Social•Feb 17, 2026
NY Cancels Fifth Offshore Wind Solicitation
New York Abandons Its Fifth Offshore Wind Solicitation #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/94dqzywhHT https://t.co/NKpJrB5rTK
By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Flatlined Power Output Signals Efficiency, Not Decline
Demand is what dominates these electricity charts. Supply has followed demand in the US. Stop posting flatlined generation graphs as if they're evidence of US decline or stagnation. They're evidence of US efficiency and a switch to a knowledge economy.
By Ramez Naam
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Inside a Humanoid Head: How It Differs From Biology
Ever wondered whats inside a humanoid head and how its different to biological intelligence? @foundation_robo team did a deep dive. Full video in 🧵 https://t.co/SiJn9wVKKt
By Sankaet Pathak
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Poor Communication Fuels Disputes, Refunds, and Churn
what causes disputes causes refunds causes churn... what escalates each of those to the next is poor communication
By Lincoln Murphy
Social•Feb 17, 2026
New CFS Book Showcases Giant SPARC Fusion Magnets
The Book of CFS just arrived The cover shows a top down slice of the SPARC fusion plant, with a ring of 18 D-shaped toroidal magnets, each strong enough to levitate an aircraft carrier. Embedded in the center is a slice...
By Steve Jurvetson
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Teachers Empowered to Build Tools via AI Descriptions
I’ve fallen in love with vibe coding. Teachers can now create their own tools and games just by describing them to AI. That’s incredibly empowering. My Vibing with AI workshop starts tomorrow: https://t.co/PQDxFOESJ3 https://t.co/wPw8u0pomE
By Tony Vincent
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Recover Lost Shoppers, Turn Wasted Ad Spend Into Revenue
Your ad budget is on life support, and you don’t even know it yet. Let me explain how you’re losing money on things you THINK are working: Let’s say you spend $50K on ads… …leading you to drive 12,000 visitors at $4 CPC… …but...
By Kody Nordquist
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Winning AI Race Requires Physics‑driven, Not Just Chatbot, Models
The AI race will not be won with chatbots that predict the next word. In today’s Wall Street Journal, I argue that staying ahead of China requires a new class of AI models built on physics, chemistry, and quantitative reasoning, not...
By Jack Hidary
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Get AI Medical Second Opinions by Photo or Upload
You can just take a picture of your medical data or upload the file to get a second opinion from Grok
By Elon Musk
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Blood Test Maps Organ Age for Early Intervention
.@Vero_Bioscience is working to end age related chronic disease. With a simple blood test, Vero uses proteomics and machine learning to measure the biological age of each organ, revealing where the body is aging fastest so people can intervene early...
By Vinod Khosla
Social•Feb 17, 2026
India's Solar Overproduction Turns Boom Into Glut
Industrial policy, again: "India’s Solar Manufacturing Excesses Turn a Boom Into a Glut" https://t.co/VEeIUwYmoM https://t.co/r4CohxBgDI
By Scott Lincicome
Social•Feb 17, 2026
AI Leaders Discuss Infrastructure, Grok Shares Key Takeaways
AI and infrastructure with @toouufii. Just another intellectual conversation I've had with AI leaders. Will post what Grok learned by watching this in comments below. https://t.co/L6VPG6vE7J
By Robert Scoble
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Stock Crashes Stem From Multiple Compression, Not Revenue Loss
Fab article about which vertical software will be hurt and which could be made stronger... "But here's the thing the market already understands: you don't need revenue to decline for the stock to crash. You need the multiple to compress. A...
By Samantha LaDuc
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Executive Ownership Drives Successful Business Transformations
Business transformations require strong executive ownership and decisive decision-making. Don't delegate all choices; leaders must guide consensus to navigate the inherent risks and ensure success beyond just a tech upgrade. #BusinessTransformation #Leadership #ChangeManagement https://t.co/3eDHQ4CWSO
By Eric Kimberling
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Unfocused AI Experiments Waste Time, Trust, and Money
RT Chaotic AI experiments feel exciting, but they're quietly burning time, trust, and budget. Without focus, governance, and integration into real workflows, "innovation" becomes noise, not value. #AI #CIO #DigitalTransformation @Star_CIO https://t.co/VtuS5rQ0ZG
By Isaac Sacolick
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Mori3 Robots Keep Walking via Local Resource Sharing
Scientists have developed a method that promotes local resource sharing between individual Mori3 modules, enabling the robot to “walk” even when one agent loses power, communication, and sensing. Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/NRPlam3xZS https://t.co/9g6atd7U0e
By Science Robotics
Social•Feb 17, 2026
TelaQ Launches, Advancing Quantum Network Optimization
New release of telaQ, a flagship product of nodeQ (personal investment) and a leader in the optimization of quantum networks. https://t.co/BkKJK6PVSR
By Nick Farina
Social•Feb 17, 2026
AI Wearables Turn Pets Into Smart Companions
AI wearables for pets. What a world we live in! (And it's cool, I had a demo recently).
