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Apple Gains 23% in China as Market Contracts
SocialMar 21, 2026

Apple Gains 23% in China as Market Contracts

Apple’s China smartphone sales jump 23% as overall market fell 4% to start 2026 https://asymco.com/2026/03/20/apples-china-smartphone-sales-jump-23-as-overall-market-fell-4-to-start-2026/

By Horace Dediu
Henagliflozin Shows Potential Anti‑Aging Effects in Diabetes
SocialMar 21, 2026

Henagliflozin Shows Potential Anti‑Aging Effects in Diabetes

Effect of henagliflozin on aging biomarkers in patients with type 2 diabetes: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study 🔎"Our results suggest that henagliflozin may exert anti-aging effects by influencing multiple pathways, including the IGF-1 system, glucose metabolism, the immune system, and...

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
AI Can Instantly Double Your Test Coverage
SocialMar 21, 2026

AI Can Instantly Double Your Test Coverage

Okay this might be totally obvious but you can just tell Claude Code to double your test coverage and it will actually do it. Will need a lot of review, but if you’re just getting started with adding tests to your...

By Arvid Kahl
AI Fact‑Checking Is Making Twitter Surprisingly Truthful
SocialMar 21, 2026

AI Fact‑Checking Is Making Twitter Surprisingly Truthful

Contra my expectations, AI might just make social media better. There's obviously lots of slop, and I worry about disinfo and targeted persuasion. And every day I see Grok used for fact checking here on twitter, and it's almost always...

By Ramez Naam
Coal Plant Emissions Travel Hundreds of Miles, Clouding Parks
SocialMar 21, 2026

Coal Plant Emissions Travel Hundreds of Miles, Clouding Parks

Haze pollution does not originate in national parks, it can travel hundreds of miles from its source – coal plants– harming the air we breathe, and the health of park visitors, wildlife and nearby communities. https://t.co/1tPw3a6OZE

By Jigar Shah
MOKiN 8‑in‑1 USB‑C Hub Streamlines All Your Connections
SocialMar 21, 2026

MOKiN 8‑in‑1 USB‑C Hub Streamlines All Your Connections

Running out of ports or want to simplify plugging your notebook into your accessories, from keyboard to monitor? Then you'll really appreciate the MOKiN 8-In-1 USB-C Hub. It even has some secret functions that are pretty slick, as I demonstrate:...

By Dave Taylor
Albania Boosts Solar Capacity by 180 MW in 2025
SocialMar 21, 2026

Albania Boosts Solar Capacity by 180 MW in 2025

Albania adds over 180 MW of solar in 2025 #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/6A9FGj4zKb

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Ramp's Data Mirrors OpenAI, Anthropic Revenues, Proving Its Value
SocialMar 21, 2026

Ramp's Data Mirrors OpenAI, Anthropic Revenues, Proving Its Value

If your kid’s lemonade stand processes 0.5–1% of US GDP, then yes, that’s a fair analogy for @tryramp. Ramp’s data is useful for the same reason it gets cited at all: it is quite consistent with the revenue figures OpenAI and...

By Eric Glyman
Testing AI Tennis Ball Machine's Pro-Level Rallies
SocialMar 21, 2026

Testing AI Tennis Ball Machine's Pro-Level Rallies

About to play tennis with this smart AI ball machine. Apparently can simulate pro level rallies. Will get video and report back. https://t.co/YMlVxMRXD8

By Ben Bajarin
Hand‑drawn Chip Designs Signal Elite Skill
SocialMar 21, 2026

Hand‑drawn Chip Designs Signal Elite Skill

While I understand what Jensen was trying to say, if a chip designer said they normally used pencil and paper to do their designs, I would probably assume they were baller AF, not the other way around.

By Casey Muratori
When AI Agents Flood Markets, Trust Becomes Currency
SocialMar 21, 2026

When AI Agents Flood Markets, Trust Becomes Currency

In the near future. the marginal cost to create and run an agent will be minimal, so unlimited numbers of agents will compete in what appears to be an absolutely efficient market. However, there will be too...

By Mark Cuban
Automate Financial Model Checks to Prevent $2M Mistakes
SocialMar 21, 2026

Automate Financial Model Checks to Prevent $2M Mistakes

Your financial model has an error right now. You just haven't found it yet. I know because I've been there. I once spent days building a model for a client. Board meeting. Next 12 months of projections. Felt great about it. Then a...

