Organ-on-a-Chip Tech Tested for Artemis II Deep Space Missions
Artemis II experiment uses organ chips to prepare for long-duration missions by Julia Rock-Torcivia @RandDWorld Learn more: https://t.co/Vy3EUaBh1n #Innovation #Technology #EmergingTech https://t.co/toc0cKvhFM
Mindful Optimism: AI's Economic Impact Explored
I did this interview with Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly where we discussed some of the backstory on my lifelong quest to understand how AI is transforming the economy and why I'm a "mindful optimist". See first comment for the link.
AI‑crafted Fake Nurse Dupes Thousands, Exposing Trust Gaps
The "Emily Hart" story is wild. A medical student in India used AI to create this persona, a patriotic nurse, to grift thousands of people. Why do we fall for it?
Nearity 360 Camera Revolutionizes Multi‑Person Video Meetings
Using a laptop webcam for your video meetings? Yikes. The Nearity 360 Alien Conference Camera, with 4 lenses, mic array & hi-fi speaker is a game changer that supports 10+ person meetings. Here's my demo and review: https://t.co/NL1YWMl8wP #zoom #meet...
China’s Solar Exports Surge 50% to Record 68GW
China exported 68 gigawatts of solar technology in March, surpassing the previous record set in August by 50%, according to a report published Thursday by the energy think tank Ember. Fifty countries reported record-high imports of Chinese solar products, with...
TIAGo Pro: Next-Gen Mobile Manipulation for Real-World Robotics
TIAGo Pro: Advanced Mobile Manipulation Platform for Real-World #Robotics by @PALRobotics #Robots #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/15w55A0SGU
United Solar Launches Oman Polysilicon Plant Boosting PV Supply
Inside PV Manufacturing: United Solar’s polysilicon factory in Oman #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/S10anywXSb https://t.co/rOwdH8QGQj
Genie Becomes Databricks’ Core AI for Semantic Analysis
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞 is now the most important way to do data analysis in Databricks. What's unique about it is its ability to extract semantics from your entire Lakehouse, enabling it to answer complex data questions that cripple agents without a deep...
NASA's Artemis III Delayed Yet Still Targeted for Next Year
It sounds like the schedule for NASA's revised Artemis III mission is slipping a bit, but the agency hasn't given up on flying next year. https://t.co/AMxepEU4Yk
Breakthrough Prize Showcases Baby Gene‑Editing Miracle
The 2026 Breakthrough Prize ceremony (“the Oscars for science”) celebrated the achievements of many remarkable scientists and their students and collaborators last weekend. Here’s the video of the show: https://t.co/eCHUnDqrYX. And here’s the segment in which Anne Hathaway and Alex...
AI Work Measured by Agentic Units, Not Tokens
Salesforce dropped a new AI metric. Agentic Work Units. Translation: they’re trying to measure the actual work AI agents complete. - Not just tokens - Not just usage - Not just seats That’s where SaaS AI reporting is headed. 1)...
Balanced Longevity Research Shows Real Human Impact
Longevity Science Is Overhyped. But This Research Really Could Change Humanity. We were delighted to have @susandominus with us at the last academy meeting earlier this year. She does gives a balanced take on the latest rejuvenation science. This...
Vintage LLM Delivers 1930s Siri‑Style Sushi Orders
The new LLM trained only on pre-1931 text is small enough that it can potentially run on device, so, with the right tools, you can get a fully vintage version of Siri, but from the era of Downton Abbey. Here, I...
AI's Collective Roots Demand Shared Prosperity and UBI
#AI was built on all our labor. Every word, image, idea came from us. Its gains belong to everyone, not just a few. I signed the AI Pledge for Humanity, committing 2% of my income to Income to Support All Foundation...
Alex Builds Own OpenClaw Glasses, Outpacing Rivals
Last week I went to @SVVRLIVE (Silicon Valley meetup). Learned at least two companies are working on OpenClaw glasses. Alex beat them by building his own. Love him or hate him he knows how to skate where the puck will soon be.
Tesla Update Forces Choice After Canceling FSD
In the new Tesla update 2026.2.9.9, this pops up if you cancel your FSD subscription and doesn’t go away until you pick one of the options https://t.co/MVSeKFQCqT
NYC Core Networks Team Gathers to Brainstorm Next Big Feature
Core Networks Team (P2P, Multiplayer Money, Kids + Teens, Cash for Business + Earners) team is onsite in NYC this week. What should we build while we're IRL together? Already on deck to release an incredibly fun feature to a...
