DC Council Delays Waymo Safety Report Four Years Late
One of the most important jobs of local journalism, which it historically finds most difficult to do, is saying “There is a quotidian procedural issue which affects this community but will not rate national attention. The government is lying about it.” And thus:
SVB's Collapse Stemmed From Mismanagement, Not Banker Incompetence
"SVB did not fail because it was run by lousy bankers." From an exposed deposit concentration leaving over 90% uninsured to mismatching durations of assets and liabilities, this bank failed precisely because it was poorly managed. https://t.co/iu1KAjz53E
Xbox Next‑gen Games Built on PC Platforms
Microsoft says you build next-gen Xbox games by building them for PC. My colleagues @StarFire2258 and @jaypeters are in line for the Xbox GDC keynote, but look at what they spotted. "Next-gen game preservation" and building for PC for next-gen...
NASA's AXIS X-Ray Mission Canceled After 2025 Cuts
NASA’s next X-ray mission, AXIS, has been killed Did you think that the cuts to NASA made in 2025 had all been reversed, and everything is now fine? Think again. NASA's AXIS mission, on account of that 2025 bloodbath, is now dead. https://t.co/gdFHBnGzRJ
Mines Stay Deployable via Boats and Trains Despite Port Loss
You can mine the waters using small boats and Iran trains to do exactly that. Even eliminating large ports won't keep them from retaining this capability, although it may make it harder. Hitting where the mines are stored is ideal,...
Ukrainian Sees Symbolic Link in UK's Trident Missile
As a Ukrainan, I feel like it's not a coincidence that the British nuclear-carrying missile is called Trident but I can't prove it. https://t.co/y3Kt4e5Kem
Regular Sauna Use Lowers Cardiovascular Mortality Risk
Heat exposure through sauna bathing is associated with reduced cardiovascular mortality. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2015. Laukkanen et al. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2130724
Honoring CWO3 Robert Marzan, KIA in Kuwait UAV Attack
Sincere condolences to the family, friends and teammates of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, killed in action during an unmanned aircraft system attack on March 1, 2026, in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait. https://t.co/0mzqQLEoTu
U.S. Home Sales Hit 2009 Low; Buyers on Historic Strike
Home sales just dropped to the lowest level since 2009. Down 35% from pandemic peak, and by 25% from pre-pandemic norms. This was the 2nd-worst February reading in the last 30 years. Traditional news outlets tried to claim there was...
Digital Creators Cash In on Brands as Agencies Multiply
Creators Go Pro: Digital Stars Bank Brand Bucks While Talent Agencies and Support Firms Proliferate https://t.co/P1OMksQCSC via @variety
Mexican Ports See Annual Vehicle Drop, January Rebounds 17%
Mexican govt data & port authorities show that Mexico’s ports handled 2,262,289 vehicles in intl maritime traffic in 2025, down from 2,291,894 units in 2024. Jan 2026 - Mexican ports handled 137,225 vehicles, up 16.9% from the same month in 2025. https://t.co/vfeHmfG2ty
Schatz Calls 7‑Year Sale Clause Drafting Error, Bill Closed
WOAH Senator Brian Schatz says the provision that forces future build-to-rent development to be sold after 7 years is a "drafting error" But he added that: "But what we were told last week is: The bill is closed." via @Eleanor_Mueller
HeyBilt Faces Rent Payment Chaos, Customer Service Crisis
Forbes coverage of the ongoing rent/mortgage payment issues & customer service meltdown at @HeyBilt: https://t.co/cHSguZwiNL
If We Fund War, We Can Fund Healthcare
If we can afford 1 Billion dollars per day to bomb another country, we can afford healthcare for all. Prove me wrong.
US Ethanol Production Surges, Inventories Hit Four‑year Low
🇺🇸U.S. ethanol production last week hit 1.126M barrels per day, the third best weekly volume on record. However, ethanol stocks declined on the week to 25.6M barrels, which is actually the week's lowest reading in four years. https://t.co/kJtuRESZcN
Energy Spike Could Lift Eurozone Inflation to 2.3%
First scores on doors I've seen ... and it's boringly close to what we have been telling readers in the past week. At the current futures curve in oil, you get 2.3% in 2026 (roughly), with gas not doing much...
Driverless Rides Turn LA Traffic Into Productivity
Getting around LA is annoying. But getting around LA in a Waymo while being productive opens up a lot of possibilities. So bullish on a driverless future. Will be great when there's less bad drivers around. Will be great when...
