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AI's Greatest Danger: Bioterrorism, Not Rogue Superintelligence
SocialApr 26, 2026

AI's Greatest Danger: Bioterrorism, Not Rogue Superintelligence

Everyone seems to be scared of either: * job loss * rogue superintelligence * slop * data center water use (LOL) No one seems to be paying attention to the biggest AI threat, which is BIOTERRORISM

By Noah Smith
Global Robotics Parade Showcases VEX Worlds 2026
SocialApr 26, 2026

Global Robotics Parade Showcases VEX Worlds 2026

Amazing Parade of Nations at the VEX Worlds MS 2026! https://t.co/rerYdapT0E via @YouTube #VEXworld #VEX #humanoidtech #humanoid #robot #Robotics #AI #TechRevolution #TechInnovation #ArtificialInteligence #PhysicalAI @lexfridman @KirkDBorne @Ronald_vanLoon @erikbryn @antgrasso @sallyeaves @Nicochan33 @HaroldSinnott @mvollmer1 @marcusborba @CatherineAdenle @vinod1975 @YuHelenYu @ingliguori @fogoros @ylecun...

By Amitav Bhattacharjee
Anecdotes Aren’t Data: Call for Rigorous Rapamycin Trials
SocialApr 26, 2026

Anecdotes Aren’t Data: Call for Rigorous Rapamycin Trials

Table updates worth noting 🔎 🔘 @bryan_johnson stopped it 🔘Alan Green died at 80 from hereditary cardiomyopathy 🫀 🔘Misha Blagosklonny died at 63 from cancer 👉These are cases, not data. Instead of adjusting the tally, what we actually need are rigorous human trials. Is rapamycin...

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
AI's Growing Hacking Capabilities Raise Major Security Threat
SocialApr 26, 2026

AI's Growing Hacking Capabilities Raise Major Security Threat

AI has got better at hacking—how big a risk is it? https://t.co/pznks07gha via @YouTube #mythos #AIrisk #artificialintelligence #AISecurity #cybersecurity #cybersec @AlbertoEMachado @Eli_Krumova @postoff25 @Khulood_Almani @anand_narang @NutritiousMind @baski_LA @TanyaSinha_ @devaang @AlAmadi1 @jeancayeux @enilev @efipm @mvollmer1 @Nicochan33 @RagusoSergio @FrRonconi @Shi4Tech @sallyeaves @LaurentAlaus @Fabriziobustama @smaksked...

By Amitav Bhattacharjee
Data‑rich Markets Drive the Lowest Customer Acquisition Costs
SocialApr 26, 2026

Data‑rich Markets Drive the Lowest Customer Acquisition Costs

Beautiful thing about data acquisition is CAC tends to be lowest in countries where data is most plentiful

By Paul Yacoubian
AI Driving Transforms Lives Beyond Tesla Enthusiasts
SocialApr 26, 2026

AI Driving Transforms Lives Beyond Tesla Enthusiasts

I’m really excited to see FSD gaining so much traction every day I talk to people — and not just your typical Tesla nerds — who gush about how AI driving has changed their life

By Whole Mars Catalog
SUSE Aims to Own End‑to‑End AI Stack
SocialApr 26, 2026

SUSE Aims to Own End‑to‑End AI Stack

From the AI Factory to the Factory Floor, SUSE Wants to Own the Stack https://t.co/igIIKP3uUU

By Shashi Bellamkonda
Seeking Curated Skill Repositories Over Generic Lists
SocialApr 26, 2026

Seeking Curated Skill Repositories Over Generic Lists

Are there good human-curated skill repos for design, coding, product, etc that's not "here's 100 skills you separate the slop yourself"

By Peter Yang
Employers Stuck Between Mandatory AI Bias Audits and Anti‑Race Tracking
SocialApr 26, 2026

Employers Stuck Between Mandatory AI Bias Audits and Anti‑Race Tracking

The Law Says Fix the Bias. The White House Says Stop Counting Race. Employers face a split-track compliance problem in 2026: state laws require proactive AI bias audits with at least four years of records, while federal anti-DEI pressure pushes...

By Jim Stroud
SpaceX's Ground Gateways Still Use Mechanical Parabolic Antennas
SocialApr 25, 2026

SpaceX's Ground Gateways Still Use Mechanical Parabolic Antennas

SpaceX uses phased-array antennas for user terminals, but gateway antennas use parabolic antennas that mechanically move (rotate/tilt) to follow satellites. New frequencies will be used to increase speed There are lots of tradeoffs because: physics. https://t.co/Wnmwzxdbq8 https://t.co/Cr7UyJA281

By Tren Griffin
AI Services Lack Moats, Margins Likely to Shrink
SocialApr 25, 2026

AI Services Lack Moats, Margins Likely to Shrink

There is no question that any workflow can be made more efficient by software. The premise of AI powered workflows is that they would be effectively fully or most automated. The notion from @sequoia that Services is the New Software...

