Spotlight Program's Attack on Batteries and Renewables Debunked
Wild attack on batteries and renewables by 7’s Spotlight program falls over at the first fact check #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/zwVTNyExNz https://t.co/IEU8CWuYgm
Coping by Coding: My Pixel Platformer Release
everyone copes differently i cope by building a pixel art platformer where you stomp bugs and hoard fake money GRIND QUEST. level editor included because my own levels sucked. not a product. just shipped.
Vaccinated Donor Plasma Contains No Spike Proteins or mRNA
One of the top questions I get about young plasma exchange (YPE): “What if the donor was vaccinated? Does that mean I’m getting spike proteins or mRNA injected into me?” Short answer: No. Here’s the breakdown... https://t.co/JDoAi2yPmR
Stopping Routine Projects Sparks Unprecedented Rapid Innovation
Today is Innovation Week Demo Day at Boom Last week we stopped all regularly scheduled projects and everyone worked in small teams to build whatever they thought most important. The result is unhinged. I’ve never seen this pace of good, important work....
Intentional Pranks and Accidental Tooth: A Feel‑Good Gaming Tale
NEW: The wedding invitation sent to game publisher Panic was intentional. So was the letter that included a dead fly. And the many heartfelt notes from gamers But the tooth? That was a mistake Possibly the most feel-good story I've run on...
Employees Collude to Inflate Prices Using Competitor Data
Who needs algorithms to price fix? "[An] Amazon employee sent links to rival retailers’ lower prices.... A Hanes employee responded that the clothing brand had 'reached out to Target and Walmart to have the prices increased.'" https://t.co/7BFBNHCnwU
Free Speech Needs Federal Anti‑SLAPP to Curb Corporate Silencing
Anyone who actually cares about free speech would support a Federal anti-SLAPP law to stop corporations and the superrich from abusing defamation law to silence critics.
USA Rare Earths' Overvalued Deal Boosts
More thoughts on the USA RE/Serra Verde deal. USA Rare Earths is using its massively overvalued paper to buy Brazil's only operating REE mine which should supply 50% of the HREE produced outside China by 2027. But this also puts a...
Anktiva Needs Trial Data Before FDA Approval
For the umpteenth time, these posters have zero relevance to Anktiva unless, or until, $IBRX conducts/completes randomized clinical trials that demonstrate the drug improves outcomes for cancer patients w/ lymphopenia. @LoriMills4CA42 and the rest of you can idolize @DrPatrick ...
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🇺🇸U.S. winter wheat conditions fell below all trade estimates to 30% good/excellent. That's approaching 2022 & 2023, among the lowest scoring years in recent memory. Despite some wet weather, U.S. corn & bean planting pace met expectations and remain ahead of...
GLP‑1 Drugs Aren’t a One‑size‑fit Solution
Should everyone be taking a GLP-1 medication? From my discussion with @RealDoctorMike on his podcast https://t.co/d3M8cFHggz
Mexico Revises DG Rules to Include Energy Storage
Mexico updates distributed generation rules to formally integrate energy storage #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/kKZT6sQuaX
Predicting Post‑Iran Conflict Housing Data Trends
What will housing data look like when the Iran conflict is over? https://t.co/4Ym12HfoDX via @YouTube
Formulary Rules Favor Costlier Drug, Creating Unnecessary Hassle
So I need to take esomeprazole (Nexium) instead of omeprazole (Prilosec). They are both generic - at @costplusdrugs they cost $5.86 and $6.34 respectively (so the eso version is actually cheaper). But on the Blue Cross Medicare formulary, they only...
Sling TV's 2026 Changes: Evaluate if Still Worthwhile
3 Big Changes Sling TV Is Making in 2026: Is It Still Worth It? https://t.co/FIDGEVoNQ1 via @YouTube
Human Connection Fuels Optimism in Hospitality Industry
This is a good read and one reason to be optimistic about the hospitality industry - which is all about human interaction and experiences. (Well, mostly.)
California Senate Poised to Vote on Big‑tech Antitrust Bill
There's a bill right now in the California state Senate to strengthen antitrust against big tech that would make this conduct illegal. It's SB 1074. It'll be voted on in a few hours, with some Dems wavering because of the...
