Industry Social Media and Updates

AMCApes Leader Backs Warner‑Paramount Merger, Sparks Theater Feud
SocialApr 17, 2026

AMCApes Leader Backs Warner‑Paramount Merger, Sparks Theater Feud

The king of the #AMCApes has started a brawl with fellow movie theater owners by backing David Ellison’s plan to combine Warner Bros. and Paramount. They had it out in person yesterday in Las Vegas. Details ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/6DmAIbWKUA

By Matthew Belloni
Threads Finally Recognizes Web Power Users' Importance
SocialApr 17, 2026

Threads Finally Recognizes Web Power Users' Importance

I’m just glad that after two years, they’ve finally acknowledged that power users (brands, journalists, etc.) use Web, and that Threads Web should be treated with similar importance as other platforms

By Jane Manchun Wong
Switch to Optimum, Get $150 Gift Card If No Savings
SocialApr 17, 2026

Switch to Optimum, Get $150 Gift Card If No Savings

"Eligible customers can visit an Optimum store and show their current AT&T or Verizon mobile bill. ... if Optimum can’t demonstrate savings by switching, customers will receive a $150 gift card." https://t.co/isv48TwS6A $OPTU

By Mike Dano
Kiwa PVEL Revises Testing to Curb Solar Failures
SocialApr 17, 2026

Kiwa PVEL Revises Testing to Curb Solar Failures

Kiwa PVEL updates solar module testing protocols to address field failures #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/DcofZeEPv1

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Parents' HELOC Loans for Kids' Down Payments Lead to Foreclosure
SocialApr 17, 2026

Parents' HELOC Loans for Kids' Down Payments Lead to Foreclosure

Parents Who Took Out HELOCS & Mortgages To Provide Down Payments For Kids To Buy Homes In 2021 Now In Power Of Sale Sounds crazy right? And it's not thousands of parents but it is happening right now in Ontario to...

By Ron Butler
Strait of Hormuz Reopens, Physical Oil Prices Converge to Futures
SocialApr 17, 2026

Strait of Hormuz Reopens, Physical Oil Prices Converge to Futures

The blockade called Iran's bluff and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in response is a remarkable success in very little time. Physical oil prices (white) will now converge down to futures prices (orange), a scenario most didn't think...

By Robin Brooks
Mid‑range Homes ($400‑500K) See Strongest Growth
SocialApr 17, 2026

Mid‑range Homes ($400‑500K) See Strongest Growth

More buyers at lower prices? Don't sleep on the trend. We're seeing the most growth right now in the region between $400K to $500K. More on my blog. https://t.co/k8PxYYpcrC https://t.co/ImgNJtdh6D

By Ryan Lundquist
Buzzy Creates Ten Ad Variations From a Single Draft
SocialApr 17, 2026

Buzzy Creates Ten Ad Variations From a Single Draft

Most brands test one version. Because making more is expensive. Buzzy turns one ad into ten — like Photoshop for ad iteration. https://t.co/Q8z0GfVrGU

By Chase Dimond
Rio Silver Poised to Process High‑grade Surface Ore
SocialApr 17, 2026

Rio Silver Poised to Process High‑grade Surface Ore

Grok answers whether Rio Silver $RYO.V $RYOOF can begin processing High Grade ore at Surface https://t.co/pglT8XvHDd

By Hedgehog Trader (Nicholas Winton)
Global Fertilizer Shortages Will Worsen Before Easing.
SocialApr 17, 2026

Global Fertilizer Shortages Will Worsen Before Easing.

Energy & fertilizer shortages will likely still become greater before they ease, with prices needing to bring down demand to the new supply levels after damage assessments. We'll likely see lower fertilizer levels globally over the coming year, although it...

By Arlan Suderman
Search Evolves Into Agentic Manager with Gemini AI
SocialApr 17, 2026

Search Evolves Into Agentic Manager with Gemini AI

This week we saw so many things get set up as we transition to a new era of the web - the agentic web. I did something different with my newsletter this week. I asked Gemini to look at the transcripts from...

By Marie Haynes
Inside Moderna's Vision: Trust, Safety, and mRNA Future
SocialApr 17, 2026

Inside Moderna's Vision: Trust, Safety, and mRNA Future

Awesome to see @WSITYpod interview @moderna_tx president Stephen Hoge A great and wide reaching interview about trust, mRNA vaccines, spike protein, adverse events and what the future of mRNA technology is A candidate interview worth listening too.

By Michael Mina
CTV's AI‑driven ID Graph Fuels Full‑funnel Growth
SocialApr 17, 2026

CTV's AI‑driven ID Graph Fuels Full‑funnel Growth

Wow, @vibedotco hitting $227M ARR with +264% YoY growth tells you exactly where advertising is heading. CTV has finally cracked the performance code. Advertisers are shifting 30%+ of their total marketing budget into one channel, that level of conviction drives serious...

