Social•Mar 4, 2026
Expect Abrupt Fossil Fuel Decline During Energy Transition
Today on Volts: for the next few decades, we'll be in the "mid-transition," with clean energy systems growing as FF systems decline. Those FF systems will not decline smoothly -- there will be thresholds, "cliffs," where they suddenly crumble -- so maybe we should, I dunno, plan for it?
By David Roberts (Volts)
Social•Mar 4, 2026
DOJ Pushes Rule to Shield Attorneys From Bar Probes
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is attempting to short-circuit state bar ethics investigations into department attorneys through a new and unexpected proposed rule. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/justice-department-attorneys-state-bar-investigations-newrule/
By Marc Elias
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Mortgage Rates Nearing Sub‑6% Despite Week’s Volatility
Even with all the madness of this week #mortgagerates are almost back below 6% #realestate #housing #chartdaddy #mortgagespreads
By Logan Mohtashami
Social•Mar 4, 2026
NASA Launch Procurement Cap Removed From Reauthorization Bill
The proposed language to cap NASA's launch procurement at 50 percent from any one company has been dropped from the final NASA reauthorization bill. I wrote about this issue on Monday: https://t.co/x4jDOwadVr
By Eric Berger
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Housing Market Tightens, Competition Returns to Pre‑2020 Levels
Is the housing market getting tighter? Yes. Supply and demand have squeezed together over the past few months, so competition levels are now are at pre-2020 norm levels (instead of being softer). I'll write more about this tomorrow. Any thoughts?...
By Ryan Lundquist
Social•Mar 4, 2026
NotebookLM Adds API for Automatic Cinematic Video Creation
When it gets an API Notebook LM will be the place to create automatic video shows. I'm close to doing that with the system I'm building, just need to copy and paste into it.
By Robert Scoble
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Drop Assassin Mode; Focus on PvP Naval Battles
This is cool and all, but they should get rid of the Assassin stuff and just make a PvP naval battle game in the same style.
By Daniel Ahmad
Social•Mar 4, 2026
New Atlas Tool Tracks Iran War Shipping Disruptions
We just updated Flexport Atlas to better track disruption to container shipping from the Iran war. Go to https://t.co/W2RkZnA4nS and use hotkey “D” to toggle it on. Our status calculations (all real time) Stalled: stayed within 30 km radius for 24h ...
By Ryan Petersen
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Ellisons Move First as AI Copyright Remains Uncertain
March 2nd, 2026 was a big day for AI and media. The Supreme Court refused to say whether AI can own a copyright. Paramount $PSKY told investors that merging its tech stack is priority number one in a $101 billion...
By Andrew Rosen
Social•Mar 4, 2026
PLD Space Secures $209M, Targets 2024 Guiana Launch
Launcher startup @PLD_Space, fresh from its $209M equity round led by @ME_JP_official and including Spanish govt, on the road to planned inaugural flight this yr from @esa @CNES Guiana Space Center. Transport vessel already booked. @defis_eu.https://t.co/rpPd1GDsBX https://t.co/n23Zg1E14q
By Peter B. de Selding
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Risk‑Free Trial Fueled Casper’s $750M Success
Casper hit a $750M valuation in 4 years with one move: a 100-night risk-free trial. They made buying a mattress feel safe. Meanwhile you won't even offer a simple money-back guarantee. That's the gap.
By Kamil Sattar
Social•Mar 4, 2026
PayPal Tops AI Talent Rankings Despite Business Slump
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY: While Paypal`s business is suffering, it ranks No.1 in the latest PAYTECH EVIDENT AI Rankings of AI talent. Due to the breadth and depth of AI specialization within its diverse product portfolio. Evident AI Index | Payments...
By Efi Pylarinou
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Who Owns AI‑Created Works? Copyright Law Struggles
AI and Copyright: Who Owns Content Created by Machines? In this episode of Artificial Intelligence: Papers and Concepts, we explore the growing debate around AI and copyright-one of the most important legal questions emerging in the age of generative AI. As...
By Satya Mallick
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Fast‑track Housing Startup Leaves Dozens Unfinished Near Austin
Boom to bust. Onx Homes came to Austin MSA in 2022—backed by $167 million in investor capital—w/ a plan to deploy a rapid construction process (builds completed in under 60 days) Now several dozen of its half-built homes are sitting neglected about...
By Lance Lambert
Social•Mar 4, 2026
US Sinks Iran's Advanced Shahid Soleimani Warship
One Of Iran’s Most Advanced Wacky Catamaran Warships Sunk In Epic Fury The Shahid Soleimani class warship is now on the list of ships the U.S. has sunk, with the Iranian Navy looking more like a memory than anything else at...
By Tyler Rogoway
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Ubisoft's Hexe Update Omits Clint Hocking Farewell
The first official update on Assassin's Creed Hexe from Ubisoft in years makes no mention of Clint Hocking leaving or thanking him for his long tenure at the company. https://t.co/twVkOQ1BG5
By Ethan Gach
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Trump’s Retreat Proves IEEPA Bans, Not Taxes
Assuming Trump backs off his Spanish Embargo threat (a safe assumption, IMO), it won't just be another TACO. It'll perfectly prove @ATabarrok's point here about why an emergency wartime law like IEEPA would allow a presidential import ban but not...
