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Robots Already Delivering Hotel Room Service in China
SocialMar 17, 2026

Robots Already Delivering Hotel Room Service in China

#WhosNext? Hotel Room Service workers? #Robots are already being used in China to deliver food and other needed items from the kitchen to meeting rooms and customer rooms. #Robotics https://t.co/sEh7IqFCmi

By James Gingerich
Inside HIBP's Core Architecture: Weekly Update
SocialMar 17, 2026

Inside HIBP's Core Architecture: Weekly Update

Weekly update is up! Behind the scenes of some of Have I Been Pwned’s most important architectural components https://www.troyhunt.com/weekly-update-495/

By Troy Hunt
Our Code Review Agent Sometimes Overly Aggressive
SocialMar 17, 2026

Our Code Review Agent Sometimes Overly Aggressive

Our code review agent is designed to help adversarial to our coding agent so it’s sometimes a bit too aggressive 😅

By Amjad Masad
Falcon 9 Reaches Parking Orbit, 10,020 Starlinks Deployed
SocialMar 17, 2026

Falcon 9 Reaches Parking Orbit, 10,020 Starlinks Deployed

Falcon 9 now in parking orbit. There are now 10020 Starlinks in orbit (although 25 of them are still attached to the Falcon 9 for another 50 min or so, until the stage's circularization burn and satellite deployment).

By Jonathan McDowell
GPT‑4o Tutor Boosts Scores Equivalent to 6‑9 Months Schooling
SocialMar 17, 2026

GPT‑4o Tutor Boosts Scores Equivalent to 6‑9 Months Schooling

AI really can help education: Randomized controlled experiment on high school students found a GPT-4o powered tutor that personalized problems for students raised final test scores by .15 SD, "equivalent to as much as six to nine months of additional...

By Ethan Mollick
AI and Tiny Fonts: Cutting Report Lengths
SocialMar 17, 2026

AI and Tiny Fonts: Cutting Report Lengths

𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜 to summarize documents and produce concise reports. Meanwhile, somewhere in an office: → Ctrl + A → reduce the font size → delete the margins Suddenly the 30-page report becomes 22 pages. 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 😄 Curious: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 “𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲” 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸...

By Pascal Bornet
Most KZ-11 Payloads
SocialMar 17, 2026

Most KZ-11 Payloads

Seven of the eight payloads from the KZ-11 launch cataloged in a 528 x 541 km x 97.5 deg sun synch orbit with 1030LT plane. The upper stage is in a 284 x 1059 km x 97.3 deg...

By Jonathan McDowell
Yaogan 50‑02 Adjusts Orbit After Launch
SocialMar 17, 2026

Yaogan 50‑02 Adjusts Orbit After Launch

Yaogan 50-02 cataloged in a 731 x 945 km x 142.0 deg orbit; upper stage did an orbit lowering burn to 573 x 836 km.

By Jonathan McDowell
Audit Meta Spend Now, Prepare Refund Data
SocialMar 17, 2026

Audit Meta Spend Now, Prepare Refund Data

Overspends everywhere on meta tonight. Check your accounts and prep your data for refund requests.

By Taylor Holiday
OpenAI Prioritizes Enterprise Over Experiments, Risking Innovation Pace
SocialMar 17, 2026

OpenAI Prioritizes Enterprise Over Experiments, Risking Innovation Pace

OpenAI is shifting focus. Fewer side projects, more resources into coding and enterprise products. That’s usually what happens when a company moves from exploration to execution. The question is whether focus will strengthen their lead or slow down the next breakthrough. https://t.co/mF2xCx7WC5 @berber_jin1 @WSJ

By Spiros Margaris
Enterprise AI Yields Higher LTV, Beware Subsidy‑Driven CAC
SocialMar 17, 2026

Enterprise AI Yields Higher LTV, Beware Subsidy‑Driven CAC

Customer lifetime value for enterprise AI customers is higher than for consumer customers. COGS of providing subsidized service is part of customer acquisition cost (CAC). Distribution can be brute forced by heavily subsiding service (ie CAC). Stranded CAC...

By Tren Griffin
Diverse, Large-Scale Data Drives Better Robotics Models
SocialMar 17, 2026

Diverse, Large-Scale Data Drives Better Robotics Models

No doubt @tonyzzhao knows what’s up. Diversity and scale of data is becoming key in training robotics models. And not all data is made equal.

