Record US Private Credit Defaults Drive Gold, Silver Rally
Rising U.S. private credit defaults hit record 9.2% in 2025, signaling credit stress & shadow banking risks. This erodes confidence in paper assets, investors flock to hard money with no counterparty risk. Bullish for gold & silver as safe-haven hedges. https://t.co/TcCYRkMkIZ
War’s End Won’t Instantly Revive Commodity Output
I think the most dangerous thing that I see in markets currently is this assumption that, as soon as the war ends, commodity production will just switch back on again. It won’t. It can’t. Commodity production is not like a manufacturing...
Nissan’s Seamless Autonomous Ride Shows User‑Centric Design
📍@NissanMotor Global HQ, Yokohama🇯🇵 Privileged to have had an exclusive demonstration of @Nissan's in-house #selfdriving vehicle technology & their mobility service in Yokohama. Got the full experience of booking through Nissan's Easy Ride App, Pick-Up and Drop-Off (PUDO), including a visit to...
Retail Margins Are 1‑2%, Not the Quoted 6%
This irritates me so much when presented on various TV programmes. That 6% Retail Margin is actually much smaller; 1% to 2%. The 6% figure includes lots of costs like staff, building, expenses, blah blah.
Weather Drove Horse‑bus Profits via Feed Costs
Britain's weather was the biggest single influence on prices and profitability for London's early horse-drawn buses because animal feed was their largest operating expense. Bad weather = bad harvest = expensive feed = low profits or losses https://t.co/SusLRj0nta
Balancing Rapid Tech Change with Infrastructure Stability
The Velocity of Innovation vs. The Stability of Infrastructure. How do you build a resilient operational strategy when the tools you are using today may be obsolete before the concrete on your new substation has even cured? https://t.co/zmD7jlWWhW
Iran Tensions Spike Oil Volatility, Brent‑WTI Spread Hits 3‑year High
The headlines around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz are flipping daily, which is keeping #oil volatility (realized and implied) elevated. Meanwhile, the Brent-WTI spread has jumped back near its highest in 3 years. https://t.co/h3S81SQWjn
Strait of Hormuz Closed After US‑Israel Conflict with Iran
The Strait of Hormuz was open to the world until Little Israel and its Big Daddy America started a war on Iran.
UK Data Centers Use Four Times More Power Than Kettles
UK data centers (>10MW). NESO estimate they use ~2% of UK electricity. For context boiling kettles for cups of tea in the UK probably consumes about 0.5% of the countries electricity. Source: https://t.co/3hbIJFXKPb https://t.co/Gs547vtFpk
North Sea Drilling Saves Pennies; Renewables Could Save Hundreds
NEW ANALYSIS: North Sea “drill baby drill” would cut bills by just £16–£82 per year, and only if tax revenues are redistributed. A fully renewable UK could save households up to £441 says @TheSmithSchool https://t.co/c0kut9thNb
Hoppers and Super Mario Galaxy Boost Box Office
Between Hoppers and the Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the box office should be doing alright https://t.co/Kb0Rh7NdVs
AI Turns Into Geopolitical Infrastructure, Shaping Global Alliances
AI is quickly becoming geopolitical infrastructure. An Nvidia-backed startup plans to spend billions on a data center in South Korea, as the U.S. increasingly uses AI chips and models to strengthen alliances and counter China. The AI race is no longer just...
Ukrainian Brigade Halts Russian Advance at Trubizh Bridge
Four years ago on this day. Ukraine’s 72nd Brigade smashed a column, a Russian T-90 and several BMPs, that tried to push across the bridge over the Trubizh River east of Kyiv. They would never make it a single meter...
AI + Chemistry Boosts Bio‑Oil Yield Predictions
Thrilled to share that I’m a co-author of a newly published paper in Scientific Reports — a Nature Portfolio, Q1-ranked journal — highlighting the power of AI-driven innovation in sustainable energy systems. Our paper, “Deep learning enhanced prediction framework for bio...
Mars Missions Hinge on 26‑month Launch Windows
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴. One thing that always fascinates me about space missions is this: SpaceX’s Starship does not fly to Mars in a straight line. It follows a Hohmann transfer orbit, an elliptical path around the Sun that...