By Scott Lincicome
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Trust, Transparency, and Structure Outshine Flashy Returns
Bridger Pennington isn’t just talking capital. He’s built credibility where it counts, showing investors that trust, structure, and operational rigor matter more than flashy returns. In this power-packed episode, we cover: - Why trust and transparency beat pitch decks every time. - The...
By Seth Bradley, Esq.
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Israel's Missiles Rely on Man‑in‑the‑loop Control
More man-in-the-loop control Israeli air-to-ground weaponry video. Likely a Delilah cruise missile or Spice 2000. More here on Israel's love of MITL and Delilah etc: https://t.co/Vw7fuL1ANe
By Tyler Rogoway
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Dedicated AI Labs Drive Real Value in Large Enterprises
Kli is doing awesome work at Colgate-Palmolive & his results provide a really good example of the benefits of having a dedicated "AI Lab" inside of large companies run by a company veteran who actually gets what these sorts of...
By Ethan Mollick
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Blackstone Invests $400M in Teva, Sanofi Gut Drug
Blackstone puts $400M into Teva, Sanofi gut disease drug https://t.co/CkxPaI6CPr @ByJonGardner $TEVA $SNY $MRK $RHHBY
By Ben Fidler
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Pentagon Urges Miners to Secure Critical Minerals Before Iran Strike
The day before striking Iran, the Pentagon asked U.S. miners to help boost domestic supplies of 13 critical minerals, including nickel, graphite and several rare earths.
By Ernest Scheyder
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Near‑white Heterojunction Solar Cell Advances BIPV Integration
Japanese scientists build near-white heterojunction solar cell for BIPV applications #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/1dx2fKV7Rf https://t.co/FZ34CaIJGY
By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Social•Mar 4, 2026
10-Year Yield Stagnates
10-year yield action this week 🥱 considering all that has happened, maybe jobs Friday changes that https://t.co/30TFujFiHs
By Logan Mohtashami
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Charter Hires Nick Jeffery to Drive Home Internet Expansion
.@charter just made a massive power play by hiring Nick Jeffery as COO. This isn’t just a personnel change; He’s task is to expand on home internet again. 🧵🚨
By Roger Entner
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Australia's Utility Solar and Wind Reach 5 TWh in February
Australia utility-scale solar and wind hits 5TWh in February 2026, says Rystad Energy #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/CISL1ziXNm
By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Egg Brand Doubles Whole Foods Share, Expands SKUs
"We're at an average of 9 egg SKUs per door at Whole Foods... We've grown to about half the dollar value of egg sales at Whole Foods; at the IPO, we were about 1/3 of their egg sales... We're at...
By Alex Morris (TSOH Investment Research)
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Gayle King, Nate Burleson Remain on CBS Mornings Amid Revamp
Gayle King, Nate Burleson will stay with CBS Mornings even as CBS News readies strategy to make the AM program more competitive.... https://t.co/7qgPNWm3pG via @variety
By Brian Steinberg
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Space Internet Duopoly Sparks Global Connectivity Abundance
We're about to see a duopoly in space internet: Starlink vs Amazon's LEO constellation. We also have competitors in China and elsewhere. This drives Abundance.
By Peter H. Diamandis
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Selling Your Business Can Accelerate Its Growth
Selling your business may be the best way to help it grow. Hear what Smita Bakshi, co-founder of zyBooks, has to say on the matter: https://lnkd.in/efcrW6dN #mergersandacquisitions #startupexits #investmentbanking #saasfounders #software #saas #tech #founders #pathtoexit
By Michael Lyon
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Learn From the Suits: Master Bigger Financial Games
There are so many financial games being played that we don't even know exist. There's a scene in Batman where they take over the trading floor and one of the traders says "there's no money here that you can steal" Bane replies...
By Davie Fogarty
Social•Mar 4, 2026
AI Warfare Debate Sparks Call for New Rules
The feud between Anthropic and the Pentagon highlights a key question: How will AI change warfare and what, if any, rules should govern its use? https://t.co/LdNoXjCkp4
By Paul Scharre
Social•Mar 4, 2026
AI Predicts 5‑year Health Risks From Routine CT Scans
When your "normal" abdominal CT tells you about the 5-year future risks that can't be seen by radiologists, but can by AI (Merlin) https://t.co/DemC983uKz https://t.co/9jqZyVTD3p
By Eric Topol
Social•Mar 4, 2026
CTMX Soars 660% Ahead of Masked ADC Catalyst
$CTMX, +660% in 12 months, approaches its masked ADC catalyst. Via @ApexOnco -> https://t.co/oQI1iQiV4N ( $JANX -58% in the same timeframe)
By Jacob Plieth
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Washington Bill Boosts Home Solar, Yet Amendments Spark Concern
Washington’s HB 2296 could improve home solar economics, but advocates say recent amendments are cause for concern #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/Gk1kpkblMA
By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Revive US Manufacturing to Secure National Defense
Re: concerns about how loss of manufacturing capacity in the US has put national security at risk in the case of a war. It seems like looking how to address shortages we observe now, with so much US-armed global conflict...
