Timing Belts Deliver Precise Multi‑Axis Robot Wrist Motion
Inside Modern #Robot Wrists: How Timing Belts Enable Precision Multi-Axis Movement by @mechanical_4u #Robotics #Tech #Technology #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/x3UyfnNNKH
Banker Quits Lucrative Job for Peace over Pressure
A 24-year-old banker earning ₹17 lakh per annum… still quit A young banker, Chirag Madaan, left his high-paying job. Not for money but for peace. Today, a banking job often means sales pressure. Every month comes with big targets. Products include insurance, mutual funds, and...
Early Demand‑destruction Estimates Underestimate Global Barrel Shifts
I still personally struggle with these early demand destruction estimates. In many cases, a demanded barrel couldn’t be had at any price given acute initial shortages—presumably those who would still consume at higher prices will bid for other seaborne barrels, spreading...
Italy's Soaring Power Costs Expose Stubborn Gas Dependence
Italy rising power costs reveal gas reliance that’s hard to diversify https://t.co/gkD72hDglF via @Al_Brambilla https://t.co/lgz9odh4et
Define Operations First, Then Layer In Technology
Don't get lost in tech. Define your operating model first: workflows, roles, and responsibilities. Then, layer in the technology. This approach prevents wasted time and money on unused tech that disrupts operations. #SupplyChain #BusinessStrategy https://t.co/LhPqnk4ZfT
Asian Empty Tankers Queue up From Cape to Gulf
Empty tankers mainly from Asia form long lines from Cape of Good Hope to US Gulf Coast. Find out more in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/otCxFTFsEp
Maritime: The Untapped Frontier Amid Trump’s
Case made for maritime as the last great uninvested industry. Is Trump creating a new trade, supply chain, and maritime world scenario with his reactionary transactions? https://t.co/GHcSYLFqmF
Global Defence Surge Lifts BAE Systems 2025 Sales
BAE Systems lifted 2025 sales and backlog as global defence demand boosted aircraft and materials needs. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/04/bae-systems-defence-demand-lifts-sales.html
Truckload Spot Rates Surge to Cycle High, Diesel Drop Irrelevant
Truckload spot rates hit new cycle high on the daily at $3.22/mile, the highest levels since early March 2022. A week ago, daily truckload rates were at $3.07/mile. Spot rates are cooking despite diesel costs cooling, proof that the surge...
Inflammation, Not Cholesterol, Fuels Heart Disease
As a medical school professor, I have been saying this for years. Now Scientific American put it on the cover. "Your Heart In Flames" -- May 2026 issue. The argument: chronic inflammation, not cholesterol alone, is the real driver of cardiovascular disease. Up...
Trump Claims Blockade Gives Total Control of Strait
“I think we’re in a very strong negotiating position… the blockade has been a tremendous success. We totally control the Strait.” President Trump on @CNBC
Paramount‑Warner Merger Threatens Hollywood; Artists Sound Alarm
I like @RaheemKassam, but there's an obvious market power problem with Paramount buying Warner, which is why 4000+ artists and most of Hollywood opposes it. Netflix is a bit player in the dispute now. The populist right needs to see beyond...
Airlines Demand Ratings without Giving Attendants Proper Tools
Airlines don’t provide flight attendants with the tools they need to do the job, but they want passengers to rate crew performance. Tell me what’s wrong with this picture?
Joe Buck Nears ESPN Jeopardy Hosting Deal
Glass Break: Joe Buck is closing in on a deal to host ESPN Jeopardy. Details at @FOS https://t.co/m85X8S6YHY
Clean Aviation Forum Highlights Competitiveness, Sustainability, Sovereignty
'Competitiveness, Sustainability and Technological Sovereignty' - 3 key topics at the Clean Aviation Annual Forum in Brussels. RAeS Head of Research Naomi Allen reports. #avgeek https://t.co/74ypOdKVw1 https://t.co/QAGBajr8Ps
US Navy Seizes Oil Tanker Tied to Iran Support
US military has successfully taken an oil tanker in INDOPACOM linked to 'material support for Iran' https://t.co/2kFoLSl7DD
US‑Canada Crude Surplus Could Drive Prices Toward $40
Lower Prices May Be Top Cure for US+Canada Surplus The recent WTI crude oil surge may add fuel to an incomplete low-price-cure cycle toward $40 a barrel. My graphic highlights a key reason why: the growing surplus in US and Canadian...
