Jardine Matheson Poised to Dominate Hong Kong Grocery Market
Jardine Matheson is in talks to acquire CK Hutchison's supermarket business ParknShop and merge it with Wellcome. Competition in Hong Kong's grocery industry would go down significantly, with the combined entity controlling >50% of the market. https://t.co/4MD3n7ptN1
Asia Reassesses LNG, Boosting Coal and Renewables
The future of LNG in Asia. Effectively, "fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me." After the oil price shock of 2022 and 2026, the region is going to re-consider LNG to the benefit of coal...
PET‑CT Leak Linked to Staff Cancer Cases
The 3D precision of a PET-CT scan is designed to find cancer, but at one government teaching hospital, the machine itself is being blamed for causing it. Seven personnel in a single radiology department have developed cancer or thyroid diseases. You...
Leiden University Seeks Postdoc for Next‑gen GPCR Drug Discovery
🚨 Hiring Postdoctoral candidate for next generation GPCR drug discovery Leiden University The Faculty of Science and the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR) are looking for a:Postdoctoral candidate for next generation GPCR drug discoveryAre you excited about developing cutting-edge drug...
South32 Bets on Copper, Zinc Amid Post‑2028 Supply Gaps
South32 is focusing on copper and zinc projects as it sees major supply gaps emerging after 2028. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/04/south32-copper-and-zinc-project.html
AI Tools Empower New Wave of Bank Hackers
Forewarned is fore armed. New level of hacking of banks could come from these AI advances. 👉Cops & robbers when the robbers get a new tool. https://t.co/GKklqa2Kai
Master Change Management to Unlock Post‑Go‑Live Value
Projects often fail due to poor change management, but successful organizations master it. Go-live won't be perfect; expect turbulence and a productivity dip. True value emerges weeks or months post-go-live through optimization. #ChangeManagement #ProjectSuccess https://t.co/gwaAKgeMbQ
New Rogan‑Spotify Alliance Fuels Anti‑vax Disinformation, Endangering Children
I’m not happy about this new toxic alliance between Children’s Health Defense and Rogan-Spotify. Both are powerful anti-science disinformation organizations, and they don’t care about you or your family. We already had >200,000 needless American deaths from pushing ivermectin and...
Weekly System Review Fuels MYRESET’s Patient Care
Founder Diaries Day 5? — Weekly regroup of our systems, targets & goals for MYRESET at our favorite lounge 💉💚⏰ (We’re also “on call” for our patients booked in for consults all the time. We make sure our doctors are...
Jade Mountain Redefines Luxury with Nighttime Wellness Experiences
Jade Mountain Unveils After-Dark Experiences, Redefining Luxury Through Rest, Wellness, and the Night Sky https://t.co/7HE6AISub5
Turn Your Email Newsletters Into a Morning Audio Brief
I built something. A daily personalised audio newsletter briefing. The host tells me what came in, what the interesting ideas were & how I might be able to apply it. It gets delivered at 6am each morning and I just sit with...
US Thriving, UK Struggling—Prediction Proven Right
I told ya’ll it was going well for the US and horrible bad for the UK over a month ago…
US Postpones European Arms Shipments Amid Iran Conflict
Exclusive: US to delay weapons deliveries to some European countries due to Iran war, sources say https://t.co/mpcf1MZdP9
Robots Harvest 2000 Broccoli per Hour, Human‑Free
These #Robots Harvest 2000 Broccolis an Hour—No Humans Needed by @lukas_m_ziegler #AgriTech #TechForGood #Innovation #Tech #Technology https://t.co/4phAABcjoc
Russian Oil Revenues Plunge 22% in April Despite Price Rise
MOSCOW, April 16 (Reuters) - Russian state oil and gas revenues, which account for about a quarter of budget income, are set to fall around 22% year on year in April, hit by a jump in subsidies to refineries despite...
Sistema, Kismet Launch Three IPOs to Revive Russian Market
MOSCOW, April 16 - Russia's leading private equity fund Sistema and smaller rival Kismet Capital announced three major initial public offerings on Thursday, including one for local e-commerce giant Avito, in a bid to provide fresh impetus to the country's...
HW4 Upgrade Likely; HW
Retrofits may or may not ever be needed. I think they will likely do it because it will ultimately be easier than wasting time trying to distill smaller models. But they only have to upgrade when HW4 is unsupervised on...
