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Australia Must Accelerate Nationwide Electrification Immediately
SocialApr 10, 2026

Australia Must Accelerate Nationwide Electrification Immediately

Australia needs to rapidly electrify as much as possible, as fast as possible #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/qNqyFqU0Ro https://t.co/FaRroycDWc

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Big Tech Will Soon Design Its Own Chips
SocialApr 10, 2026

Big Tech Will Soon Design Its Own Chips

File this under Pat’s Law Of Always: Every large tech company will consider designing its own chips.

By Patrick Moorhead
Microsoft Slashes Cloud Desktop Prices 20%, Rollout Gradual
SocialApr 10, 2026

Microsoft Slashes Cloud Desktop Prices 20%, Rollout Gradual

Microsoft cuts cloudy desktop prices by 20 percent, warns they’ll wake up slowly https://t.co/FaEOzUNH1K https://t.co/SUXU6SeKYu

By Eric Vanderburg
OpenAI’s Compute Edge Yields More Reliable Service
SocialApr 10, 2026

OpenAI’s Compute Edge Yields More Reliable Service

We made fun of Sam Altman for committing trillions of dollars, which he clearly did not have, to AI compute, but OpenAI’s services are stable, while Anthropic’s services are far less reliable. 🤷‍♂️ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/openai-tells-investors-it-has-computing-advantage-over-anthropic

By Sung Kim
BObsweep MAXIM: The Ferrari of Robot Vacuums
SocialApr 10, 2026

BObsweep MAXIM: The Ferrari of Robot Vacuums

With its amazing features and capabilities, I'm not exaggerating when I call the @bObsweep MAXIM Robot Vacuum and Mop the "Ferrari of robot vacuum cleaners". Watch my video to see why it finally offers a clean that other devices just...

By Dave Taylor
Battery Recycler Ascend Elements Declares Bankruptcy Amid EV Slump
SocialApr 10, 2026

Battery Recycler Ascend Elements Declares Bankruptcy Amid EV Slump

"Battery Recycler Ascend Elements Files for Bankruptcy" https://t.co/PJX9pfElvG "The climate tech company boomed during the Biden years but has struggled amid a drop in EV interest." https://t.co/BfKGmSNbZ7

By Scott Lincicome
Kevin O’Leary’s Data Centre Exemption Fuels Alberta Water
SocialApr 10, 2026

Kevin O’Leary’s Data Centre Exemption Fuels Alberta Water

Kevin O’Leary Data Centre's Regulatory Exemption Sparks Alberta Backlash @UCalgary Prof Sabrina Peric explains concerns about water use in the midst of a drought. Overuse of regulatory "discretion" also discussed. ableg abpoli https://youtu.be/0Gr3mSjpWAc

By Markham Hislop
Boost Sales Team to 3x More ICP Meetings Weekly
SocialApr 10, 2026

Boost Sales Team to 3x More ICP Meetings Weekly

Is your sales team hitting 3x more ICP meetings a week? by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/KTIYvEpVj0 @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #Leadership #Marketing #MarketingStrategy #MarketingSuccess #SalesEnablement https://t.co/GmEFSIJlDa

By Tim Hughes
Faulty Adapter Causes Netgear Hotspot Power Drain
SocialApr 10, 2026

Faulty Adapter Causes Netgear Hotspot Power Drain

There seems to be something wrong with power adapter, cable, or software related to that on Netgear hotspots. Same thing happened on newer and older device. They started running out of power to the point they were unusable. Switching to...

By Teri Radichel
Eskom Extends Waiver on Small-Scale Solar Registration Fees
SocialApr 10, 2026

Eskom Extends Waiver on Small-Scale Solar Registration Fees

South Africa’s Eskom extends small-scale solar registration fee waiver #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/Bk45hodJ1g

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
When AI Hype Turns Clients Into Unreasonable Partners
SocialApr 9, 2026

When AI Hype Turns Clients Into Unreasonable Partners

Prospective client: "Hey we have no marketing team and no idea what we're doing. Can we hire you to do marketing for our devtool infrastructure product?" CF: "Ofc, let's start with an audit." Prospective client: "Thanks for the audit. We're actually going...

By Corey Haines
AI Breakthroughs Become Inevitable Once Proven Possible
SocialApr 9, 2026

AI Breakthroughs Become Inevitable Once Proven Possible

AI achievements are kind of like the 4 minute mile. As soon as people know it’s possible, everyone will match it.

