Freight Forward Highlights Rising Rates and Surcharges
If you missed this week's Freight Forward, here you go. A new one goes out on Monday. Freight Forward: Rising Rates and Surcharges https://t.co/STgoACMPfw
Meta AI Streamlines Facebook Marketplace Listings
Facebook has rolled out new Meta AI–powered features on Marketplace. 📦 Sellers can now upload images and have Meta AI generate draft listings with recommended descriptions, as well as draft automatic replies to initial messages. These tools simplify the listing process,...
Escape Algorithm Tyranny with the Human‑Centred Marginalian Newsletter
For an act of resistance to the tyranny of algorithms, try the Marginalian newsletter—undistracted notes on the search for meaning, free, ad-free, AI-free, fully human since 2006, made of feeling and time: https://t.co/8ApDA5YPF6
UANI and FDD Back Unconditional Iranian Oil Sanctions Lift
So now @UANI and @FDD are strongly in favour of lifting sanctions on Iranian oil sales without conditionality
Treasury Grants Temporary Permit to Sell Stranded Iranian Oil
“…the Department of the Treasury is issuing a narrowly tailored, short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil currently stranded at sea.”
GeForce Now Delivers Lag‑Free Path Tracing on Steam Deck
just joined geforce now. game changing experience on the steam deck. re9 with path tracing and no noticeable latency. https://t.co/VMIWAF8Bna
US LNG Seizes Market as Competitor Corridor Fails
“Just enough damage to knock competing infrastructure offline. U.S. LNG steps into the gap. The competing corridor is gone before it opens.” US LNG stocks are outperforming as LNG glut is removed & US restructuring plans in GCC are quietly negotiated. #IranWar
Norway Central Bank Accelerates Transparency of Policy Decisions
Norway’s central bank will boost transparency of its monetary policy decisions from next week, expediting the plan after a year of close scrutiny into the credibility of its communications https://t.co/CJDFluoCJ1 via @ottummelas https://t.co/pdSQh8A1U6
Iran's Energy War Fuels Stalemate, Unites Its Adversaries
Depressing but important analysis from the @TheEconomist: The Iran war in a nutshell: America can’t reopen Hormuz, Iran can’t stop the airstrikes, & every escalation option is bad, explaining why there’s no clear path to a durable political solution —...
Direct Medicare Advantage Enrollment Sparks ACO Competition Debate
Great review of the idea of potential enrollment right into Medicare Advantage (though doesn’t consider Chris’ added twist of competition between Traditional Medicare ACOs and MA) https://t.co/rcquVZ8zxn it would be fun to compete head-head (but would need level playing field)
Treasury's “Stranded” Claim Exaggerated; Most Iranian Oil Headed to China
US Treasury says there are 140 million barrels of Iranian oil "stranded" on the water. That's misleading -- if not false. There're about 100 million barrels of Iranian oil on their way to China, and probably another 40 million on...
Nobel Laureate Simon Shaped G7 Russia Price Cap
This @ProSyn column by @baselinescene is a must-read. Before he won the Nobel for economics in 2024, Simon was deeply involved in design and execution of the G7 price cap on Russia. Few other voices carry as much authority now...
Judge Upholds Press Freedom, Rejects Pentagon Limits
"The New York Times filed suit in the name of one of its national security reporters, Julian E. Barnes. Strikingly, multiple large news outlets declined to risk joining the litigation" Striking Down Pentagon Press Limits, Judge Vindicates Independent Journalism https://t.co/fj4ySd7jXy
United Airlines Prepares for Worst, Hopes for Best
United Airlines plans for the worst and no doubt hopes for the best. Source: https://t.co/aZdWvhb1R5 https://t.co/vYd0VS4sw7
Fuel Shortages Shut 40% of Laos Stations, Third in Cambodia
Around 40% of gas stations in Laos and about a third in Cambodia have closed because of fuel shortages.
Good Medicine Prioritizes Integrity Over Perfect Patient Scores
A 100 percent patient satisfaction score does not always mean you are a great doctor. Sometimes it just means you are a people pleaser. Physicians are conditioned to panic over negative feedback. One bad review can trigger a complete nervous system...