By Robert Scoble
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Grok 4.2 to Be Ten‑times Smarter, Faster Post‑beta
Grok 4.2 will be about an order of magnitude smarter and faster than Grok 4 when the public beta concludes next month. Still many bug fixes and improvements landing every day. The public beta gives us more critical feedback to...
By Elon Musk
Social•Feb 17, 2026
LLMs Fall Short on Test Code—Automation Pros Shine
i dont find LLMs great at writing test code at all. if you're into test automation, this is your time to shine
By Angie Jones
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Stop AI Lies: Four Prompt Tricks for Accurate Research
Everyone's using AI to do data analysis. Almost everyone is getting answers full of lies. Made-up quotes. Invented evidence. Completely wrong conclusions—all presented with total confidence. Today post by UXR veteran Caitlin Sullivan shares four prompting techniques that will prevent and catch...
By Lenny Rachitsky
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Effective Battery Management Secures Solar’s Role
Battery storage management keeps solar in the energy mix #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/f1Nl7soVAu https://t.co/7w767V89vp
By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Grok 4.2 Beta Released—Select It, Expect Weekly Improvements
The Grok 4.2 release candidate (public beta) is now available for use. You need to select it specifically. Critical feedback is appreciated. Unlike prior versions of Grok, 4.2 is able to learn rapidly, so there will be improvements every week with...
By Elon Musk
Social•Feb 17, 2026
GREW Solar Wins 3 GW ALMM Approval in India
India’s GREW Solar secures 3 GW ALMM approval #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/rJL1FDjPwC
By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Single GitHub Repo Sparks Billion‑dollar CEO Competition
This might be the first time in AI history where one GitHub repo made billion-dollar CEOs compete....
By Ryan Allis
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Human Judgment Essential Amid Algorithmic Authority
Beware #Algorithmic Authority: Why #Ethics, #Fairness, and #Accountability Still Require Human Judgement @ABPsychologists https://t.co/OLLiMUIGOx #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
By Dave Millner
Social•Feb 17, 2026
AI Power, Compute, Algorithms Multiply to Shift Leverage
I have a simplified conjecture about AI progress. Your mileage may vary but here it is. f(i) = p × c × a where i=intelligence, p=power, c=compute, a=algorithms, multiplied together. This means neglecting any variable creates a ceiling and any breakthrough compounds...
By Chamath Palihapitiya
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Betting on Helpful Content Update 4.0 GEO Edition
Officially betting on the Helpful Content Update 4.0 (GEO edition) within the next 6 months.
By Lily Ray
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Agentic AI Orchestrates, Not Replaces, the AI Stack
AI isn’t one thing — it’s a stack. Rules → ML → Neural Nets → Deep Learning → GenAI → Agentic AI Agents don’t replace the layers below. They orchestrate them. If GenAI answers, Agentic AI executes. https://t.co/O2k9LnSiHK
By Giuliano Liguori
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Ex-Altera CEO Leads Vsora to Challenge Nvidia, AMD
Former Altera CEO Sandra Rivera has joined French AI chip startup @vsora_dsp as chair of the board. I had a chat with her about raising Vsora's profile, raising funding, and competing with Nvidia, AMD and the entire landscape of startups...
By Sally Ward-Foxton
Social•Feb 17, 2026
European ADC Agents with Novel Targets Gain Momentum
With all the attention on China for TOPO-I ADCs of late, how about the potential for European agents, especially ones involving novel targets? Our latest expert interview drops with some hard hitting and candid opinions from a battle hardened...
By Sally Church
Social•Feb 17, 2026
AI Agents Gaining True Autonomy for Business
Agentic AI Explained: The Future of Autonomous AI Systems in Business & Technology 📽️ https://t.co/9GBCWdMbfw What if AI could set its own goals and make independent decisions — just like a human? Agentic AI represents the next evolution of artificial...
By Giuliano Liguori
Social•Feb 17, 2026
GLP‑1 Therapies Improve Metabolism Beyond Weight Loss
Incretin (GLP-1) based therapies have dramatic effects on many aspects of metabolic disease. Can this occur independent of the effect on obesity? https://www.nature.com/articles/s44324-024-00030-5
By Robert Lufkin, MD
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Hybrid AI Wins; System-Level UI Integration Leads
Good points from @benthompson @stratechery today. Hybrid AI is the way, and those OS/UIs that manage that best and integrate agentic at the system level are best positioned. https://t.co/b2PY6FuSgR
By Ben Bajarin
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Leaders Already Possess AI Skills—Just Unlock Them
One reassuring thing about teaching leaders to work with AI: They've been building AI skills their whole careers... without realizing it. The trick is unlocking what they already know so they can level up with AI. Judgment, context, and institutional memory...
