
NASA Unveils Vision; NOAA Seeks Input on Mission Authorization
As NASA was laying out its new exploration vision yesterday, NOAA's Office of Space Commerce was releasing an update of its Mission Authorization proposal, seeking stakeholder input. https://t.co/zdjJBR62HO https://t.co/7Ly27Fdunk
Japan's Space Museum Makes Planetary Exploration Tangible
Japan’s Space Museum Brings Planetary Exploration to Life by @interesting_aIl #SpaceTech #Tech #Technology #EmergingTech #Space https://t.co/zOaWAd6csZ
US Residential Solar Forecasts 33% Drop in 2026
US residential solar set for 33% decline in 2026, says Roth Capital Partners #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/CJZCEQ2xTK
Curiosity Fuels AGI: Autonomous Labs Powered by GPT‑5
Awesome being on the @Sequoia Training Data podcast with @gradypb and @sonyatweetybird. Topic links in the 🧵 The most human part of intelligence is curiosity, and science is formalized curiosity. If we want AGI — doing the work of science is...

New “Okay, Computer” Episode Covers AI Race, Tech Investments
We have a new edition of 'Okay, Computer' in your feed now with @jrichlive of @notablecap 🎙️ 🤖 State of the AI Race 🚧 Hardware & Infrastructure Buildout 💻 Software Sectors to Buy 💸 Private Credit Cracks YouTube: https://t.co/B2joLLvVlF Apple: https://t.co/tStqaQZbnk Spotify: https://t.co/OmbpjEAkD3
Future AI Must Prioritize Resource Efficiency
The thing that matters most in future AI models is being less resource intensive (memory, network, compute, power, space)
Three Startups Declare War on Voice Assistants, Ending Screen Era
Holy shit... three companies just declared war on Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant. Jony Ive at OpenAI. Brett Adcock's Hark. An open-source startup called OpenHome. They're all betting the screen era is ending. Here's the Only one of them is building this the...

Figma’s AI Boost May Offset Steep Revenue Decline
$FIG, Figma, is down 80%+ over 1 year. It's just released AI agent integration so your bots can design for you. https://www.figma.com/blog/the-figma-canvas-is-now-open-to-agents/ Their SG&A costs have grown linearly with their revenue suggesting they need to increase prices or control costs to get to...
China Skips Guardrails; Local Open-Source Models Uncontrollable
Agreed - except the guardrails part - China will not be applying guardrails and open-source models run locally are not "guardrailable."
Data Centers Power Up Grid with Self‑Generation, Flexible Connections
Today on Volts: how can we get data centers hooked up without screwing over the grid or other ratepayers? Two of my favorite thinkers, Astrid Atkinson & Jesse Jenkins, lay out a new model whereby data centers bring some of...

AI Agents Are Reshaping Workflows and Future Tools
One thing I love about the team at Linear is they skate where the puck is headed - often before others see it. Agents are changing how work gets done. Heck, at early adopters, it's already changed it. Agents will become part...
Solar Sheep Grazing Beats Traditional Farm Benchmarks
Study finds solar sheep grazing business models outperform agricultural benchmarks #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/Xhp7QpDsfD
Avoid Costly AI Trial‑and‑error with Proven Mastermind
The most expensive AI strategy is the one you build by yourself. I spent two years testing tools solo before I found what worked. Hundreds of dead ends. Thousands of dollars wasted. You don’t have two years. What you need is a...
AI Surge Fast-Tracks China's Chip Industry, Straining Supply
AI boom accelerates China's chip industry growth as demand strains supply chain Growth in the industry "is coming faster than expected" this year... no kidding... https://t.co/NOedZy15kH

Bridging Virtual Cells to Real Patients: The Next Frontier
Virtual biology burst onto the scene a few years ago. The idea was simple. Model the cell well enough, and you can predict biology before you test it. Large pharma has been thinking about this longer than most. PK/PD models, systems biology,...
Friendly Bubble Robot Tackles Senior Loneliness in U.S.
EXCLUSIVE: in a sea of Terminator-looking bots, Aussie founder Grace Brown took a different direction for her robot, Abi: color, bubbles, and fun. Now her startup Andromeda, which has raised $16.6M, is launching for senior homes across the U.S. - with...
India Signs Major Solar PPAs, Expands Coal Project
INDIA ROUND-UP: Ceigall inks two PPAs, Adani completes 300MW of PV, Coal India backs 875MW project #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/DWLD23tIkf

