WPM Secures Full Gold
$WPM has a precious metals stream on junior $GENM's Marathon Pd-Cu Project in NW Ontario. Fully permitted & shovel-ready. Construction targeted H2 2026. Wheaton gets 100% gold + 22% platinum. Great leverage to Pd, Cu & Au @GenMining
Most Wars Occur Between Nations Within 5,000 Km
Militarised conflicts are heavily concentrated among geographically proximate country pairs. Over 76% of disputes occur between countries located within 5,000 kilometres of each other. https://t.co/FyXpdhM9Sb
Switch Launch Title Eclips
completely outlapped donkey kong bananza sales, which took months to hit over 3 million sales. being a switch 1 game helped for sure
Our ±20 Μm Spec Is Worst Case, Not Reality
Pulled 5 years of @prusament QC data because "±20μm tolerance" is the spec everyone claims without blinking these days 😏 Turns out ±20μm is our worst case scenario, not our spec. 98.7% within ±10μm. 30.7% within ±1μm 😎 More stats...
Italy Fines Enel €2.3M for EV Charging Margin Squeeze
"July 2025, Italy's competition authority fined Enel over €2.3M for a margin squeeze in EV charging. The case began w/ a complaint from @GoEvway, small independent mobility service provider, which found itself paying wholesale tariffs higher than retail price that Enel's own consumer app charged drivers"
China Curbs Demand as US Supply Stalls, Reshaping Oil Market
Supply and demand determine the oil price. If the Americans can't boost supply to keep prices low, then the Chinese know how to dampen demand. Superb insights in here: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-08/iran-war-china-s-invisible-hand-is-rebalancing-the-oil-market
India's Air India Crash Probe Near Completion, Report Due Soon
Indian minister says probe into Air India Dreamliner crash is in final stage, report due in a month https://t.co/zQd7wnPaDz
Tariff Legal Carousel: Multiple Statutes Keep Rates Alive
✍️Alan Wolff @piie on Trumpian tariffs' legal carousel: 1⃣IEEPA blocked? Use Section 122. 2⃣Section 122 expires? Use Nat'l Defense, Section 232. 3⃣Need a new carte blanche? Try Section 301. PSA: US tariffs are here to stay (but not too high to reduce affordability...
AI-Driven Threats Make Cyber Resilience Essential for Survival
Cybersecurity is entering a different era. Frontier AI models can now discover and exploit vulnerabilities continuously and at scale, shrinking attack timelines and expanding risks far beyond traditional defenses. The priority is changing fast. Cyber resilience is no longer optional infrastructure, it...
Inclusionary Zoning's "Reduce Opposition" Claim Is Questionable
It shouldn't be lost in the discourse on here that the go-to "real world" argument offered up for IZ in blue cities and states, where it is nearly exclusively adopted, is that it will reduce opposition to new development. And...
Google Launches AI Health Coach to Interpret Wearable Data
Wearables can measure every vital sign or health parameter that matters in adjusting your lifestyle. But what the user does with the data remains the biggest challenge. Now Google wants to solve that too. After OpenAI and Anthropic came up with...
CATL, Rio Tinto Team up for Mining Electrification and Recycling
CATL and Rio Tinto partner to advance mining electrification, recycling and critical minerals circularity. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/05/catl-rio-tinto-partnership-targets.html
Russia's Urbanicide Playbook: Encircle, Terrorize, Raze, Claim Victory
Russia's urbanicide 'playbook': cut off access by encircling Kramatorsk & Sloviansk, slowly establish drone & artillery fire control, terrorize the population to leave, force Ukrainian forces to withdraw, & turn the city into rubble -- then call it victory.
Netherlands Leads in Electric Van Adoption
Vans might not be sexy But The Netherlands is Denmark, when it comes to vans :D #alwaysbecharging ⚡️⚡️⚡️ https://t.co/t7FdDuasu8
Licensing Traps Brands Between Sweetness and Health
Fascinating story. They always relied on licensing. So they were never themselves. Then got stuck between being a candy bar and granola bar.
Humanoid Robots Dazzle, but Practical Work Remains Costly
Humanoid robots can jump, dance and go viral, but turning them into useful workers remains far more difficult — and expensive — than their boosters suggest https://t.co/KMvxyWlEPN https://t.co/F1RCxlIku0
Indian Phone Giants Use Courts to Silence Critics
Phone companies in India have always had a power imbalance in their favor. Companies often freeze journalists or creators out for critical coverage. But going to court over videos and blocking any critical coverage or opinion to stifle voices feels out...
