#360: Doordash W/VP of Autonomy Ashu Rege
In this episode, DoorDash VP of Autonomy Ashu Rege discusses the company’s shift from traditional robot‑taxi concepts to a focused delivery robot strategy, highlighting the “Goldilocks” approach of using lightweight, sidewalk‑compatible bots that balance speed, mass, and safety. He explains why DoorDash chose to build its own autonomy stack rather than partner, emphasizing product‑market fit within DoorDash’s massive delivery network of over 8 million daily orders. Rege also touches on consumer behavior changes accelerated by the pandemic and why drones were less suitable than e‑bike‑based bots for dense urban food delivery.
EV Charging – The Importance of Affordable, Convenient Access
Chinese automaker BYD unveiled its Flash Charging technology paired with the second‑generation Blade Battery, claiming a 60 % charge in five minutes. While the breakthrough highlights EV maturity, the article argues that ultra‑fast charging is not the primary solution for everyday...
Florida-Led Coalition Backs Louisiana Request To Enforce Parental Consent Law
A Florida‑led coalition of 30 states and the District of Columbia has filed a friend‑of‑the‑court brief supporting Louisiana’s request to enforce its Secure Online Child Interaction and Age Limitation Act, which mandates age verification and parental consent for users under...
CDC’s AI Strategy Embraces Speed, Flexibility
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unveiled a four‑year artificial‑intelligence strategy aimed at modernizing its data infrastructure and boosting public‑health capabilities. Acting Chief AI Officer Travis Hoppe highlighted that years of groundwork now position the agency to adopt AI...
GitOps Implementation at Enterprise Scale, Moving Beyond Traditional CI/CD
Enterprise engineering teams hit a ceiling with traditional CI/CD pipelines, experiencing repeated deployment incidents caused by configuration drift and manual rollbacks. To restore consistency, they migrated to a GitOps model, selecting ArgoCD for its pull‑based synchronization, drift detection, and clear...
Live in the Booth: Matt Desch Talks Iridium NTN Direct and Alt PNT Advances
Iridium is launching Iridium NTN Direct, positioning itself as the first standardized, global narrow‑band satellite IoT service. The offering runs on Iridium’s existing constellation, eliminating the need for new hardware. CEO Matt Desch highlighted automotive use cases such as airbag...
Redwire Wins European Quantum Satellite Contract
Redwire announced it has won a European Space Agency (ESA) contract to build a quantum‑secure satellite under the QKDSat program. The company will deliver its Belgium‑built Hammerhead spacecraft equipped with a quantum key distribution (QKD) payload and its ADPMS‑3 avionics...
Update on FDA’s Ongoing Evaluation of Reports of Suicidal Thoughts or Actions in Patients Taking a Certain Type of Medicines...
The FDA’s November 1, 2024 drug safety communication reports a preliminary review of suicidal thoughts and actions among patients using glucagon‑like peptide‑1 receptor agonists (GLP‑1 RAs). After analyzing adverse event reports, clinical trials and observational studies, regulators found no clear causal link,...
Scientists Map How the Body Traps 'Sleeping' Tuberculosis
Scientists at James Cook University used spatial transcriptomics to map where latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis resides within lymph nodes and bone marrow, revealing how the immune system contains the dormant bacteria. The study, published in Nature Communications, identified CD8⁺ T cells...
African Market for Satellite Services Offers Pent Up Demand
Africa’s satellite market is accelerating, with 21 nations operating space programs and 65 satellites already launched, and another 120 slated by 2030. Broadband penetration remains under 50% for over 1 billion people, prompting a surge in satellite terminals from 100,000 to...
FDA Adds Warning About Rare Occurrence of Serious Liver Injury with Use of Veozah (Fezolinetant) for Hot Flashes Due to...
On December 16, 2024, the FDA issued a Boxed Warning for Veozah (fezolinetant), the first non‑hormonal drug approved for menopausal hot flashes, highlighting a rare but serious risk of liver injury. The agency now mandates baseline liver testing and monthly...