China's EV Export Boom Hides Domestic Industry Woes
China’s EV export surge is masking a deeper problem at home. Read more and sign up to my newsletter here: https://t.co/sSMtOnd89z https://t.co/13bGOG2Ste
FDA Clears Denali's AVLAYAH, 91% CSF
FDA clears Denali's AVLAYAH (macro), 91% CSF HS drop and analysts lift estimates (key). Risk: COMPASS confirmatory readout, infusion reactions. Trade: buy DNLI on 50‑day pullback 🚀 — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov

Vector Search Empowers Accurate, Traceable Enterprise LLMs
If your RAG isn’t moving metrics, did you actually engineer the context? The video shows how grounding LLMs in enterprise #data—via vector search + embeddings—beats keyword lookups, enabling precise retrieval and decisions rooted in internal knowledge. Why it matters: accurate answers, traceable...
Posting More Than Three Times Weekly Drives Real Results
UNPOPULAR OPION: Most people are not posting enough. You cannot expect results from 3 posts a week.

MIT's ChromoLCD Lets You Redesign Everyday Surfaces
What if you could "reprogram" the way everyday things like bags & walls look? MIT's "ChromoLCD" tool could bring that idea to life. It uses LCDs & LEDs to stamp high-res designs onto surfaces, possibly creating customizable fashion pieces & smart...
Maturing AI Empowers Designers with Precise Client Control
Evidence that AI is getting more mature and better for using it by design pros who need control to satisfy clients. One of my favorite things to use.
China's AI Ecosystem: Nuanced Beyond Open‑source Hype
The China AI Complex is much more nuanced than what it appears on the surface (open source/open weights, cheaper/faster/better value props) when you factor in the CCP and their long term objectives. Also, I mostly stopped hearing about Manus after...

Context Trumps Data Volume for Smarter Enterprise AI
Most teams think “more data = smarter AI.” I make the opposite case: context beats volume. When LLMs are grounded in your company’s own signals—not just the internet—they deliver accurate, explainable decisions at scale. A thread on Context Engineering and why it changes...
AI Use Stunts Skills at Any Age, Keep Learning
BrainMaxxing: the road less traveled in the age of AI For older people, AI overuse leads to skill erosion. For younger people, AI leads to you never developing those skills in the first place. It's never too late to grow your mind instead. https://t.co/1DY5Eyi0sm

Comcast Traffic Remains Overwhelmingly Text, Video Still Negligible
Today at #CableNextGen Comcast's network chief Elad Nafshi said that AI data on the company's network today is: text=97.1% images=2.6% videos=0.3% This is all noteworthy amid the collapse of OpenAI's Sora video generator app: https://t.co/9dkJoqn3VY https://t.co/hwXpM3TwfH
Lovart AI Simplifies Object Manipulation Like Never Before
Holy smokes @Lovart_ai is ABSOLUTELY cooking ♨️ They just made object manipulation look ridiculously easy 👀 https://t.co/WXqZzafTzN

Happy Pay Secures $5M Seed to Expand BNPL Across Africa
𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 “𝗕𝘂𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘄, 𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿” 🇿🇦 South African fintech Happy Pay has raised $5 million in seed funding, in a round led by global venture capital firm Partech, 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀...

Build with AI, or Watch Jobs Disappear
Amazon just cut 16,000 jobs. And for the first time, my founder friends are actually worried. Not "AI is interesting" worried. Actually worried. About their own roles. But here's what separates the people who are scared from the people who aren't: The top...

Android Canary Upgrades Linux Terminal with Modern UI
Android Canary blesses the Linux Terminal with a modern UI, new features • You can now set memory limit (RAM) • An option to keep the device awake for specific period. ✅ Details and more screenshots - https://t.co/631v1BS21G
Robot Dog Gathers Data in U.S. Chip Factories
Robot Dog Deployed for #Data Collection in U.S. Semiconductor Production by @TXInstruments #AI #Robotics #Technology #Engineering #Innovation https://t.co/sZ6drs9A4a

AI Matches Dermatologists in Melanoma Diagnosis, Study Shows
How good is AI for diagnosing melanoma? A systematic review of 11 studies, 2500 patients, finds accuracy and performance comparable to 50 dermatologists, with promise for broad use requiring further validation @JAMADerm This is important with the big shortage of dermatologists...

