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Schools Turn YouTube Into Classroom's Endless Distraction
SocialApr 29, 2026

Schools Turn YouTube Into Classroom's Endless Distraction

EVERYTHING IS TELEVISION, Chapter XXVII WSJ: "American public schools are awash in YouTube. 94% of teachers have used YouTube. Schools’ overreliance on the Google-owned platform for educational content has created a gateway for students to get sucked into an infinite scroll...

By Derek Thompson
Safety-First Approach Sets Industry Standard, Waymo Honored
SocialApr 29, 2026

Safety-First Approach Sets Industry Standard, Waymo Honored

Honored to see @Waymo once again recognized by @TIME. Solving full autonomy requires both prescience and patience. We’ve always believed in a safety-first, holistic approach, spending years ensuring it’s the non-negotiable foundation of our Driver. That approach is now defining...

By Dmitri Dolgov
From Prompting to Building: AI Progress Starts With Code
SocialApr 29, 2026

From Prompting to Building: AI Progress Starts With Code

Every time a friend asks me about getting themselves or their company more up to speed on AI, I ask the same question: Did you build something yet in Claude Code (or Codex or Cursor or Lovable or Replit...)? The step function...

By Nick Mehta
When Will Meta Finally Enter Major AI Battles?
SocialApr 29, 2026

When Will Meta Finally Enter Major AI Battles?

Our One Big Meta AI Question for Mark Zuckerberg Tonight $META has always been about copying what is working elsewhere and improving on what others have built. The only question is when does Meta attack these two massive AI...

By Rich Greenfield
Reimagining Healthcare Infrastructure and Identity at SI Conference
SocialApr 29, 2026

Reimagining Healthcare Infrastructure and Identity at SI Conference

At SI annual conference learning from Laura Adams, RN on reimagining healthcare infrastructure and identity. Excellent talk. Appreciate the partnership Epic has with @theNAMedicine and @ScottsdaleInst. @HeyEpic @sethHain @wiley_ladd https://t.co/SDtb4DHak0

By Jackie Gerhart, MD
Debunking Six Myths to Include All Workers in AI
SocialApr 29, 2026

Debunking Six Myths to Include All Workers in AI

So proud to be partnering with @clarashih on New Work Foundation. She brilliantly articulates 6 myths that are blocking us from trying to help workers through the AI transition. AI is going to be an incredible boon for society. We just have...

By Nick Mehta
Codex Drains Tokens Far Faster than Claude
SocialApr 29, 2026

Codex Drains Tokens Far Faster than Claude

seems like codex has a token problem now. i'm 65% through my $200/month plan in just two days (5.5 extra high, standard speed). with claude i'm 15% through (opus 4.7, 1m, max). using both constantly in use, with 6-7 sessions...

By Rob Leclerc
Founder Scales 300‑person Team Overnight Using AI
SocialApr 29, 2026

Founder Scales 300‑person Team Overnight Using AI

What's the smartest, fastest way you've seen a company force-multiply their people with AI? Just saw the most clever way a founder is AI-pilling their entire 300-person team. Writing it up to share, but I wonder if it can be...

By Brian Halligan
Pick One Tool, Master It in Seven Days
SocialApr 29, 2026

Pick One Tool, Master It in Seven Days

Only 7 days. One tool. Full focus: A) Kubernetes B) Terraform C) Docker What are you choosing — and why?

By Megha Bhardwaj
Microsoft's TRELLIS.2 Turns Images Into 3D Instantly
SocialApr 29, 2026

Microsoft's TRELLIS.2 Turns Images Into 3D Instantly

3D is about to get disrupted… hard Microsoft just dropped TRELLIS.2 turn a single image into a high-quality, fully textured 3D asset in seconds. No complex pipeline. No heavy manual work. This is the kind of shift that kills friction and speeds...

By Naveed Ullah
ChatGPT’s New Image AI Optimizes Your Desk Setup
SocialApr 29, 2026

ChatGPT’s New Image AI Optimizes Your Desk Setup

Everyone always asks me about the best AI image generator. The answer right now is ChatGPT. OpenAI recently released GPT Image 2, and the results are pretty incredible. I used it to optimize my desk setup, my lighting setup, my...