Paramount Aims to Challenge Netflix as Daily Streaming Hub
Game of Streams: David Ellison's Plan to Compete with Netflix called Paramount+HBO Paramount wants to be more than a survivor in the streaming wars. It believes it can catapult itself into a daily use streaming platform that can compete head-on...
Billionaires Plot 400K‑Resident City in Northern California
Today on Volts: perhaps you've heard that a group of billionaires is planning to build a big (400K residents) new city in Northern California. I talked to the ringleader Jan Sramek about it. And talked. And talked. The first half...
South Australia’s Grid Goes Negative Thanks to Rooftop Solar
Grid demand goes below zero in South Australia. How? Not because of a blackout, but because rooftop solar provides so much electricity, there is no need for grid electricity. https://t.co/WucHygiIg9 @renew_economy 14 reasons why rooftop PV is useful https://t.co/4oFi4OUjKU
2026 Housing Trends: County Data Shows T
The housing market so far in 2026? Let's talk about it. Today, I have fresh stats for twelve counties and some new price visuals to help interpret what is happening. I also talk about my favorite phrase, "all ships rise...
Iran's Navy Resurfaces Like a Starfish After Supposed Elimination
Iran's Navy must be like a Starfish We were told last week it was entirely eliminated, yet reappeared
Epic's $0‑to‑$1M Tax Boosts Dev Activity, Avoids Waste
Companies like Meta subsidize third party developers in various ways to help grow their platforms, then take 30% of the developer revenue right back with the platform tax, which is a wasteful churn. Epic’s tax structure of zero for the first...
NATO Deploys AI‑Controlled Cockroach Drones for Recon
NATO is testing live cockroaches as AI-powered spy drones. Incredible AI engineering, but also something I kinda wish I hadn't learned about: > Swarm Bio-tactics wired real cockroaches with electronic backpacks containing AI hardware, radios, cameras, and microphones. > Cockroaches are steered by...
Saudi's Strategic Oil Storage Shields Global Supply
◾️Saudi Arabia deserves more recognition for its prudent, forward-thinking approach—strategically prepositioning oil in storage facilities around the world to hedge against potential supply disruptions. ◾️What @AlexLawler100 missed in this story is going back to previous reports to see that...
Iran Halts Goods, Yet Oil Still Flows Freely
While Iran has stopped the flow of many products thru the Strait, their maritime flow of oil is going well.
Induced Demand Myth Hides Price‑system Failure Causing Traffic
“Induced demand” is a busted concept invented to coverup the wreckage that happens when there is no price system for matching supply and demand. This nonsense is the root cause of all highway congestion.
Iran's Next Move: Underwater High‑speed Missiles to Seal Strait
Missiles, then drones, then mines, now underwater high-speed missiles. For Iran's next trick to keep the Strait closed: https://t.co/98z3siY3mA
Fertilizer Stocks Surge Despite Oil Price Pullback
Crude oil has pulled back from its high of over $110/barrel, but fertilizer stocks are still moving, hitting multi-year highs. This corner of the market still appears to be expecting petro price pressure. https://t.co/r6Y5yIn6hu
Nexperia China Launches Domestic Chip Production Amid Crisis
Nexperia China says it has begun producing its own chips This was clear from the beginning of this crisis... https://t.co/Sf9e2kXIYp
United's Turnaround Inflated by Manipulated Base Year
Leaked United Internal Slides Boast A Stunning Turnaround — But The Deck Uses A Convenient Base Year To Make The Gains Look Bigger - View from the Wing https://t.co/u1peHq3h9d
AMSC’s Superconductor Ship Shield Gains Momentum Amid Iran Mine Threat
I thought these comments were very key on $AMSC – American Superconductor for the mining issues in Iran "way to play marine defense (Strait of Hormuz) for their SPS (ship protection system) business". reports that Iran is placing mines in the Strait...
Starlink Works Fine From a Less‑ideal Hotel Balcony
Starlink is set up in a non-perfect spot on the balcony of my hotel. Not bad. https://t.co/iLyHatxq5W
Burned Ship May Explode, 5‑Nm Safety Zone Enforced
5 nautical mile safety zone. So this burned out hulk may still have gas and could blow at any second? https://t.co/xSeppRNjFa
NVIDIA Showcases Hybrid AI Driving System at GTC
Gonna get my own ride next week at GTC. My Tesla just drove me for an hour around Silicon Valley. It is eight years old. Just was at a funeral of my son’s friend’s dad who was killed in a car wreck...