Usage-Based SaaS Pricing Triggers Tax Compliance Chaos
Usage-based pricing is the future of SaaS. It's also a sales tax compliance nightmare nobody warns you about. Here's the problem: Traditional subscriptions are simple for tax. Customer pays $99/month. Same price, same tax, same jurisdiction. Every month. Usage-based pricing? Complete opposite. Every transaction is...
Clone Your Voice in 10 Seconds, Studio Quality
You can now clone your voice in 10 seconds. Lightning V3.1 just dropped on Waves and it sounds indistinguishable from the real thing. 44.1kHz studio quality. Under 100ms latency. 50+ languages. Here's how with real examples: https://t.co/ybhx8dQuZJ
Chinese AI Models Close Gap, Outpacing Costly Alternatives
China AI labs face growing open-source dilemma Cursor/Moonshot also underscores a new reality in Silicon Valley and beyond: startups and more established companies alike are increasingly eschewing pricey proprietary models from OpenAI and others for free or low-cost Chinese versions which...
China AI Stocks Surge After State Media Touts Token Boom
China’s AI Stocks Rally as State Media Highlights Surge in Token Usage - Bloomberg https://t.co/gL8DSTlUNg

Teen Banking App Urges Kids to Research Dogecoin
Apparently teen banking app Step, an Evolve Bank & Trust partner, also encouraged kids to "do their own research" before considering investing in DOGECOIN https://t.co/HKioRJQbyq
Taiwan Targets Drone Hub with $1.38B Non‑red Supply Push
Can Taiwan fulfil Asia-Pacific drone hub goal with ‘non-red’ supply chain push? Plan is to invest US$1.38 billion between 2025 and 2030 for uncrewed systems industry, but questions linger over scale, politics and timing https://t.co/jb0kr8jdVY via @scmpnews
Renewables Hit Record 17% of US Power Mix
Solar PV and wind account for record 17% of US electricity generation in 2025 #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/xnaKegeIZu

Google's Quickest Update Yet Beats 23‑Hour Record
This was the fastest rollout of any Google update; the previous record was just over 23 hours for the June 23, 2021 and June 28, 2021 spam update https://t.co/8oAac58rDf

Germany’s Renewables Shatter 1993 4% Forecast
Incumbent German electricity suppliers said in 1993 that renewables could not provide more than 4% of electricity in the long run. In 2025, renewables provided 55.9% of Germany's electricity — 14 times the predicted ceiling. https://t.co/Nvkaob9qaQ
Show Up Directly, Customers Forgive Rough Products
No dashboard. No portal. Manual operations. Sarah Ahmad got on Zoom with every single early customer. She says people forgive a rough product when you show up and solve their problem directly. https://t.co/yYvLbzjEa1

Morgan Stanley Sets $20 Target, 120% Upside for IMMX
$IMMX - Morgan Stanley initiates coverage with a $20 PT and an outperform rating, implying ~120% upside. https://t.co/Pd4uIH5BkI

Shopify’s Moat Deepens as Valuation Hits Historic Low
5 quality stocks with durable moats and high upside 👇 Some of the strongest platforms are now trading near historical valuation lows. $SHOP Shopify — 10.3x forward P/S Shopify powers $378B in GMV. Not just storefronts anymore. Payments, fulfillment, back-office tools all embedded...
Collective Insight Meets Distributed Action in Finance
prediction markets = collective intelligence agentic finance = distributed execution One discovers truth. One acts on it. The synthesis is where things get interesting.
Pharma AI Shifts From Cloud to On‑Device
Most AI companies believe the future is cloud-first. Pharma is different. In this industry, data is the kingdom. Experimental data. Molecular designs. Clinical insights. Some of the most valuable intellectual property on Earth. And in many cases, it cannot leave the lab. This is where the typical...

AI Agent Auto-Optimizes Upsell Outreach via Data Experiments
We created a PQL agent that looks through Mixpanel and Stripe engagement metrics on trialing signups then cross references it with industry/company news and our other agents to figure out the best angle to attack to upsell/cross-sell engaged users. Then it...
US, China AI Rift Persists Yet Collaboration Remains Feasible
US, China ‘disjointed’ on AI, but collaboration is possible: Silicon Valley tech founder “There is not any real way where, for example, US enterprise companies will directly spend billions of dollars on something from Chinese companies or vice versa,” he said...
We Almost Got a PlayStation Car—What Went Wrong
Kinda saw this coming but really unfortunate. The fact that we ALMOST got a PlayStation car 😢