By Allie Miller
Inference Market Explodes, Driving NVIDIA’s 17‑fold Revenue Surge
SocialApr 29, 2026

Inference Market Explodes, Driving NVIDIA’s 17‑fold Revenue Surge

The inference market is the fastest growing market in the world & it’s splitting up. Each modality is developing its own inference stack. NVIDIA’s data center revenue was flat through 2022. Then ChatGPT launched. Three years later : 17x growth. https://t.co/wytykE1AWh

By Tomasz Tunguz
Generational Semiconductor Breakthrough: New Material Transforms Industries
SocialApr 29, 2026

Generational Semiconductor Breakthrough: New Material Transforms Industries

Introducing new materials into industrial processes can be a revolution for customers across industries. In the semiconductor space for example, a new, gamechanging material is introduced about once in a generation... https://t.co/wgKZN1tLZ1

By Max Welling
Elon’s Self‑Owned IPO Creates a Single Point of Failure
SocialApr 29, 2026

Elon’s Self‑Owned IPO Creates a Single Point of Failure

Only Elon can fire Elon. https://t.co/kFbAxAN1nn This is just the strangest IPO. It's essentially a brand new company with a brand new mission, given the "x" acquisitions and orbital data center plans. Reliant on a single point of failure.

By Dan Primack
Unearthing Hidden Insights: Medicine’s Buried Knowledge
SocialApr 29, 2026

Unearthing Hidden Insights: Medicine’s Buried Knowledge

The burial and the excavation @JAMA_current commentary today https://t.co/PlzeKcj8Mq (what I wrote about in Deep Medicine, 2019) https://t.co/IehnDYXjzn

By Eric Topol
OneStream Delivers Unified, Global Financial Visibility
SocialApr 29, 2026

OneStream Delivers Unified, Global Financial Visibility

Multinational organizations juggling multiple systems and diverse data? OneStream unifies your financial consolidation, close planning, and forecasting. Get single-source-of-truth reporting for true global financial visibility. #FinanceTech #Accounting #ERP https://t.co/rqAzzjvUiQ

By Eric Kimberling
Motorola Wins by Prioritizing Identity Over Specs
SocialApr 29, 2026

Motorola Wins by Prioritizing Identity Over Specs

. @Moto Collections and the razr 70 family launch in LA. Renewed partnerships with Pantone, Swarovski, Bose, Alcantara. While everyone else competes on specs, Motorola is competing on identity. That lane is working. Hope the incoming leadership knows not to...

By Carolina Milanesi
AI-Powered Continuous Reviews Transform Retention Into Growth
SocialApr 29, 2026

AI-Powered Continuous Reviews Transform Retention Into Growth

QBR in 2026: From Quarterly Meetings to AI Business Reviews https://t.co/hYvibWrDpl In 2026, Business Reviews become continuous, persona-aware, and agent-led—turning a retention ritual into a growth engine. @castdotapp https://t.co/YBJR6Lokom

By Annette Franz
Stripe's AI Infrastructure: Tokens, Gemini, and a Decade-Old Connection
SocialApr 29, 2026

Stripe's AI Infrastructure: Tokens, Gemini, and a Decade-Old Connection

Speaking with @collision soon. He wont remember it, but I met John 10 years ago at Web Summit (then in Ireland). Interviewing him for the first time and talking about Stripe building the economic infrastructure for AI, Stripe in AI...

By Ed Ludlow
AI Surge Forces Data Centers to Prioritize Energy Efficiency
SocialApr 29, 2026

AI Surge Forces Data Centers to Prioritize Energy Efficiency

Data centers hinge on precise energy orchestration across cooling and power. As AI demand strains capacity, design choices hit cost and uptime, pushing efficiency into daily operations. Source @EyeOnTech_TT via @antgrasso https://t.co/tuVlqgA8Z7

By Antonio Grasso
White House Announces Trump to Greet Artemis II Astronauts Soon
SocialApr 29, 2026

White House Announces Trump to Greet Artemis II Astronauts Soon

The White House website says "we will begin shortly" with President Trump participating in a greeting with Artemis II astronauts. https://t.co/Qcabtb1Rm0 https://t.co/swhxFxbik2

By Marcia Smith
United 737 Strikes Red Drone at 3,000 Feet
SocialApr 29, 2026

United 737 Strikes Red Drone at 3,000 Feet

United 737 Hit A “Red, Shiny” Drone At 3,000 Feet As It Landed In San Diego - View from the Wing https://t.co/QFJBdILXfl

By Gary Leff
Turn AI-Generated UGC Into High-Converting Ads
SocialApr 29, 2026

Turn AI-Generated UGC Into High-Converting Ads

How to create AI UGC ads that actually convert: A full breakdown 00:24: How to find proven UGC examples in your niche 01:08: Why UGC still beats every other ad format 01:55: How to create your first AI UGC character 04:51: How to turn...

By Davie Fogarty
Xbox Launches Diablo IV Lord of Hatred Dynamic Background
SocialApr 29, 2026

Xbox Launches Diablo IV Lord of Hatred Dynamic Background

Xbox has released a new Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred Dynamic Background for Xbox Series S / X consoles https://t.co/XtKzmAVM9Q

By Tom Warren
Verification Becomes the New Bottleneck for Self‑improving AI
SocialApr 29, 2026

Verification Becomes the New Bottleneck for Self‑improving AI

AI agents can now generate endless ways to improve themselves. New prompts. New code. New plans. New experiments. New tool calls. That is not the bottleneck anymore. The bottleneck is the verifier. How do you know the new version is actually better?