By Hasan Toor
WB Horror Slumps; “The Mummy” Faces Modest Opening
SocialApr 17, 2026

WB Horror Slumps; “The Mummy” Faces Modest Opening

Horror definitely not working as well for WB as it did last year at US #BoxOffice, as R-rated horror #LeeCroninsTheMummy might debut in #3 place after grossing 1.5M on THU Previews (vs #TheyWillKillYou’s 1M, #TheBride’s 1M, #ReadyOrNot2’s 1.2M, #Primate 1.4M,...

By Luiz Fernando
Peace Won’t Instantly End Energy and Fertilizer Shortages
SocialApr 17, 2026

Peace Won’t Instantly End Energy and Fertilizer Shortages

IF we are close to the end of the war, that does not end the shortage of energy and fertilizer, but it is the beginning of assessing the damage and the repair time needed to get back to full output...

By Arlan Suderman
Master LinkedIn’s New Ultra‑Casual Game ‘Patches’
SocialApr 17, 2026

Master LinkedIn’s New Ultra‑Casual Game ‘Patches’

The newest game to join the ultra-casual games lineup at @LinkedIn is "Patches". Here's how to play Patches, and some simple tactics to help solve every puzzle: https://t.co/Vw2wAUKY3h #games #puzzles #linkedin https://t.co/m6kdIccjKG

By Dave Taylor
AP-1 Activation Emerges as New Cancer Resistance Target
SocialApr 17, 2026

AP-1 Activation Emerges as New Cancer Resistance Target

The knowledge of the many mechanisms by which cancer proves resistant to treatments keeps expanding. This week @Nature highlights activation of the AP-1 transcription factors, representing a new target https://t.co/UWSYDFM0IK https://t.co/6l4TISQonQ

By Eric Topol
AI Wristband Reads Muscles, Directs Robots Like Hands
SocialApr 17, 2026

AI Wristband Reads Muscles, Directs Robots Like Hands

MIT engineers built an AI wristband that controls robots by reading your hand muscles. It works by using an ultrasound to capture images of the muscles and tendons in your wrist. An AI algorithm then translates those images into the exact position...

By Rowan Cheung
Oil Drop Boosts Truckers' Margins, Spot Rates Unchanged
SocialApr 17, 2026

Oil Drop Boosts Truckers' Margins, Spot Rates Unchanged

Oil is collapsing, now down to $79 a barrel on crude. This will provide overnight relief to any motor carrier that is on wholesale or cost plus deals with the truckstops. But is unlikely to change trucking spot rates because...

By Craig Fuller
Secure Genuine Champion Buy‑in Before Launching Digital Health
SocialApr 17, 2026

Secure Genuine Champion Buy‑in Before Launching Digital Health

The Digital Health implementation almost blew up in our face as the Department Chief walked out in frustration halfway through our Kick Off meeting. With 20+ stakeholders watching, it couldn't have gone any worse. We had gotten brought into a health...

By Joshua Liu, MD
Third‑Party Risks Cause Over One‑Third of Breaches
SocialApr 17, 2026

Third‑Party Risks Cause Over One‑Third of Breaches

Over 35% of data breaches are caused by vendors or partners, not internal failures. As threats spread globally, third-party risk is growing. Security is only as strong as the weakest link. https://t.co/e3kXTsRA5f

By Cristina Dolan
Paid Ads Can Scale to $50K MRR Fast
SocialApr 17, 2026

Paid Ads Can Scale to $50K MRR Fast

$0 to $50K MRR in 12 months. Team of 5. No content marketing. No complex funnels. Just PPC. Karel Papik says most founders dismiss paid ads too early. https://t.co/cYWDvmOcGB

By Omer Khan
Anemia May Heighten Alzheimer’s Risk Alongside P‑tau217
SocialApr 17, 2026

Anemia May Heighten Alzheimer’s Risk Alongside P‑tau217

In evaluating p-tau217 and other biomarkers for risk of Alzheimer's disease, keep an eye on anemia, which may add to the risk, as seen in this new report https://t.co/ezbcLr4HIf https://t.co/TOKLRVBM4f

By Eric Topol
Base44 Launches Figma2Base, Delivering Full Visual Control
SocialApr 17, 2026

Base44 Launches Figma2Base, Delivering Full Visual Control

Base44 just dropped: > Figma2Base > Themes > Asset Library > Visual Editor > Mobile Editor Every piece of the "full visual control" puzzle is shipped together. Try Figma2Base at https://t.co/1LpRSTC01G

By Chase Dimond
Tombstone AZ Shows High‑grade Oxide Hits, Ideal for Heap Leach
SocialApr 17, 2026