Mission300 Connects 44M, Targets 300M Africans by 2030
#Mission300 aims to connect 300 million people in Africa to electricity by 2030. The initiative is #PoweringAfrica through a combination of expanded power grids and off-grid solutions. To date, 44 million people have been connected to electricity. https://t.co/pRD9VwxcHd https://t.co/ZlY8DI1xmi
Germany Reroutes Warship Around Africa to Dodge Houthi Drones
“Germany has NATO Europe's largest minehunting fleet and explicitly routed its newest, largest warship around Africa last October rather than transit the Red Sea ... against Houthi drones” Pathetic. (But still massively stronger than the Canadian Navy)
Games Turn Players Into Massive Real‑World Data Sources
All media is training data Niantic was a lab that came out of Google, who had great road data for Google Maps but needed a way to improve their pedestrian data. As such they developed Ingress, an elegant way to have...
Healthcare's Future in Malaysia Depends on Logistics
Today, my co-founder and I had a call with our pharmacy partner — and it reinforced something we’re seeing very clearly: The future of healthcare in Malaysia isn’t just about medicine. It’s about logistics. Because you can have the best treatments,...
US Diesel Prices Surge Past $5, Fueling Freight Inflation
CHART OF THE DAY: US retail average diesel prices have topped the $5-per-gallon barrier for the 2nd time ever. That’s freight inflation — and another big hit to the country’s farming economy (and it has received many hit since...
US Gas Prices YTD Rise Exceeds 2022 Levels
🇺🇸 The year-to-date increase in US gasoline prices is now larger than in 2022. https://t.co/2FtHzNrQpA
Iran Conflict Threatens Global Chip Supply Chain
Iran war chokepoints begin to cast doubt on global chip supply https://t.co/oHuurB7rl9 via @debbywuintaipei @ckyrious https://t.co/EFKkB6ppV0
IMO Chief: Convoys Unsustainable for Reopening Strait of Hormuz
[MUST READ] IMO chief says convoys are not a long-term or sustainable solution to re-open Strait of Hormuz: https://t.co/5RH72OviGI
Nordics Slash Heating Fossil Fuel Use Through Early Electrification
The Nordics understood early on that fossil fuel dependency comes with a price: price volatility. They moved full speed ahead on electrification of heat starting decades ago. Today fossil fuel use for heating has dramatically fallen. https://t.co/aFYP7K8RAg https://t.co/k1Gz1747qb
Urban Microcars: Smarter, Smaller, More Maneuverable than Cars
Cities weren’t designed for the size of most modern cars. That’s why concepts like @ÆMOTION’s tilting electric microcar are interesting. It combines the stability of four wheels with the leaning movement of a motorcycle, allowing it to move through tight urban traffic...
Russia's Neighbors Shift Away From Europe, Remain Pro‑US
Countries bordering Russia is not going to rely on defense from Europe in the future. Poland, the Baltic, Finland and Ukraine are not going to be hardliners against USA
1993: 3DO Gaming System Launches in North America
#TechTuesday. October 4, 1993. 3DO Interactive Multiplayer video gaming system was first released in North America by Panasonic. (Are You Not Entertained) #Vintage #Gaming #History https://t.co/w4QpligNKF
Reducing Hormuz Shipping Threat Demands Resources, Political Resolve
I write for the @Telegraph on the military challenges in re-opening the Strait of Hormuz. BLUF: the threat to shipping can be reduced but eliminating it is very resource intensive and can only be made permanent through politics: https://t.co/N9pN5Z9XmD
US Unveils Section 301 Trade Action Against 16 Nations
The US drops Section 301 trade bombshell on 16 countries | Article | Hinrich Foundation https://t.co/d4DGMQE6Zp
Zimbabwe Law Counts Recalled Presidents as Full Terms
This gentleman did it better than most of us… He clearly EXPLAINED the issue of TERM LENGTHS & TERM LIMITS in a simple but BRILLIANT MANNER. For the benefit of those who do not understand Shona, let me try to Anglicise...