What Is an Agentic OS? A Practical Guide
An agentic operating system is an AI‑focused infrastructure that coordinates autonomous agents, connects them to enterprise data and applications, and maintains human oversight. By embedding agents within platforms like Slack, organizations can automate repetitive tasks such as summarizing conversations, pulling...
Serious Liver Injury Being Observed in Patients without Cirrhosis Taking Ocaliva (Obeticholic Acid) to Treat Primary Biliary Cholangitis
The FDA’s latest safety communication reveals that Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) is causing serious liver injury in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) patients without cirrhosis, including cases that required liver transplants or resulted in death. In a post‑market trial, 7 of 81...
FDA Adds Boxed Warning About a Rare but Serious Allergic Reaction Called Anaphylaxis with the Multiple Sclerosis Medicine Glatiramer Acetate...
The FDA issued a new boxed warning for glatiramer acetate (Copaxone, Glatopa), highlighting a rare but potentially fatal anaphylactic reaction. Data from 1996‑2024 show 82 reported cases worldwide, including six deaths, with most events occurring within an hour of injection...
Intel Linux NPU Driver 1.32 Adds Wildcat Lake Support
Intel has launched Linux NPU Driver 1.32, adding official support for the upcoming Wildcat Lake platform in Core Ultra processors. The new driver mirrors the earlier IVPU kernel driver update, delivering user‑space components that interface with the accelerator hardware. It also drops the...
Die Linke German Political Party Confirms Data Stolen by Qilin Ransomware
The Qilin ransomware group infiltrated Die Linke, Germany’s left‑wing parliamentary party, and stole internal data, though the membership database remained untouched. The attackers threatened to publish sensitive communications and employee information, prompting the party to report the incident to authorities. Die Linke...
FDA Adds Warning About Serious Risk of Heat-Related Complications with Antinausea Patch Transderm Scōp (Scopolamine Transdermal System)
The FDA has issued a Drug Safety Communication adding a new warning to the Transderm Scōp scopolamine patch about serious heat‑related complications, including hyper‑temperature, hospitalization and death. The warning follows 13 reported cases worldwide—seven in the U.S.—with four hospitalizations and two...
FDA Requires Expanded Labeling About Weight Loss Risk in Patients Younger than 6 Years Taking Extended-Release Stimulants for ADHD
The FDA is requiring a uniform "Limitation of Use" label for all extended‑release stimulants used in ADHD treatment, warning that children under six years face higher drug exposure and a significant risk of weight loss. The agency’s analysis of clinical...
Non‑Tech Professionals Build Custom AI Agents Fast
I just helped hundreds of business professionals build their first AI agents in my AI Agent Mastermind. Here are five built by people who had never opened a terminal before this week: 1️⃣ A personalized morning brief. She took my original...
Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom
Virgil "Gus" Grissom, born April 3, 1926, became NASA’s second astronaut to reach space on the 15‑minute Mercury‑Redstone 4 mission aboard Liberty Bell 7 in July 1961. The flight ended safely, but the capsule’s hatch blew prematurely, flooding the spacecraft and forcing...
JWST Images Expose Hidden Star‑Forming Regions in W51 Nebula
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured unprecedented infrared images of the W51 star‑forming region, revealing dozens of previously hidden young stars. The discovery shows that stellar birth in this massive cloud began within the last million years, offering fresh...
I Tested Cheap Monitors for the Office - This $80 MSI Is One of the Few I'd Actually Recommend
MSI’s Pro MP243W is a 24‑inch Full HD monitor priced at $84, offering a 144 Hz refresh rate and built‑in speakers for budget‑conscious users. The unit’s thin bezels, lightweight design, and matte panel make it suitable for home offices, student desks, and...
Automation Protects Human Judgment, Not Replaces It
One of the sharpest thoughts I’ve heard about AI did not come from a founder, consultant, or conference speaker. It came from a Ryanair pilot I train BJJ with. He said that in aviation, automation is not there to replace human...