Tombstone AZ Shows High‑grade Oxide Hits, Ideal for Heap Leach

$AZT.V Tombstone, AZ hits: 107.9m @ 0.62 g/t Au + 24.8 g/t Ag (Westside) & 112.5m @ 0.48 g/t Au + 12.6 g/t Ag (Contention). Expanding oxide zones perfect for open-pit heap leach. $AZZTF @AztecMinerals

By Jeb Handwerger
Oil Dip to $60 Could Lift S&P 10%
SocialApr 17, 2026

Oil Dip to $60 Could Lift S&P 10%

While oil gurus and geopolitical experts were opining with confidence on the potential outcomes we said we don't know shit. Here is our DSR from 3/22. https://t.co/268Hkj6EKA Herein we just considered scenarios and how they play out in macro based...

By Andy Constan
Anthropic CEO to Discuss Pentagon Dispute with White House
SocialApr 17, 2026

Anthropic CEO to Discuss Pentagon Dispute with White House

Anthropic CEO to meet White House chief of staff amid Pentagon dispute, Axios reports - https://t.co/JeVknmFC2Q

By Paul Triolo
Low Thursday Volume Signals Weekend Struggle for The Mummy
SocialApr 17, 2026

Low Thursday Volume Signals Weekend Struggle for The Mummy

Just $1.5M THU night for #LeeCroninsTheMummy as this is going to STRUGGLE over the weekend I took it at $14M last night on #MMT🌕 but that might be too high https://t.co/YJYOlUkICD

By Erick Weber
US‑Iran Deal Nears: Stockpile Trade, 5‑Year
SocialApr 17, 2026

US‑Iran Deal Nears: Stockpile Trade, 5‑Year

the outlines of a us-iran deal are taking shape/getting closer. the us wants iran's enriched uranium stockpile and a 20-year moratorium on enrichment. iran is offering stockpile plus 5 years, wants $20 billion in frozen funds released plus sanctions relief.

By Ian Bremmer
Human‑scale Data Aims to Close Drug Trial Gap
SocialApr 17, 2026

Human‑scale Data Aims to Close Drug Trial Gap

90% of drugs that enter clinical trials fail. A big part of why: the models they're based on weren't trained on human biology. Mouse data, non-representative cell lines, sparse perturbation coverage. The gap between in silico predictions and what actually happens...

By John Cumbers
Jones Day Backs Easement Syndication; Appellate Review Awaited
SocialApr 17, 2026

Jones Day Backs Easement Syndication; Appellate Review Awaited

I am impressed that Jones Day managed to come up with anything that supports the easement syndication industry's view of the world. I am looking forward to see what the appellate court makes of it. https://t.co/8UkCT0NPy7

By Peter Reilly
Unwarranted $13 Oil Drop Likely Manipulation, Prices Set to Rebound
SocialApr 17, 2026

Unwarranted $13 Oil Drop Likely Manipulation, Prices Set to Rebound

🪔🩸The current $13 decline in oil prices is unwarranted and appears to be pure market manipulation with the announcement being made ahead of the market open. Fundamentals haven’t changed meaningfully since yesterday. Expect oil prices to recover soon

By Anas Alhajji
XPO Marks Final Surge Before Co‑Packaged Optics Dominate
SocialApr 17, 2026

XPO Marks Final Surge Before Co‑Packaged Optics Dominate

Don’t count pluggable optics out just yet in the datacenter. XPO looks like the last hurrah before co-packaged optics takes over. $ANET $NVDA $AVGO https://t.co/HDdUEtWkup

By Timothy Prickett Morgan
Unclear US Blockade Complicates Iran's Hormuz Ceasefire Limits
SocialApr 17, 2026

Unclear US Blockade Complicates Iran's Hormuz Ceasefire Limits

So, are we just back to Iran's 10-15 Hormuz ceasefire Hormuz crossing limit of last week, now with the added US blockade? Or something more? These tweet-length statements are killing me with the lack of detail.

By Rory Johnston
411k FHA Borrowers Face Equity Risk in Weak Markets
SocialApr 17, 2026

411k FHA Borrowers Face Equity Risk in Weak Markets

Doing a little more deep dive on FHA borrowers. How many people are "at risk" with low or negative equity and higher mortgage rates? About 411,000 since mid-2022. Many of the biggest FHA markets, like Phoenix and Houston, have had the...

