REPLAY: Building AI Supercompanies with Greg Shove and Scott Galloway
In a replay interview, Greg Shove and Scott Galloway define "AI Supercompanies" as firms that convert AI adoption into tangible value faster than rivals, drawing premium capital, talent, and customers. Shove, CEO of Section AI, outlines why every CEO should pursue this model, presents a practical playbook, and explains how employees can accelerate their careers by becoming AI leaders. The conversation is available on demand for Prof G+ subscribers, with full access requiring a subscription.
TinyLog: Self-Hosting Is Back
The author of TinyLaunch is leaving Vercel for self‑hosting after monthly bills surged from $20 to a projected $170, only mitigated to $45 by adding caching. Rising function‑invocation limits and Vercel‑specific code have made the platform increasingly costly and restrictive....
With Cell and Gene Therapies Proliferation, Specialty Pharmacy Faces New Pricing, Distribution Pressures
Cell and gene therapies are moving from ultra‑rare indications to broader patient populations, prompting a fundamental redesign of specialty‑pharmacy distribution and pricing models. At the 2026 Asembia meeting, experts warned that current flash‑title and buy‑and‑bill channels may not scale to...
Can Media Companies Ever Claw Back Advertising Revenue From Big Tech?
Publishers have long hoped that better targeting and programmatic tools could reclaim ad dollars siphoned by Google, Meta and now Amazon. Rick Erwin, CEO of Adstra, argues that the dominant platforms’ advantage stems from far superior, unified consumer data and...
Why Open Source Will (Still) Win in the Age of Agents
The AI tooling market is seeing closed‑source agents like Cursor and Windsurf absorbed or dissected, underscoring the risk of vendor lock‑in. OpenClaw, an open‑source agent framework launched in November 2025, quickly gathered 360,000 GitHub stars and 44,000 community‑built skills. The...
Asia-Pacific Chip Ecosystem Will Surpass $553 Billion by 2030
The Business Research Company projects the Asia‑Pacific semiconductor ecosystem to reach $553 billion by 2030, making it the world’s largest regional market. Global chip‑related activity is expected to hit $1.16 trillion, growing at a 10.9% compound annual growth rate. While the United...
3000+ ChatGPT IMAGE-2 Prompts. COMPLETELY FREE👇🏻👇🏻
AI influencer Sifu Yik Chan announced a free library of more than 3,000 ChatGPT image‑2 prompts, hosted at youmind.com. The collection spans marketing, design, and artistic use cases, offering ready‑made text inputs for OpenAI’s image generation models. Published on April...
The Loyalty Data Your AI Chat Is Ignoring – And Why It’s Costing You Revenue
AI‑powered chat converts shoppers at four times the rate of traditional sites, yet most implementations ignore loyalty data such as points balances and purchase history. This blind spot leaves valuable revenue on the table because AI agents treat first‑time visitors...
New Nanocomposite Enables Removal and Detection of Radioactive Iodine in Water
Researchers at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science have created a silver‑decorated, metal‑organic‑framework‑derived TiO₂‑x nanocomposite that both captures and visually detects trace radioactive iodine in water. The material, built from the MIL‑125 MOF, features oxygen vacancies and a Ag/TiO₂‑x Schottky...
CCJ Tech Shorts: Fleetio Rolls Out New Fleet Map Feature
Fleetio introduced a new Fleet Map feature that unifies asset locations, job sites, maintenance status, and nearby vendors into a single, source‑agnostic view. The company says the tool can save roughly three hours for every ten transactions when paired with...
32 AI Automations Everyone Should Build First: No Code Required
The post outlines 32 no‑code AI automations that anyone can build using tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Zapier, Make, n8n, Google Sheets, Airtable, Gmail, Slack and Notion. It presents a simple four‑step framework—trigger, AI step, output, optional review—and supplies exact workflow...
Recursive Forecasting: Eliciting Long-Term Forecasts From Myopic Fitness-Seekers
The article proposes "recursive forecasting" to coax myopic, reward‑seeking AI models into delivering accurate long‑term predictions. Instead of a single distant forecast, the model predicts its own next‑step forecast, receiving intermediate rewards at each step and a final reward against...
