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Whisky Distillery Uses Stored Green Power for 1200°C Steam
SocialApr 15, 2026

Whisky Distillery Uses Stored Green Power for 1200°C Steam

Heat batteries delivering up to 1,200C using off peak electricity: A Scottish whisky distillery just claimed a world first — producing high-temperature steam for distilling using stored green electricity instead of fossil fuels. https://t.co/1A1cS5hLUt

By Jan Rosenow
Google Will Forward Your Spam Report Text to Site Owners
SocialApr 15, 2026

Google Will Forward Your Spam Report Text to Site Owners

Important change from Google for how spam reports are handled AND for people filing the spam reports. 1) Google can now use those reports to issue a manual action on a site. They said that wasn't the case before. And...

By Glenn Gabe
Waymo Impresses with Consistently Striking Visual Design
SocialApr 15, 2026

Waymo Impresses with Consistently Striking Visual Design

got to hand it to Waymo - it does have great visuals all across its materials https://t.co/mthVhatwiH

By Jaan
Waymo Launches Operator‑supervised Autonomous Rides, Eyes Public Rollout
SocialApr 15, 2026

Waymo Launches Operator‑supervised Autonomous Rides, Eyes Public Rollout

NEWS: @Waymo says they are officially beginning autonomous driving with an operator behind the wheel. Usually, the next steps are non-operator rides with employees riding, and then rollout to public. Read more in our next Robotaxi Report newsletter https://t.co/D50SrmWYPO https://t.co/sz1hLnphpl

By Jaan
Europe Must Keep AI Talent with Independent Labs
SocialApr 15, 2026

Europe Must Keep AI Talent with Independent Labs

Europe trains the best AI researchers in the world. Then sends them to the US. Europe has a problem that nobody wants to say out loud: the continent keeps producing exceptional researchers who then spend their careers building infrastructure they'll...

By Ilir Aliu
Virtual Humanoid Agents Arrive: First of Many
SocialApr 15, 2026

Virtual Humanoid Agents Arrive: First of Many

Holy Humanoid Agents. Been waiting for the virtual beings to show up and here they are. First of many.

By Robert Scoble
AI Code Generators Cost Millions without Validation
SocialApr 15, 2026

AI Code Generators Cost Millions without Validation

"Vibecoding ruined me. I spent $560k... and no tool can tell me if it's actually functional." This founder believed AI would teach him to code. Now he's bankrupt. AI doesn't validate. It generates. Know what you have before you spend another dollar. DM 'audit' for...

By Nabil Chiheb
OpenClaw: Neutral Innovation Facing Disinformation Attacks
SocialApr 15, 2026

OpenClaw: Neutral Innovation Facing Disinformation Attacks

OpenClaw is the most significant innovation since ChatGPT and Claude Code It’s the third shockwave that will be felt by all

By Garry Tan
ByteDance Releases Seedance 2.0 Globally, Bans US and Realistic Faces
SocialApr 15, 2026

ByteDance Releases Seedance 2.0 Globally, Bans US and Realistic Faces

ByteDance Launches Seedance 2.0 AI Video Model Globally, Excluding the U.S. The rollout follows copyright clashes with Disney, Netflix, and other major Hollywood studios. New restrictions block prompts using realistic human faces to avoid legal risks. The model is now available to enterprise...

By Matt Navarra
Prioritize Multi‑Touch Attribution Over AI Hype
SocialApr 15, 2026

Prioritize Multi‑Touch Attribution Over AI Hype

I love that job board operators are so focused on AI, but maybe you should figure out multi touch attribution, first. #babysteps

By Matt Charney
AllogeneTx Stock Plummets After $2 Share Offering
SocialApr 15, 2026

AllogeneTx Stock Plummets After $2 Share Offering

I saw that a lot of people on 𝕏 are surprised by the sharp decline in $ALLO stock price - from $4.3 to $2.2 in one day despite the company’s excellent cema-cel readout 🧵👇. The reason for this decline is...

By Yair Einhorn
Get a Free LLM Mention Tracker Template
SocialApr 15, 2026

Get a Free LLM Mention Tracker Template

Want to track LLM mentions? Drop a like and I'll send you this Looker Studio template https://t.co/hcAM1rJj8h

By Flavio Amiel
DEAL‑Elsevier Workshops Boost Data Governance Trust in Publishing
SocialApr 15, 2026

DEAL‑Elsevier Workshops Boost Data Governance Trust in Publishing

Trust in scientific publishing depends on how user data is handled. A series of workshops between DEAL and Elsevier created space for a structured, outcome-focused discussion on data use, governance, and privacy in scientific publishing. Read more: https://t.co/IbjdGuuWhs #data #governance #privacy #scientificpublishing...

