Virginia Mandates 625 MW Community Solar by 2028
Virginia passes law to add 625MW of new community solar capacity by 2028 #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/TzRKwax5le
Bipartisan Consensus Emerges on Key Energy Policy
Seems there’s at least one energy policy both sides of the aisle can agree on. https://t.co/TpgcWhyvrK
Will Apple Finally Deliver the Long‑Desired Second Screen?
I wonder if Apple will ever acknowledge this and give us the second screen we all crave
Glioblastoma's Immune Microenvironment Blocks Checkpoint Therapy
The glioblastoma tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) is an immunosuppressive barrier to therapy that encumbers glioblastoma responses to immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI). https://t.co/rgIKZ8N0Q4
Australian Fuel Crunch Deepens After Refinery Fire
Australia's fuel crunch is set to get worse 🇦🇺🚨 A major fire at one of Australia’s only two oil refineries will shut some of its production. The refinery supplies 10% of domestic demand Australia’s petroleum product supplies were already really tight due...
AdWeek Breaks Silence on Big Tech Accountability
Wow. Powerful headline running in AdWeek. On one hand, AdWeek should earn your trust and respect for running it. Many trade pubs stay away from upsetting the major tech companies including Meta. But something else needs to be pointed out....
DRC Copper Climbs 10%, Cobalt Shipments Plunge
DRC copper output rose 10pc in 2025 as major mines expanded, while cobalt shipments plunged under export controls. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/04/drc-copper-output-growth-accelerates-as.html
Fresnel Lens Heats Rocks, Drives Simple Stirling Generator
Pretty amazing if it works - concentrate sunlight with movable fresnel lens to heat rocks to 1000 degrees C and then a simple Stirling engine to generate power. Nothing that couldn’t have been built a century or more ago.
Music Press Excuses Digital Decline, Faces AI Replacement
You know every time the indie rock music press has been confronted with digital shittiness they make excuses for the digital shittiness. It was understandable when it was Napster/Linewire/Grokster and no one realized these were just stalking horses for Silicon...
Synthetic Biology Localizes Drug Production, Ending Fragile Supply Chains
Most pharmaceutical APIs still travel thousands of miles through fragile global supply chains before they reach a patient. COVID and the Russia-Ukraine war showed exactly what that fragility costs. Synthetic biology offers a different model: program cells to manufacture the molecules in...
Freedom Forever Files Chapter 11, Signaling Solar Sector Strain
Residential solar company Freedom Forever files chapter 11 bankruptcy #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/sljYMokXnV https://t.co/K9DL1uyaXw
Pad 2’s 33‑engine Plume Differs Noticeably From Pad 1
The exhaust plume from 33 engines on Pad 2 looks noticeably different than on Pad 1.
Vox Media CEO Poised to Sell Multiple Assets
NEW: Vox Media C.E.O. Jim Bankoff is likely to agree to multiple deals to sell various assets of his company, including the Vox Media Podcast Network, New York magazine, and the portfolio of digital brands…. Full details @PuckNews: https://t.co/hfYxhq0oky
Rethinking Healthcare: Julie Yoo on Infinite Growth
I really enjoyed interviewing @a16z 's @julieyoo : Rethinking the Rules: Julie Yoo on Infinite Healthcare, Compound Businesses, and the New Investor Playbook https://t.co/fdIq6NbQ7b cc @startuphealth
Solar‑plus‑storage Can Supply 90% of India’s Electricity
Solar-plus-storage could meet 90% of India’s power demand #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/54zp6ZcAUX
Inflation Stems From Tight Supply, Capex Still Low
This chart gets to the heart of today’s inflation problem: Constrained supply. The only real solution starts with a surge in capital investment from commodity producers. With capex still near cycle lows, there’s little chance of meaningful new supply hitting the market...
