Gemini Captures 25% AI Traffic, Validating Google Strategy
🍿 Gemini has now +25% of AI platforms traffic 👇 Google strategy is working well
Operators Favor Legacy PMSs Over Risky AI Startups
Appfolio and the other "legacy" PMSs are racing to build AI agents before the new AI-native startups can build their own PMSs. For the record, all the operators I know (from people running 100 units to people running thousands) are rooting...
Intercom Reveals Metrics Behind Its 2x Growth Promise
Intercom's followup to their famous "2x" commitment in public. The most useful part is the list of metrics they judged their own success by. Read the whole thread.
Stop Believing These 3 AI GTM Myths
The 3 biggest lies Founders believe about 'AI-powered' GTM. So many AI and SaaS Founders come to me after months of frustration, and I see the same three lies derail their growth every time. 1. "AI-Powered" is a Value Prop...
Apple Hits Recycled Targets, Emissions Flat, 2030 Gap Remains
Apple's 2026 Environmental Progress Report hits several long-promised targets: 30% recycled content across all products, 100% recycled cobalt in batteries, plastic out of packaging. GHG emissions held at 60% below 2015, flat year-over-year, which is the more interesting number with...
Citation Dominance Boosts Brand Preference in Search
One realization I am coming to regarding LLM citations for middle of funnel content. If no other competitors are optimizing for query fan-outs, and you are the only brand doing it, that means your brand is likely to dominate the...
Generative AI Matures Into Six‑Layer Autonomous Agent Stack
The Generative AI ecosystem is evolving into a full tech stack — powering autonomous AI agents. From infrastructure and LLMs to RAG pipelines, agent behaviors and orchestration layers, this framework shows the 6 layers driving next-gen AI systems. Credit: @goyalshalini #AI #GenerativeAI #AgenticAI...
AI Trains Electron Microscope to Match Human Vision
A decade of imaging. Compressed into three months. Here’s how MIT CSAIL & Harvard taught an electron microscope to see like you do: https://t.co/qC3zVck0HF https://t.co/kMTptacRMD
Yellow Taskbar Triangle Signals Action Needed
Noticed that one of the icons on your Taskbar has a yellow triangle? Not to worry, it means it needs you to click and fix something, like Windows Security. Here's the scoop: https://t.co/5zRszmzGcy #windows #taskbar #security https://t.co/jtdGnhPxrS
Cohere’s Aidan Gomez Chooses Sovereign AI Over Easy Wins
"We're not looking for the easiest path, we're looking for the right path." NEW: Aidan Gomez is trying to build a different kind of AI company at $6.8B-valued Cohere. On The Upstarts Podcast, Gomez talks about his journey from small-town Ontario to...
Bambu Adds Multi‑filament Color Printing, Credits OrcaSlicer‑FullSpectrum
Bambu updates its 3D printers to print unique hues or gradients using two or three filaments — company acknowledges OrcaSlicer-FullSpectrum fork as the basis for the color prediction part of the new feature https://t.co/ZxRNv9TNgQ
Free AI Prompt Turns Your Data Into Business Lessons
Want my Full Business Reflection Prompt (for free)? This AI prompt pulls from your calendar, Slack, and memory to build a “What Happened” list and then extracts the lessons hiding inside it. Comment the word RECAP below, and I’ll send it over.
Your Welcome Flow Misses Revenue: 6 Essential Fixes
Welcome flows are one of the highest-revenue flows for most ecom brands, and most of them barely do half their job. Here are 6 things yours should do that it probably doesn't: https://t.co/5WFCrShviV
Exploring Diverse Mechanisms in Carton Box Erectors
🔺💯 Erecting carton boxes machines has different mechanisms , how is your opinion about this one ❓ #cartoning #machinery #automation
CFTC Inaction Keeps Prediction Markets Legal—Future Risk
Robinhood's lawyers argued today that the CFTC can take action against prediction markets, and because it hasn't, means they are legal. The problem, again, is that if (and, realistically, when) the CFTC has a less favorable makeup, they could simply end...
DNA Circles in Cancers Show Accelerated Epigenetic Aging
30 years ago, we discovered circular DNA molecules 1. pinch off yeast chromosomes 2. multiply 3. sequester epigenetic regulators (eg sirtuins) 5. cause aging New review today @CellCellPress about DNA circles in human cancers - which are epigenetically older than normal cells https://t.co/VlkBWCFnPi
From Static Snapshots to Dynamic Protein Modeling
AlphaFold solved protein structure prediction. That's a snapshot. But biology isn't static. Proteins flex, shift, and interact across time. Drug targets have multiple conformations. Cells don't act alone. The next hard problem is capturing that motion, and building models that reflect...