By Catherine Adenle
Claude AI Outshines Surfer SEO’s Pricey Keyword Tool
SocialApr 15, 2026

Claude AI Outshines Surfer SEO’s Pricey Keyword Tool

Surfer SEO's content optimization is becoming obsolete, even their AI version of it. When Claude can do everything better, including better than their template-driven approach, paying $99/month for keyword density is. Kinda lame?

By Flavio Amiel
Microsoft Ranks 80 Jobs by AI Replacement Risk
SocialApr 15, 2026

Microsoft Ranks 80 Jobs by AI Replacement Risk

A new Microsoft report ranks 80 professions by their risk of being replaced by AI tools. But why should anyone heed yet another of the myriad, sometimes conflicting reports on AI’s potential impacts on #jobs? https://t.co/8QToy8gBX0 #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #TechNews

By Catherine Adenle
AI5 Begins Mass Production as Top AI Chip
SocialApr 15, 2026

AI5 Begins Mass Production as Top AI Chip

AI5 will be one of the most produced AI chips ever. e v e r Now entering production.

By Jaan
New Drug Boosts Survival for Platinum‑Resistant Ovarian Cancer
SocialApr 15, 2026

New Drug Boosts Survival for Platinum‑Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Combining a new drug with #chemotherapy extends the survival of platinum-resistant ovarian #cancer patients in #clinicaltrial https://t.co/JE4r8nISUq

By Catherine Adenle
AI4 Already Outperforms Human Safety
SocialApr 15, 2026

AI4 Already Outperforms Human Safety

AI5 will go into Optimus and Supercomputer clusters AI4 is already good enough to achieve better than human safety for self-driving

By Whole Mars Catalog
Rural Texas Hosts Data Centers Despite Infrastructure Gaps
SocialApr 15, 2026

Rural Texas Hosts Data Centers Despite Infrastructure Gaps

“Data centers are being built in rural areas without much infrastructure, like Texas in the United States.” Ouch, German dude.

By Matt Charney
Uber's $10B Robotaxi Bet: Catch‑up After Market‑Driven Pause
SocialApr 15, 2026

Uber's $10B Robotaxi Bet: Catch‑up After Market‑Driven Pause

Wild that Uber was one of the leaders in this space for a while, but then took its eye off the ball to appear sensible to the stock market, and is now racing to catch up. Uber commits $10bn to robotaxis...

By Martin SFP Bryant
Deliberate Corruption Boosts AI Video Generation Quality
SocialApr 15, 2026

Deliberate Corruption Boosts AI Video Generation Quality

What this means is AI models that generate video are about to give us much better quality. But this line caught my eye: “We teach the model to recover those details by training it through deliberate corruption.” I love reading papers like...

By Robert Scoble
Robotic Phlebotomy Achieves 94% Success, Low Complications
SocialApr 15, 2026

Robotic Phlebotomy Achieves 94% Success, Low Complications

I've been following Vitestro for years. They have been developing robotic devices to collect patients' blood samples. They have big news now as the results of a multicenter ADOPT clinical trial have been published in Clinical Chemistry. That is the...

By Bertalan Meskó, PhD
Master TikTok Organic? Now Target Meta for Apps
SocialApr 15, 2026

Master TikTok Organic? Now Target Meta for Apps

finally sharing something for app marketers. if you've figured out TT organic, Meta should be next.

By Aazar Shad
Pakistan to Impose Evening Rolling Blackouts Amid LNG Shortage
SocialApr 15, 2026

Pakistan to Impose Evening Rolling Blackouts Amid LNG Shortage

Pakistan plans more rolling blackouts due to a fuel shortage 🇵🇰⚠️ Power supply will be suspended for two hours during the evenings when demand rises Pakistan hasn't received an LNG shipment since early March due to the war in the Middle...

By Stephen Stapczynski
China Produces over 20% of the World's Key Industrial Goods
SocialApr 15, 2026

China Produces over 20% of the World's Key Industrial Goods

Insane chart: China builds more than 20% of the world's solar panels, wind turbines, ships, trains, steel, aluminum, telecom equipment, chemicals, cement, machinery and aerospace equipment And that's 2023 data, likely understating its dominance Source: FT https://t.co/5vnFnr2SX1

By Assaad Razzouk
Meta Launches AI Mark Zuckerberg for Internal Engagement
SocialApr 15, 2026

Meta Launches AI Mark Zuckerberg for Internal Engagement

Meta spins up AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees 😳 — Could this be a virtual take on "Talk to the hand"? 🫸 https://t.co/XMxux6JhAO https://t.co/51PHp66o8K

By Efi Pylarinou
Smart Glasses Expose AI's Limits and Social Challenges
SocialApr 15, 2026

Smart Glasses Expose AI's Limits and Social Challenges

AI is even finding its way into how we see the world. Smart glasses promise constant assistance and context, but they also raise questions about usefulness, social acceptance and how much technology we really want in our daily lives. Not every AI...