Leading in the Age of AI: When Management Becomes the Differentiator
Organizations are pouring resources into AI fluency—employees’ ability to use AI tools, build workflows, and embed AI in daily tasks. Yet a growing constraint is emerging: as AI expands team capabilities, performance will increasingly hinge on how those teams are...
Google TV Streamer on Sale at a New Low for the Year — Just $76.99
Google has reduced the price of its Google TV Streamer to $76.99, a 23% discount from the regular $99.99 and the lowest point it’s hit all year. The device now sits just $2 above its all‑time low of $74.99, making...
Waymo Begins Tests in Portland
Waymo announced the start of autonomous‑vehicle testing in Portland, Oregon, marking its presence in more than 20 U.S. cities. The initial phase still requires a safety driver behind the wheel, allowing the company to collect data in a region that...
Apple Patches Bug that Exposed Deleted Signal Messages
Apple released an iOS 17.5.1 update that patches a bug allowing Signal’s deleted messages to be recovered from the phone’s notification database. The flaw kept notification previews for up to a month, even after users removed them within the app,...
FTC and States Target Alleged Collusion in Digital Ad Agency Market
The Federal Trade Commission, together with a coalition of state attorneys general, filed an antitrust lawsuit alleging that major digital‑advertising agencies coordinated pricing, placement and information‑sharing practices. The complaint targets the intermediary ad‑agency layer, expanding enforcement beyond dominant platforms like...
How to Create High-Converting Product Images for eCommerce (2026 Guide)
The 2026 guide walks Shopify and eCommerce merchants through a step‑by‑step framework for turning raw supplier photos, stock images, or marketplace assets into high‑converting product visuals. It highlights four non‑negotiable optimization rules—high‑resolution, clean backgrounds, multiple angles, and fast‑loading formats—while showcasing...
What Your Podcast Trailer Is Actually Supposed to Do
Many podcasters simply lift a highlight from an existing episode and label it a trailer, but that approach leaves new listeners clueless about the show’s purpose. Liam Austin argues that a podcast trailer should be a scripted, stand‑alone introduction that...
GameHub’s Desktop Beta Promises to Expand Mac Gaming
GameHub, the GameSir app that lets Android devices stream Windows PC games, has launched a macOS beta. The beta leverages a fork of the open‑source Winlator layer and tightly integrates with Steam and the Epic Games Store. In a recent...
Sony’s Table Tennis Robot Beat a Pro Player She Couldn’t Read
Sony unveiled its AI‑driven table tennis robot, Ace, which out‑performed professional player Mayuka Taira in a December 2025 exhibition. Taira noted the robot’s unpredictability and lack of emotional cues made it impossible to anticipate its shots. Ace leverages advanced vision‑tracking...
Take a Break From Your Phone with a KitKat Wrapper that Is Also a Faraday Cage
Nestlé has introduced a limited‑edition KitKat “Break Mode” wrapper that doubles as a Faraday cage, physically blocking a phone’s ability to send or receive signals. The conductive wrapper shields against cellular, Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth frequencies, effectively turning smartphones into inert...
Claude Is Taking Over… And ChatGPT Is Crashing Out
Claude, Anthropic’s AI assistant, is rapidly eclipsing ChatGPT in social media buzz, with many users canceling ChatGPT subscriptions to try Claude’s models. The platform offers three tiers—Opus for deep reasoning, Sonnet for balanced performance and cost, and Haiku for fast,...
Hyperscalers Have Their Cake and Eat It Too
Google announced up to $40 billion in funding for Anthropic, securing long‑term demand for its TPU chips and cloud capacity, while Microsoft renegotiated its OpenAI deal to drop exclusivity, retain Azure primacy and preserve a sizable equity stake. Both moves illustrate...
France’s CB and the New Battle for European Payments Sovereignty
France’s domestic card scheme Cartes Bancaires (CB) is reviving its role amid growing scrutiny of Europe’s reliance on US payment networks. Under CEO Philippe Laulanie, CB is promoting co‑badging, allowing cards to work on both the French network and Visa...