By Adam Ozimek
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Evo 2 Open‑Source Tool Predicts Non‑Coding Pathogenicity
It got me at "across all domains of life" Predicting pathogenicity of non-coding regions, produces sequences at genome scale, and much more Evo 2, open-source, @Nature today @arcinstitute @pdhsu @BrianHie https://t.co/9CZWmPFhjd
By Eric Topol
Social•Mar 4, 2026
US Reopens Chinese Tech Data Security Scrutiny Amid Military Labels
This is a repeat of what happened in 2020 under the first Trump admin. Back when they first started exploring the TikTok ban as well. Was primarily around how Riot, Epic and others handled US user data. Ultimately...
By Daniel Ahmad
Social•Mar 4, 2026
EU Still Half Dependent on Visa, Mastercard
How close is the EU to break free from Visa and Mastercard's grip? https://t.co/S2cCelErDw 47% of the eurozone’s card payment value passed through Visa & Mastercard in 2025! This is not only financial, it is strategic.
By Efi Pylarinou
Social•Mar 4, 2026
ArcBest Invests $175M in AI-Driven Freight Tech
Tech is central to @ArcBestCorp's next chapter. On Talking Transports, I speak with $ARCB CEO Seth Runser about managed transportation, AI-driven pricing, $175M annual tech investment & positioning for the next freight upcycle. 🎧 Listen: Apple: https://t.co/WAP6vhrJzk Spotify: https://t.co/C3HlIvcwW4 iHeart: https://t.co/totfMklli9 https://t.co/eCb5WV066Z: https://t.co/bbX2drmAGG Bloomberg Terminal:...
By Lee Klaskow
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Autonomous Labs vs Traditional Automation: Key Differences Explained
I get asked a lot how Autonomous Labs are different than traditional lab automation, here’s how 👇 Happy to take Qs in comments too https://t.co/AdGMiQWHHT
By Jason Kelly
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Gulf Air Defenses, Not US Stockpiles, Are Immediate Concern
I talked with @CNN about why the most immediate concern is Gulf air defense interceptors -- not US stockpiles. Even if Iranian attack intensity slows, America's Gulf partners have already fired air defense missiles at a faster than they can...
By Becca Wasser
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Senate Bill Threatens Build‑to‑Rent, Slashing New Housing Supply
Digging into the Senate's ROAD to Housing bill more, the new amendments are NIMBY-friendly supply killers. It effectively kills build-to-rent construction, which delivered 250k new homes over past 5 years. And don't assume all those homes would have been built anyway...
By Jay Parsons
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Personal AI Needs a Device Ecosystem, Not Solo Wearables
New Bit by Bit episode from Mobile World Congress with @AlexKatouzian of @Qualcomm. We dig into the @Snapdragon Wear Elite platform, why personal AI will rely on an ecosystem of devices rather than a single one, the real privacy trade-offs consumers...
By Carolina Milanesi
Social•Mar 4, 2026
WB’s “The Bride” Threatens to End Box‑office Streak
On the other hand, WB’s new horror #TheBride, also kicking off Global rollout today, still has full reviews embargoed and social media reactions mixed. Industry is cautious, with projections seeing a 15M-20M 3-day opening at US #BoxOffice & 20M-25M 5-day opening...
By Luiz Fernando
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Bandar Abbas Frigates and Submarine Confirmed Sunk After Fresh Strikes
Both frigates and the Kilo class submarine that were pierside in Bandar Abbas appear to have fully sunk. There also appears to have been another round of strikes since the first satellite image went viral.
By Tyler Rogoway
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Google Installs World’s Largest Iron‑air Battery for Data Center
Google to deploy world’s largest iron-air battery for US data center #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/tsK8YqzJko
By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Social•Mar 4, 2026
UnitedHealth Slashes Disclosed Subsidiaries, Undermining Transparency Claims
Last year, UnitedHealth Group disclosed 3,100 subsidiaries. This year? Just 10. The health care giant is paring back transparency right as its executives say they are embracing it. https://t.co/Wp1TYSUKTa
By Bob Herman
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Crude Oil Nears Peak, Iran's $200 Threat Unfounded
$USOIL - Crude oil is already showing initial signs of topping as it did last June. I can't believe that some people are gullible enough to believe, that empty threats made by Iran about $200 crude oil prices, are actually...
By CyclesFan
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Sovereign Wealth Funds and Broadcast Licenses: 310(a) Implications?
Looking for the collective wisdom of the platform. Has there ever been a case where a sovereign wealth fund has taken an interest (passive or active) in a bcast license? And did it trigger 310(a)?
By Harold Feld