By Spiros Margaris
Preparing Trust for Hospital Telemedicine Robots Amid Physician Shortages
SocialApr 15, 2026

Preparing Trust for Hospital Telemedicine Robots Amid Physician Shortages

Imagine being a physician sitting in front of a laptop webcam while roaming around in a hospital as a telemedicine robot. What a cultural shock it would be! But now North Carolina hospitals are deploying the OhmniCare Telehealth Robot to facilitate...

By Bertalan Meskó, PhD
AI Empowers Authors to Write Better, Explore New Possibilities
SocialApr 15, 2026

AI Empowers Authors to Write Better, Explore New Possibilities

AI will help us authors write better. And do things that were crazy to consider doing before. I see it everyday as I have my AI write https://t.co/kiuZ7QXLzb

By Robert Scoble
AI Powers Two‑Person Team to $1.8B Business
SocialApr 15, 2026

AI Powers Two‑Person Team to $1.8B Business

How AI helped 1 man (and his brother) build a US$1.8 billion company A US$1.8bil company with just two employees? In the age of AI, it’s increasingly possible https://t.co/j54so7VWd1 https://t.co/5KYMH0MQJM

By Glen Gilmore
Actuators, Not Aesthetics, Will Drive Humanoid Robot Value
SocialApr 15, 2026

Actuators, Not Aesthetics, Will Drive Humanoid Robot Value

Everyone is watching the robots. I think the smarter bet may be hiding inside them. The more I look at humanoid robotics, the more I feel many people are focusing on the shiny part of the story and missing the layer...

By Pascal Bornet
Y Combinator: Hub of Innovation, Garry’s AI Venture Thrives
SocialApr 15, 2026

Y Combinator: Hub of Innovation, Garry’s AI Venture Thrives

I saw many developers gave Garry shit for spending thousands a day on tokens and diving in deep into building software with AI. But I'm hearing the same from many companies now. It's not appreciated how important Y Combinator is, either....

By Robert Scoble
SAP SuccessFactors 2026 Release Bridges HR and Business
SocialApr 15, 2026

SAP SuccessFactors 2026 Release Bridges HR and Business

#SAP #SuccessFactors 1H 2026 Release: Strengthening Connection Across #HR and the Business https://t.co/JmLLrhPVDL by @Bianka24588074 > some really cool new features in this upcoming release. #EnSw #HRTech #HCM #AI

By Luke Marson
Tesla AI Team Tapes Out AI5, Eyes AI6 and Dojo3
SocialApr 15, 2026

Tesla AI Team Tapes Out AI5, Eyes AI6 and Dojo3

Congrats to the @Tesla_AI chip design team on taping out AI5! AI6, Dojo3 & other exciting chips in work. https://t.co/hm54TdIzBx

By Elon Musk
Engineer Automates 80% of Work Using $2 USB‑C Chip
SocialApr 15, 2026

Engineer Automates 80% of Work Using $2 USB‑C Chip

🚨 A Google engineer just automated 80% of his job, and he monitors his new AI workforce with a $2 USB-C chip. He copied a Chinese student who wired the thumb-sized chip to Claude Code in 15 minutes. A blue LED simply...

By Data Chaz
Norway’s CCS Hype Misleads; Choose Cheap Clean Tech
SocialApr 15, 2026

Norway’s CCS Hype Misleads; Choose Cheap Clean Tech

Norway's been shopping around CCS PR in Australia, so I dug into the latest data and found that despite our reputation, we are really not a model for anyone to follow. Don't put your eggs into the fossil fuel basket,...

By Ketan Joshi
Lab Success Doesn't Guarantee Real Cancer Drug Efficacy
SocialApr 15, 2026

Lab Success Doesn't Guarantee Real Cancer Drug Efficacy

Just a reminder. Killing cancer cells in a lab is very easy. Almost anything will kill cells. Even water (because of osmotic damage). Inside our bodies killing cancer cells is extremely hard for many reasons so things that kill...

By Vishal Gulati
AI Now Capable of Writing Complex Kernel Code
SocialApr 15, 2026

AI Now Capable of Writing Complex Kernel Code

I've been hearing this in San Francisco: that the AI is writing kernel code and other complex software. When I worked at Microsoft the team that worked on the kernel was the smartest at Microsoft. By far. So that AI is now...