By Alex Iskold
Join Science Sunday: AI Tackles Undiagnosed Diseases Tomorrow
SocialApr 25, 2026

Join Science Sunday: AI Tackles Undiagnosed Diseases Tomorrow

building in AI and science? we’re bringing people together tomorrow for a special Science Sunday edition around how to make an impact on undiagnosed diseases. https://luma.com/ss-undiagnosed-day

By Mikul Wing
Switch to Biometrics: Fingerprint vs Face Unlock on Samsung Tab
SocialApr 25, 2026

Switch to Biometrics: Fingerprint vs Face Unlock on Samsung Tab

Still entering your password or PIN every time you want to use your Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet? Here's how to log in with biometrics instead, including an assessment of fingerprint vs face unlock: https://t.co/oIfoVdFMRO #security #android #samsung @Samsung https://t.co/qkSn5tBkiL

By Dave Taylor
Low‑pressure Hydrogen Fills Solar’s Seasonal Gaps in Japan
SocialApr 25, 2026

Low‑pressure Hydrogen Fills Solar’s Seasonal Gaps in Japan

Low-pressure hydrogen bridges seasonal gaps in solar-powered Japanese building #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/XxpNtWlQec

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Ecosystems, Not Engineering, Drive Long‑Term Platform Dominance
SocialApr 25, 2026

Ecosystems, Not Engineering, Drive Long‑Term Platform Dominance

A dominant platform can look permanent right up until the moment the market changes. Pushkar Ranade has written a thoughtful piece on the rise of x86, the Wintel era, and why stronger engineering alone rarely determines the winner. It is...

By Geoffrey Moore
ASML's $300M EUV Machine Fires Moon‑Distance Laser Precision
SocialApr 25, 2026

ASML's $300M EUV Machine Fires Moon‑Distance Laser Precision

ASML’s EUV machine costs $300m+ and its light technology is so precise that do the equivalent of hitting your thumb with a laser pointer from as far away as the moon https://t.co/Yp9RrKMd7O

By Trung Phan
AI Lets Anyone Craft Influencer Personas Instantly
SocialApr 25, 2026

AI Lets Anyone Craft Influencer Personas Instantly

With A.I., Anyone Can Be an Influencer TikTok and Instagram made it easy to monetize the physical self. Now the social-media-savvy can use A.I. to play with their identity, or overhaul it entirely. https://t.co/7nY9ffs9ov https://t.co/ZUNT7uMXpt

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
Vision Pro Reveals Stunning 3D Reality Beyond Ordinary Screens
SocialApr 25, 2026

Vision Pro Reveals Stunning 3D Reality Beyond Ordinary Screens

I love the Apple Vision Pro as a camera. Baby Kiana likes the screens on the front so she stares at me. And you. The human brain likes looking at screens from birth. When you get a pair you will be...

By Robert Scoble
Lightricks Launches AI Video HDR Generation
SocialApr 25, 2026

Lightricks Launches AI Video HDR Generation

FINALLY: Lightricks just did the unthinkable. They just shipped HDR generation for AI video. Highlights hold. Shadows breathe. Footage finally grades. Resolution was never the problem. Dynamic range was. https://t.co/SY23Fy6zeS

By Hasan Toor
Claude's Performance Dip, but Patience for Future Upgrades
SocialApr 25, 2026

Claude's Performance Dip, but Patience for Future Upgrades

Claude definitely seems worse to me than it used to be, but whatever, I can wait a few months until they get some more compute, not the end of the world.

By Conor Sen
10‑hour Pill Camera Finds No Abnormalities, Next Endoscopy Scheduled
SocialApr 25, 2026

10‑hour Pill Camera Finds No Abnormalities, Next Endoscopy Scheduled

This pill camera traveled my intestinal tract for 10 hrs and 38 min, taking 33,537 images. Looking for lymphoma, Crohn's ulcerations, small bowel cancer, diverticula, and polyps. Nothing found. This was Jan 2022. Bidirectional endoscopy next week. Upper and lower....

By Bryan Johnson
Soyuz-2-1a Launches Progress MS-34 to ISS
SocialApr 25, 2026

Soyuz-2-1a Launches Progress MS-34 to ISS

Soyuz-2-1a lifts off from Baikonur with Progress MS-34 cargo ship on a resupply mission to the ISS Updates: https://t.co/8Qt00BeHUP https://t.co/bSvvvUDWCH

By Anatoly Zak
AI Pre-Call Briefs Raise Close Rates 13%
SocialApr 25, 2026

AI Pre-Call Briefs Raise Close Rates 13%

Ran a sales experiment this month that instantly boosted my close rate 13%. gave my closer a pre-call brief generated by AI before every meeting. it pulls the prospect's website, social, previous interactions, and creates a 1-page cheat sheet. his close...