By Cassie Kozyrkov
Social•Feb 17, 2026
AI Adoption High, Measurable Value Still Rare
88% of organizations use AI, but only 5% see measurable value. 📉 The era of "playing with ChatGPT" is over. Boards want results, not experiments. Is your 2026 agenda a strategy or just a wishlist? Watch: https://t.co/dJs86sTyRD #CXOtalk #CIO #AI #DigitalTransformation https://t.co/FgDryZSMhb
By Tim Crawford
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Mardi Gras Shows Demand Planning Thrives Under Pressure
Mardi Gras is demand planning in action: peaks, tight timelines, no stockouts. Want planning that performs under pressure? Contact LMA. #DemandPlanning #SupplyChain #SIOP https://t.co/tEkBS3LoiX
By Lisa Anderson
Social•Feb 17, 2026
GEO Fleet Set to Shrink Amid Expanding Orbital Options
.@SESSpaceDefense: LEO, MEO, small GEO, large GEO: Lots of options but our current 90+ GEO fleet will be shrinking. @defis_eu @SatNewsEvents. https://t.co/A3p5RXCo3t https://t.co/5Z53Cle9iW
By Peter B. de Selding
Social•Feb 17, 2026
YouTube Tops Growth: People Prefer Video over Reading
Had a Head of Growth tell me this morning that YouTube is their #1 source of new customers because no one wants to read anymore and I think that's incredibly true.
By Kaleigh Moore
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Confident Helios Shipments Will Arrive on Schedule, Confirmed
There was zero doubt in my mind that there were any delays to Helios, and the first shipments would be on time. Glad @AnushElangovan confirmed it.
By Ben Bajarin
Social•Feb 17, 2026
IEA: Fixed‑tilt and Bifacial PV Ideal for Arctic Deployment
Fixed-tilt and bifacial PV modules best positioned for Arctic deployment, says IEA #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/8cSrPrIC6I
By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Nvidia, Khosla Invest $200M to Power Instant Multilingual AI Agents
Nvidia and Khosla just put $200M into @polyaivoice, and looking at the stats, it makes sense. They already handle 500M+ calls for giants like Marriott & PG&E. Now, you can build a 45-language agent in 5 mins just from a URL. Massive...
By Data Chaz
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Artemis II Showcases Power of Global Collaboration
“Artemis II is far more than a flight test” says RAeS President Elect, Malcolm Macdonald. “It’s a demonstration of what happens when we choose to come together." International cooperation at the heart of #NASA #Artemis mission https://t.co/5siV6ujeHT https://t.co/hK7AcoVyQt
By Tim Robinson
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Sell Lifestyle, Not Product: Chubbies' $50M Formula
Chubbies made $50M with ONE content strategy: funny videos showing the lifestyle not the product. Meanwhile you're posting product photos with no context. That's the gap.
By Kamil Sattar
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Colombia Adds 333 MW Solar Capacity in 2025
Colombia deploys 333 MW of PV in 2025 #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/AYKjk6wNph
By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Grok 4.20 Delivers Fast, Accurate, Pleasant AI Experience
My initial take on @Grok 4.20 is that it's very.. pleasant? Fast and accurate responses, handles some advanced stuff very well, nice balance of attitude. I feel it has more horsepower than currently shown though, perhaps that scales with more than 4...
By Emad Mostaque
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Boards Pivot to Recovery as Breach Assumption Grows
As more companies “assume breach,” I am seeing a shift from prevention to recovery. Boards are starting to ask different questions.
By Sean D. Mack
Social•Feb 17, 2026
AI Becomes Graduation Requirement at Select Universities
At These Universities, Using AI Isn’t Shunned — It’s a Graduation Requirement - my latest for @The74 (link in first add). https://t.co/58ofbuEUpy
By Greg Toppo
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Pivot Tables: Business Data’s Everlasting REPL
Hot take: Pivot tables are the REPL for business data. Just like programmers use REPLs to quickly test code, business users use pivot tables to quickly test hypotheses about their data. Drag a field. See a result. Adjust. Repeat. This feedback loop is...
By SSP Data
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Own a Compelling Idea, Not Just an Audience
Don't "build an audience" Find an idea you can own that people want to buy into
By Katelyn Bourgoin