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OpenClaw Overextends AI Anthropomorphism, Blurs Human Interaction
SocialMar 11, 2026

OpenClaw Overextends AI Anthropomorphism, Blurs Human Interaction

I’ve been in favor of functional anthropomorphism using AI (they work best if you treat working with AI like working with a person), but I am starting to wonder if OpenClaw takes it too far by basically forcing you to...

By Ethan Mollick
Open-Source Hard Distillation for Any LLM Released
SocialMar 11, 2026

Open-Source Hard Distillation for Any LLM Released

The Ch08 Nb on distilling LLMs is now on GitHub: https://t.co/bPRyIU5BhH Hard distillation that works with any LLM (minding the terms of service, of course). https://t.co/KscPulkj7q

By Sebastian Raschka
Criminals Pose as Officials to Phish Zoning Permits
SocialMar 11, 2026

Criminals Pose as Officials to Phish Zoning Permits

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) | Criminals Impersonating City and County Officials in Phishing Emails for Planning and Zoning Permits https://t.co/0OYWx6RyqL

By Chuck Brooks
Nvidia Announces Open-Source AI Agent Initiative
SocialMar 11, 2026

Nvidia Announces Open-Source AI Agent Initiative

Very nice scoop by @ZoeSchiffer and @LaurenGoode on Nvidia's plan to introduce an open source agent. @WIRED biz desk be cookin. https://t.co/lxSjHVR6KX

By Will Knight
150 Terraform Errors & Troubleshooting Guide
SocialMar 11, 2026

150 Terraform Errors & Troubleshooting Guide

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By Aditya Jaiswal
Century AI Hits Product-Market Fit, Signals Success
SocialMar 11, 2026

Century AI Hits Product-Market Fit, Signals Success

Bright green flags Century AI reached "Product Market Fit" 🙌 Yesterday someone left this comment; (btw @whoop you can still buy us for €1m)

By Sander Belaen
Three Content Buckets Are Enough for Daily Posts
SocialMar 11, 2026

Three Content Buckets Are Enough for Daily Posts

Someone asked me at a career workshop: "How do you come up with stuff to post every day?" My answer: you only need three buckets. That's it.

By Ming Tang
AI Determines Who Advances or Gets Replaced
SocialMar 11, 2026

AI Determines Who Advances or Gets Replaced

AI is reshaping which leaders get hired, promoted, or replaced. Are you telling a powerful AI impact story about your work? #AI #Career https://t.co/mIefOcbMM8

By Isaac Sacolick
Too Many Screens Scare Away Genuine Candidates
SocialMar 11, 2026

Too Many Screens Scare Away Genuine Candidates

Validating whether or not a candidate is real by subjecting them to a battery of assessments and screening layers seems like a great way to lose real candidates.

By Matt Charney
Tencent Secretly Builds WeChat AI to Outpace Rivals
SocialMar 11, 2026

Tencent Secretly Builds WeChat AI to Outpace Rivals

Tencent Holdings is secretly building a new AI agent for its hugely popular WeChat messaging app, in hopes of leapfrogging rivals like Alibaba Group and ByteDance in the race to dominate China’s domestic AI market...see link in comment. Of course.... https://t.co/ncQcYI8Eav

By Paul Triolo
Synthetic Recruiters Will Set Recruiting Back Decades
SocialMar 11, 2026

Synthetic Recruiters Will Set Recruiting Back Decades

Apparently the best response to “synthetic candidates” is synthetic recruiters. This whole fiction is going to set back the profession by decades.

By Matt Charney
Big Platforms Already Embrace Agentic Commerce and Advertising
SocialMar 11, 2026

Big Platforms Already Embrace Agentic Commerce and Advertising

Platforms and native agent proximity One can’t consider the future of agentic commerce, or agentic advertising, as a competition between nimble upstarts and inflexible, staid incumbents: the largest platforms have embraced agentic interaction models. If you believe that consumers will demand...

By Eric Seufert
Startup Creates First Data Center Powered by Human Neurons
SocialMar 11, 2026

Startup Creates First Data Center Powered by Human Neurons

Start-up is building the first data centre to use human brain cells | New Scientist https://t.co/pyhHbfJ2nl

By Chuck Brooks
DNA Repair Gene Changes Shape NSCLC Immune Landscape
SocialMar 11, 2026

DNA Repair Gene Changes Shape NSCLC Immune Landscape

DNA damage repair gene alterations influence the tumor immune microenvironment in advanced non-small cell lung cancer [Feb 14, 2025] @KamyaSankar et al. @ReckampK Lung Cancer https://t.co/mXZ80zYke3 #lcsm #ImmunoOnc #PrecisionMedicine @TempusAI https://t.co/UJwZnw4qnc

By Mike Thompson, MD PhD
LLMs Reveal Doubling of National Identity Language, Republican Bias
SocialMar 11, 2026

LLMs Reveal Doubling of National Identity Language, Republican Bias

National identity drives a range of action, from civic engagement to intergroup violence. Our newest paper presents a novel approach using large language models (LLMs) to code texts for expressions of positive (national identification, patriotism) and defensive (nationalism, national narcissism)...