Celebrate Responsibly: Plan Safe Rides, Avoid Impaired Driving
We know what day it is. If you’re celebrating, do it responsibly—don’t drive impaired. Plan a safe ride and look out for each other, Colorado.
Progress MS-34 Cleared, Prepped for Soyuz Launch April 22
Progress MS-34 cargo ship went through final inspection and was rolled inside payload fairing, ahead of its integration with the Soyuz rocket on April 22, according to Roskosmos. Context: https://t.co/7CRrXKhOEn https://t.co/L5U5JOljRS
High‑stakes Middle East Drama Fades as Public Interest Wanes
Despite reports of a US seizure of an Iranian flagged cargo ship, Iran's threatening to boycott talks, Trump threatening bombs would fall if the ceasefire ends w/o resolution and then suggestions that talks were on for Wed (all in 24...
Perovskite Panels Pilot Boost Solar Efficiency to 30%
Are perovskite solar panels finally becoming real? https://t.co/2fxNgPsIpv Tandem Solar is starting pilot manufacturing of perovskite glass coverings for silicon PV cells (in Fremont, CA) that boost total efficiency from about 20-22% to ~30%. That's a +36-50% output per square meter. They're still...
Testing 8-Row Gaps for Higher Corn Yields
Will 8 rows with big ☀️ gaps win the high yield 🌽 plot? Well weight it and see this September https://t.co/GYu0XUhXSt
Foodservice Market Hits $50B Across Schools and Restaurants
Big implications for #restaurants for sure, but also #foodservice sales in K12 and college/universities, which when combined represents over $50 billion in spending.
Design Shows for Clipability, Harvest Millions of Views
TBPN is a 7k-live-viewer pod that sold to OpenAI for $200M because their average clip gets 257k views. Everyone's talking about the strategy. Here's the structure: 1. Format is engineered for clippability, not the other way around 3 hours/day, live, 5 days a...
Amir Satvat Offers Complete View of Gaming Jobs
Amir Satvat has the most comprehensive big picture of employment in the games industry. https://t.co/J86MyQ5d93
Denial of AI Risks Lawsuits for Professionals
Now we frequently see lawyers cited for using hallucinated citations in filings. Meanwhile malpractice suits are surely brewing that will ding professionals for not using AI tools to prevent their mistakes. Professionals in denial about AI tools will regret...
Speed Obsession Ends; “Good Enough” Becomes Standard
The network superiority era is dead. If your strategy is still focused on being the "fastest," you are serving a fetish rather than a customer. Data shows the industry has hit the "good enough" threshold. 🚨📉
Choose Creation Over Regurgitation in the Tweet Era
In this new media world you’re either a tweet writer or a tweet reader A creator or a regurgitator
Space Force Confirms BlueBird 7 Reentry on April 20
DEORBIT - Space Force just issued a decay notice for BlueBird 7, saying it reentered on Apr 20 (with no further details)
Tariff Disaster Exposed: Kim Smith Holmes'
Superb statement of the tariff fiasco for the US Government by @kimsmithholmes - with appropriate horror and perspective
Budget Proposal Threatens to Brand LGBTQ+ as Terrorists
This isn't exactly a call-to-arms, but it's getting close and this is something to pay attention to. The President's budget could be used to label LGBTQ+ individuals and groups as terrorists engaged in "gender extremism." I took a look at what...
Exporting Surplus Won’t Lower Pump Prices
Exporting the zero excess we have is not going to be helping prices at the pump.
FT Raises 2026 Buyout Cap to £120k for One Year
news: The FT is offering buyouts. Pay determined by length of service. However, "for this year only, we have agreement to lift the cap on individual payments in 2026 from £100,000 to £120,000."
April Sees Record 29% of Deals Using CVRs
An unprecedented 29% of public M&A deals in the U.S. and Canada announced in April feature a contingent value right as part of the deal consideration. The use of CVRs has never been so high. Below is the database of closed deals...
NJ's Housing Crisis Mirrors National Shortage, Prices Soar
New Jersey has one of America's biggest housing shortages - and no one is paying attention. NJ inventory levels are down 63% from pre-pandemic norms, and refuse to recover. Today there are only 14k listings on the market compared to...
