Retention, Not Ads, Drives Sustainable Profit Growth
Scaling ads without fixing retention is risky. The best brands generate 30–60% revenue from repeat buyers. Email + WhatsApp automations = hidden goldmine. Profit is made after the first sale.
VOID Erases Objects and Their Physical Interactions in Video
netflix/void-model (open-weight) VOID removes objects from videos along with all interactions they induce on the scene — not just secondary effects like shadows and reflections, but physical interactions like objects falling when a person is removed. https://void-model.github.io/
Data Shows Social Selling Replaces SEO and GEO
Why the data shows that social selling is the new SEO / GEO by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/uVT5YMhhva @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #SalesEnablement #Marketing #Leadership #SEO #GEO #ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews https://t.co/z1WsNxrqem
Chinese Developers Scramble for Anthropic AI Code Leak
This....Anthropic’s AI code leak ignites frenzy among Chinese developers Chinese developers have been having a field day, scrambling to download copies of the leaked code and poring over files to learn detail Forget about distillation.... https://t.co/LhRBnGNaEW via @scmpnews
Xiaomi Hikes Phone Prices as Memory Costs Soar
Memory crunch bites: Xiaomi lifts handset prices amid supply chain squeeze Price rises of nearly US$30 reflect surging memory costs, with analysts pointing to AI-driven demand and tight supply across the chip sector. https://t.co/ruGtpcExSX via @scmpnews
AI Finally Closes Search Loop, but Trust Remains Uncertain
The evolution of search has always been "Find". Google never got there but, now, AI has. AI is the first time it feels like the loop is actually closed. But it raises a new question: How much do you trust the answer?
Validate Data Loads Instantly with SQL EXCEPT
SQL tip You ran a load job overnight. How do you know every record made it? Most people recount rows and hope the numbers match. There's a cleaner way. SELECT order_id FROM staging.orders EXCEPT SELECT order_id FROM production.orders; If this returns nothing, every order transferred successfully. If...
UBTech Offers $18 M Chief Scientist Salary, Defying Chinese AI Norms
Chinese Humanoid Robot Maker UBTech Offers $18 Million to Hire Chief Scientist The advertised salary is unusual for a Chinese AI industry that’s eschewed the mega pay packages that the likes of Meta Platforms Inc. have put together for elite...
Niantic Turns Pokémon GO Data Into AI Gold
The guys behind Pokémon GO just pulled off the greatest pivot in tech. Shaan and I chatted about this on the pod recently. For years, millions of players walked around cities capturing street-level video data. Now the game's hype is gone. But Niantic is...
Japanese Firms Adopt Chinese Hospitality Robots Despite Security Concerns
AI startup trains Chinese humanoid robots in Japanese hospitality Japan companies eye tech from China despite security risks due to lack of options https://t.co/bWAquSZSTu via @NikkeiAsia
Uber Launches Robotics-Powered Delivery Service
#Robotics Meets Ride-Hailing: Uber Technologies Enters the Future of Delivery via @lukas_m_ziegler #EmergingTech #Tech #Technology #TechForGood https://t.co/HR0BytMM8m
AI Winners Show Massive Revenue Growth, Some Still Overvalued
Top 10 AI beneficiaries by est. NTM revenue growth 👇 $MU (Micron) +175% $SNDK (Sandisk) +171% $SKH (SK hynix) +148% $AAOI (Applied Optoelectronics) +103% $LITE (Lumentum) +88% $CRDO (Credo Tech) +77% $AVGO (Broadcom) +75% $NVDA (Nvidia) +69% $ALAB (Astera Labs) +57% $SIMO (Silicon Motion) +43% Some of these are clearly stretched. But...
Penguin Random House Sues OpenAI for Copying Children's Books
Another AI lawsuit, this time for OpenAI (again) -> Penguin Random House sues OpenAI for copyright infringement, alleging its LLM "memorized" a popular German children's book series and can reproduce the content "In response to the prompt “Can you write a...
AI Fuels Emerging Gender Gap Alongside Productivity Gains
AI isn’t just reshaping productivity and threatening to kill jobs. It’s also creating a new gender gap https://t.co/IlgkI5NHAE
Chrome Builds Shopping Profiles via Structured Content Extraction
Super interesting from Dan -> Chrome’s New Shopping Classifier "The classifier doesn’t look at raw HTML. It doesn’t look at the DOM directly either. Chrome uses a structured content extraction system called AnnotatedPageContent, accessible via the Chrome DevTools Protocol method...