By Jay Van Bavel
AI Coding Rush Sacrifices Quality and Customer Focus
SocialMar 11, 2026

AI Coding Rush Sacrifices Quality and Customer Focus

When it comes to AI agents / AI tooling + coding, I hear an awful lot of talk about: Efficiency Iteration speed / PR output rate / lines of codes produced I hear zero mentions about: Quality Customer obsession This will bite back, and it...

By Gergely Orosz
White House Solar Panels Survive Three Presidents
SocialMar 11, 2026

White House Solar Panels Survive Three Presidents

Trump has kept the solar panels on the White House roof that @BarackObama first installed more than a decade ago. https://t.co/EODVlzOSTr via @axios Jimmy Carter first put some on in the wake of the 1970's oil crisis in a symbol...

By Amy Harder
Google Acquires Wiz to Boost Cloud Security
SocialMar 11, 2026

Google Acquires Wiz to Boost Cloud Security

$GOOGL completes the Wiz acquisition. Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google: “Keeping people safe online has always been part of Google’s mission. This job is increasingly important today, as more companies and governments move their work to the cloud and broadly use generative...

By StockOpine (individual investors)
Blue States Stall Projects with Endless Studies, Not Waymos
SocialMar 11, 2026

Blue States Stall Projects with Endless Studies, Not Waymos

Yep: "Red states get Waymos. Blue states get studies." https://t.co/NpcSYElH74 via @kelseytuoc "Time and again, when there’s a controversial upzoning or transit project, opponents will demand studies in order to delay or undermine important projects."

By Scott Lincicome
All Core AI Concepts Visualized in One Guide
SocialMar 11, 2026

All Core AI Concepts Visualized in One Guide

Core AI concepts in one view 🧠 ML, DL, NLP, CV, RL, Robotics, Generative AI — all the building blocks explained. Great refresher for anyone working with AI. Credit in image. #AI #MachineLearning #DeepLearning #GenAI https://t.co/rtSCleEWC1

By Giuliano Liguori
Open-Source Claude Code Setup: Full Toolkit Revealed
SocialMar 11, 2026

Open-Source Claude Code Setup: Full Toolkit Revealed

Boris Cherny created Claude Code. Then he open-sourced his entire setup for using it. Memory files, subagents, skills, the whole thing. Here's what's inside and why you should steal it:

By Ming Tang
Teach Students to Think With AI, Not Let It Think
SocialMar 11, 2026

Teach Students to Think With AI, Not Let It Think

Professors are increasingly worried about what AI is doing to critical thinking. As tools like ChatGPT reshape how students research and write, many academics fear that the humanities and deeper reasoning skills could erode. The challenge now is teaching students to think...

By Spiros Margaris
BRAF Class II/III Mutations Represent Unmet Clinical Need
SocialMar 11, 2026

BRAF Class II/III Mutations Represent Unmet Clinical Need

Real-world clinical genomic analysis of Pts w/ BRAF mutated cancers identifies BRAF class II & III as a population of unmet medical need [3/7/22] Severson et al #ESMO2240P @TempusLabs https://t.co/s5PEBEczlv @Annals_OncologyDOI: https://t.co/c3wxWyUuX0 #PrecisionMedicine #caxtx

By Mike Thompson, MD PhD
Targeting Mitochondrial Redox Balance to Create Geroprotectors
SocialMar 11, 2026

Targeting Mitochondrial Redox Balance to Create Geroprotectors

Mitochondria and Aging: Redox Balance Modulation as a New Approach to the Development of Innovative Geroprotectors (Fundamental and Applied Aspects) https://t.co/TcG9GjMVg7 @IJMS_MDPI https://t.co/gxCC9SsO7z

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
MacBook Neo $599 Review: Which Users Should Buy?
SocialMar 11, 2026

MacBook Neo $599 Review: Which Users Should Buy?