By Matthew Berman
KFC Rumored to Launch Finger-Licking Gaming Console
SocialApr 9, 2026

KFC Rumored to Launch Finger-Licking Gaming Console

#WhatsNext? #KFC entering the game console market? Let me guess, it comes with a keyboard that's finger licking good? (Cheddar Gadgets) #Gaming #Technology https://t.co/LaoGBL2DG5

By James Gingerich
AI Overload Threatens Business Communication Without Human Context
SocialApr 9, 2026

AI Overload Threatens Business Communication Without Human Context

AI capabilities will soon get to the point that they overwhelm business communication. Nobody is going to respond to anything unless they have an inkling who you are. Technology often fails to account for the human dynamic.

By Coy Davidson
AI Disrupts All Value Chains, Erasing Traditional Moats
SocialApr 9, 2026

AI Disrupts All Value Chains, Erasing Traditional Moats

Phamageddon incoming - AI will change every single valuechain. So all the moats people have talked about might be about to vanish.

By Mads Christiansen
Focus on Quality, Not Quantity, of Agentic Workspaces
SocialApr 9, 2026

Focus on Quality, Not Quantity, of Agentic Workspaces

Oracle Built 25 Agentic Workspaces. The Number Is the Wrong Thing to Focus On. https://t.co/A2ALKcAUFy

By Shashi Bellamkonda
Longer Abbreviations Could Cost AI Billions in Compute
SocialApr 9, 2026

Longer Abbreviations Could Cost AI Billions in Compute

The real AI pause will be increasing the length of these abbreviations until AI has to spend $1 billion in compute costs just to say them each time

By Noah Smith
Three AI Tools Should Power Every Mammogram—Free, Proven, Ignored
SocialApr 9, 2026

Three AI Tools Should Power Every Mammogram—Free, Proven, Ignored

Every mammogram should be supported by 3 different AIs for improved detection of cancer, prevention, and risk of heart disease. At no cost to patients. My new @TheLancet essay reviews the evidence and the lack of implementation https://t.co/AslAZroL73 https://t.co/znfjtV04HB

By Eric Topol
New ADK Site Showcases Multi-Language Agent Development Benefits
SocialApr 9, 2026

New ADK Site Showcases Multi-Language Agent Development Benefits

New Agent Development Kit (ADK) homepage is 🔥. Looks good, and highlights some of the biggest benefits of using it to build agents in Python, TypeScript, Go, or Java. https://t.co/GqOLgjJXYf https://t.co/Udqzk2Eyvj

By Richard Seroter
Orbital Mechanics Keep Artemis II Crew Far From Earth
SocialApr 9, 2026

Orbital Mechanics Keep Artemis II Crew Far From Earth

Listening to Rob Navias on the Artemis II livestream, it amazes me every time he says that the crew is not yet half way back to Earth from the Moon. Even though they're landing this time tomorrow. "It's just...

By Marcia Smith
Start Small: Build AI Habits Like Fitness
SocialApr 9, 2026

Start Small: Build AI Habits Like Fitness

You don’t need to be technical to supercharge your life with AI. You just need to start where you are. AI readiness is a habit — built over time — just like fitness, learning, or money management. Find the part of your life...

By Kaihan Krippendorff
Google Dismisses Listicles, yet Serves Them Anyway
SocialApr 9, 2026

Google Dismisses Listicles, yet Serves Them Anyway

Google in the NY Times: those self-serving listicles are only a problem for niche queries nobody would ever search for The right sidebar of Google’s AI Overview for “best ai visibility tool” 😂🤦🏽‍♀️ https://t.co/qOyC9LMVgA

By Lily Ray
Higher CPMr Boosts Incremental ROAS for 71% Brands
SocialApr 9, 2026

Higher CPMr Boosts Incremental ROAS for 71% Brands

Cool analysis of CPMr on Meta dropping tomorrow. Headline: Higher CPMr campaigns deliver better incremental ROAS in 71% of brands. Not too dissimilar from CPM itself. BUT There is some cool findings on incrementality factor impact and the differences between brands. Stay tuned...

By Taylor Holiday
Considering Premiere Pro Mobile Over CapCut? Users Share Experiences
SocialApr 9, 2026

Considering Premiere Pro Mobile Over CapCut? Users Share Experiences

Has anyone switched from CapCut or Edits to Premiere Pro Mobile? If so, how's it going? I used to be all CapCut, now I'm 80% edits, 10% CapCut, 10% TikTok (because reasons). Premiere pro looks good but intimidating

By Zach Lincoln
AI Turns Product Specs Into Live Prototypes Instantly
SocialApr 9, 2026

AI Turns Product Specs Into Live Prototypes Instantly

Had one of those AI native moments today. Someone sent out a document with a product proposal to review. Another person fed the document to an AI tool which built a prototype from the spec so we could discuss an...