AI‑driven RAN Delivers 20% Efficiency Boost and Real‑time Gains
20% more spectral efficiency. In #telecom, that’s massive. At #MWC26, I sat down with Joe Constantine from Ericsson broke down how #AI in RAN is driving: → +20% efficiency → +14% energy savings → 5x better positioning The real shift? From offline, file-based management → to...
India Backs IEA Emergency Oil Release, Pledges Market Stability
Very pleased to read the Government of India's supportive statement for @IEA's collective action to release emergency oil stocks to address disruptions in global oil markets – and that India stands ready to take appropriate measures to support global market...
Robots Now Sewing Blue Jeans for Trillion‑Dollar Fashion Industry
#WhosNext? Clothing workers? These #Robots Make Blue Jeans for the Trillion-dollar Clothing Industry. (Thomas net) #Robotics https://t.co/YeWCNIrzXX https://t.co/FNscVLNemn
Gazprom Thwarts Aerial Attacks on Southern Facilities
MOSCOW, March 11 (Reuters) - Gazprom on Wednesday reported aerial attacks on its facilities in southern Russia, including the Russkaya pumping station that exports natural gas via the TurkStream subsea pipeline to Europe, but added that all the attacks had...
Both Parties Sabotage Housing: Policies Hurt More Than Help
Has there been a housing market, federal, state, municipal, that the government has not screwed up? Get everyone in a house many couldn’t afford pre GFC then “let’s roll the dice.” Don’t ever allow building in anyone’s backyard (a key...
Watch for Conflict: Banks May Favor Repeat Buyers
If you're a founder considering hiring an investment bank to help sell your business or raise capital, you need to do your diligence to make sure the bank doesn't have any conflicts of interest. Commonly, M&A banks will represent companies...
Halting Non‑Iranian Tankers in Gulf Sends Shockwave
yes, managing to stop all non-Iranian oil tanker traffic in the Persian Gulf is a tremendous impact.
Spread Your Brand Story Across Publishers for AI Visibility
Making a strong case for distribution of your company information / news / etc in a GEO world. This part makes me think a lot about the black box of training data and the long horizons of training data...
Renewables Deliver Low‑Cost, Reliable Electricity Nationwide
Are wind and solar “expensive and unreliable,” as President Trump claims? https://t.co/UiE5Iz8PY4 Graph: WWS supply as a % of demand vs electricity price, by state https://t.co/Tpm8NCnpHF Table: WWS supply as a % of demand https://t.co/KP3uii4BqI Book https://t.co/irGIq6qRxE https://t.co/cY35RF0Ovo
Buy a Home Only When Absolutely Certain and Financially Ready
Whether to buy a home is like deciding whether to have children. You should be 100% sure you want one and that you can afford to maintain it.
Hollywood Faces Choice: Reform or Total Collapse
In 2019, I wrote a piece titled the Slow Death of Hollywood. People have caught up, but still draw the wrong conclusions. The choice is re-regulating the industry, or letting the whole thing die. https://t.co/q35U4DXR0S
Refurbished Hospital Shows Humanity-Driven Leadership in Zimbabwe
They refurbished the hospital… equipped it… and staffed it… and opened its doors to Zimbabweans from ALL WALKS OF life… Many have a testimony of their experience at Dr Tagwirei’s Arundel Hospital…. NOTHING says “LOVE FOR HUMANITY” better than that…...
Scale Your Service Business with No‑money‑down Acquisitions
work with me and scale your traditional service based business via no money down acquisitions: expand your multiple and step into building a portfolio: https://calendly.com/josh-joshli/m-a-private-advisory
Pentagon Bans Photographers After Unflattering Hegseth Photos
Scoop: The Pentagon barred press photographers from briefings on the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military conflict with Iran after they published photos of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that his staff deemed "unflattering." https://t.co/4EbXGWkVHt
Deepfakes Cost Companies Millions; Traditional Security Fails
Deepfakes aren’t sci-fi. They’re real threats. Cheap, convincing fakes fooled even experts: a 2024 UK finance team lost $25M to AI-generated leaders. Traditional security can’t verify if video or images are real. https://t.co/CpIymYGaON