Spring Update Launches Standalone Self-Driving App
New Self-Driving app in the spring update. It’s actually a whole separate app, not just part of the self-driving section in vehicle controls. https://t.co/dbDy9MedI1
DC Charging Prices Drop 10 Cents Since October
Newsflash from charging specialists in Deutschland: "CHARGING RADAR by #CIRRANTIC evaluations show a significant movement in prices: The average DC charging price has fallen from 75 cents to 65 cents per kWh since the peak in October 2024." ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #alwaysbecharging 🇩🇪 https://t.co/Xm8i5eKe0L
Tesla Fleet Generates 500 Years of Driving Data Daily
The Tesla fleet can collectively produce the equivalent of 500 years of driving data every single day.
China’s Covert Oil Import Cuts Cap Prices, Flatten Differentials
COLUMN: China is quietly slashing oil imports, an invisible hand that's rebalancing the market in the middle of the Hormuz closure. (The shift has not only capped benchmark oil prices, but also triggered a collapse in physical differentials) @Opinion https://t.co/GND1uXtbwV
Court Rejects Tariff Claim, Trade Deficit Not Crisis
Shocker: a 2026 trade deficit is not a 1974-style Balance of Payment crisis🤷♂️ 👉”Lawyers representing the businesses bringing the case argued that a trade deficit and a serious balance-of-payments crisis were not the same” ➡️ But probably very little impact on tariffs. ✍️Timothy...
Disparate Impact Era Skipped Over Proposition 13
It's a shame that the disparate impact era of jurisprudence came and went without touching Proposition 13.
Dual‑LAO Accelerates Robust Binding Free Energy Calculations
New paper published @CommsChem with the @qubit_pharma team led by @Narjes_Ansari: "Dual-LAO for calculating fast and robust relative binding free energies of simple and complex transformations" (#OpenAccess) #compchem #drugdesign @FefeAviat J. Hénin L. Lagardère https://t.co/ktdX8AWMBo
Nintendo Hikes Switch 2 Price by $50 Globally
It's happening: Nintendo to raise Switch 2 prices worldwide. From September 1, the device will i.e. cost US$50 more (new price then US$499.99) in the US. https://t.co/g2gwiF7yTA
CIOs Now Steer Banks' Future, Not Just IT
The CIO is no longer running IT … they’re running the future of the bank - https://t.co/5uAP8RzEpN
Sony's Mixed Game News: Bungie Slips, Profits Remain Strong
Sony's news about games is mixed. Bungie weakness is showing, but overall game and network services profits are healthy. https://t.co/h8eL0htWbQ
ERP Success Requires Customer and Employee Experience Focus
Executives may see ERP implementation as a necessity, but justification needs more. Focus on improving customer and employee experience with detailed future-state operating and organizational models. #ERP #BusinessTransformation https://t.co/fjPFiG70fH
Human Strategy Needed as AI Falls Short of Expectations
✍️ Gillian Tett words of wisdom: @gilliantett @ftopinion 👉“intelligent machines do not automatically deploy themselves either for good or bad. 💥Human strategy is crucial.” 👉A survey from Hyland, for example, says that only 45 per cent of businesses say AI is delivering...
Taiwan's Energy Crisis Fueled by Costly Spot LNG
Taiwan is spending its way out of an energy crisis 🇹🇼💰 The country received 35% of its LNG from Qatar/UAE last year. All of that supply is now being replaced by more expensive shipments from the spot market
Russian Aerobatic Teams Rehearse Flypast Over St. Basil’s
Russia's MiG-29 jet fighters of the Strizhi (Swifts) and Su-30SM jet fighters of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) aerobatic teams fly in formation towards St. Basil’s Cathedral during a flypast rehearsal for a military parade, May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov...
Security Officer Perches on Vehicle Ahead of Victory Day
A Russian security officer remains atop an all-terrain infantry mobility vehicle amid increased security measures taken ahead of Victory Day on the Bolshoi Kamenny Bridge near the Kremlin in central Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2026. REUTERS https://t.co/rSsNSYWERk
Sony's PS5 Sales Drop to 1.5 M This Quarter
Random, but Sony sold 1.5m PS5s this quarter. Way down YoY. Per their earnings call: https://t.co/Qc944AJAxD https://t.co/Rhhk1n6ECz
For All Mankind Fizzles, Joins Walking Dead’s End
“For All Mankind” is ready for its end. It’s fizzled out the same way as “The walking Dead.”