By Bilal Zuberi
Human Oversight Essential: AI Can’t Fully Guard Cybersecurity
SocialMar 17, 2026

Human Oversight Essential: AI Can’t Fully Guard Cybersecurity

Why We Can’t Let #AI Take the Wheel of Cyber Defense by Steve Durbin @SecurityWeek Learn more: https://t.co/m9sL8PCrDB #CyberSecurity #Infosec #IT #Technology https://t.co/6ilbLLMPGh

By Ron van Loon
From Demo to Global Scale: Zero‑Shot AI Driving
SocialMar 17, 2026

From Demo to Global Scale: Zero‑Shot AI Driving

Exciting to see how far the industry has come since we gave our first end-to-end AI driving demo a decade ago. But what matters now is scaled deployment. Every day this week we are releasing a new hour long video of...

By Alex Kendall
Human Verification Still Limits AGI Economy Despite Falling Costs
SocialMar 17, 2026

Human Verification Still Limits AGI Economy Despite Falling Costs

Cool paper on some of the limitations and scarcity in an AGI economy. I believe the cost of verification is already falling fairly quickly because of better, faster synthesis, but the edge of human capacity to verify still matters. IMHO: Taste scales. https://t.co/1gTcKl1dan

By Kristen Anderson
Conversational AI Puts Business Needs First in ERP Decisions
SocialMar 17, 2026

Conversational AI Puts Business Needs First in ERP Decisions

Conversational interfaces are shifting ERP evaluation leadership. Expect business needs to drive decisions more than IT, moving tech from an end in itself to a true business enabler. #ERP #DigitalTransformation #BusinessTech https://t.co/l1thMD5bsl

By Eric Kimberling
AI and Human Insight Unite for Safer, Healthier 2026
SocialMar 17, 2026

AI and Human Insight Unite for Safer, Healthier 2026

#AI And Human Insight Working Together In 2026 To Advance Safety And Wellness by @sokolware @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/ZNPizFTmIR #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML https://t.co/Qq23wVTGDV

By Ron van Loon
Nadine: Social Robot Offers Companionship for Seniors
SocialMar 17, 2026

Nadine: Social Robot Offers Companionship for Seniors

#WhosNext? SocialWorkers? Meet Nadine, the social robot designed to provide companionship to older adults. (NowThis News) #Robotics #Robots #AI https://t.co/Ha9yhmZuit

By James Gingerich
NVIDIA GTC Signals OpenAI’s Shift Toward Enterprise
SocialMar 17, 2026

NVIDIA GTC Signals OpenAI’s Shift Toward Enterprise

Visiting the NVIDIA GTC expo hall shows you why OpenAI is changing strategy. All the big booths are enterprise. Does this mean @sama is gonna give up his dreams of stealing Tim Cook’s lunch? The biggest news here is how NVIDIA is bringing...

By Robert Scoble
Meta Suffers Severe Delivery Outage and Massive Overspending
SocialMar 17, 2026

Meta Suffers Severe Delivery Outage and Massive Overspending

This was a very severe delivery outage that's just occurred on Meta. Massive overspending. Buckle up

By David Herrmann
China Approves First Invasive Brain‑computer Interface, Launches Research Hubs
SocialMar 17, 2026

China Approves First Invasive Brain‑computer Interface, Launches Research Hubs

“Days after Chinese regulators approved…the world’s first invasive brain-computer interface device cleared for commercial use in patients, Shanghai announced three new research centers aimed at accelerating the technology’s development.” @SixthTone https://t.co/q1mrOAY82F

By Jonathan Cheng
Jensen's Warning on OpenAI's Business Focus Proved Right
SocialMar 17, 2026

Jensen's Warning on OpenAI's Business Focus Proved Right

So turns out that Jensen raising doubts about OpenAI and its lack of business focus was true. Very true. Nothing speaking harder than the check that doesn't clear. https://t.co/dw9nQrlNHA

By Om Malik
Robotic Tea Harvester Cuts Manual Labor Drastically
SocialMar 17, 2026

Robotic Tea Harvester Cuts Manual Labor Drastically

#WhosNext? Tea harvesters? This motorized tea plucking machine eliminates a lot of manual labor and as a result laborers. (GiGadgets) #AgTech #Automation https://t.co/saGtJTH3Dk

By James Gingerich
AI Revolution Spans Centuries, Not Our Lifetimes
SocialMar 17, 2026

AI Revolution Spans Centuries, Not Our Lifetimes

My most contrarian AI take: AI's rise will take decades to play out It won't be finished in our lifetimes Nor probably in our children's lifetimes We are living through the first few years of the next Industrial Revolution, which was a 200 year...

By Tiago Forte
WhatsApp's Reliability Declines: Mac and iPhone Apps Buggy
SocialMar 17, 2026

WhatsApp's Reliability Declines: Mac and iPhone Apps Buggy

WhatsApp used to be absolutely rock solid, and now both the Mac app and iPhone app are buggy messes.