By Matt Gray
AI Demand Outpaces Data Readiness, Work Remains
SocialApr 25, 2026

AI Demand Outpaces Data Readiness, Work Remains

Everyone wants AI now. But are their data environments ready to support it? Data industry leaders and experts we spoke with say there has been progress fulfilling AI needs, but there’s still a lot of work that needs to be...

By Joe McKendrick
Workers Distrust AI Rollout, Deem Leaders Clueless
SocialApr 25, 2026

Workers Distrust AI Rollout, Deem Leaders Clueless

The verdict is in: employees are not happy with the way AI is being percolated through their organizations and into their jobs. They even see those leading AI as either clueless or incompetent. New survey by Roloff Consulting. (My latest in @forbes) https://t.co/ZH5u0Qu8QU

By Joe McKendrick
Innovative Solutions Redesign Industrial Grids to Electrify America
SocialApr 25, 2026

Innovative Solutions Redesign Industrial Grids to Electrify America

Lots of cool innovation happening to rethink industrial grids & how to electrify America @am_watt @basepowerco

By Jamin Ball
Hidden AI Infrastructure Companies Power the Next Compute Boom
SocialApr 25, 2026

Hidden AI Infrastructure Companies Power the Next Compute Boom

The boring AI infrastructure stack nobody talks about 💡 $FIX — installs HVAC in data centers. No cool air, no compute. $VST — Texas power plants that never sleep. AI signs directly with them. $VRT — liquid cooling inside every hyperscaler. NVDA...

By BD Investing
AWS Compute Surge Keeps Legacy A100 GPUs Alive
SocialApr 25, 2026

AWS Compute Surge Keeps Legacy A100 GPUs Alive

AWS CEO: “Compute demand is so excessive that we have never retired old A100s.” $AMZN https://t.co/wZerjowqA5

By The Real Fly (iBankCoin)
Waymo Syncs with Laptop, Instantly Resumes Podcast
SocialApr 25, 2026

Waymo Syncs with Laptop, Instantly Resumes Podcast

got into a waymo and it automatically resumed the podcast I was listening to on my laptop magical experience

By Aaron Ng
Russian Gene Therapy Claims to Extend Life to 150
SocialApr 25, 2026

Russian Gene Therapy Claims to Extend Life to 150

Russian scientist in bombshell ageing drug claim after Putin discussed 'living to 150' The Russian gene-therapy treatment could benefit Putin and his inner circle. https://t.co/dunqBJEPxN https://t.co/sH2GNbRqSs

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
First 100 Users Reveal Product‑market Fit; Later Thousands Inform GTM
SocialApr 25, 2026

First 100 Users Reveal Product‑market Fit; Later Thousands Inform GTM

the first 100 users teach you more than your next 10,000 The former is about PMF, the latter is GTM. And of course you can learn a ton about GTM, but it's a more tractable problem particularly b2b

By Andrew Chen
Non‑technical SaaS Founder Struggles Explaining API Docs
SocialApr 25, 2026

Non‑technical SaaS Founder Struggles Explaining API Docs

the non-technical SAAS co-founder trying to explain the API documentation to a potential enterprise client https://t.co/2BaDu49z0J

By Trung Phan
Ramp’s Playbook Helps Pre‑2024 Companies AI‑Pill Their Org
SocialApr 25, 2026

Ramp’s Playbook Helps Pre‑2024 Companies AI‑Pill Their Org

I've noticed "most" companies founded in 2022 are quite different in how they organize/build than the ones founded in 2024. If you were founded pre-2024, Ramp built a really thoughtful playbook on how to get your whole org ai pilled.

By Brian Halligan
Color‑coded Buttons Reveal Surprising Shopping Cart Choices
SocialApr 25, 2026

Color‑coded Buttons Reveal Surprising Shopping Cart Choices

Red/blue button thingy is the new shopping cart experiment, and it is enlightening to see people's responses.

By Arvid Kahl
Yacht Runs on Plastic Waste, Cutting Fuel Costs
SocialApr 25, 2026

Yacht Runs on Plastic Waste, Cutting Fuel Costs

#WhatsNext? A Yacht that is powered by plastic waste. What a way to clean up your fuel bill and the #Environment. (Digital Trends) #Innovation https://t.co/MNdVYH9bG5

By James Gingerich
RL Boosts Robot Foundation Models; Generative AI Enables Self‑Improvement
SocialApr 25, 2026

RL Boosts Robot Foundation Models; Generative AI Enables Self‑Improvement

I'll give a talk about lifelong learning tmrw (Sun), 9:30 am (Brazil time) in the lifelong agents workshop, about how we can get robot foundation models to improve with RL: https://t.co/nKci27JeaH Then at 11:30 am, I'll talk about how generative models...