Robot Scans 2,500 Pages Hourly with Treventus
Treventus Scan #Robot Digitizes Up to 2,500 Pages Per Hour by @AadityaAnand_11 #Robotics #Innovation #EmergingTech #Technology https://t.co/gtTdaKFVVQ
Satya’s Early Email Signals AI’s Impact on Xbox
The fact that Phil Spencer and Kareem Choudhry (then head of cloud gaming chief) are on this email is a fascinating indication that even then Satya thought AI stuff might have interesting implications for Xbox/gaming.
Mortal Kombat 2 Wins Over Audiences, Beats Critics
Verdict is in. People are digging #MortalKombat2. RT scores: 70% - critics 89% - audiences https://t.co/FylPYVWg5M
Guilded Professions Will Secure AI Safeguards; Freelancers Won’t
Professions with guilds or membership associations are going to get different AI policy reactions than those without The Bar & the AMA will ensure that human doctors or lawyers are legally required for key activities. There is no equivalent organization for...
Regulated Hemp Drinks Boost Access, Cut Youth Use
Low-dose hemp beverages have been available everywhere in liquor stores and even grocery stores since 2023. Legalization and proper regulation has led to youth cannabis usage to fall.
Autonomous Robot Achieves Zero‑Error Blood Draws
Zero-Error Blood Draws: Fully #Autonomous #Robot Handles Vein Detection to Injection by @Berci #MedTech #Healthcare #HealthTech #Tech #Technology https://t.co/2ZzoRdwtqP
Iran Blames US for Destabilizing Maritime Safety After Tanker Attack
Iran accuses US of ‘destabilising’ maritime safety and security ▶️US jet fired on an Iran-flagged tanker on May 6, damaging its rudder ▶️Incident follows what Iran has called ‘piracy-style’ seizures in the Indian Ocean ▶️Transits through the beleaguered strait have slowed this week...
Boomers 80, $79T Wealth Fuels Healthcare Boom
A decade ago. We were lectured and lectured and lectured again - over and over again from Wall St. analysts. "The USA has an aging population. Health care is the undeniable sector of the future." Today, the oldest baby boomer...
Disney Parks Thrive as Experience Spending Beats Gas Costs
Disney theme parks showing some strength, perhaps counterintuitively, even as gas prices put a dent in disposable income. People are willing to pay for experiences, and that’s exactly what Disney excels at.
RBI Clears Kotak Mahindra’s 9.99% Stake in Federal Bank
The RBI has approved Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited to acquire an aggregate holding of up to 9.99% of the paid-up share capital or voting rights of Federal Bank Limited. Federal Bank received the intimation from the RBI on May 06,...
Sony's FY26 PS5 Sales Hinge on Memory Pricing
1) Sony just released its 2025 earnings report - link in next tweet. In it, they say: "We plan to base our PS5 hardware sales in FY26 on the volume of memory we can procure at reasonable prices and we expect...
Atul Predicts 80% Chance of Mario Galaxy 3 Release
Great comment from Atul on Sony & Nintendo. Highlight: "A big AAA Mario game (likely a Mario Galaxy 3 game) is 80% prob"
Trump’s New Tariffs Declared Unconstitutional Despite Legal Loophole
Trump's tariffs—the ones he added because the last ones were ruled unconstitutional—were just ruled unconstitutional My crack team has discovered why. This law allows him to impose temporary tariffs to "deal with large and serious US balance-of-payments deficits." Here it is: https://t.co/UDa8Tp7STS
Packaging on YT Matters; Team Delivers Strong Results
A reminder that packaging on YT is a BIG deal. Team did a great job here. To be clear, I’m still a fan of @openclaw and think that @steipete and co will figure it out. https://t.co/NXnC4jql1Z
Banks Fund Real Estate, Not Stocks, Crypto, or 401k
The bank will lend you $240,000 to buy a rental property. They will not lend you $240,000 to buy stocks. They will not lend you $240,000 to buy crypto. They will not lend you $240,000 to fund your 401k. Only real estate.
Squad Dominates Week 1 ATT Annihilator Cup
Week 1 @ATT Annihilator Cup Call of Duty champions with the sqaud.🕺 @HutchMF @yvonnie @theburntpeanut @Doublelift1