Middle East Escalations Trigger Volatile Energy Prices
> Israel will escalate. > Probably hit some energy stuff. > Iran will counterattack against other Gulf energy stuff. > Prices will spike. > Trump will say he had no idea about the energy attacks > Israel will say they won’t do it again > Prices...
Immigrant's Billion‑Dollar Rent‑to‑Credit Empire Exposes Housing Scam
This Nigerian immigrant exposed America's biggest scam. When he discovered millions of renters aren't allowed to buy homes... He built a $1+ BILLION empire that turns rent into credit scores. Here's why banks across America are nervous:
Energy Rationing Looms; Only Alternatives and Efficiency End Crisis
Will we see rationing of oil and gas? It's now very possible. Past crises show ~10% of energy can be saved through conservation short-term. But the only lasting solution: switch to alternatives and dramatically improve energy efficiency. I spoke to LBC about this...
Trucking Crisis: Unknown Drivers Threaten Safety and Economy
Jillian is an expert in transportation cybersecurity. The trucking industry is facing an unprecedented safety, security, and economic crisis because we don't know who is driving our trucks.
Austria Targets €2 Billion Cuts Amid War Risk
Austria eyes €2 billion in budget cuts with risk from ‘dumb war’ https://t.co/sskcsuxaLh via @martoneder https://t.co/kxXJyGPEaJ
We’re on the Brink of Self‑directed Human Evolution
When I was talking to Sergiy Velychko, a former postdoc from George Church's lab, about the future of human genome engineering, we discussed: “We're now at this point where we can engineer ourselves. We can do stem cell therapies. We can...
Iran War Spares Global Container Volumes; CNY Hits China, Vietnam
Despite the headlines, global container trade volumes are largely unaffected by the Iran War (CNY is the reason that China and Vietnam are down MoM). https://t.co/YplrKgSLTc
TIAGo Pro Enables Mobile Manipulation in Industry and Healthcare
TIAGo Pro: Advanced Mobile Manipulation #Robot for Manufacturing and #Healthcare by @PALRobotics #Robotics #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/7MyX5Ohctu
Frailty and Inflammation Extend Geriatric Unit Stays
Frailty and inflammation predict prolonged stay in post-emergency geriatric units: a retrospective cohort study https://t.co/92P3HSm6LS
EU Urges Immediate Gas Storage Refilling Across Member States
EU tells member states not to wait to fill up gas storage https://t.co/QWu2AXIWUa via @johnainger https://t.co/iuJD7NDt15
Trucking Spot Rates Surge Nationwide, Blue Dominates Map
This map tracks trucking spot rate momentum by market over the past 4 days. It tracks the percentage of lanes out of a market that are experiencing rate increases vs. decreases. If more than 50% have increases, the market will...
West Coast Container Surge Fuels Trucking Volume Rally
Trucking volume rally continues to firm. With west coast container volumes finally showing up, market volumes should sharply increase in coming weeks. https://t.co/8OE3jShFEz
USPS Urged to Chase Heavier, Profitable Shipments
Postmaster General David Steiner said during a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearing last Tuesday that USPS must pursue heavier, more profitable shipments in order to better compete with FedEx and UPS. https://t.co/byidPtNYaz
Waiting Keeps Strait Open, Avoids Disaster
There are 3 options atm: 1. Call it a victory destroy as much as possible and go home - a disaster for the west. 2. USA secures the strait alone - a potential disaster for USA and especially a political...
Xbox PC App Plagued by Bugs, Steam Runs Smoothly
these weird bugs happen far too often with game launches on the Xbox app for PC. I can’t remember the last time I had a problem buying or downloading a game on Steam
LA Rejection Spike Signals Imminent Capacity Shortage
Rejection levels out of LA nearly double over the past week, shooting above 7% overnight. The role of Southern California in the psychology of shippers can not be understated. This "overnight flip" of LA will signal to shippers to...
SiriusXM Show Features Legendary Rockers and Rising Star
My SiriusXM show: Interviews with legendary rockers The Romantics and 54-40, Chris Entwisle, author of ‘The Visual Language of Prestige Records,’ and rising star Irish Millie. Sat 8am & 2pm, Sun 12pm, Wed 2pm & 7pm (all ET), Channel 167...