Future Is Here: Localizing Products From a Self-Driving Car
It's easy to forget that you're living in the future. But every now and then you see something like this... Responding to a client's complaint by making a major product change (localization) from your phone, talking to your software agent...
Shift From Cold Discounts to Prospecting‑Then‑Remarketing Wins
Snow sold out their entire inventory by spending 75% of their Q4 budget on prospecting ads, then flipping to 75% remarketing for the sale. Meanwhile you're running the exact same discount ad to cold traffic on Black Friday and wondering...
CAISO’s Rapid Battery, Solar, Wind Build‑out Drives 100% Renewable Grid
In the one year between April 8, 2025 and April 9, 2026, @CaliforniaISO installed 4.656 GW batteries 1.534 GW solar 0.308 GW wind bringing grid totals to 16.04 GW/64.16 GWh batteries, 22.577 GW solar 8.681 GW wind The CAISO queue is 17.1 GW batteries 19 GW solar 0.8 GW...
Opus 4.7: Smarter, More Precise AI Upgrade
Opus 4.7 feels more intelligent, agentic, and precise than 4.6. It took a few days for me to learn how to work with it effectively, to fully take advantage of its new capabilities. Will post a few more tips throughout the...
Doubled Intercom Productivity in Nine Months – Full Breakdown
🚨Here's a must read🚨 We 2x-ed our productivity in Intercom in 9 months. Our CTO @darraghcurran shares all the gory details, charts, costs, and more in this thread
Execution Beats Idea: Focus on Demand, Distribution, Consistency
You don’t need a great idea to build a successful company. What actually mattered (from my experience building and selling 2 companies): -doubling down on what worked -picking something with clear demand -building distribution early -creating consistently Most people overthink the idea and underinvest in everything...
AI Risks Undermining Civic Engagement Skills in Higher Education
AI threatens to erode another key aspect of higher ed — teaching students the habits of civic engagement that make democracy work. As students use ChatGPT for discussion posts and routinely consult bots, will they lose ability to build...
Ganfeng Profits Surge on Booming EV and AI Storage Demand
China’s lithium giant Ganfeng sees profit jump as EV, ESS battery demand soars The world’s top lithium producer forecasts a strong turnaround as global decarbonisation and AI-driven energy storage fuel demand https://t.co/ugavTV7WR5 via @scmpnews
China Doubles AI‑Science Compute Without US Chips
China doubles ‘AI for science’ computing scale in 2 months using no US chips | South China Morning Post https://t.co/3H0S5aW1UM
Microsoft’s New Image Model Accelerates Shift From OpenAI
.@Microsoft’s MAI-Image-2-Efficient model accelerates company’s move away from @OpenAI https://t.co/7i04tRYv4p @SiliconANGLE @Mike_Wheatley “Image generation is a forte of LLMs and popular for business and consumers alike. Microsoft’s own AI...” #AIWars #NextGenApps
Judges Question Kalshi's Roulette Betting; CFTC Likely Blocks It
Federal judges push Kalshi lawyers on what would stop them from offering event contracts on the outcome of a roulette wheel; Kalshi says the CFTC likely wouldn't allow it, without giving an explanation why
Gemini Adds Personal AI Photo Generation with Google Photos
Another step towards Jarvis -> Gemini is now bringing together Personal Intelligence, Google Photos, and Nano Banana 2 "If you have manually connected Google Photos to Personal Intelligence, Gemini will “use actual images of you and your loved ones to...
ADK Skills Streamline Python Agent Development
I should have used our ADK skills last weekend when I built some Python agents. Next time. This post explains what these dev skills offer, and why it makes it simpler for agent builders. https://t.co/qtGb3NZetk https://t.co/tIz6tZccLP
OpenAI Chooses CrowdStrike for Defender‑Focused AI Security
The top AI labs are building for defenders now. Today @OpenAI selected CrowdStrike for their Trusted Access for Cyber program. CrowdStrike continues to lead the market in secure AI adoption, trusted by AI leaders and organizations of all sizes to accelerate...
SWIFT: Belgium’s Banking Network as Economic Weapon
The most powerful weapon in America's arsenal isn't a nuke. It's not even in the military. It's a banking cooperative in Belgium that can destroy entire economies in days. In 2022, they used it on Russia, and the results were devastating. Here's the untold...