By Sergey Levine
JinkoSolar Launches Ultra-Light 7 Kg/M² Rooftop PV Module
SocialApr 25, 2026

JinkoSolar Launches Ultra-Light 7 Kg/M² Rooftop PV Module

JinkoSolar debuts rooftop PV module weighing 7 kg/m2 #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/hxhZAJeBc7

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
TI’s $186B Empire Built on Chips, Not Calculators
SocialApr 25, 2026

TI’s $186B Empire Built on Chips, Not Calculators

186 billion dollars. That is the value of a company most people know only for school calculators. But Texas Instruments didn’t become a giant by selling TI-84s. And the real reason is far more interesting than calculators:

By Early Startup Days
Chatting with 5.5 Boosts My Monthly Intelligence
SocialApr 25, 2026

Chatting with 5.5 Boosts My Monthly Intelligence

I'm enjoying chatting to 5.5. It's like every other month I get smarter. It's insane.

By Alex MacCaw
Two AZs = Double the SaaS Availability
SocialApr 25, 2026

Two AZs = Double the SaaS Availability

You know what's really cool to realize, 2 years into running a SaaS? DB runs in us-east-2a App runs in us-east-2b 🤷 Twice as hyper-available, am I right? 🤣

By Arvid Kahl
Tesla Prioritizes Quality, Expands Beta for Eager Fans
SocialApr 25, 2026

Tesla Prioritizes Quality, Expands Beta for Eager Fans

They don’t fuck around. The wait is to make sure it’s great. Tesla is entering a new era. They are expecting the system to be great. Priority 1, 2, and 3 has to be maintaining that high bar of quality...

By Whole Mars Catalog
AI Surveillance Targets All Candidates Amid Resume Fraud Surge
SocialApr 25, 2026

AI Surveillance Targets All Candidates Amid Resume Fraud Surge

To Catch a Liar, You Have to Spy on Everyone Employers are deploying AI fraud detection tools that scan social profiles, cross-reference application data, and flag inconsistencies before a candidate reaches the phone screen. SHRM's 2026 AI report finds that...

By Jim Stroud
Outdated FSD Leaves Tesla Idle and Forlorn
SocialApr 25, 2026

Outdated FSD Leaves Tesla Idle and Forlorn

When one of our Teslas doesn’t have the latest FSD, it just sits there sadly…

By Whole Mars Catalog
NYC's SuperSpeeders Bill Tests Smart Auto Safety vs Car Overuse
SocialApr 25, 2026

NYC's SuperSpeeders Bill Tests Smart Auto Safety vs Car Overuse

The SuperSpeeders bill is also a useful test of whether NYC is going to use autonomous and semi-autonomous technology intelligently, to cut known and imminent danger to the public by reducing the control that the worst drivers have over their...

By Nicole Gelinas
Outcome-Based AI Pricing Still Rare, HubSpot Leads Shift
SocialApr 25, 2026

Outcome-Based AI Pricing Still Rare, HubSpot Leads Shift

HubSpot just cut its Breeze customer agent from $1 to 50¢ per resolved conversation. That's not a price drop. It's a risk transfer. I went into SEC filings to see how many public tech companies have actually adopted true outcome-based...

By Ben Murray
AI's Future Will Transform Business and Society
SocialApr 25, 2026

AI's Future Will Transform Business and Society

Thoroughly enjoyed my featured conversation with the @aventine_inst about the future of AI's impact on business and society. Cc @MITSloan @mit_ide @MIT https://t.co/eqUxmZ7Olo

By Sinan Aral
Two High‑Impact AI Projects, Not Ten, Secure $200K
SocialApr 25, 2026

Two High‑Impact 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

By Matt Dancho
28 Tasks Completed Using Unstoppable Flow
SocialApr 25, 2026

28 Tasks Completed Using Unstoppable Flow

Knocked 28 tasks off my hit list this week thanks to Unstoppable Flow ✨ ✨ Try it here 👇 https://t.co/2GyyHn2yKD

By TK Kader
AI Personal Shopping Turns Email History Into Tailored Deals
SocialApr 25, 2026

AI Personal Shopping Turns Email History Into Tailored Deals

Shopping in AI Mode with Personal Intelligence enabled is the real deal... it can browse through *all* of your past purchases, upcoming travel plans, etc. via Gmail (for me, that's 10+ years of history) to cater its shopping recommendations. See...

By Lily Ray