First Look: Night Stalker MV‑75 Cheyenne Shows Ops Enhancements
First Look At What A Night Stalker MV-75 Cheyenne Will Look Like A new rendering shows an MV-75 with special operations-specific features like a radar, other sensors, and in-flight refueling capability. https://t.co/c0nj4ABzPk
CEO Discusses Monetization and New Agentic EDA Stack
Here at #CadenceLIVE, CEO @OfficialADevgan held an Analyst Q&A session - we had questions about monetization but also about the agentic stack coming to EDA. Full transcript now available at More Than Moore. https://t.co/8poqXP70GG https://t.co/nj1YcE6nGL
Discussing US‑Iran Dueling Blockades on BBC
Just hoped on with @BBC to discuss dueling blockades between the US and Iran. https://t.co/9xarJfOGbr
Atlanta Demands Crosswalk; Mayor's Inaction Endangers Streets
I saw several people cross this deadly 225 block of Peachtree Street today. The Dickens administration has failed to place a crosswalk here despite outcry from advocates & support from Council members. It's hugely disappointing, to say the least. Atlanta...
Meta's New Link‑click Focus Inflates Traffic, Drops CVR
Traffic up and CVR down lately? Here are 2 of the causes: 1. Meta made ads more link-clicky. Swiping up to view comments on reels (see post below) or tapping to expand feed ads can now drive link clicks to site....
Sonnedix Wins Key Capacity in Italy’s FER X Auction
How Sonnedix secured capacity in Italy’s ‘crucial’ FER X auction #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/t9cz3dWn3a
Primary Care's Heart: Connection, Stories, and Human Agency
Lovely final ep of @LisaRosenbaum17's perceptive @NEJM NOS pcast series on primary care: https://t.co/vYhK3QN5ce Ep has it all for me: agency, SDT, call of stories, limitations of metrics, value of connection & longitudinal relationships; cx of medicine; warmth; love. @zakkohane
Machine-to-Machine Communication Will Skyrocket Processing Demands
General-purpose processing demands will multiply once machines are talking to machines. https://t.co/J4yo86mxLl #CPUs @Arm #AgenticAI #chiplets #NPU #GPU #datamovement
45 Granite Bay ADU Comps Reveal Robust Market Data
Pulling comps for a property with an ADU. There are 45 data points here in Granite Bay with a listed ADU in MLS. These are sales since 2025 as well as current listings. Granted, some of these will be pool...
Australian Mining Teeters on Collapse From Diesel Shortages
The Australian mining industry is now on the verge of collapse due to diesel shortages. One of the country’s last two refineries is in flames, and the fuel supply chain that powers every drill, truck, and haul is about to snap. This...
China’s Loan‑driven Industrial Policy Breeds Debt, Few Champions
Most of China's industrial policy is in the form of bank loans, not subsidies. Yes, you can lend to 100 companies, and 2 survive, and then you have 2 national champions. But you also have a mountain of bad debt on...
Australian Home Batteries Match 10% of Global Utility Additions
Australian home battery installations equal to almost 10 pct of global utility capacity brought online in March #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/41vFHcvKbU https://t.co/u8Hrf4b9Tc
Misinformation Is Easier to Manage in Traditional Media
The funny thing about this (aside from everything) is that from a comms POV, dealing with misinformation in traditional media is pretty straightforward compared to dealing with it on social platforms.
Thomson Reuters Leverages Potentially Pirated Open‑
so thomson reuters is building its own AI model on open source models such as those of “meta or mistral” both of which are trained using pirated libraries, including content from TR's own competitors... https://t.co/h7UFiomggV
Hollywood Merger Advocacy Is Legal, Not Just Politics
These Paramount advocates want to portray Hollywood advocacy around mergers as standard frivolous politics. They don’t get it’s a legal matter. Letters from industry stakeholders absolutely matter in antitrust cases.
Two-Tier Tax System Pushes Out-of-State Residents Away
I’m confused. Don’t they always pay property taxes? So this is a two tier property tax system as it’s illegal to impose income taxes on out of state residents. Also what about non-residents who have businesses here?...
Early GLP‑1 Rodent Studies Showed Weight Loss Before Diabetes Focus
I don't think this is correct from @nytimes op-ed on GLP-1s - wt loss known from early rodent studies involving injection into CSF as I recall. DM2 more tractable as initial pharma indication, esp at that time - many still...
MCP Unifies Siloed Network AI Systems, Not New
Slightly late to the game, @7signal is talking about MCP Makes the point that multiple silo’d AI systems for networks / WiFi / IT helpdesk can use it to work better together Speaker wrongly claims it was created “in the...