By Dare Obasanjo
Amphibious Homes Offer Flood‑Proof Living Solutions
SocialApr 9, 2026

Amphibious Homes Offer Flood‑Proof Living Solutions

#WhatsNext? This amphbious house could be the perfect solution for flood plains and coastal areas subject to frequent flooding. (GiGadgets) #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/TJPMfZNhSY

By James Gingerich
AWS's Trainium Powers Anthropic, Sparks Amazon Gemini Moment
SocialApr 9, 2026

AWS's Trainium Powers Anthropic, Sparks Amazon Gemini Moment

$AMZN is about to have its $GOOG Gemini moment. AWS CEO : “All Anthropic models out today were trained on Trainium.” Anthropic Mythos was most likely trained on Trainium. Trainium chips are sold out

By BD Investing
Transgrid Selects 2 GW Battery Capacity for NSW Grid
SocialApr 9, 2026

Transgrid Selects 2 GW Battery Capacity for NSW Grid

Australia’s Transgrid shortlists 2 GW of batteries for NSW grid #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/jdM3VsF3AJ

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Tripled @‑Mention Speed in Massive Codebase with Claude Code
SocialApr 9, 2026

Tripled @‑Mention Speed in Massive Codebase with Claude Code

Just got a nice DM from a big enterprise customer using Claude Code in one of the world's biggest codebases Here's how we made @-mentions 3x faster 🧵

By Boris Cherny
Fine‑tune Gemma4 Model Using Serverless Google Cloud Run
SocialApr 9, 2026

Fine‑tune Gemma4 Model Using Serverless Google Cloud Run

Great example from Shir. Follow along to see how to fine-tune a #Gemma4 model directly on serverless @googlecloud Run jobs.

By Richard Seroter
Safety and Efficacy Assessments Created to Prevent Thalidomide Disaster
SocialApr 9, 2026

Safety and Efficacy Assessments Created to Prevent Thalidomide Disaster

The current system of assessing safety and efficacy was literally invented to avoid the best thalidomide 😃

By Vishal Gulati
Palantir Remains Core AI Leader, Not Threatened by Anthropic
SocialApr 9, 2026

Palantir Remains Core AI Leader, Not Threatened by Anthropic

We believe the take that Anthropic is eating PLTR's lunch, (amplified by Michael Burry's now-deleted post on X earlier today), is the wrong take and fictional narrative (in our view) as Palantir is at the epicenter of leaders in the...

By Dan Ives
ClickHouse Cloud: Fast, Affordable, Best Cloud Database
SocialApr 9, 2026

ClickHouse Cloud: Fast, Affordable, Best Cloud Database

Clickhouse Cloud. Easily the best cloud db out there and lightning fast and fairly cheap vs. other offerings.

By Lauren Balik
Boost Clean Energy, Not Consumption Restrictions
SocialApr 9, 2026

Boost Clean Energy, Not Consumption Restrictions

Amen. The way to address climate or energy is not to police consumption, but rather to increase clean energy abundance.

By Ramez Naam
Tesla's Self-Driving 14.3 Silences AI Skeptics
SocialApr 9, 2026

Tesla's Self-Driving 14.3 Silences AI Skeptics

After Tesla Self-Driving 14.3, if you're still doubting the @Tesla_AI team I question your intelligence https://t.co/l5oIee1O0L

By Whole Mars Catalog
Remove Barriers: Empower Teams with AI Today
SocialApr 9, 2026

Remove Barriers: Empower Teams with AI Today

Ramp just published the best guide out there on how to get your company AI pilled: 1. The second best time to start is today 2. Treat AI proficiency as a learning curve 3. Embrace creative destruction 4. Build from the center, drive from...

By Peter Yang
40 AI‑Biology Leaders Converge at SynBioBeta 2026
SocialApr 9, 2026

40 AI‑Biology Leaders Converge at SynBioBeta 2026

40 of the biggest names in AI x Biology will be on stage at @SynBioBeta May 4–7 in San Jose, California. Get your tickets here: https://t.co/8abYWJ1GbK Marc Tessier-Lavigne (@Xaira_Thera), Kim Branson (@GSK ). @GabriCorso (Boltz). Peter Clark (@novonordisk ). Dave Hallett (@RecursionPharma). Ashoka...