By Ben Thompson
Check and Update Your Kobo eReader Firmware Easily
SocialMar 17, 2026

Check and Update Your Kobo eReader Firmware Easily

Have a @Rakuten @Kobo eReader? Smart choice, it's quite as capable as an Amazon Kindle, with strengths all its own. But is it up-to-date with system software? Here's how to check (and update it, as needed): https://t.co/L67emcu2fa #rakuten #kobo #software...

By Dave Taylor
Humanoid Robot Successfully Pilots Aircraft in Test
SocialMar 17, 2026

Humanoid Robot Successfully Pilots Aircraft in Test

#WhosNext? Airline Pilots? Scientists Build Humanoid #Robot That Can Pilot a Plane. (Futurism) #AI #Robotics https://t.co/bcdVuA59Ro https://t.co/i6r9BkJ6uY

By James Gingerich
Vote for the Top Engineered Yeast Bioart
SocialMar 17, 2026

Vote for the Top Engineered Yeast Bioart

It’s time for the annual vote for best engineered yeast bioart from the @ImperialBioeng undergrad #SynBio students. Help us decide among these beautiful final 4 with your votes. 🗳️ ⬇️ https://t.co/2fo1XaGCmL

By Tom Ellis
Humanoid Robot Masterfully Plays Piano in Real Time
SocialMar 17, 2026

Humanoid Robot Masterfully Plays Piano in Real Time

This robot that can actually play the piano. 🤖🎹 https://t.co/rCTCMXuXYk #MusicLovers #music #piano #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 @TerenceLeungSF @SourabhSKatoch @wil_bielert...

By Amitav Bhattacharjee
AI CMO Instantly Spots Growth Opportunities
SocialMar 17, 2026

AI CMO Instantly Spots Growth Opportunities

i just hired an ai cmo from @askokara to help grow. so far it has: • identified reddit opportunities • discovered seo issues • analyzed competitors • found geo issues curious to see how far this goes

By Scott Leese
Drones and Robotics Replace Manual Panel Cleaning
SocialMar 17, 2026

Drones and Robotics Replace Manual Panel Cleaning

#WhosNext? Solar panel washers? Window washers? Let the #Robotics plus automated systems take care of it. Or better still get rid of all the tracking and infrastructure by getting #Drones to do it! (GiGadgets) ...

By James Gingerich
Robot Dogs Become Harvest Season MVP
SocialMar 17, 2026

Robot Dogs Become Harvest Season MVP

Who knew robot dogs would be the MVP of harvest season?🤖🥬 https://t.co/Il32qEkboM #humanoidtech #humanoid #robot #Robotics #AI #TechRevolution #TechInnovation #ArtificialInteligence #PhysicalAI #robotdog #harvest @AlbertoEMachado @Eli_Krumova @postoff25 @Khulood_Almani @anand_narang @NutritiousMind @baski_LA @TanyaSinha_ @devaang @AlAmadi1 @jeancayeux @enilev @efipm @mvollmer1 @Nicochan33 @RagusoSergio @FrRonconi @Shi4Tech @sallyeaves...

By Amitav Bhattacharjee
NVIDIA Brands Itself Before Customers Need Its Chips
SocialMar 17, 2026

NVIDIA Brands Itself Before Customers Need Its Chips

NVIDIA GTC 2026: The Company That Made Sure You Knew Its Name Before You Needed Its Chips https://t.co/BQ4crizikL

By Shashi Bellamkonda
Claude's 1M Context Window Eliminates Conversation Compaction
SocialMar 17, 2026

Claude's 1M Context Window Eliminates Conversation Compaction

Claude 1M context window is SO good. I have not had to compact any conversations today 🎉

By Ev Chapman
Automate Claude Prompts with Headless Code, Skip Manual Checks
SocialMar 17, 2026

Automate Claude Prompts with Headless Code, Skip Manual Checks

Omg I just found out about headless Claude Code and writing a script to call prompts back to back instead of checking every 10min like a neanderthal

By Roby (Coding with Roby)
Age‑prediction Flaw Mislabels 12% of Minors as Adults
SocialMar 17, 2026

Age‑prediction Flaw Mislabels 12% of Minors as Adults

🚨 That age prediction error rate sounds a tad problematic doesn’t it?? “One issue the company is tackling: its new age-prediction system aimed at keeping minors from having adult-themed chats was at one point misclassifying minors as adults about 12% of...