AI-Generated LinkedIn Comments Turn Users Off
I’ll see a post on LinkedIn I like and want to engage with and the I read all the AI generated comments from “experts” and I’m turned off and don’t comment. Anyone else do this? Why are yall yang bots...
Senators Ask Tulsi Gabbard To Tell Americans That VPN Use Might Subject Them To Domestic Surveillance
A group of progressive senators and two representatives wrote to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard warning that commercial VPN use could inadvertently expose Americans to domestic surveillance, as encrypted traffic may be classified as foreign. The letter cites billions...
Gemma 4 Dominates Hacker News, Highlights Apache 2 License
Sheesh, Gemma 4 stayed at the top of Hacker News for most of the day yesterday. A lot of the positive vibes were around the Apache 2 license. More on that, from @Sam_Witteveen: https://t.co/0GXUntxySL Also, @matthewmccull explains the Android angle: https://t.co/pG5RBKO3aP
Humans Return Beyond LEO After 50 Years
Getting a ringside seat to space history - after over half a century humans venture out beyond LEO again #Artemis #NASA #spaceflight #ArtemisII https://t.co/RMT4s1iZSC https://t.co/7NGliTWrD1
Adobe Calls for AI Policy to Safeguard Human Creativity, Cites $1.2 Trillion Creative Economy
Adobe announced a public policy push to keep humans at the core of AI‑driven creativity, warning that unchecked AI could undermine the $1.2 trillion creative economy. The company proposes rights for creators, AI‑ready education and coordinated regulation to avoid fragmented rules.
Nation's Largest Urban Battery Deploys Near San Francisco
Nation's largest urban battery to take center stage near San Francisco #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/fv1RqbWPt2
Revolut's Tiny Fine Masks Looming AML Supervision Costs
Revolut's 2025 profit: $2.3 billion. The Lithuanian AML fine: €3.5 million. Trivial relative to profit. But it may have just put Revolut at the top of AMLA's direct supervision list starting 2028. AMLA supervision isn't a fine. It's a permanent structural overhead. That changes...
FDA Is Requiring Opioid Pain Medicine Manufacturers to Update Prescribing Information Regarding Long-Term Use
The FDA has mandated that manufacturers of extended‑release/long‑acting opioid analgesics update their prescribing information to reflect new post‑marketing study results. Two large PMR studies (3033‑1 prospective cohort and 3033‑2 retrospective cohort) found that roughly 22% of long‑term users develop opioid...
Artemis II Captures Earth’s Auroras and Zodiacal Light
Breathtaking view of Earth taken by Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman after the TLI burn yesterday. The NASA post (link below) explains the two auroras and the zodiacal light in the image. https://t.co/jSToocbGT1 https://t.co/7lbb8pErhF
Zipline Launches Autonomous Charging Stations for Drone Fleet
Zipline Unveils #Autonomous Charging Stations for Its #Drone Delivery Fleet by @tweetciiiim #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/qGhjC53ysu
FDA Removes Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Program for the Antipsychotic Drug Clozapine
The FDA announced that, effective June 13 2025, the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) for clozapine is being eliminated. While the drug’s potential to cause severe neutropenia remains, the agency concluded that updated labeling and a new Medication Guide provide sufficient...
Ridiculous NASA Budget Complicates Isaacman's Mission, Congress Steps In
It's hard to get too exercised about the ridiculous White House budget for NASA, because Congress will address a lot of its issues. But this will make Isaacman's job a lot more difficult than it need be.
Memory Supply Chain Faces Growing Constraints, Market Unaware
The memory point is not the only interesting comment here, but we have had a range of supply chain chats on memory, and I don't think the market fully grasps what's coming. We are stacking constraints at this point. This...
Stellantis Rolls Out 20‑city "Unstoppable 2026" Dealer Training Tour to Boost Sales
Stellantis announced a three‑month, 20‑city "Unstoppable 2026 Spring Training Tour" that will bring hands‑on sessions to roughly 300 dealers per day, showcasing its latest models and key competitor vehicles. The program arrives as the automaker posted a 4% sales rise...