By YourCFOGuy
Anyone Can Code, Only Rare Founders Can Disrupt SaaS
SocialMar 21, 2026

Anyone Can Code, Only Rare Founders Can Disrupt SaaS

Dharmesh (Founder + CTO of Hubspot) is right — nobody's going to vibe code Hubspot. Want to know why SaaS stocks are getting smoked? I’ll tell you why. It’s not that Lovable (or any other company) will start vibe coding...

By Adam Robinson
Google Penalizes Spammer Who Topped Discover Update
SocialMar 21, 2026

Google Penalizes Spammer Who Topped Discover Update

The biggest (and unexpected) winner of the Google Discover Core Update (via @GrowOnDiscover) has since been manual action’d The site was doing all types of spammy stuff so it was surprising they came out on top. Until Google took notice....

By Lily Ray
Big PBM Contracts Are Costing You—Let AI Expose the Rip‑off
SocialMar 21, 2026

Big PBM Contracts Are Costing You—Let AI Expose the Rip‑off

If you have a deal with the biggest PBMs you are getting ripped off A simple way to realize this is to take both your insurance and PBM contracts and out them in @claudeai and just ask the following "How...

By Mark Cuban
AI Boosts Personalized Learning for Core Academic Skills
SocialMar 21, 2026

AI Boosts Personalized Learning for Core Academic Skills

🎧 Need real-world examples of AI supporting personalized learning? 📚 I’m excited to partner with @beacon_college to share tips on strengthening core academic skills. 👉 Full episode: https://t.co/ZbOq7sKoAU https://t.co/Iw7VvLo27G

By Monica Burns
Google Gemini's Lyria Generates Full Songs, Not Just Lyrics
SocialMar 21, 2026

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/7pNLIXLKWJ #gemini #lyria...

By Dave Taylor
Russia Proposes Sweeping Bans on Foreign AI Tools
SocialMar 21, 2026

Russia Proposes Sweeping Bans on Foreign AI Tools

Russia to give itself sweeping powers to ban or restrict foreign AI tools Foreign ​AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini could be banned or restricted inside Russia ‌if they fail to adhere to new rules that would give Moscow...

By Paul Triolo
Pentagon Chooses Palantir AI as Core Military System
SocialMar 21, 2026

Pentagon Chooses Palantir AI as Core Military System

Exclusive: Pentagon to adopt Palantir AI as core US military system, memo says. The apotheosis of mil civ fusion... https://t.co/Sp7uxEvsGv

By Paul Triolo
AI Culture Drives 300% ROI and $100K Savings
SocialMar 21, 2026

AI Culture Drives 300% ROI and $100K Savings

David Barrow didn’t just implement AI in his business. He built a culture of AI proficiency across his entire staff. The AI Business Lab® Mastermind helped him achieve a 300% ROI—$100K in savings by bringing marketing in-house, cutting training costs, and...

By Michael Hyatt
AI Value Shifts From Models to Deployable Agents
SocialMar 21, 2026

AI Value Shifts From Models to Deployable Agents

Something interesting is happening in AI right now. OpenClaw’s rapid rise is showing how quickly the focus is shifting from models to what you can actually build and run with them. What didn’t exist months ago is now challenging the idea...

By Spiros Margaris
KLAR's Fundamentals Shine Despite 70% Drop
SocialMar 21, 2026

KLAR's Fundamentals Shine Despite 70% Drop

$KLAR -70% since the IPO It's starting to look interesting: - $128B GMV - 118M Total Customers +28% Y/Y - 15.8M Banking Customers +101% Y/Y - FWD Growth of 26% Yes, credit losses are a growing, but that is natural when non-BNPL loans grow 165% Y/Y....

By Global Equity Briefing
AI Capex Surge to $5‑8T Drives These Winners
SocialMar 21, 2026

AI Capex Surge to $5‑8T Drives These Winners

Follow the smart money , follow the AI capex spending : AI Compute: $NVDA $AMD AI Memory: $MU $PSTG Data Centers: $NBIS $IREN Networking: $ANET Photonics: $COHR $LITE $AAOI Nuclear Energy: $VST $CCJ $CEG Robotics: $SYM $TSLA Satellites: $ASTS Space Launch: $RKLB Cybersecurity: $RBRK $CRWD Fintech: $SOFI $HOOD $5-8 TRILLION...