By Robert Scoble
Brain Age Gap Predicts Lifestyle Impact on Mental Health
SocialApr 15, 2026

Brain Age Gap Predicts Lifestyle Impact on Mental Health

Brain age gap as a predictive biomarker that links aging, lifestyle, and neuropsychiatric health https://t.co/kgvgyZ9v4S

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
Apple Beats Delivery Promise, Arrives in One Week
SocialApr 15, 2026

Apple Beats Delivery Promise, Arrives in One Week

Very positive experience with Apple. Ordered a new MacBook. Said it would take 4 weeks. Arrived within 7 days.

By Kevin Indig
Super Gemma 4 Uncensored Beats Original, Runs On
SocialApr 15, 2026

Super Gemma 4 Uncensored Beats Original, Runs On

🚨 `Super Gemma 4 26B Uncensored` is insane. @songjunkr is COOKING AGAIN ♨️♨️♨️ he just dropped SuperGemma4-26B-Uncensored GGUF v2 and it is already trending on Hugging Face. This thing absolutely smokes the regular Gemma-4 26B. The specs: → 0/100 refusals. It is actually uncensored. → Fixed...

By Data Chaz
Free Interactive Map Shows Entire U.S. Power Grid
SocialApr 15, 2026

Free Interactive Map Shows Entire U.S. Power Grid

🚨 Every power plant, transmission line, substation, and data center on the U.S. grid. Someone put them all on one interactive, completely FREE map. Zoom into any region, and the whole picture comes into focus. You can literally see: → the transmission corridors carrying...

By Data Chaz
Achieve Exponential AI Advantage in 90 Days
SocialApr 15, 2026

Achieve Exponential AI Advantage in 90 Days

The 90-Day AI Leap: From Incrementalism to Exponential Advantage by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/NVCiMQZBWN @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #TechNews #AgenticAI #AIAgents #Agentic #AI #FutureOfWork #Strategy #CEO #CFO https://t.co/QjGaX0e6nB

By Tim Hughes
Zero Meetings Drive Faster Growth Through Autonomy
SocialApr 15, 2026

Zero Meetings Drive Faster Growth Through Autonomy

At my company we have ZERO meetings. And we're growing fast. Here's how we do it: 1. ANYONE can make a decision Most meetings are a way to avoid making hard decisions. Or a way to have 107 different people "give their input". Instead,...

By Brian Dean
VR Teleoperation Gives Intuitive, Fatigue‑Free Robot Control
SocialApr 15, 2026

VR Teleoperation Gives Intuitive, Fatigue‑Free Robot Control

Imagine controlling a robotic arm with the same effortless intuition as reaching for a tool in your own workshop… No laggy screens or locked perspectives killing your focus. Robotics pros know the frustration of clunky teleoperation systems that turn precise...

By Ilir Aliu
GenAI Bridges My Executive Functioning Gaps
SocialApr 15, 2026

GenAI Bridges My Executive Functioning Gaps

I’ve spent the last two months of my free time designing and implementing genAI experiments to help fill some of my executive functioning gaps. The most successful? * An executive functioning assistant trained on neurodivergence, PDA, RSD, and relationship maintenance gaps...

By Sara Lobkovich
Adversaries Harvest Encrypted Data Today for Future Quantum Decryption
SocialApr 15, 2026

Adversaries Harvest Encrypted Data Today for Future Quantum Decryption

Adversaries are already collecting encrypted data today, betting they can decrypt it once sufficiently powerful quantum systems arrive. This is called "harvest-now, decrypt-later." And it's happening right now. Here's why no industry is exempt from what's coming: https://t.co/KvatQOAzmh #QuantumComputing #Cybersecurity #WorldQuantumDay

By Harold Sinnott
AI Will Replace Jobs, Enrich Investors, Displace Workers
SocialApr 15, 2026

AI Will Replace Jobs, Enrich Investors, Displace Workers

AI is killing everything. I think most people still aren’t grasping what’s happening. Most jobs will be replaced by AI very soon. Companies expenses will decrease and profits will skyrocket. Investors who own the right stocks will get rich, While employees will get left in...

By Pivato Investing
SpaceX Rocket Lights Up Concert Sky at SB Bowl
SocialApr 15, 2026

SpaceX Rocket Lights Up Concert Sky at SB Bowl

Watching the @SpaceX rocket launch over the @DBtodomundo concert at the @sbBowl - pretty epic https://t.co/VDta8rY2sz

By Shira Lazar