At the risk of spoiling my entire review, I present to you: Rating the $599 Macbook Neo based on who the customer is: https://youtu.be/iGeXGdYE7UE

By Marques Brownlee (MKBHD)
Google Search Console's Branded Queries Filter Now Universal
SocialMar 11, 2026

Google Search Console's Branded Queries Filter Now Universal

Heads-up, the branded queries filter in GSC is rolling out to all. I see it now... you should too. :) Note, you can also see this in the Insights reporting (top-level percentage). https://t.co/4Ty3Wo6vv4 https://t.co/EEWOO8eGzQ

By Glenn Gabe
AI Will Merge Physical and Digital Into One
SocialMar 11, 2026

AI Will Merge Physical and Digital Into One

2 years from now, there'll be no 'physical AI' or 'digital AI'; there'll be only AI. Technology is converging, literally. https://t.co/cnLs2V1pGC

By Peter H. Diamandis
Hand‑held 155° Camera Captures Race without Selfie Stick
SocialMar 11, 2026

Hand‑held 155° Camera Captures Race without Selfie Stick

Occasionally people snark on me for using a selfie stick during a running race... even though I've NEVER used a selfie stick during a running race. It gets tedious. Anyway, here's what my 155° FOV action camera can see when...

By Matt Richardson
AlphaFold Enhances Experiments, Sparks Research, Yet Misses Early Drug Impact
SocialMar 11, 2026

AlphaFold Enhances Experiments, Sparks Research, Yet Misses Early Drug Impact

Nice to see empirical study of how our most impressive breakthrough in AI for biology is impacting science. Point 1 is important for those who dream that AGI or ASI will just solve all of science by thinking. They won't....

By Ramez Naam
AI Security Landscape: 378 Companies, $24.95 Report
SocialMar 11, 2026

AI Security Landscape: 378 Companies, $24.95 Report

Late last night Guardians of the Machine Age launched on Amazon. https://t.co/HlAvzWpxIv It's like a massive industry research report on 378 AI Security companies. Instead of $10,000.00 you pay $24.95

By Richard Stiennon
Google Pays $32B for Wiz, Now $1B ARR
SocialMar 11, 2026

Google Pays $32B for Wiz, Now $1B ARR

Google completes $32B acquisition of cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz A source familiar says Wiz crossed $1B in ARR in 2025. https://t.co/1vJmMDOHh1 via @techcrunch

By Rebecca Bellan
Wife Leads AI Voice Restoration for Late Husband
SocialMar 11, 2026

Wife Leads AI Voice Restoration for Late Husband

Rebecca Gayheart Dane Champions AI Voice Restoration Project That Eric Dane Embraced in Final Weeks of Life (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/UEumfWsJDi

By Todd Spangler
Vima Raises $100M to Develop Oral Movement Disorder Drug
SocialMar 11, 2026

Vima Raises $100M to Develop Oral Movement Disorder Drug

With $100M, Vima pursues an oral drug for movement disorders https://t.co/gLrhlYDMSy by @gwendolynawu #biotech #startups

By Ben Fidler
Bath & Body Works to Amplify Influencer Reach Tenfold
SocialMar 11, 2026

Bath & Body Works to Amplify Influencer Reach Tenfold

Bath & Body Works plans to increase influencer activity 10x as part of its brand transformation. 🧴 During its Q4 earnings call, CEO Daniel Heaf said the company wants thousands of creators posting about its products in their own voice. Another sign...

By Lindsey Gamble
Vitamin D Triggers Autophagy, Improves Diabetes Metabolism
SocialMar 11, 2026

Vitamin D Triggers Autophagy, Improves Diabetes Metabolism

As a medical school professor, I teach students that vitamin D does far more than build bones. This new study shows just how much more. Researchers found that vitamin D supplementation significantly improved glucose tolerance, lowered fasting blood sugar, and reduced...

By Robert Lufkin, MD
Average-Onset CRC Shows Higher BRAF Mutation Rates
SocialMar 11, 2026

Average-Onset CRC Shows Higher BRAF Mutation Rates

Genomic Landscapes of Early-Onset vs Average-Onset Colorectal Cancer Populations [Feb 28, 2025] Storandt et al. @Cancers_MDPI https://t.co/as7Jolal12 #crcsm #PrecisionMedicine most significant difference b/w eoCRC & aoCRC was higher rates of BRAF mutation among Pts w/ aoCRC https://t.co/7qB4b3A1WK

By Mike Thompson, MD PhD
UK's Controversial Digital ID Cards Target Illegal Immigration
SocialMar 11, 2026

UK's Controversial Digital ID Cards Target Illegal Immigration

Passw0rd podcast show is now prodly hosted on Podnion, tune into the latest episode here: "Your country wants to know you: Digital Identity Cards, deeply unpopular initiative from UK Gov is claimed will help some of the problems of illegal immigration.." https://t.co/3sR9ptMNjr

By Dez Blanchfield
Biotech Winter: Funding Freeze, IPO Surge, Path to Thaw
SocialMar 11, 2026

Biotech Winter: Funding Freeze, IPO Surge, Path to Thaw

Biotech Science at Less Than Zero | Ep. 955 https://t.co/4DXKsaKXdO [00:49] Biotech capital winter deep dive [01:17] Scientific leaps vs frozen markets [02:31] The 2020–2021 biotech bubble [03:42] Crossover funds fuel IPO surge [04:56] Interest rates freeze biotech funding [07:58] Negative enterprise value phenomenon [10:37] Why Big Pharma...