By BD Investing
MacBook Neo Could Add 0.5% Revenue, Target Students
SocialMar 21, 2026

MacBook Neo Could Add 0.5% Revenue, Target Students

MacBook Neo May Boost Revenue By 0.5% While Expanding Into Student Market – Gene Munster https://asymco.com/2026/03/09/apples-599-macbook-neo-may-boost-revenue-by-0-5-while-expanding-into-student-market-gene-munster-says/

By Horace Dediu
Stop Cold Emailing: Target Site Visitors for 10% Conversions
SocialMar 21, 2026

Stop Cold Emailing: Target Site Visitors for 10% Conversions

COLD EMAIL IS DEAD. People doing outbound right now are only sending more emails to fix the exact problems that sending more emails caused. We went the other direction. Our campaign is dead simple: Someone lands on RB2B(.)com We identify them And we send an...

By Adam Robinson
2022‑2024 Energy Infrastructure Cyberattacks Mapped
SocialMar 21, 2026

2022‑2024 Energy Infrastructure Cyberattacks Mapped

All 2022–2024 cyberattacks on energy infrastructure at a glance #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/3bPj3iU1nv https://t.co/PZo92XzX1Q

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
First Mover Builds Agentic Finance, Eclipses Neobanks
SocialMar 21, 2026

First Mover Builds Agentic Finance, Eclipses Neobanks

Neobanks disrupted banks Agentic finance disrupts neobanks Every category gets eaten by the next abstraction layer The question isn't whether this happens The question is who builds it first

By Lex Sokolin
AI Levels the Field; Human Story Remains Competitive Edge
SocialMar 21, 2026

AI Levels the Field; Human Story Remains Competitive Edge

The best use of AI I've seen today isn't on a laptop. It's on a stage in front of me. I'm at Startup Day 2026 in Vitória, ES watching Geisiane Leão, MSc. from Base27 crush a presentation right now. She...

By Lincoln Murphy
US Sanctions Lift Fuels Fossil Reliance over Clean Energy
SocialMar 21, 2026

US Sanctions Lift Fuels Fossil Reliance over Clean Energy

It is crazy all the hoops we jump through to burn fossil fuels into poison we breathe, when solar, wind, geothermal, and hydro can provide all the energy we need with no fuel cost or poison US lifts sanctions on Iranian...

By Mark Z. Jacobson
Vaccines Save Lives—Get Free Resource Guide
SocialMar 21, 2026

Vaccines Save Lives—Get Free Resource Guide

Vaccines save lives. Ask in the comments if you have questions. As a subscriber to my Substack you get a vaccine resource guide available for download and as a paid subscriber a 64 page guide on vaccine preventable diseases.

By Dr. Leslie Treece, MD
Essential Mac Apps for Productivity and Media Capture
SocialMar 21, 2026

Essential Mac Apps for Productivity and Media Capture

What are the Mac apps you can't live without? I use: - @Typelessdotcom and @WisprFlow (Dictation) - @XnapperHQ (Screenshots) - @Snagit (Screenshots) - @screenstudio (Video recording) - @DaisyDisk (Storage mgmt) - @Rectanglemac (Window mgmt) - @TextExpander (Text expansion) - @Raycast (Literally everything else) What am...

By Data Chaz
Claude Code Gets 1M Token Window; Cowork Still Limited
SocialMar 21, 2026

Claude Code Gets 1M Token Window; Cowork Still Limited

@felixrieseberg Why did Claude Code get the recent 1M token window-at-same-cost upgrade but not Cowork? I hope it's coming soon.

By LibertyRPF
Amazon Plans New Phone After Previous Success
SocialMar 21, 2026

Amazon Plans New Phone After Previous Success

Amazon is reportedly working on making a new phone, because it went so well last time https://www.techradar.com/phones/amazon-is-reportedly-working-on-making-a-new-phone-because-it-went-so-well-last-time

By Lance Ulanoff
California Hits 100% Renewable Demand, Shatters Battery Record
SocialMar 21, 2026

California Hits 100% Renewable Demand, Shatters Battery Record

In the face of record March temperatures, @California_ISO not only met 100% of demand with #WindWaterSolar for part of the day 3/20 but also smashed 2-day-old battery peak discharge record with 11.91 GW, meeting 34% of peak demand All with 60%...

By Mark Z. Jacobson
Create Your Own AI Future Scenarios and See Bright Outcomes
SocialMar 21, 2026

Create Your Own AI Future Scenarios and See Bright Outcomes

Are you tired of just listening to others tell you what AI will bring us in the future? The loudest voices are the doomers, who seem to think our only choice is to all die sooner or, if we do...

By Bob Gourley
YC Proves Its Worth in Biotech Startups
SocialMar 21, 2026

YC Proves Its Worth in Biotech Startups

Interesting collection of YCombinator biotech startups this batch. I had been skeptical that YC could work at all in biotech, but I've been proven wrong over the last couple of years.