Finally Met Bob McNally Amid Intense Crude Volatility
After more than a dozen years of online oil chats, finally meeting the one and only @Bob_McNally in person in this moment of acute Crude Volatility. https://t.co/4IzH76RqGt
Iran and Trump Turn Info War Into Meme Battlefield
Quite remarkable how Iran has been deploying meme culture, parody and virality to undermine US credibility online. Ironically, it is a tactic the Trump administration has also embraced on official channels in his second term. It is strange how the...
TSMC Q1 Earnings Preview Amid Record AI Compute Surge
Good morning from Taipei. TSMC reports 1Q earnings & hosts an IR call later today. The AI compute sector is at its hottest level on record. I’ll have full coverage soon after the call. Straight to your inbox from https://t.co/yt0PGDxqqi
Koch Backs PMET Resources, Signaling Major Growth Potential
Seeing Koch get involved with PMET Resources $PMET.TO $PMT.AX brings a smile to the koala's face A ringing endorsement from one of the most advanced chemicals & refining companies in the world embracing a world class resource in North America Let's see...
AI, Quantum Computing Redefine Cybersecurity Landscape – Prof. Brooks
Cyber Solutions – The Intersection of AI, Quantum and Cybersecurity with Prof. Chuck Brooks | https://t.co/MzmJurZmns https://t.co/tQshTKmETs
Xbox's Co‑Dev Cycle Recycles Tech Across Studios
Matt Booty shares examples of how Xbox co-dev has evolved over the past five years with all of its acquisitions. Prime anecdote is State of Decay 3 persistent world tech being used for Grounded 2, than improved, then sent back...
Titanium Poised to Replace Vanadium in Flow Batteries
Titanium emerges as a vanadium alternative for redox flow batteries #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/InfLwlxCHc
Higher GDP Buffers Developed Economies From Oil Shocks
It is not really a controversial statement When more GDP is produced or Energy Unit - the price of the energy unit becomes a little less relevant on a running basis The US economy (and other developed economies) can better...
First All‑Gluten‑Free US Hotel Brings Relief
My aunt shared a link to the first US hotel that's all Gluten Free. The relief of knowing that I could go to hotels and not get sick (or go hungry). More of this please.
MSC Baltic III Faces Third Winter Grounded Off Newfoundland
Is @MSCCargo trying to see if MSC Baltic III can survive for a THIRD winter aground off Newfoundland?
New Condo Launch Premature; No Units Sold Yet
Don't hold your breath waiting for a new #condo tower to rise on spot of deadly #Sunrise collaps. They haven't sold a single unit. 'Soft launch we did w/premature' #DamacProperties #Fla #Miami #SoFla #mortgage #ChamplainTowersSouth https://t.co/QYfPn5VCXN
California’s Energy Costs Driven by Policy, Not Consumption
Grok on California’s high price of energy: “It’s a regulated monopoly system layered with aggressive state climate, equity, and reliability mandates that socialize expensive fixed/policy costs onto volumetric rates. This creates high prices despite lower usage.” @tomsteyer, that kind of sounds...
ESA Pushes Tb/S Optical Links; KeplerComms Lands Second Prime Contract
.@esa advances Tb-per-second HydRON program; multiple optical terminal providers, space and ground; @KeplerComms signs 2nd contract as system prime. @mynaric @mbryonics @Tesat @Vyoma_space #Astrolight @DLR_SpaceAgency @csa_asc.https://t.co/12Dn9ijeda https://t.co/6HfkJV0MWl
Cybertruck Render Could Sway Upzoning Approval Odds
Related to "beautiful" architecture and upzoning ... I wonder what a Cybertruck in the rendering does to the chances of a project being approved? @CSElmendorf https://t.co/wMHvjMNnfz
New NEJM Review Links Hormone Therapy to Cardiovascular Risk
Sex hormones, clotting disorders, and cardiovascular risk An important new @NEJM review for MHT and testosterone latest data https://t.co/UNqXAwjsKM https://t.co/4ckJsc4YyE
Expect Insane Creations in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
Y'all are gonna make some INSANE stuff in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. #kindafunny #videogames #review