Oil Dips on Trump's Israel‑Lebanon Ceasefire Optimism
Oil prices fall as Trump announces Israel-Lebanon ceasefire Oil prices retreated on Thursday after President Donald Trump expressed optimism about the prospect of ending the war with Iran, even as the broader energy market remained on edge over continued disruptions...
Watch Artemis II Crew Post‑Flight Press Conference Today
I strongly suggest a viewing of the Artemis II crew post-flight press conference today. Well worth your time. https://t.co/rQLDz78DB8
Expensive U.S. Cities See Sharp Housing Price Swings
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America: Price Drops & Gains in 33 Big Expensive Cities, March 2026. From “Mansion Shortage” in AI-bubble-epicenter San Francisco infecting mid-tier home prices, to Austin & Oakland prices plunging over 25% since 2022 https://t.co/gQYh2m0pnZ https://t.co/v3Kk4XR5CY
X Money's Promise: Why Elon’s Vision Will Falter
Just published a new Fintech Snark Tank post on Forbes: Elon Musk’s X Money: How It Could Win (And Why It Won’t) Hurry up and read it before someone finds a reason to take down the article https://t.co/cirBj5mp6U
Celebrating Science: Discussing #ScienceUnderSiege with Neil Tyson
After so many dark months of countering RFK Jr and the ACIP/HHS/Children’s Health Offense pseudoscience disinformation campaign it was a real joy to spend an evening with @neiltyson discuss our book #ScienceUnderSiege @MichaelEMann @PeterHotez https://t.co/49e3hC7bSz
Disney's Infinity Could End IMAX Showdown, Aid Smaller Chains
I’m not yet a fan of Disney’s Infinity standard. But the knee jerk response to it is short sighted. This is not just about opening weekend. They had to fight last year for any IMAX screens for Zootopia 2 vs...
AI Self‑checks Iterate Outputs for Higher Quality Thumbnails and Titles
When I build skills now I always ask AI to spin up a separate eval agent to do yes/no checks to grade the first agent's output. And if the output isn't "yes" across the board it asks the first agent to...
Trump’s JCPOA Exit Let Iran Build HEU Stockpile
Iran did not have a stockpile of highly enriched uranium until after Trump withdrew from the JCPOA because Iran was prohibited from doing so and under monitoring, Trump is the arsonist taking credit for putting out the fire he started.
Disney Launches Infinity Theaters to Sidestep IMAX
Disney isn’t sour graping with their new “Infinity” theater standard. They are trying to get clear of IMAX, understanding that the audience wants it for many of their films and can’t get it. So they are making their own without...
Iran's Actions Reveal Trust Deficit, Not Broken Promises
Iran made the same statement when it acceded to the NPT, when Khamenei issued the beaten-to-death fatwa and when Zarif signed the JCPOA. We lacked trust, not promises.
Netflix Q1 Beats Estimates, Margin Gains Surge
$NFLX Q1'26 Results: ↗️$12.250B rev (+16.2% YoY, +1.7% QoQ) beat est by 0.7% ↗️GM (51.9%, +1.9 PPs YoY) ↗️EBIT Margin (32.3%, +0.6 PPs YoY) ↗️FCF Margin (41.6%, +16.3 PPs YoY)🟢 ↗️Net Margin (43.1%, +15.7 PPs YoY)🟢 ↗️EPS $1.23 beat est by 61.8%🟢 Regional Breakdown UCAN ↘️$5.245B rev (+13.6%...
IPad LiDAR Speeds up Solar Design with Forge Platform
Forge software platform uses iPad LiDAR scanning for quick solar design proposals #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/uKzl8tix3m
Soyuz-2-1b Launches Kosmos Satellites Into 457×547 Km Orbit
LAUNCH at about 2318 UTC Apr 16 of one or more Kosmos satellites by Soyuz-2-1b from Plesetsk to a 457 x 547 km x 98.3 deg orbit (h/t @Dillonshrop06 )
China Triples Export Controls, Turns Supply Chains Into Leverage
In a counterattack to America’s aggressive protectionist measures, China has nearly TRIPLED its use of export controls in the last 5 years. Beijing is turning its supply-chain dominance into geopolitical leverage. CHINA'S MESSAGE = IF YOU ATTACK US, WE WILL COUNTERATTACK....