Repurpose TikTok Shop Content on Meta to Unlock Revenue
If you're pushing on TikTok / TikTok shop but not leveraging that content on Meta you're leaving millions in revenue on the table. Have 2 brands who are using TikTok shop as a content funnel for Meta and it's cruising. Let creators...
Microsoft to Launch OLED Surface Laptop with Chip Choices
Microsoft is planning Surface Laptop with an OLED display this year. It's part of a refresh of the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop line, which will also reportedly include upgraded haptics and the option of Intel or Qualcomm chips. Details...
Only 28% of AI I&O Projects Meet ROI, 20% Fail
"Results of a Gartner study released Tuesday reveal that only 28% of AI use cases in infrastructure and operations (I&O) fully succeed and meet ROI expectations, and a full 20% end up failing outright." https://t.co/zFS0Cy2PEy
Starlink Fixed Internet Now Rivals Cable Services
"I think increasingly Starlink’s fixed internet service is capable enough that it can provide a comparable service to some cable internet options and could become a direct competitor to some cable, DSL or copper ... services,” thanks @rcrwirelessnews ! https://t.co/vgp8DLQuCp
Scientists Propose Abandoning GLP‑1 as Obesity Target
Researchers behind GLP-1 obesity drugs advance new approach: Drop GLP-1 as a target https://t.co/ADzYb2Zqal via @statnews
User Warns: New Auto Mode UI Risks Disaster
Claude Code now suggests auto mode at the top instead of auto accepts edit after plan mode... I do not like that. This runs on my machine with a lot of permissions if something goes wrong this ends in disaster.
AI Could Let Hollywood Produce 50 Films, Not One
Runway CEO says AI could help Hollywood make 50 films instead of one $100M blockbuster https://t.co/99XNdfmlAn
Grok Powers Code‑list Integration for a DIY X News Site
Grok might be behind the Anthropics and OpenAIs but when it hooks code up to lists then we can create things like my news site inside of X: https://t.co/kiuZ7QXLzb That's when things great really fun here on X.
Deal Sourcing Wins: Shaq’s Ring Investment Story
Shaq story investing in Ring before Amazon bought it for $1B is very entertaining. He wanted a security camera. One firm tried milking him for $80k (“no…beat it”). So, he went to Best Buy, saw Ring camera and bought it. Loved the...
AI Mandates Succeed when Tied to Accountability, Not Adoption
Most companies mandate AI by telling everyone to use it. That's why it fails. The mandate that works is built around accountability, not adoption. Here's how we did it.
Claude AI Regression: No More Web Searches
Claude just keeps regressing for me, day after day. I swear that until a few days ago, when Claude did not know something, it kicked off a web search, figured out, and answered. Now it just refuses to do the work that...
Stop Wasting Hours Editing 60‑Second TikTok Videos
This one ended up on the videographer side of Threads, and they aren't too thrilled with me... this is for small business owners who waste time editing a 60-second video to put on TikTok. 😅
AI Friendships: EigenHQ Tackles Loneliness Through Tech
When I first met @paulscherer I was struck by his intellect, values, and vision for how technology can help bring people together in a time of extreme hyper-personalization. I've long believed one of the most important consumer opportunities in AI would...
AI Model Rewrites GraphQL to REST—Requires Supervision
He says that but the first experience I have with Opus 4.7 is that it wants to change our existing graphql queries and mutations to REST API endpoints 3 messages into the conversation just because I ask if we can...
LLMs Expose Hidden Biases of the American Right
Vermouth, covfefe, & ‘vermin’: What LLMs potentially have to teach Us About the American Right’s Id from Scott Bessent’s “Straits of Vermouth” to Trump’s “oranges of the investigation”. Our parapraxes are noisy but telling windows into the system prompts running...
Oracle Secures Scalable Transactions for the AI Era
News Analysis - Oracle Scales and Secures Your Transactional Workloads in the AI Era - https://t.co/FO8QQ5KxkW - A look how @Oracle achieves #MAA and why it matters more than ever in the Aentic AI era. https://t.co/7v6o1QqSHP
ATAI Fully Acquires Ibogaine Program, Champions Psychedelic Shift
I am a strong believer in ibogaine, which is one of the reasons why @ataibeckley acquired the residual interest in its ibogaine program in Q4 2023 and now owns it 100%. I’m very encouraged to see the administration taking a positive...
Subscription Fatigue Threatens Netflix, Adobe Growth
Consumers Battle Subscription Fatigue. What It Means For Netflix, Adobe. https://t.co/jtH3xsuAM9 $NFLX $ADBE $AMZN $AAPL $MSFT