Experiencing a Moon‑bound Rocket Launch Live
From the Earth to the Moon - what's it like to watch a rocket launch? #Artemis #NASA #ArtemisII https://t.co/ixlbGUQBk0 https://t.co/d7yEw0ZMRo
U.S. Holds 43% of Global Data Centers, Europe Trails
The Countries With the Most Data Centers Key Takeaways: 👉 The U.S. hosts 43% of the world’s data centers, with 4,088 total. 👉 Germany and the UK are nearly tied for second place, separated by just one facility. 👉 Europe’s FLAP-D corridor remains a...
Minimal AI Savings Dampen Municipal Switch Incentive
Former head of M&A at $CSU on how AI affects switching costs "The delta in terms of potential cost saving is minimal and the incentive to switch becomes less. If you're managing whatever it is for a municipality, say in Europe,...
R/Programming Bans AI LLM Posts, Demands Quality Discussion
The largest programming community on Reddit just banned all content related to AI LLMs — r/programming is prioritizing only high-quality discussions about AI https://t.co/HgPS46xeuZ
Soyuz-2-1a Launches Military Payload From Plesetsk
A Soyuz-2-1a rocket launched military payload from Plesetsk at 9:28 MSK today, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Developing story: https://t.co/RigHJQbcKJ https://t.co/HKeC4ADywg
Artemis Program Highlights 21st‑Century Space Research Landscape
Part 2 of exploring the current ecosystem of space exploration and research we see in the 21st century via the Artemis program #space #stem #nasa @aljazeeraenglish
Blackstone CEO Calls Data Center Investments Conservative, Not Bubble
“This is not bubble-type work,” Blackstone CEO Schwarzman said in an interview with CNBC last December, brushing off concerns about data center investments. “This is extremely conservative.” https://t.co/nnGkJCdSMZ
Slackbot Elevates Salesforce: Integrated CRM, Notes, Workflows
Why @Slackbot_ is so strategic to Salesforce https://t.co/quSkavRSzQ Salesforce's Slackbot event featured a series of demos of new capabilities such as tapping into CRM records, taking notes during meetings and streamlining workflows. But Salesforce Co-Founder Parker Harris summed up the…
AI Agents Will Price Token ROI Against Human Hires
The end game for AI agents is companies making decisions like do we give a product team $200K to hire another developer or an extra $150K in Claude credits? It will be similar math to hiring contractors versus full timers. The...
Test Multiple Account Plans and Permissions on Staging
Engineering question How do I emulate different customer account types on staging? I want the ability to review changes by plan and permissions? What's best practice here?
2026 iPad Guide: Best Picks, Models to Skip
The Best iPad to Buy (and Some to Avoid) in 2026: Compare the Air, Pro, Mini https://t.co/a4SE0IJTI5 https://t.co/FBrwHMNIcr
Fast Setup, Low Cost Beats Slow, Pricey Alternative
Claude Cowork setup: 2 minutes. OpenClaw setup: 50 hours. Same result. Different cost. Choose wisely. https://t.co/MFj5pVF0o6
Algorithms Penalize Authentic Content when You Stop SEO
I know how to make my posts go viral... But twitter gurus always say you should talk about your interests, daily life, etc. Thing is, the moment I stop yapping about SEO, the algo throws me out completely and visibility stops. I...
AI-Powered Ranking Fuels Productivity Despite Illness
Solid week so far heading into Friday. • 2 deals on the board • 4 interviews scheduled for next week (so far) • 2nd in the company in client submissions this week All while battling a nasty stomach bug. The ability to use AI...
Spiky Caterpillar Robot Navigates Ultra‑Tight Spaces
Porcaspino: The Spiky Caterpillar #Robot Built to Conquer the Tightest Spaces by @IntEngineering #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/dtyvi3cF80
Two Impactful AI Projects, Not Ten, Secure $200K
You don’t need 10 AI DS projects. You need 2 that matter: 1. ML app that predicts something real 2. RAG + agent app that saves time for a team That’s a portfolio that will land you a $200K career. 👉Here's your 1st one: https://learn.business-science.io/registration-ai-workshop-2
Trim the Fluff: Only Essential Sentences Remain
Want your writing to actually be read? Try the inverted highlighter method: 1. Highlight what readers would likely skip 2. Ask: Can I justify why someone would read this? If yes → make it essential If no → delete it Every sentence should fight...
Artemis II to Beam 4K Video From Moon
Artemis II will use laser beams in giant leap for space video — new optical tech will stream '4K high-definition video from the Moon' https://www.techradar.com/streaming/artemis-ii-will-use-laser-beams-in-giant-leap-for-space-video-new-optical-tech-will-stream-4k-high-definition-video-from-the-moon
AI Workflow Could Finally Make Tiny Web Projects Profitable
There's a type of project that makes most agencies uncomfortable: the small website job. Good enough to take, because the client relationship matters or the referral came from someone important. Too small to profit from, because design and build time eats...