By Louis Bouchard
Waymo May Target Cincinnati After Grayson Success
SocialApr 29, 2026

Waymo May Target Cincinnati After Grayson Success

Grayson got this one right. Will Cincinnati be next for @Waymo? 👀 Autonomy Markets. Every Saturday.

By Walt Piecyk
AI Splits: Everyday Tool, Emerging Existential Security Threat
SocialApr 29, 2026

AI Splits: Everyday Tool, Emerging Existential Security Threat

Between Mythos, Anthropic v Pentagon, and the drumbeat of biosecurity concerns, I think we're entering a period where (a) AI as a consumer product (chatbot + coding assistant) will continue to behave like a "normal" technology—a very powerful tool that...

By Derek Thompson
Biotech Momentum Stalls as XBI Dips Below January Highs
SocialApr 29, 2026

Biotech Momentum Stalls as XBI Dips Below January Highs

Still tough to hold momentum in biotech. $XBI slipping back below its January highs. Lets see if the weekly close can save it. https://t.co/zbU6jtuq35

By Evan Medeiros
AI Hype Overestimates Radiology Disruption, Data Says Otherwise
SocialApr 29, 2026

AI Hype Overestimates Radiology Disruption, Data Says Otherwise

“we might as well stop training radiologists” Geoff Hinton, 2016, vs the actual data, via Torsten Slok at Apollo https://t.co/J5SCMjEin4

By Gary Marcus
Author Help Suite Shows Revenue, Ad Spend, Profit
SocialApr 29, 2026

Author Help Suite Shows Revenue, Ad Spend, Profit

The full break down will come in a few days as it always does. But this is why I LOVE the author help suite. I can see my revenue. My meta ad spend. Where I’m at on net profit. This...

By Bink Cummings
US‑hosted Chinese AI Models May Ease Enterprise Data Worries
SocialApr 29, 2026

US‑hosted Chinese AI Models May Ease Enterprise Data Worries

lots of large enterprises have been reticent around Chinese models mainly for this reason. I'm assuming these Chinese models are hosted in the US, which *should* alleviate any issues around data getting sent back to China?

By Ian Kar
Soyuz-5 Delays Echo Soyuz-2’s Five‑launch Failures
SocialApr 29, 2026

Soyuz-5 Delays Echo Soyuz-2’s Five‑launch Failures

Those who losing patience with the Soyuz-5 might be interested to re-read our coverage 20 years ago of the notorious Soyuz-2/MetOp inaugural mission from Baikonur, which involved... five failed launch attempts: https://t.co/sO7SqYRt2Q https://t.co/wtHUQsyECC

By Anatoly Zak
Payments Industry Embarrassed as Stripe Dominates Agentic Commerce
SocialApr 29, 2026

Payments Industry Embarrassed as Stripe Dominates Agentic Commerce

its a little embarrassing for everyone in payments that you're just letting stripe run away with agentic commerce

By Ian Kar
Today's NASA Live Events: Menon Talk, CLPS Updates, Artemis 2
SocialApr 29, 2026

Today's NASA Live Events: Menon Talk, CLPS Updates, Artemis 2

Coming up quickly (all times Eastern): 1:45 pm, NASA news conf w/astronaut Anil Menon (YouTube); 1:50 pm, 4 CLPS companies talks abt their upcoming missions at LSIC (webcast); 2:00 pm, Artemis 2 astronauts at White House (*possibly* on WH livestream).

By Marcia Smith
Gen Z Overlooks Bottom‑Placed ChatGPT Ads
SocialApr 29, 2026

Gen Z Overlooks Bottom‑Placed ChatGPT Ads

Interested in ChatGPT Ads and what Gen-Z thinks of them? Check out this post from a college student at @penn_state explaining what he thinks of ChatGPT ads (based on seeing many in his chats). He also polled his friends with...

By Glenn Gabe
AI-Native Startups Will Outpace Legacy Firms Stuck in Bureaucracy
SocialApr 29, 2026

AI-Native Startups Will Outpace Legacy Firms Stuck in Bureaucracy

A horde of AI-native startups is coming. They'll build from scratch with AI workflows, while big companies struggle to adapt their human-to-human approval chains.

By Peter H. Diamandis
Access 48M Brand Newsletters for Competitive Intel
SocialApr 29, 2026

Access 48M Brand Newsletters for Competitive Intel

a client just put me onto https://t.co/q5DHTEB883. it indexes every newsletter a brand sends, historically. 48 million emails across 100k+ brands. want to see what your competitor emailed last Black Friday? it's all there. competitive intel gold mine.

