharma ecosystem and generating unprecedented revenues....

By Yair Einhorn
Rep. Matsui’s BEAD Stance Shifts Between 2025, 2026 Letters
SocialApr 7, 2026

Rep. Matsui’s BEAD Stance Shifts Between 2025, 2026 Letters

D.C. Memo: Will the Real Rep. @DorisMatsui, California Democrat, Please Stand Up? The Golden State lawmaker took positions in a March 27, 2026 letter to @NTIAgov Administrator @ArielleRothNTIA that contradicted her positions in a Nov. 25, 2025 letter to...

By Ted Hearn
DHS Threatens to Strip Customs From Sanctuary Airports
SocialApr 7, 2026

DHS Threatens to Strip Customs From Sanctuary Airports

DHS Secretary Floats Pulling Customs From Sanctuary City Airports — JFK, LAX, O’Hare And SFO Lose All International Flights - View from the Wing https://t.co/ktF2k1YxTq

By Gary Leff
Outdated 2015 Procurement Strategy Stifles Margins and Speed
SocialApr 7, 2026

Outdated 2015 Procurement Strategy Stifles Margins and Speed

Margins are light, decisions take too long and competitors move first – but nothing looks broken. A 2015 procurement strategy is usually why. Here’s what’s happening. 👉 https://t.co/NRZ74HPI5G #Procurement #SupplyChain https://t.co/Gj3zdEqHrH

By Jim Tompkins
Kalshi Lands Major Partnership, Data to Power Fox News
SocialApr 7, 2026

Kalshi Lands Major Partnership, Data to Power Fox News

NEW: After cutting deals with CNN and CNBC, the prediction market Kalshi has made arguably its biggest deal yet. It is getting into business with Fox, where its data will be baked into Fox News programming.

By Alex Weprin
AI Halves MRI Scan Time with Synthetic Image Interpolation
SocialApr 7, 2026

AI Halves MRI Scan Time with Synthetic Image Interpolation

A new AI software that essentially fills in the blanks between image slices with synthetic images, enables 2x MRI acceleration ! 👇 “Scans of the abdomen that previously took around 23 minutes now are finished within just nine minutes.” 👏...

By Amine Korchi, MD
Brent Bulls Bet on Escalation, Buying 22M Barrels
SocialApr 7, 2026

Brent Bulls Bet on Escalation, Buying 22M Barrels

Brent bulls focus on escalation not mediation Investors remain exceptionally bullish about the outlook for Brent as prices grind higher and the United States and Iran show no indication of ending the conflict that has slowed exports from the Persian Gulf...

By John Kemp
AI Generates 500+ UGC Videos Daily, No Camera
SocialApr 7, 2026

AI Generates 500+ UGC Videos Daily, No Camera

R.I.P. manual UGC creation. OpenCreator + OpenClaw = 500+ videos/day without touching a camera. One prompt and my bot cranked out multiple UGC videos. No filming, no actors, just done. https://t.co/1wYMz6Z76I

By Hasan Toor
Law Firms May Turn Into Fully Automated Dark Factories
SocialApr 7, 2026

Law Firms May Turn Into Fully Automated Dark Factories

In less than three years parts of your law firm could become Dark Factories. Places where the work is so automated, that there are no people there to need the lights turned on in the room. https://t.co/d4nG54H0e5 https://t.co/I8Oe8dCJya

By Greg Lambert
Food Prices Stable Now, Risk Rising Post‑2026 Conflict
SocialApr 7, 2026

Food Prices Stable Now, Risk Rising Post‑2026 Conflict

Food prices are stable for now, supported by sufficient availability & high stocks, with only marginal inflation across major economies. But if the conflict persists, risks shift forward: higher input costs or shift to other crops will push prices up...

By Máximo Torero
Costco Hot Dog Combo Still Cheap in 2026
SocialApr 7, 2026

Costco Hot Dog Combo Still Cheap in 2026

"How Much Would Costco's Hot Dog & Soda Combo Cost In 2026 If It Accounted For Inflation?" https://t.co/1qBezFp3ev https://t.co/OHlbV9LjwN

By Scott Lincicome
Boost SPR Now to Hedge Future Conflict‑Driven Oil Spikes
SocialApr 7, 2026

Boost SPR Now to Hedge Future Conflict‑Driven Oil Spikes

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Approximate capacity 714M barrels Current Status 415M barrels Just a thought, next time military actions might have consequences that may disrupt or otherwise cause the prices of Crude, fuel, gas to spike, you should increase the SPR...

By InterestArb
CATL Panics as Lepidolite and Sodium‑ion Fail
SocialApr 7, 2026

CATL Panics as Lepidolite and Sodium‑ion Fail

As I said on the last podcast episode, @catl_official is in a mild panic about their #lithium vulnerability. Lepidolite & sodium-ion announcements didn’t get the job done. https://t.co/wzVN70Tt6r

By Joe Lowry ("Mr. Lithium")
Fuel Spike Forces 18% Trucks to Park, Cuts Miles
SocialApr 7, 2026

Fuel Spike Forces 18% Trucks to Park, Cuts Miles

DAT Freight & Analytics survey of 540 trucking firms: About 18% had parked trucks due to the surge in fuel prices because of the Iran war. About 45% were driving fewer miles, while 44% were avoiding particularly heavy loads that...

By Cathy Morrow Roberson
Board Meetings Now Focused on Selling to Anthropic
SocialApr 7, 2026

Board Meetings Now Focused on Selling to Anthropic

Every Q1 board meeting just got a “So guys, how do we sell the company to Anthropic? ” Question added to the agenda 😂

By Paul Yacoubian
Three-Step Cart Flow Boosts Recovery From 2% to 16.5%
SocialApr 7, 2026

Three-Step Cart Flow Boosts Recovery From 2% to 16.5%

Beardbrand automated 10% of their monthly revenue with a 3-step abandoned cart flow that recovered 16.5% of all carts. Meanwhile you're sending one generic abandoned cart email and wondering why your recovery rate is stuck at 2%.

By Kamil Sattar
Russia Supplied Targeting Data for Iran's Strike on US Base
SocialApr 7, 2026

Russia Supplied Targeting Data for Iran's Strike on US Base

Iran was able to successfully strike Prince Sultan Air Base, which is a U.S. base in Saudi Arabia. And guess who supplied Iran with the targeting data necessary to carry out the strike? The Russians. Full Newsletter: https://t.co/YsSsWUgabS https://t.co/y7D0Jcdg3V

By Peter Zeihan
Microdosing Lacks Scientific Validity and Therapeutic Effect
SocialApr 7, 2026

Microdosing Lacks Scientific Validity and Therapeutic Effect

What does 'microdosing' even mean in this context? It is likely to have no therapeutic effect at all. You might as well just drop it in the ocean. This is not a scientific valid strategy.

By Vishal Gulati
Vance’s Orban Backing May Hurt U.S. Interests
SocialApr 7, 2026

Vance’s Orban Backing May Hurt U.S. Interests

Is Vance's support of Orban, Russia's most important asset in Europe, really in America's national interest?

By Anne Applebaum
Humanity and Excellence Thrive Together in Supportive Healthcare Cultures
SocialApr 7, 2026

Humanity and Excellence Thrive Together in Supportive Healthcare Cultures

If you work in medicine, you know the feeling of being asked to deliver more while the system quietly strips away the humanity required to do the job well. That is what makes this episode of The Podcast by KevinMD worth...

By Kevin Pho, MD