AI Agents Threaten Software Interfaces' Relevance to Investors
Fidelity to institutional investors: AI agents will erode the value of your software interfaces. Not disrupt. Erode. If an agent can finish your customer's task without opening your product, what makes you essential? That's the question. https://t.co/uHaWRaSCqt
Email Frequency Drives Revenue—Don’t Fear Over‑Mailing
Skims emails their list 5 times a week with new drops and restocks, driving a multi-billion dollar valuation. Meanwhile you're afraid of "annoying" your list and only send one newsletter a month, leaving thousands of dollars on the table.
AI-Generated Markdown Streamlines Code Review Feedback
not sure if this is a new thing, but seeing this be very effective for code review at @remote: instead of submitting line-by-line comments, get AI to generate a large markdown file with all suggested changes, including some extra context on...
Pakistan's Grassroots Solar Saves $120B, Fuels Independence
The Strait of Hormuz is a fossil fuel tinderbox, but Pakistan is busy winning the real war. 50GW of solar imported so far by the people - not the bureaucrats. That’s $120b in fuel costs SAVED over the panels' life Energy...
TSMC's Japan Plant Set to Produce Cutting-Edge 3nm Chips
Happy to be quoted in this article. TSMC Confirms Japan Plant Will Produce Cutting-Edge 3nm Chips | @meykaofficial https://t.co/Vv1WNTr2iz
KitKat Turns Heist News Into Interactive PR Stunt
🏆 Best April's Fools PR Campaign? The KitKat Heist Tracker 👇 Spotted by Finchling via its PR campaigns tracker functionality: "KitKat published an online tracker where consumers can enter the 8‑digit batch code on a pack to check whether it was...
Debating Brainless Clones as Personal
Are you pro-bodyoid or anti-bodyoid? For the purpose of this poll, a bodyoid is: a newborn clone of you lacking a cortex, a.k.a. a brainless clone, gestated by a paid surrogate. It's organs are a perfect match (isogenic) to you...
Full-Body Motion Drives Next-Gen VR Immersion
Redefining Reality: A Next-Level #VR Experience Powered by Full-Body Physical Movement by @MrLaalpotato #VirtualReality #AR #AugmentedReality https://t.co/eW8BmRF5UT
Samsung Frame Pro and OLED TVs: 2026 Updates
Samsung Frame Pro and OLED TV News: What You Need To Know in 2026 https://t.co/Dcz7ua5iBT https://t.co/bQ8A4fNaWY
ANT Scales 300% Revenue, Expands Across Asia
ANT`s performance Hong Kong HQ (since April 2025) → 300+ partners + 10K+ biz customers → 300% revenue growth. Regional momentum: Malaysia (Kenanga Investment Bank wealth Super App, TNG Digital 16M verified users), Indonesia, Philippines, driving growth. ZOLOZ eKYC deployed...
Black‑Box Warnings Can Slash Drug Revenues—Investors Beware
Approved drugs can have a "black box" (aka boxed) warning, the highest safety-related warning that FDA can put on an approved drug Usually applied to multiple drugs in the same class it can hamper revenue potential if alternatives exist Investors should be...
Ignoring Data Governance Leads to AI Project Failures
Data governance isn't cool or sexy. That's why nobody talks about it on the record. Meanwhile their AI projects keep failing. #DataGovernance #AI https://t.co/AAKL6A7DLM
Turn LLMs Into Searchable Knowledge Systems, Not Chats
Most people use LLMs like chat tools. The real power is turning them into knowledge systems. Ingest data → build a markdown wiki → let the LLM manage it. Now you’re querying a system, not chatting. You don’t need complex RAG. Structure + indexing is...
Drone Glides Effortlessly in Any Direction
This #Drone Can Glide Effortlessly in Any Direction via @ZappyZappy7 #Technology #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/nkynhdMQlW
Only Frontier Breakthroughs or Open-Source Attract Attention
If it’s not either pushing the frontier meaningfully or open-source, no one will care these days (which is why most orgs should release open-source to get some attention and developer mindshare)
Payments Innovation Accelerates: Two Decades of Digital Insight
Innovation in payments is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. In this re-release of our episode with Rich Clow from @BankofAmerica, he shares insights from more than two decades at the forefront of digital payments transformation. Watch the full episode: https://t.co/nTriooD0iX