By Mike Simonsen
Gut Microbiome Predicts Melanoma Recurrence Post-Immunotherapy
SocialApr 17, 2026

Gut Microbiome Predicts Melanoma Recurrence Post-Immunotherapy

Gut microbiome markers predict recurrence of cancer after immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma @CellCellPress https://t.co/k5YuNnqfvt https://t.co/9UbuNAcYJh

By Eric Topol
AT&T Leads as Top Buyer for NextNav, Shares up 24%
SocialApr 17, 2026

AT&T Leads as Top Buyer for NextNav, Shares up 24%

"with AT&T the most logical fit, but SpaceX and Verizon Communications are also credible buyers of NextNav" NextNav shares have gained nearly 24% so far this year, https://t.co/FXVYWITgRW

By Mike Dano
Lilly's Obesity Pill Gains Momentum; OpenAI Launches Discovery Tool
SocialApr 17, 2026

Lilly's Obesity Pill Gains Momentum; OpenAI Launches Discovery Tool

Lilly’s obesity pill off to a strong start; OpenAI debuts new drug discovery tool https://t.co/upwygATKAv $LLY $GILD $JANX #biotech

By Ben Fidler
U.S. Imports More Crude yet Remains Net Petroleum Exporter
SocialApr 17, 2026

U.S. Imports More Crude yet Remains Net Petroleum Exporter

GUIDE: U.S. crude oil and petroleum product trade balances. The United States is BOTH a major importer and exporter of crude oil and petroleum products. These trade patterns allow the U.S. system to balance. But the devil, as always, is in...

By T. Mason Hamilton
US Measles Cases Surge to 2026 Record High
SocialApr 17, 2026

US Measles Cases Surge to 2026 Record High

#Measles: Confirmed cases in the US have hit 1748 so far this year. All but 10 are infections contracted in the US. For some context: In the first 3.5 months, 2026 has racked up 76% of the cases accrued in all...

By Helen Branswell
Housing Hope Delayed One Year, Still On Track
SocialApr 17, 2026

Housing Hope Delayed One Year, Still On Track

Good housing read from @conorsen. Housing hope delayed a year but not totally derailed feels about right. https://t.co/3R3f8NDfvG

By Rick Palacios Jr.
Project Progressing; Build-to-Rent Updates Coming Soon
SocialApr 17, 2026

Project Progressing; Build-to-Rent Updates Coming Soon

Still working on this. But it’s coming together 🏆 Follow @chasecalhoun.realestate for more on build-to-rent and real estate investing. #realestate #investmentproperty #buildtorent

By Chase Calhoun
Intel's Revival Would Boost Biden, Trump, Industrial Policy
SocialApr 17, 2026

Intel's Revival Would Boost Biden, Trump, Industrial Policy

If Intel turns around it will be an incredible success story for Biden/Trump and industrial policy. https://t.co/8hNrsePZVO

By Matt Stoller
Interferon Pathway Drives Inflammaging, Offers Epigenetic Target
SocialApr 17, 2026

Interferon Pathway Drives Inflammaging, Offers Epigenetic Target

We've known inflammaging is a big part of why the human aging process accelerates. Now the interferon pathway is invoked as having a causal role (via epigenetics) and potential for targeting https://t.co/0Di0xiLGyy

By Eric Topol
Questioning War Experts' Predictions on U.S.-Iran Escalation
SocialApr 17, 2026

Questioning War Experts' Predictions on U.S.-Iran Escalation

You mean maybe all the “experts”everyone rushed out on every podcast or show possible about the U.S. in an unstoppable escalation trap, Iran becoming a super power, the U.S. not able to do anything about the Strait of Hormuz without...

By John Spencer
Stopping Meds Causes Rebound, Not
SocialApr 17, 2026

Stopping Meds Causes Rebound, Not

You gain weight back after stopping a GLP-1 that means it’s bad. I guess my thyroid medicine is bad because if I stop it my thyroid levels will be nothing anymore and I’ll feel terrible.

By Spencer Nadolsky, DO
Navy’s Civilian‑manned Sealift Keeps Fleets Fed, Fueled
SocialApr 17, 2026

Navy’s Civilian‑manned Sealift Keeps Fleets Fed, Fueled

🚨NAVY LOGISTICS 🚨 Everyone seems concerned that the @usnavy ships in the Arabian Sea - carrier Abraham Lincoln stike group, 3-ship amphibious group based on Tripoli, and a surface action group centered on approximately 8 destroyers - are running low on...

By Sal Mercogliano
US Military Embraces AI, Transforming Warfighter Readiness
SocialApr 17, 2026

US Military Embraces AI, Transforming Warfighter Readiness

lots of non-generative AI uses cases being woven into the fabric of the department of war of the united states of america. fair use and training AI is assumed.

By Andrew Arruda
EU Explores NATO‑style Defense Guarantees Independent of US
SocialApr 17, 2026

EU Explores NATO‑style Defense Guarantees Independent of US

EU to test NATO-style defense guarantees to operate without the US https://t.co/rmQb4TcWDp via @AfPalasciano https://t.co/988W9d49p3

By Zöe Schneeweiss