AI Is Powering the Next Wave of Consumer Robotics
I found myself in a panel with Sebastian Thrun who started the Waymo company. I couldn’t help but record him for a few seconds. I was wearing the @Looki_ai pendant. Will be interesting to see what it does tonight. Talking about how...
Claude Beats ChatGPT and Gemini in Design Quality
Just gave Claude (Opus 4.7 and Sonnet 4.6), ChatGPT 5.5, and Gemini 3.1 the same prompt to build a deck design. Gemini & ChatGPT outputs were intern-level at best. Claude was senior designer. Crushed it. Not surprised. Kept prompt simple:...
Immersion Cooling: The Next Evolution for BESS
EticaAG contends that immersion cooling is the next evolution of BESS cooling systems #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/DEmCH4Edls
Agentic AI Boosts BMW's Engineering Speed Twelvefold
The AI-powered R&D department: how agentic AI is supercharging engineering velocity “BMW accelerates analysis cycles twelvefold” https://t.co/wshZeLW7q3 https://t.co/6Sl6SlBiic
More Time on Feed Drives Ad Revenue
The apps do whatever maxxes time on site => ad exposure => $$$ The reason the feed / for you exists is because people spend more time on IG with that feature than without it, which makes Meta more $. It's...
Google Gemini's Lyria Generates Full Songs, Not Just Lyrics
Creating song lyrics with AI is so 2025. Now you can compose entire songs using the Lyria model in Google Gemini. It's pretty darn astonishing. Here's how it works, with sample tracks in a variety of styles: https://t.co/7pNLIXLd7b #gemini #lyria...
AI Clings to Outdated Physics, Favors Aether over Relativity
This is an incredibly cool experiment It is also fascinating that the model knows information up to 1931, but, at least in some science topics, seems very stuck in the early 1900s. For example, it defends the lumiferous aether hypothesis...
Data Centres Hijack Australia’s Green Energy Megaprojects
A few weeks back I wrote about how data centres are preying on what's left of Australia's dream of massive green energy exports https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/23/data-centres-renewable-energy-projects-sun-cable/ Now: Andrew Forrest's clean megaprojects are turning to data centres, too: https://reneweconomy.com.au/cheaper-and-faster-fortescue-to-spend-nearly-1-billion-on-new-green-grid-to-power-data-centres/
Quarterly AI Session Highlights Trends and Experiments
we held our quarterly AI session with LPs last week where we go over ai trends and our experiments sharing an abbreviated version here for anyone interested 🧵 https://t.co/fRoZX64IFS
Your Keyboard Habits Reveal Identity to AI
I enjoyed Megan's thorough replication of my 'Claude can unmask you' findings. If you write a lot on the computer, the AIs know who you are, or will soon do so.
10x Genomics Unveils A
I've been watching spatial biology for years. What @10xGenomics just announced changes the game. Serge Saxonov, CEO and Co-founder, 10x Genomics told Synbiobeta, "Biology is inherently complex, and as much progress as we have made, we still understand only a...
Tesla's Latest Update Rolls Out, FSD Version Unchanged
New Tesla software update rolling out now. Looks to be the same FSD version so not sure what changed https://t.co/BNY1w80bmp
One Prompt, Full Campaign Visuals for Email Marketers
GPT Images 2.0 is actually insane for email marketers right now. One prompt gets you the full deliverable: premium product shots, email heroes, real lifestyle scenes, and matching social creatives. All cohesive and on-brand. You still tweak the copy, add alt text,...
Traditional MDs Now Seeking Peptide Knowledge for Joint Health
So many of my “conventional” (not in the health and wellness space or even online much) MD friends are asking about peptides to 1) get educated (patients are asking them about peptides) 2) they want to know if BPC can help their...
GenAI Boosts Mediocrity, Undermines Trust
So far genAI has been a net positive for scaling mediocrity and a net negative for earning trust. What a time to be alive.
From Trial‑and‑Error to Predictive Cell‑Fate Engineering
We’re still engineering biology by trial and error. SynBioBeta 2026 is May 4-7th in San Jose, California, you can learn more about the conference and get your tickets here: https://t.co/8abYWJ18mc @MichaBreakstone is building a model to predict cell fate with his new...