By Rich Greenfield
Jensen Huang Predicts $1 Trillion GPU Orders by 2027
SocialMar 17, 2026

Jensen Huang Predicts $1 Trillion GPU Orders by 2027

Jensen Huang forecasts $1 trillion in orders for Blackwell and Vera Rubin through ’27. The technical term for this is "a lot." https://t.co/0mqhlqtnzA

By Tren Griffin
Fix Perception Before Scaling Demand, Not Tactics
SocialMar 17, 2026

Fix Perception Before Scaling Demand, Not Tactics

Most companies are not scaling strategy. They’re scaling tactics. More content. More CRM. More campaigns. More outbound. And the market still doesn’t fully understand why they matter. That’s not a demand problem. That’s a perception problem. Before you scale demand, fix how the market sees you.

By Tatyana Kanzaveli
AI Co‑writes Choir Piece, Now Available as Sheet Music
SocialMar 17, 2026

AI Co‑writes Choir Piece, Now Available as Sheet Music

#WhosNext? Music Composers? Composition co-written by #AI performed by choir and published as sheet music. (The Next Web) https://t.co/NCRSJrclCW https://t.co/JPignTpVfM

By James Gingerich
Keep ERP Control In-House to Avoid Failure
SocialMar 17, 2026

Keep ERP Control In-House to Avoid Failure

Outsourcing control of ERP and digital transformation projects to third parties is a common cause of failure. Relying solely on vendors or system integrators means external experts decide your business's future. #ERP #DigitalTransformation #ProjectManagement https://t.co/7xAT4Ngc07

By Eric Kimberling
Embrace AI's Weirdness, Don't Force Standard IT Molds
SocialMar 17, 2026

Embrace AI's Weirdness, Don't Force Standard IT Molds

Axiom: The form of AI that we ended up with is deeply weird in ways that we don't fully get. Attempts to pretend AI is less weird & apply it like a standard IT product will inevitably result in less...

By Ethan Mollick
NVDA's $1T Demand Signal Highlights Heterogeneous Compute Moat
SocialMar 17, 2026

NVDA's $1T Demand Signal Highlights Heterogeneous Compute Moat

$NVDA just dropped the biggest forward demand signal in semiconductor history. Jensen Huang disclosed at GTC 2026 that he sees at least $1T in Blackwell and Vera Rubin demand through 2027, up from $500B in forward visibility just 12 months...

By Patrick Moorhead
Estimating Billion‑Dollar Price Tag for Anthropic's
SocialMar 17, 2026

Estimating Billion‑Dollar Price Tag for Anthropic's

If you were Ken Griffin, how much would you pay Anthropic to do this? Feel free to round to the nearest billion.

By Byrne Hobart
GPT‑5.4’s Power Needs Cowork Harness to Outpace Claude
SocialMar 17, 2026

GPT‑5.4’s Power Needs Cowork Harness to Outpace Claude

Will be very interested to see a Claude CoWork equivalent here One thing I’ve noticed, when carefully prompted, GPT 5.4 is an unbelievable model (higher ceiling than Opus 4.6 for investment research tasks). Some of the 5.4 Pro outputs I’ve...

By Brett Caughran
Robots Learn Skills Through Real-World Interaction
SocialMar 17, 2026

Robots Learn Skills Through Real-World Interaction

How can robots acquire skills through interactions with the physical world? An interview with Jiaheng Hu by @aihuborg and Lucy Smith https://t.co/HF0EtUnsaR

By Robohub Twitter
NVIDIA Offers Modest 5× Boost, Not 35× Leap
SocialMar 17, 2026

NVIDIA Offers Modest 5× Boost, Not 35× Leap

NVIDIA does it again. NVIDIA gives us more exponential multipliers, but not the one that could be 35x by itself. I suppose we can live with 5x out of existing infrastructure. 🙂 Here's a great Synopsis of the GTC Keynote:

By Warren Whitlock
Humanoid Robot Rentals Plunge 80% in China
SocialMar 17, 2026

Humanoid Robot Rentals Plunge 80% in China

“In the spring of 2025, renting a humanoid robot for a corporate event in China cost…10,000 [to] 20,000 yuan per day. By March 2026, JDcom’s rental storefront lists a Unitree humanoid, with on-site engineer included, starting at 1,796 yuan.” @poezhao0605 https://t.co/yotqwvFfWf

By Jonathan Cheng
Solar Saves Fuel, but Isn’t Reliable Power
SocialMar 17, 2026

Solar Saves Fuel, but Isn’t Reliable Power

Not only are there guaranteed to be prolonged periods with almost no sunlight reaching solar panels, but solar panels can be rendered totally dysfunctional by snowfall. Solar is fuel savings, not reliable energy.

By Alex Epstein
Live SEO+AI Cohort: Pay $1K for Expert Training
SocialMar 16, 2026

Live SEO+AI Cohort: Pay $1K for Expert Training

I’m thinking about teaching everything I know about SEO + AI (building tools, prompting, etc) to 50 people. Would you pay $ 1K to join the first (live) cohort?

By Flavio Amiel