FDA to Recommend Additional, Earlier MRI Monitoring for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease Taking Leqembi (Lecanemab)
On August 28, 2025 the FDA issued a drug‑safety communication recommending an additional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan before the third infusion of Leqembi (lecanemab) for Alzheimer’s patients. The agency’s analysis identified 101 serious cases of amyloid‑related imaging abnormalities with...
RFK Jr. Appointed a Saboteur to Run the CDC’s Vaccine Panel — And Didn’t Know It
Dr. Robert Malone, a co‑inventor of mRNA vaccine technology, quit the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) alleging internal sabotage. He claims that a person personally appointed by RFK Jr. to oversee ACIP operations acted as a mole, undermining Secretary...
K.C. Pharmaceuticals Recalls 3.1 Million Eye‑Drop Bottles Over Sterility Concerns
K.C. Pharmaceuticals announced a voluntary recall of over 3.1 million bottles of over‑the‑counter eye drops sold across the United States. The FDA classified the action as a Class II recall on March 31, 2026, citing a lack of assurance of sterility. The recall...
You Can’t FinOps Your Way Out of AI Cloud Costs
Enterprises are seeing AI‑driven cloud bills explode as continuous, real‑time data pipelines replace the batch workloads that cloud economics were built for. FinOps tools—dashboards, charge‑backs and forecasting—provide visibility but cannot stop the underlying inefficiency caused by mismatched hardware. Modern AI...
Anthropic CCO Warns of Monthly Token Bill Shock
We caught up this week with Anthropic chief commercial officer @realpaulsmith who was basically saying “we send these big companies bills every month for their tokens” and the sticker shock seems real
Sony Interactive Entertainment Acquires UK AI Startup Cinemersive Labs to Boost PlayStation Visuals
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of London‑based machine‑learning company Cinemersive Labs, adding volumetric 3‑D imaging expertise to its Visual Computing Group. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the move signals Sony’s push to sharpen PlayStation graphics through AI‑driven upscaling.
Trump’s FY2027 Budget Again Targets CISA
President Trump’s FY2027 budget proposal slashes the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) funding by $707 million, roughly a 30 percent reduction from its FY2025 $2.4 billion budget. The administration frames the cuts as a refocus on protecting federal networks and critical infrastructure...
China's Energy Storage Boom: Watch Inventory Data
China's energy storage market is booming. One Chinese analyst thinks you should look at the inventory data . Read more and sign up to my newsletter here: https://t.co/ck3zk49kBX https://t.co/sA0TPeUWMc
Planetary Society Warns FY2027 NASA Science Cuts
Statement from The Planetary Society about the new FY2027 proposed budget cuts to NASA's science programs: https://t.co/qDYyJ2dGOB
WELL Health and AliveCor Team Up to Cut Cardiology Wait Times with AI‑Powered ECG Review
WELL Health Technologies has struck a strategic partnership with AI‑leader AliveCor to embed Canadian‑licensed cardiologists into the Kardia platform. The service promises clinician‑reviewed ECG results within 24 hours, targeting a 53% rise in elective cardiology wait times and an average...
Congress Pushes MATCH Act to Block AI Chip Equipment Sales to China, Tightening Export Controls
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the MATCH Act in the House, expanding bans on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China. The bill follows a surge in Chinese imports of such tools—from $10.7 billion in 2016 to $51.1 billion last year—raising national‑security...
UW CoMotion Labs Launches Second Climate‑Tech Incubator Cohort of Eight Startups
The University of Washington’s CoMotion Labs has opened its second Climate Tech Incubator, enrolling eight early‑stage startups in a six‑month program at the Seattle Climate Innovation Hub. The cohort will showcase progress at a demo day in September, signaling a...
From Kubrick’s Dream to Artemis: Moon Journey Continues
April 2, 1968, Kubrick releases 2001: A Space Odyssey. December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 orbits the Moon. July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 lands on the Moon. April 1, 2026, Artemis heads back to the Moon. https://t.co/OYK341YTa2