Higher Muscle Strength Cuts Mortality Risk in Elderly Women
Muscular Strength and Mortality in Women Aged 63 to 99 Years 👉 “this study of ambulatory older women, greater muscular strength was associated with lower mortality even when controlling for accelerometer-measured PA and sedentary time, walking speed, and systemic inflammation.” https://t.co/xi913FibKy
Ukraine Develops Home‑grown M113‑style APC Amid Fleet Losses
Ukraine’s M113-Inspired Armored Personnel Carrier In Testing Ukraine is working to provide its own APC solution after years of war have eroded its donated and original fleets. https://t.co/HoMG75ObDu
Riz Ahmed's “Bait” Targets 21 Emmy Categories Including Limited Series
Riz Ahmed’s ‘Bait’ Plans 21 Category Emmys Campaign, Including Limited Series (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/Lk88rl6PSK via @variety
Super Mario Galaxy Tops Weekend Box Office, Leads $36.5M
FINAL TOP 3 - WKND of APR 17-19: 🥇 Super Mario Galaxy | $36.5M/$356.7M 🥈 Project Hail Mary | $20.51M/$285.2M 🥉 The Mummy | $13.52M #boxoffice $CMCSA $AMZN $WBD $IMAX $AMC
Silicon Valley's Endless Short‑form Video Is Dying
Congrats, Silicon Valley, you built an infinite Jerry Springer machine and no one wants to use it anymore because it makes them look like Jerry Springer. Me on the inevitable death of "clipping" and, probably, the entire short-form video industry. https://t.co/JcKYLDTFR2...
Iran Ceasefire Holds; Deal Likely, Implementation Uncertain
iran ceasefire holding. for now. talks coming. deal announcement looking reasonably likely. implementation? that's a different matter. @gzeromedia
AI's First Use Turns Skeptical Radiologists Into Advocates
In healthcare, you only understand how game-changing AI is once you use it. What strikes me most is how reliably opinions flip. The skeptic radiologist goes from “I don’t need this” to “I can’t imagine working without it.” Not occasionally. Almost every time.
SpaceX‑Tesla Merger Looms Amid AI Software Revival
Could See a SpaceX-Tesla Merger Before the IPO: Ray Wang https://t.co/X8jPJmEC3Q @BloombergTV @constellationr’s @rwang0 discusses the current AI landscape, why software is the ‘next piece to comeback,’ and the possibility of a SpaceX-Tesla merger.
Consolidate Your Meta Ads Into One Campaign
Meta advertisers: when was the last time you tried a fully consolidated, single campaign setup?
Funding Boosts AI for 3D Protein and RNA Mapping
Funding will support the development of advanced AI methods to map proteins and RNA structures in three dimensions. https://t.co/L6ZSpg8iMW #infrastructure #IoT #AI #5G #cloud #edge #futureofwork @virginia_tech https://t.co/7K7X1E9NpH
Sat in Christina Koch’s Chair at NASA Quarantine
The Astronaut Crew Quarters at Kennedy Space Center and got to sit in the chair that THE Christina Koch sat. What a day 🤩 The ACQ is the place where the astronauts quarantine right before a launch. They start their quarantine...
Meta Pours $200B Into AI, Trains Fiber Technicians
Meta has committed ~$200B on AI Capex. There’s such a shortage of fiber technicians, it launched a free training program with CBRE. Beginning to think Meta is behind that “Data Centre” game on Steam where you buy racks, set up servers...
Shadow Fleet Still Moves Despite US Trade Halt Claim
“While the US military says it has turned around over 20 vessels and ‘completely halted’ Iranian trade, Lloyd’s List Intelligence shows a steady flow of shadow fleet traffic in and out of the Middle East Gulf” Personally, I trust @TankerTrackers https://t.co/Uu0qgzUlPk
DOD FY2027 Budget Briefings Scheduled for Tomorrow
DOD will hold bfgs on the FY2027 budget request tmrw (Apr 21) that will air on https://t.co/tVXSOxBvtY and DVIDS (https://t.co/uhZDZ6OWxF). The bfg on DOD's overall budget is at 10:00 am ET. The Department of the Air Force (which includes the...
800 VDC Shift Heightens Data Center Labor Shortage
The labor challenge when it comes to new data center builds is rightly getting better attention today. I covered that at length in this report and the shift to 800 VDC will amplify this as well. This will be...