By John Cumbers
ChatGPT Now Drives Hands‑free on Apple CarPlay
SocialApr 9, 2026

ChatGPT Now Drives Hands‑free on Apple CarPlay

With the release of iOS 26.4, ChatGPT is a full player in the Apple CarPlay universe. This means you can now chat with your AI while driving, completely hands-free. It's easy and, honestly, pretty darn cool... https://t.co/GXsyhSfQoA #genai #chatgpt #carplay...

By Dave Taylor
High-Power Chargers Target Heavy Trucks Outside China
SocialApr 9, 2026

High-Power Chargers Target Heavy Trucks Outside China

Correct take. Outside of China, anyway. We will build chargers at this power output, but they'll be used primarily for heavy trucks.

By Ramez Naam
Shadow IT Evolves: From User Shortcuts to Autonomous Systems
SocialApr 9, 2026

Shadow IT Evolves: From User Shortcuts to Autonomous Systems

Shadow IT used to mean people using tools without approval. Now it can act on its own.

By Sean D. Mack
AI Will Auto‑Label Pages for Skeptics' Comfort
SocialApr 9, 2026

AI Will Auto‑Label Pages for Skeptics' Comfort

Realistically, the result of this will be a “Hey Claude Code, add a Human Crafted label to all pages that feel like AI skeptics might land on” prompt. Not sure if this is funny, sad, inevitable, cunning, or else.

By Arvid Kahl
Replace Release Boards with Guardrails, Policy-as-Code, Self-Service
SocialApr 9, 2026

Replace Release Boards with Guardrails, Policy-as-Code, Self-Service

Enterprise release boards won't get you SaaS agility. Shift to guardrails over gates, policy-as-code, and self-service delivery. #DevOps #Cloud https://t.co/e4TERhpY2r

By Isaac Sacolick
Start Agentic AI at ITOps‑SecOps Handoff Gaps
SocialApr 9, 2026

Start Agentic AI at ITOps‑SecOps Handoff Gaps

RT CIOs and CISOs keep asking, "Where do we start with agentic AI in operations?" My answer: target the seams between ITOps and SecOp - handoffs, ticket ping-pong, and tribal workflows. #CIO #CISO #AI @Star_CIO https://t.co/e3w3lXkvfc

By Isaac Sacolick
Cygnus Soars on Falcon 9 XL, Showcasing Massive Payload Capacity
SocialApr 9, 2026

Cygnus Soars on Falcon 9 XL, Showcasing Massive Payload Capacity

Still wild to me seeing Cygnus flying on Falcon 9. The XL really packs that available payload area.

By Marcus House
Blue Checks Second-Stage Impacts Despite Unrelated Hardware
SocialApr 9, 2026

Blue Checks Second-Stage Impacts Despite Unrelated Hardware

This is not hardware for the third New Glenn launch scheduled for later this month, but I'm sure Blue is checking for any effects on the second stage on that vehicle.

By Stephen Clark
Qualcomm's CSR Report Reveals Deep AI Adoption, Unanswered Questions
SocialApr 9, 2026

Qualcomm's CSR Report Reveals Deep AI Adoption, Unanswered Questions

. @Qualcomm 's 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report has more going on than the edge AI sustainability headline. The internal AI adoption story is worth your attention. So are the questions the report leaves open. https://t.co/nF6xdn1j3D

By Carolina Milanesi
Agentic Infrastructure: The Future Backbone for AI‑Native Cloud
SocialApr 9, 2026

Agentic Infrastructure: The Future Backbone for AI‑Native Cloud

Agentic Infrastructure is the future of the cloud ① For coding agents If you use Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, you need infra that 'clicks' for your agents, not just devs. ② To deploy agents Pages → Agents. Long-running compute, sandboxes, and our token...

By Guillermo Rauch
OpenAI's $100 ChatGPT Pro Arrives Six Months Late
SocialApr 9, 2026

OpenAI's $100 ChatGPT Pro Arrives Six Months Late

Today in AI News: @OpenAI takes on @AnthropicAI with $100 per month ChatGPT Pro subscriptions. My POV, they are 6 months late to the party and 6 months is a long time in this fast paced industry, especially when it...

By Sarbjeet Johal
Hollywood's Survival Strategies in the AI Age
SocialApr 9, 2026

Hollywood's Survival Strategies in the AI Age

I’ll be at The Long Play SF next Tuesday speaking on HOW HOLLYWOOD CAN SURVIVE IN THE AI AGE. Register here: https://t.co/SU1Y29ibJU https://t.co/wCAGrS8LOf

By Jason Blum