By Kurt Elster
Nvidia Pushes Engineers to Spend Half Salary on Tokens
SocialApr 29, 2026

Nvidia Pushes Engineers to Spend Half Salary on Tokens

Nvidia execs making sure their teams hit Jensen’s number with a buffer: “If that $500,000 engineer did not consume at least $250,000 worth of tokens, I am going to be deeply alarmed," https://t.co/gTmlD2u4n3

By Trung Phan
OpenAI Turns Intelligence Into a Marketable Commodity
SocialApr 29, 2026

OpenAI Turns Intelligence Into a Marketable Commodity

😬Is this the frightening agenda behind Sam Altman and OpenAI? 💰Intelligence as a Commodity https://t.co/WDskrZx8hC

By John Nosta
Build Functional AI Agents in 9 Essential Steps
SocialApr 29, 2026

Build Functional AI Agents in 9 Essential Steps

How to build AI agents from scratch (9 steps): 1. Purpose & scope 2. I/O schemas 3. System instructions 4. Reasoning + tools 5. Multi-agent orchestration 6. Memory & context 7. Multimodal 8. Structured outputs 9. UI / API Ship agents that do work, not just talk. 🤖⚡️ Where are you...

By Giuliano Liguori
Publish Unique, Non‑commodity Content to Survive Google Zero
SocialApr 29, 2026

Publish Unique, Non‑commodity Content to Survive Google Zero

What kind of websites will survive "Google Zero" as AI answers dominate? Because many will thrive Google says you need "Non-commodity Content" So what kind of content should publishers focus on? https://t.co/rS64kOaEnE

By Cyrus Shepard
Tailored AI Prompts Beat Generic “Best” SEO Tricks
SocialApr 29, 2026

Tailored AI Prompts Beat Generic “Best” SEO Tricks

AI SEO grifters show you this prompt as "Proof" what they do works: "Best blabla for blabla" e.g "Best CRM for small teams" Nobody uses chatGPT like that. What people do is have a talk with chatGPT: "My sales teams is not selling enough"... then go...

By Flavio Amiel
Build a Simple LED Light Plugin in Gazebo
SocialApr 29, 2026

Build a Simple LED Light Plugin in Gazebo

In case you missed it, here is a recording of our monthly @GazeboSim community meeting. Our guest speaker was @debounSingh who provided a overview on how to build a simple Gazebo plugin that acts as an LED light source. https://t.co/TbB3isJZki

By Open Robotics
AI-Powered Tools Are Reshaping Ad Tech and Monetization
SocialApr 29, 2026

AI-Powered Tools Are Reshaping Ad Tech and Monetization

This was fun … great chat on RiskReversal Media w Dan Nathan and Michael Nathanson MoffettNathanson LLC We talked about - is programmatic going away? Are agents replacing ad tech stack as we know it? If Claude can get your...

By Adam Singolda
Marines to Receive First MQ-58 Valkyrie Drones in 2029
SocialApr 29, 2026

Marines to Receive First MQ-58 Valkyrie Drones in 2029

First USMC MQ-58 Valkyrie CCA Drones To Arrive In 2029 The MQ-58 with conventional landing gear will mark the beginning of the Marines’ operational Collaborative Combat Aircraft journey, with other types likely to follow. https://t.co/Ohdxn0CtPI

By Tyler Rogoway
Humans in the Loop Showcases Positive AI Impact
SocialApr 29, 2026

Humans in the Loop Showcases Positive AI Impact

We need more positive, human stories about this technology shift—full stop. Humans in the Loop is exactly that: a novel event spotlighting the impact of builders putting AI in the hands of people, to enrich everyday life. Space fills up fast....

By Kirsten Green
CAD Experts Claim Claude Won’t Replace Them
SocialApr 29, 2026

CAD Experts Claim Claude Won’t Replace Them

me watching self-proclaimed CAD experts in my thread arguing that Claude won’t replace them https://t.co/zpB6GI9tEy

By Data Chaz
Motorola Razr Fold Perfectly Scales Flip Phone Formula
SocialApr 29, 2026

Motorola Razr Fold Perfectly Scales Flip Phone Formula

We went hands-on with the Motorola Razr Fold, and it feels like Moto's excellent flip phone formula finally scaled up https://www.techradar.com/phones/i-went-hands-on-with-the-motorola-razr-fold-and-it-feels-like-motos-flip-phone-lessons-finally-scaled-up

By Lance Ulanoff
Mastering DevOps Basics Isn’t Enough to Land Jobs
SocialApr 29, 2026

Mastering DevOps Basics Isn’t Enough to Land Jobs

I have been so busy from the start of the week to this moment, so this concerns anyone trying to get a job, gig or freelance. There is something called the basics, for example as a DevOps you have to...

By Aduraleke Akintade