By BowTiedBiotech
Built 15‑Year Data Hub in 5 Hours, Beats Meltwater
SocialMar 11, 2026

Built 15‑Year Data Hub in 5 Hours, Beats Meltwater

I had a good friend tell me the apps I created were trash because I didn't have a formal database. I took that as a challenge. In 5 hours, I personally built, populated, and deployed a database containing all the content...

By Patrick Moorhead
ChatGPT 5.4: Nuanced but Lags Claude in Speed and Modeling
SocialMar 11, 2026

ChatGPT 5.4: Nuanced but Lags Claude in Speed and Modeling

i've been playing with ChatGPT 5.4 for a week. it is very smart and offers nuance. but in terms of speed and ability to efficiently create spreadsheets/models it is way behind Claude.

By Steven Spencer
Experts Discuss Powering AI Buildout in Tech Roundup
SocialMar 11, 2026

Experts Discuss Powering AI Buildout in Tech Roundup

"Heads Up: News Roundup and How Can We Power the AI Buildout?", industry experts Bill Mew @BillMew and Peter Warren share their take on this week's Tech-TV Live "tech & business insights", now proudly hosted on Vidnion.. https://t.co/6cGZRz7Uh1 #AI #power #datacentre

By Dez Blanchfield
Developers
SocialMar 11, 2026

Developers

Why do a lot of software people like a tool that can allow them to expend their mental energy on higher order problems, while writers dislike the tool that can replace their output completely? Truly one of the great...

By Joe Weisenthal
Truncate Thresholding Caps Bright Pixels, Preserves Dark Areas
SocialMar 11, 2026

Truncate Thresholding Caps Bright Pixels, Preserves Dark Areas

✂️ Truncate Thresholding Explained Truncate thresholding is all about cutting off the top. If a pixel value is greater than the threshold, it gets reduced down to the threshold itself. For example, with a threshold of 127, any pixel brighter than...

By Satya Mallick
Google’s $260B Ad Empire Fuels YouTube Monopoly
SocialMar 11, 2026

Google’s $260B Ad Empire Fuels YouTube Monopoly

How bizarre. To edit this entire TechCrunch report, in particular this graph and not mention Google had north of $260B in ad revenue on top of YouTube. The monopolies are all tied. YouTube relies heavily on user data ingested from...

By Jason Kint
Uber and Zoox CEOs Host Live Bloomberg TV Q&A
SocialMar 11, 2026

Uber and Zoox CEOs Host Live Bloomberg TV Q&A

Uber's Dara Khosrowshahi and Zoox's Aicha Evans join me on @BloombergTV at 730amPT. We welcome your questions: https://t.co/xt2gmW9DZs

By Ed Ludlow
Lightricks Releases 22B‑parameter Open‑source Video Model
SocialMar 11, 2026

Lightricks Releases 22B‑parameter Open‑source Video Model

Oh wow... Lightricks just open-sourced the most capable video model on Earth. 22B parameters. Native 1080p portrait. Real I2V motion (not just camera pans). → New compression model for sharper textures and faces → Native portrait mode (9:16) → Better prompt adherence No Sora. No...

By Hasan Toor
Sponsor-Backed SaaS Leads Agent
SocialMar 11, 2026

Sponsor-Backed SaaS Leads Agent

Narrative violation: Sponsor-backed SaaS companies are becoming the leaders in agentic AI. Seems unlikely that the Zendesk 1L loan is worth $0. https://t.co/WTPW4ywh8V

By Julian Klymochko
New Nonprofit Secures $500M to Upgrade Science for AI
SocialMar 11, 2026

New Nonprofit Secures $500M to Upgrade Science for AI

New nonprofit launches with at least $500 million to modernize scientific process for AI era https://t.co/yuypno6rVY via @ADeAngelis_bio

By Adam Feuerstein
ChatGPT Now Generates Interactive Math and Science Visuals
SocialMar 11, 2026

ChatGPT Now Generates Interactive Math and Science Visuals

Announced yesterday, trying to catch up to Gemini :) -> ChatGPT can now create interactive visuals to help you understand math and science concepts https://t.co/k5C8IgUINj https://t.co/GIz0Xfospg

By Glenn Gabe