By Peter Suzman
First Cargo Launch From Repaired Site 31 Tomorrow
SocialMar 21, 2026

First Cargo Launch From Repaired Site 31 Tomorrow

A cargo mission to lift off from the repaired pad at Site 31 tomorrow for the first time (details, updates): https://t.co/U0Mzlpkmer

By Anatoly Zak
Digital Banking Is Now the Default Channel
SocialMar 21, 2026

Digital Banking Is Now the Default Channel

If customers can open an account, get support, and manage their finances digitally, why would they do it any other way? Digital is no longer an add on. It is the primary channel. https://t.co/BlcvLGvFUp

By Jim Marous
Generic Claims Reveal Positioning Debt and Slow Sales
SocialMar 21, 2026

Generic Claims Reveal Positioning Debt and Slow Sales

Ask a company what they do—and you’ll know in 10 seconds if their positioning is weak. Marketing answers first. Usually something like: “We provide an AI-powered platform that helps companies unlock operational efficiency and drive innovation.” Fine. Then I ask:...

By Krista Mollion
Iran War Triggers Global Energy Supply Shock
SocialMar 21, 2026

Iran War Triggers Global Energy Supply Shock

The Energy Supply Shock of the Iran War Changes Everything #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/Rsz5GxybUo https://t.co/linv9ehEJv

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Redundancy Wins: Embrace Failures in Space Systems
SocialMar 21, 2026

Redundancy Wins: Embrace Failures in Space Systems

Almost everything in space involves tradeoffs because: physics. “Failures happen no matter what you do. That means the software and systems you use has to cope. That means replicate everything. Two pieces of crap are better than one.” Rob...

By Tren Griffin
Humans, Not AI, Should Choose Project Credit
SocialMar 21, 2026

Humans, Not AI, Should Choose Project Credit

I don’t think AIs should be auto-adding themselves as credited on projects on Github or elsewhere. It primarily serves as a marketing tool to promote the product, but undermines the much more critical aspect that humans should be able to choose...

By Ethan Mollick
Leverage AI Ecosystem, Not Just Core Models
SocialMar 21, 2026

Leverage AI Ecosystem, Not Just Core Models

The HubSpot team was at an offsite this week. Best 2 days of my year so far. So much to talk about and discuss and I'm biased, but the team is amazingly clueful. On the AI front, here's something that...

By Dharmesh Shah
SEOs Still Unfamiliar with JSON‑LD
SocialMar 21, 2026

SEOs Still Unfamiliar with JSON‑LD

Ah yes, JSON-LD! SEOs had clearly never heard of or used it before GEO. 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ https://t.co/GSNcGB23GV

By Lily Ray
Churnkey Dominates SaaS Cancellations, Powering Mass Unsubscribes
SocialMar 21, 2026

Churnkey Dominates SaaS Cancellations, Powering Mass Unsubscribes

Cleaning up a bunch of my SaaS subscriptions. Wild to see how much market penetration Churnkey has Almost every subscription I've cancelled has used the Churn Cancellation Flow Impressive Baird Hall , Nick Fogle

By Nathan Latka
Three Ways HR and IT Can Partner in AI
SocialMar 21, 2026

Three Ways HR and IT Can Partner in AI

3 Models for HR-IT Collaboration in an AI-Driven World @visier https://t.co/UPY6K2digs #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR

By Dave Millner
Tree Cocoon Boosts Growth in Extreme Climates
SocialMar 21, 2026

Tree Cocoon Boosts Growth in Extreme Climates

Simple innovations like this 'tree cocoon' is helping trees grow in the harshest climates. https://t.co/IwPQiu4h3T

By Vala Afshar
OpenAI to Double Staff, Prioritizing Execution Over Research
SocialMar 21, 2026

OpenAI to Double Staff, Prioritizing Execution Over Research

OpenAI is scaling fast to match the pace of the AI race. The company plans to double its workforce to around 8,000 employees by the end of 2026, signaling a shift from research focus to full-scale business execution as competition intensifies....

By Spiros Margaris
Smart Saddle Adapts to Motion, Redefining Bike Comfort
SocialMar 21, 2026

Smart Saddle Adapts to Motion, Redefining Bike Comfort

This Smart Bicycle Saddle Syncs With Your Motion to Redefine Riding Comfort by @QuantumTech_X #EmergingTech #Innovation #TechForGood #Technology https://t.co/RRDxY9S23a

By Ron van Loon