10 Gadgets Worth a Closer Look This Week
The weekly roundup spotlights ten diverse gadgets, from flagship statements like ASUS’s Zenbook A16 laptop and Huawei’s wide‑foldable Pura X Max to clever, affordable solutions such as Dyson’s $100 HushJet Mini Cool and Beatbot’s self‑cleaning AquaSense X robot. Highlights include a Snapdragon‑powered laptop claiming...
Complex PCB Signoff Challenges
Siemens’ HyperLynx DRC tool introduces rule‑based, automated electrical verification for complex printed‑circuit‑board (PCB) designs that carry high‑speed protocols such as USB, PCIe, DDR and HDMI. The solution replaces time‑consuming manual inspections with continuous, scriptable checks that flag signal‑integrity, power‑integrity, EMI/EMC...
Is Subdelete Legit? Full Review & Safety Check
SubDelete is a subscription‑management platform that consolidates recurring charges into a single dashboard and offers a one‑click cancellation service. The tool generates timestamped cancellation requests, even for accounts with forgotten passwords or obsolete login methods. It operates on a user‑directed...
IBM Updates Linux Patches For Introducing ARM64 KVM Virtualization On S390
IBM has posted a second iteration of Linux kernel patches that add ARM64 KVM virtualization support to its s390 (IBM Z) mainframe platform. The new series, still flagged as a Request For Comments, refines the initial April release by using symlinks...
PROPTECH-X : What Actually Drives Tenant Experience in Commercial Real Estate?
The article argues that "tenant experience" in commercial real estate is an outcome, not a collection of apps or gadgets. It stresses that seamless connectivity, friction‑free access, comfort, responsiveness, and consistency are the true drivers of satisfaction. These outcomes depend...
Elegoo Releases Affordable CANVAS Kit for Multicolor Upgrade on Centauri 3D Printers
Elegoo has launched the CANVAS multicolor upgrade kit for its Centauri Carbon desktop 3D printer, allowing users to print in multiple colors without buying a separate accessory. Priced at just US$55, the kit is roughly four times cheaper than comparable...
Cronos: The New Dawn Showcases the Mac’s MetalFX and Ray Tracing
Cronos: The New Dawn, Bloober Team’s survival‑horror title, arrived on macOS via Steam, showcasing Apple’s MetalFX upscaling and hardware‑accelerated ray tracing. Testing on an M1 Max Mac Studio and an M4 Max MacBook Pro revealed 70‑75 fps at 1440p with MetalFX...
Profluent and Lilly: The Next Gene Editor Will Be Designed by AI
Profluent, an Air Street Capital portfolio company, announced a multi‑program partnership with Eli Lilly to create AI‑designed recombinases for kilobase‑scale gene editing. The deal includes an upfront cash payment, committed R&D funding, and up to $2.25 billion in development and commercial milestones...
Manifest OS Raises $60m Series A to Build AI-Native Law Firm Model
Manifest OS, a New York‑based legal‑tech startup, closed a $60 million Series A round at a $750 million valuation, backed by Menlo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, First Round Capital and Quiet Capital. The funding will fuel the development of an AI‑native law firm model...
Manifest OS Raises $60m Series A to Build AI-Native Law Firm Model
New York‑based startup Manifest OS closed a $60 million Series A round, valuing the company at $750 million. Backed by Menlo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, First Round Capital and Quiet Capital, the funding will fuel its AI‑native law‑firm model that offers fixed‑fee and outcomes‑based...
Scaling a Real Estate Portfolio? Here’s Why Multiple Virtual Real Estate Assistants Are the Secret Weapon
Virtual real‑estate assistants let investors scale portfolios without the overhead of local hires. By hiring remote workers at $8‑$15 per hour, investors can replace a single full‑time employee with a team of specialists handling leads, listings, tenant communication, and bookkeeping....
Quantum Computers Unlock Faster Counting of Graph Patterns with No Classical Match
Researchers at Fujitsu Research of America, led by Bibhas Adhikari, introduced a unified quantum framework that encodes an N‑node graph using only 2⌈log₂ N⌉ working qubits plus two ancilla qubits, achieving O(N²) gate complexity. The method creates a “graph adjacency...