Self‑Experiment Shows High‑Dose Statins May Reduce Exercise Performance
1/2) Given emerging literature I decided to test, in a randomized, placebo-controlled crossover experiment conducted on myself whether high-dose statins would impair my exercise performance.
Medallia Loan Collapses, Blackstone Marks 60% Value
Blackstone has marked the Medallia loan down another 9 points to 60.3 as of Q1’26. It appears that Thoma Bravo has declined to recapitalize the company and it may be owned by its lenders soon. https://t.co/Duuu08riB1
ChatGPT Ads Launch CPC Campaigns with $3‑5 Bids
Interested in ChatGPT ads? Looks like CPC campaigns are live for some advertisers. @juokaz pinged me with some screenshots. You can select between Reach or Clicks for objective and then enter your Max CPC for the campaign. ChatGPT says to...
Trump Threatens to Cut Federal Funds over Sports Policies
President Trump has shown a willingness to pull federal money from colleges that fail to comply with his preferred policies. He could do that with schools that don't follow his preferred college sports policies. Now that would change college sports:...
Trump Exempts Indian iPhones, Taxes Chinese Ones Heavily
"Tim would call me, but never too much, and I would help him where I could." My CHARTS illustrate one example Though Trump put 20% tariffs in March 2025 on iPhones made in China, he EXEMPTED iPhones made in India...
December Corn Likely Slides Toward $4.30
December Corn May Lean Toward $4.30 vs. Above $5 New-crop December (Dec26) corn, at about $4.80 a bushel on April 20, may have a greater propensity to extend its life-of-contract low near $4.39 than to stay above the high of around...
Schrödinger's Strait: Is the Hormuz Passage Open or Closed?
Schrödinger's Strait: Is It Open or Closed | Week 7 Strait of Hormuz Recap (April 12 to 19) 🚨This video was filmed prior to the US seizure of Touska on April 19🚨 https://t.co/S1MyLGxu6t
Nicotinamide Riboside Blocks Lasting Mitochondrial Damage Post‑asphyxia
Long-term region-specific mitochondrial respiration impairment after perinatal asphyxia is prevented by the NAD⁺ donor nicotinamide riboside: A real-time organotypic metabolic profiling approach https://t.co/ZGyAxcnNAC https://t.co/w0VJkAmlHT
Shift From Supply Chain to Value Chain Mindset
Read the latest edition of the Art of Supply newsletter: From Supply Chain to Value Chain: Rethinking the ‘Why’ https://t.co/HdKDwFa0Xg https://t.co/qzsCnwojh1
Spot Robot Uses AI to Precisely Manipulate 15 Kg Tires
Boston Dynamics’ Spot Masters Whole-Body Manipulation — Using AI to Drag, Roll, and Stack 15 kg Tires with Precision by @rai_inst #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/yDuIm45GmD
Builders Halt After 120K Units, Permits Drop
This isn't a large amount of inventory in terms of scale, but once we reach 120K completed units, the builders don't push for more construction, so it's not surprising that housing permits and starts are low. https://t.co/YgX6DViH8r
Possible BlueBird 7 Reentry Video, Timing Discrepancy Noted
The following video by @MvCrisis was reportedly taken in the Maldives at 0355-0400 UTC Apr 20. It's possible it shows the @AST_SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 reentry, although the SpaceForce TLE says this time was 25 min too early to be BB7,...
Supply Chain Digitalisation Fails when You Never Start
The biggest risk in supply chain digitalisation isn't picking the wrong technology. It's not starting at all. Davy Baars from @ConnectedLoadCarrier on what actually needs to happen before the first sensor is installed 🎧 https://t.co/DBWWiDVpOg
Patients Seek Google First, Doctors Become Last Resort
A mother once came to me with her 8 year old. First thing she said wasn't the symptoms. It was "Doctor, I read online that it could be... She had already diagnosed her child. Already half-decided the treatment. She just needed me...
MyChart’s 250 Deep Links Reveal Limits of Data‑Only Portals
Everyone has strong opinions about MyChart. I decided to stop speculating and take a look under the hood. The MyChart APK declares roughly 250 deep links covering everything from geofenced appointment check-in to payer-to-payer data exchange to bedside tablet pairing. The...
War Cuts 1bn Barrels, Threatening Recession if Hormuz Stays Closed
Oil market has experienced a loss of 1 billion barrels due to war, says Trafigura’s Rahim. Oil markets are one month away from tank bottoms AND a recession is possible if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for three more months,...