Free Home Solar, Battery; High Fees for Commercial Users
Let's just put solar on the roof of any residential home, for free. Throw in a battery, too. Use switching equipment that speaks EnergyNet (an open source decentralized grid protocol), for local networks as well as the traditional grid. Subsidize...
Data Center Transmission Battles Just Beginning
The Data Center Transmission Brawls Are Just Getting Started #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/Ujh0ScdpO1 https://t.co/LleEgU4X4v
Canada Launches First Commercial Lithium Refinery, Diversifying Feedstock
A jack of all trades feedstock solution it seems. What could go wrong? Canada opens first commercial lithium refinery https://t.co/mSSZBmGgsm
Speaking at ALT:GAMES, Exploring Indie Game Gems
Tomorrow and Sunday, I’ll attend ALT:GAMES and check out cool indie games and will do a talk as well :D @AppleBee180 https://t.co/t11yw4I1mX
Negative Electricity Prices Resurface in France and Germany
Negative electricity prices return to France, Germany #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/XO7eBWX6Nn https://t.co/0TW2dipTGo
Preserve Full CAT Data, Save SEC Millions
This is a wonderful opportunity for public comments and to offer potential practical solutions that FINRA and AWS may not have yet thought of. In fact, I will be submitting my comments and suggestions tonight and publishing them here for...
Handcrafted Hoverboard Gives You Real‑Life Hero Feel
Ride a Handmade Pseudo-Hoverboard and Feel Like a Real-Life Hero via @ZappyZappy7 #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/9CV5IImhAF
Coding Missile Software on Phone at Oakland Listening Bar
I am vibe-coding some missile modeling software on my phone from a Japanese-style listening bar in Oakland. Shit’s weird. https://t.co/h4v8nI5gFq
2025 Ford Expedition: Massive Space and Heavy‑Towing Power
The 2025 @Ford Expedition is enormous, but that makes is both spacious and capable of towing even the heaviest boats or trailers. Here's my drive experience after a week traveling around Colorado: https://t.co/ur6Py747OB #cars #auto #ford #expedition https://t.co/yA82cEjH8K
Trump Administration Worsens Federal Biofuel Policy
Federal policy on biofuels goes from bad to worse under Trump #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/gRNVDStbTc
Vote Phoebe Maffei: Law‑Bound Judges Over Virtue‑Signal Courts
We need a return to judges who uphold the law instead of exercise their personal virtue signal hobby horses from the bench Vote Phoebe Maffei For SF Superior Court Judge
Compute Shortage Drives AMD, Amazon, Cerebras Deal Rush
Chatter being $AMD could get a deal with Anthropic which makes total sense given the compute shortage. I have been saying for a while I think Amazon is a good candidate also for Helios. Bottom line, all available viable compute will...
Pay Contractors Only After Milestones Are Completed
The biggest mistake flippers make with contractors is paying too much upfront. Sign a contract, set a draw schedule, tie every payment to a completed benchmark. If it’s not done, the check doesn’t go out.
Get Unbiased Pro-Democracy News: Subscribe to Democracy Docket
If you want pro-democracy news, information and analysis without the both-sides nonsense, I strongly recommend you subscribe to Democracy Docket. https://bit.ly/4meZPiV
Middle East Conflict Triggers First LNG Export Decline in Decade
Global LNG exports are forecast to DROP this year for the first time in over a decade 🚢⚠️ This is a big turnaround. Analysts expected supply to rise by more than 7% in 2026. But now the Middle East conflict is...
Data Centre Battery Storage Set to Surge in Australia
VIDEO: ‘It’s going to massively scale here’: Fluence chief predicts data centre battery storage slingshot in Australia #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/9QY8CG1q3S
Robotic 3D Printing Crafts 12‑Meter Ship Hull
Robotic #3D Printing Revolutionizes Shipbuilding with 12-Meter Hull Demo by @lukas_m_ziegler #3Dprinted #Technology #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/BRUyMndjr8
Mega Ramp Survival: Fun Even After Bus Knockouts
Mega Ramp Survival is so much fun. I have been knocked out by the bus way too many times. 8671-2143-9286
Rejection Today, Acceptance Tomorrow: Keep Pitching
One sync company rejects your pitch. Months later, another accepts it. Around and around we go.