Pedometer++ 8: Glimmers of an Apple Wrist Renaissance
David Smith’s Pedometer++ has launched version 8.0, a watch‑first update that re‑imagines the core step counter with a bold, ring‑style display and adds distance and elevation readouts. The release introduces Expedition Mode, which disables continuous heart‑rate monitoring to extend Apple Watch...
Chapter 11: Hook / Event-Driven Automation (Claude Code Vs. Hermes Agent)
The post explains the hook pattern that lets autonomous AI agents react to file changes, tool calls, and scheduled timers without polling. Claude Code implements this with a native, JSON‑based hook system that supports ten event types, including pre‑tool execution...
How Anthropic’s Silence Fueled a Claude Code Trust Crisis
Anthropic confirmed that three engineering changes between March and April degraded Claude Code’s performance, prompting user frustration and subscription cancellations. The first change lowered the default reasoning effort, a second bug erased reasoning history mid‑session, and a third system prompt...
Takeaways From How Data Is Transforming The Way Students Navigate College Decisions
The episode explores how data is reshaping college‑admissions advising as the Common App pushes students to submit applications to ten or more schools, weakening the predictive power of GPA and test scores. Interviewees argue that qualitative signals—particularly a focused "spike"...
The AI Governance Risk Hiding in Plain Sight
Elizabeth Suehr, director at Jenner & Block, warns that AI initiatives often overlook a critical governance blind spot unrelated to technology itself. While firms discuss data security, vendor dependence, and compliance, they frequently neglect oversight of decision‑making frameworks and accountability...
Book Review – How To AI: Cut Through The Hype. Master The Basics. Transform Your Work.
Christopher Mims’s 2026 book *How to AI* offers a no‑fluff guide for non‑technical professionals seeking to harness artificial intelligence. Drawing on his Wall Street Journal reporting, Mims demystifies core concepts, introduces the term “simulated intelligence,” and explains why AI hallucinations...
8 AI Skills That Separate Casual AI Users From People Who Know What They’re Doing
The post identifies eight AI competencies that separate casual users from power users, including reusable context, scheduled work, parallel agents, agent management, connected AI, verification, compute economics, and local‑first AI. It quantifies the hidden cost of re‑teaching models—over 80 hours...
How to Use Claude to Prepare for Job Interviews
The blog post explains how to leverage Anthropic's Claude AI to boost interview performance and create ATS‑friendly resumes. It highlights that 33% of interviewers decide within the first 90 seconds and that roughly half of candidates already use AI for...
The “Car Wash Error” — Why AI Makes Your Documentation Sound Better (And Be Wrong)
The blog introduces the informal "car wash error," where AI tools rewrite technical documentation to sound cleaner but silently strip essential warnings, prerequisites, or conditional steps. Readers see smoother prose yet discover missing critical details that can cause real‑world failures....
If You Wouldn’t Trust It At 35,000 Feet, Don’t Trust It In Your Docs
The article warns that relying on large language models to generate safety‑critical technical documentation is reckless, even if the text sounds polished. It uses an airport analogy to illustrate how passengers would balk at boarding a plane whose manuals were...
Your MLS Just Learned to Talk
FBS introduced the Flexmls MCP Server, an open‑standard bridge that lets Flexmls subscribers query their entire MLS database through AI models like ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. The connection relies on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing agents to ask natural‑language...
Dutch Govt Looks at Relaxing Rules for Mobile Antenna Sites
The Dutch government is reviewing its regulations to make it easier for mobile operators to install antennas in new locations, especially in densely populated cities. State Secretary Willemijn Aerdts presented the proposal to parliament, citing a Monet industry report that...
Noctua Releases CAD Models to Support Hardware Integration in Custom Designs
Noctua, known for high‑performance PC and 3D‑printer fans, has launched a program releasing detailed CAD models of its hardware. The files, provided in STEP format, cover dozens of fan sizes and mounting kits, offering precise external dimensions while omitting proprietary...