Iran's Escalation Risks Signal Broader Regional Instability
Iran Intelligence Briefing | 6 March 2026 In this latest intelligence briefing, David breaks down the evolving situation around Iran, the escalation risks that matter most, and the wider regional implications. When events are moving quickly, understanding the deeper pattern is just...
Designing Operations for Robots Drives Million‑Robot Growth
In 2012, Amazon acquired Kiva. One year later, it had around 1,000 robots. Today, that number exceeds 1 million. This kind of growth didn’t happen by simply adding more machines. Amazon reorganized its warehouses around automation. Robots handle movement, positioning, and flow of goods,...
Google News Feeds 98% Left-Leaning Articles
"Only 2% of @googlenews articles are from right-leaning news sites. The vast majority of the rest, all from left-wing outlets" https://t.co/FdHCvDQyV8
Lufthansa Blames Non‑EU Carriers for Asia Route Woes
Lufthansa CEO yesterday: “non-EU airlines (successful Asian, Gulf carriers, etc) are the problem, they’re the reason we barely fly to Asia, they’re why we struggle to fly East, it’s unbalanced, it’s unfair” and “we have lost towards South East Asia”...
Post‑2020 Crises Unlock Cheap Solar and Electric Alternatives
Fossil fuel crises before the 2020s left consumers with three options: 1. Switch fuel if possible 2. Pay more if you can find fuel 3. Cut fuel use Fossil fuel crises after the 2020s give new affordable options: 4. Install cheap solar panels and...
US‑Israeli Strikes on Iran Risk Spiraling Out of Control
Former British Diplomat Alastair Crooke on US-Israeli attacks on Iran: "The wheels are coming off this whole thing. It's spiraling really out of control. And it increased enormously with the [recent] attack on the Iranian South Pars gas field... That was...
Erdoğan Warns Against Reviving Century‑old Bloodshed
#TurkeyWatch 🇹🇷: President Erdoğan warned that “if we allow the dirty and bloody scenarios written a century ago to be staged again today, neither we nor those acting as willing or unwilling actors in this play can bear the burden.”...
Bird Strike Tears Radome Off, Plane Lands Safely
China Southern Airbus A330-343 (reg B-1062) on CZ3554 from Shanghai Hongqiao suffered a major bird strike shortly after takeoff... radome torn clean off, the crew declared emergency, returned immediately and landed safely with no injuries. This is one of the more...
Judge Actions, Not Words; He Plans to Invade Iran
Yes. Look at what he does, not what he says. He's going to invade Iran.
Goldman: US‑Israeli Strike Triggers Historic Energy Disruption
Goldman > The unprecedented US and Israeli coordinated attack on Iran has resulted in the largest energy supply disruption in history.
UK Greenlights US Strikes on Iran From British Bases
UK approves US use of British bases to strike Iran missile sites targeting ships https://t.co/mkvLGPnXE8
Optimus+PV: First Self‑Replicating Von Neumann Space Probe
Optimus+PV will be the first Von Neumann probe, a machine fully capable of replicating itself using raw materials found in space
Over Half of Chinese Car Dealers Lose Money in 2025
Caixin: "The China Automobile Dealers Association said in a report that 55.7% of dealerships lost money last year, up 14 percentage points from 2024, as intense competition forced them to sell vehicles below cost." https://t.co/5TsYQRNMxx
Chinese Automakers Target 2026 Overseas Sales to Counter Domestic Slump
Caixin: "Major Chinese carmakers are setting ambitious overseas sales and localized production targets for 2026 to offset a cooling domestic market." https://t.co/P0EUxL3lEN
China's Trust Sector Abandons Risky Real‑Estate Debt Model
Caixin: "Driven by a regulatory crackdown on risk in the financial system, China's multitrillion-dollar trust industry is being forced to abandon its old, highly profitable model of funneling funds into non-standard debt for real estate projects and local governments." https://t.co/eN5eDafjR4
JDC Boosts Jinsha Stake, Secures 2029 Molybdenum Plant
China’s JDC raises its Jinsha stake, backing Shapinggou’s 2029 start and future molybdenum processing. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/03/chinas-jdc-raises-stake-in-major.html
Authors and Publishers Must Vet AI
Good morning to every author who does not accept an editor’s changes without reviewing them first, and also to every publisher who did not ruin both an author’s career and their own reputation by fast-tracking and promoting a book *before*...