Robots Already Delivering Hotel Room Service in China
#WhosNext? Hotel Room Service workers? #Robots are already being used in China to deliver food and other needed items from the kitchen to meeting rooms and customer rooms. #Robotics https://t.co/sEh7IqFCmi
Inside HIBP's Core Architecture: Weekly Update
Weekly update is up! Behind the scenes of some of Have I Been Pwned’s most important architectural components https://www.troyhunt.com/weekly-update-495/
Fuel Price Hikes Act as Hidden Interest Rate Rise
Rising cost of fuel already an interest‑rate rise on households and businesses Higher Aus interest rates don’t fix inflation from rising oil prices, nor tax oil companies gaining a windfall. Who in Aus pays the price? Those who can least afford it https://t.co/6qbQujyqgg
Oil Slides as Iran Opens Hormuz, Markets Rally
Crude oil prices ticked down after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is open to all but its "enemies", lifting stocks and pulling down the US dollar. Is the crisis ending? #oil #IranWar #stocks #dollar #macro #trading https://t.co/1OST27OxI9
China Tightens Hong Kong IPO Path, Targets Red‑Chip Firms
China is clamping down on a key route for Hong Kong IPOs after a boom in share sales While stopping short of an outright ban, regulators have recently discouraged IPO applications from so-called red-chip firms https://t.co/bDNaEtHWkS
Trump Seeks Peace, China Needed as Middle East Mediator
It looks like Trump wants peace, but an agreement on terms will be difficult - only an intermediary like China can get this done. Maybe they will take over the role of protecting the Middle East and Iran. Somebody has...
Falcon 9 Reaches Parking Orbit, 10,020 Starlinks Deployed
Falcon 9 now in parking orbit. There are now 10020 Starlinks in orbit (although 25 of them are still attached to the Falcon 9 for another 50 min or so, until the stage's circularization burn and satellite deployment).
Asian Airlines Hike Fuel Surcharges as Prices Surge
Malaysia Airlines and Firefly rolled out fuel surcharges in phases from March 11 and March 25, while Batik Air Malaysia and AirAsia X have followed. Across Asia, carriers such as Cathay Pacific and IndiGo are taking similar steps, although Air...
Celebrating New Arrival and Sony Santa Monica Collaboration
Something astoundingly cool has arrived home. Thanks @SonySantaMonica, I had so much fun working with you on these games. Awesome memories :D https://t.co/As7gkdFy3w
Vale Gains 2026 Indonesian Nickel Permit, Restarts Sulawesi Operations
Vale secures 2026 RKAB approval in Indonesia and moves to restart nickel mining and construction in Sulawesi. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/03/vale-secures-2026-nickel-mining-quotas.html
Zip Tie Scooters to Protect Sidewalks and Enforce Responsibility
With just a simple $.05 zip tie you can temporarily disable any lime scooter that’s knocked over and blocking the sidewalk such that the company has to come and retrieve it. It’s everyone’s job to look after the commons and re-internalize...
Most KZ-11 Payloads
Seven of the eight payloads from the KZ-11 launch cataloged in a 528 x 541 km x 97.5 deg sun synch orbit with 1030LT plane. The upper stage is in a 284 x 1059 km x 97.3 deg...
Yaogan 50‑02 Adjusts Orbit After Launch
Yaogan 50-02 cataloged in a 731 x 945 km x 142.0 deg orbit; upper stage did an orbit lowering burn to 573 x 836 km.
Audit Meta Spend Now, Prepare Refund Data
Overspends everywhere on meta tonight. Check your accounts and prep your data for refund requests.
Heritage Mining Finds Third Visible Gold, Extends Drill
Heritage Mining $HML.CA Confirms the Third Visible Gold Occurrence in Core and Extends Drill Hole to Length ~150m at Melba Project by @thenewswire https://t.co/dPJNMZ96K3 https://t.co/YsgwaMDu0F
Tesla Launches Texas Lithium Refinery for Battery‑grade Hydroxide
Tesla begins operations at its Texas lithium refinery near Corpus Christi to produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/03/tesla-texas-lithium-refinery-starts.html
Iran Hikes Oil Price, OPEC Cuts, Shipments Flow
The Iranians ramped the price of oil, forced OPEC to shut in a bunch of barrels, and are still shipping theirs with no issues… Seriously, tell me the boys at Vitol aren’t watching this move in awe…🤣
Human Oversight Essential: AI Can’t Fully Guard Cybersecurity
Why We Can’t Let #AI Take the Wheel of Cyber Defense by Steve Durbin @SecurityWeek Learn more: https://t.co/m9sL8PCrDB #CyberSecurity #Infosec #IT #Technology https://t.co/6ilbLLMPGh
From Demo to Global Scale: Zero‑Shot AI Driving
Exciting to see how far the industry has come since we gave our first end-to-end AI driving demo a decade ago. But what matters now is scaled deployment. Every day this week we are releasing a new hour long video of...
Effective Strategy Balances Data with Judgment
Strategy often fails at the boundary between numbers and judgment. Lean too heavily on qualitative views and you drift into narratives that feel right but prove little. Lean too heavily on data and you risk mistaking measurement for understanding. The...