Algorithmic Sorting Fuels Fleeting Monoculture
Current Thing Monoculture is where everybody you know seems to be talking about the same thing for 36 hours and then moves on Creates the impression that there’s nothing big that sustains attention (which is what we used to call monoculture)...
DC Class A Office Prices Reset by $430M Deal
BXP sold its stake in Marriott’s Bethesda HQ at a $430M valuation. Trophy office. Metro-accessible. Single-tenant credit. That’s the product institutional buyers still want — and this deal just reset pricing expectations for D.C. metro Class A. What does your...
Ben Lamm Reveals Secret Government Projects Beyond Mammoth Fantasies
NEW EPISODE: A very fun, slightly spooky chat with @BenLamm, whose business plan @colossal sadly does not include a Jurassic Park for wooly mammoths but does include some government work "that may have not made it into a press...
Blockade Cuts Iran's Oil Revenue, Offers Sanction Lessons
The blockade is a success. It's crimping Iran's oil revenues materially while barely pushing up oil prices. There's an big lesson here. Had we done this to Russia, it wouldn't still be causing mayhem in Ukraine. Lots of lessons to...
UnitedHealth's Profit Strategy: Deny Patients Needed Medication
UnitedHealth just told Wall Street their plan for more profits is to deny more medicine to people. https://t.co/JYysdCAPBw
Rebar Foundations Signal America's Reindustrialization Surge
Lurking just below the surface of American reindustrialization: lots of rebar. This is the reinforced steel and concrete foundation for our supersonic engine test stand. https://t.co/knML6ytjhc
Gigabit 5G Hype Fades as Consumers Ignore Speed
The 5G speed wars are pretty much over. Carriers bragging about gigabit networks are aggressively selling a vanity metric many consumers completely ignore. 🚨📉
US Redirects Fertilizer Overseas Amid Iran War Price Surge
Uh oh: "US buyers redirect imported fertilizer overseas as Iran war drives up global prices" https://t.co/bQZvdTkA8z https://t.co/4gCpKe44yx
Lawmakers Act to Block AI Personhood Claims
"Legal personhood for AI is not a foregone conclusion. Some legislators have begun developing policy measures intended to preemptively rebut theories of AI personhood." @FamStudies https://t.co/8G0DKn7oJm
Returns Evolve Into Front‑Line Profit Strategy
Retail is at a pivotal moment: returns are no longer a backroom headache. They’re a front-line retail strategy. Deborah Dull and I hosted a terrific conversation on Supply Chain Now that featured long-time leaders from the retail world that unpacked...
Hormuz Crisis Drives Coal Surge, Lifts Dry Bulk Rates
Dry bulk freight rates poised to rise as Hormuz crisis bolsters coal demand ▶️A substitution effect could occur where power plants burn more coal instead of crude oil products or gas to mitigate rising costs ▶️One industry player expects dry bulk freight...
Early US Shale Shift Drove Profitable International Expansion
This is important. The shift to international market after realizing the seismic shift in US shale early paid off.
Iranian Shadow Fleet Sends Over 20 Ships Past US Blockade
At least 26 Iranian shadow fleet vessels bypass US blockade ▶️More than 10 vessels have transited past the US blockade line since the terms were expanded last week ▶️Eleven tankers laden with Iranian cargo have left the Gulf of Oman or Middle...
Canadian Steel Prices 40% Below U.S., Fully Disconnected
"Canadian [steel] pricing has 'completely disconnected' from the U.S., running at a '40% discount to U.S. pricing,'" 👀 https://t.co/RxOI4R1JE5 https://t.co/lMrgt4UWO4
Lakeville Joins Cities Opposing Zoning Loophole Bills
"Lakeville is one of several cities outraged over a package of bills that would loosen local zoning rules in hopes of encouraging home construction" https://t.co/FRpediHKpj https://t.co/lWaFHUhVPA
US Navy Boards Sanctioned Tanker Tifani in INDOPACOM
The tanker MT TIFANI was boarded by US forces. The tanker has a questionable history. The boarding was staged from a @MSCSealift ESB, probably USS Miguel Keith.
De‑escalation, Not Manipulation, Drives Falling Oil Prices
This shock hasn't worked out the way alarmists made it out to be. De-escalation has meant oil futures (orange) have fallen and have pulled down the physical oil price (white) with them. This isn't manipulation or a sign of a...