Replit's Vertical Integration Delivers Unique Agent Isolation
Replit speedrun all these learnings more than a year ago and now we’re the only platform with proper agent production isolation. The benefits of a vertically integrated platform will continue to compound.
Data Centres Surge, Raising Grid Demand for Top Retailer
Data centres drive significant boost in grid demand for Australia’s biggest energy retailer #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/KGhi2anIgs
Cellular Rejuvenation Could Shift Medicine to Youthful Resilience
Cellular rejuvenation may redefine medicine—not by treating disease, but by restoring youthful resilience at the cellular level. But science, safety, and hype are colliding. Worth the read (gift link) : 👇 https://t.co/7JGNdhFsFP via @NYTimes
Eager for Steam Controller, Disappointed Valve Overlooked Me
That steam controller looks so good. I’m not usually one to be sad to miss out on review copies, but i am bummed valve skipped over me for this one. Can’t wait to get one. I do wish the sticks...
Meta Prioritizes Speed Over Quality in AI Content
Meta is now about producing as much AI sloppy creative as humanly possible. Quality? Not so much The art of marketing on Meta in 2026 is who can be quicker at making the crappiest versions of, well, anything.
YouTube Trials AI-Powered Conversational Search for US Premium Users
YouTube is testing a conversational search powered by AI. This experiment is available for Premium members in the USA.
Community Solar Goes Live Amid Heavy Snowfall
Distributed Energy Infrastructure installs community solar projects through heavy snowfall #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/3I4Ew9uL0Q
Lithium Interaction Poses Major Seizure Risk with Psilocybin
Most physicians were never taught psilocybin in medical school. Their patients in three states can now legally access it. Oregon's program has been operating since summer 2023. Colorado's healing centers came online in 2025. New Mexico passed its Medical Psilocybin...
Autologous iPSC Dopamine Cells Boost Parkinson’s Function without Immunosuppression
I’ve been following @jeannefrances's work for years, and what @AspenNeuro just reported out of Copenhagen is the kind of result that changes a field. Twelve months after receiving their own reprogrammed dopamine neurons, eight Parkinson's patients are showing real, measurable...
Buyers Are Now Machines, Not Humans
The Internet Was Built for Humans. Your New Buyers Are Machines by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/938leqjHMY @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #Marketing #Leadership #MarketingStrategy #MarketingSuccess #ArtificialIntelligence https://t.co/3OqXoRN0s8
Virtual Inspections Shine, Yet Implementation Remains Critical
Just read ED 19 Overall, pretty good... particularly the virtual inspections piece. As always, the devil is in the implementation. Here's a link to the text: https://t.co/JfLfdFW6r8
Expand Grid Capacity and Optimize Existing Infrastructure
There's no real debate— we need to build more grid infrastructure AND use the existing grid better. On the latest @Poli_Climate: the technologies & policies needed to get more out of the power grid we already have w/ @IanMagruder @utilizegrid...
OpenAI Urges Mac Users to Update by May 8
Uh oh. OpenAI is warning users of its Mac apps to install the latest security update by May 8th to avoid being locked out https://t.co/TgQ2TCnxqm
Elliot Hershberg Returns to Lead AI Protein Dynamics Session
Why has @ElliotHershberg been coming to @SynBioBeta for the past 4 years in a row?? Elliot is a Partner at @AmplifyPartners and one of the sharpest minds at the intersection of biology and capital. He'll be moderating one of the...
European Power Costs Climb Even As Gas Prices Drop
European electricity prices increase despite falling gas prices #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/yh6Ywee30g https://t.co/ktltUXCLZn
Heat Pumps Overtake Gas Boilers, Halving Global Gas Demand
Gas Boilers are the New Typewriter (says IEA data): >US: Heat pumps have now outsold gas boilers for 4 years straight >Germany: Despite a massive disinformation campaign, heat pump sales up 55% in 1st half of the year. And for 1st...
Join Live Talk on Agentic AI with AWS, OpenAI
I am looking forward to joining tomorrow's live conversation with leaders from @awscloud and @OpenAI to discuss what's next in Agentic AI. See original tweet to register to follow along live…