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Authentic iPhone Shots Boost Conversions, Not Pricey Studio
SocialMar 9, 2026

Authentic iPhone Shots Boost Conversions, Not Pricey Studio

I spent $8k on a professional product photoshoot. The photos flopped. I took some raw, authentic photos with my iPhone. Conversions went up 30%. The market doesn't care about 'professional'. It cares about 'real'. Test everything.

By Kamil Sattar
AI Collapses Agency Cost Structures, Not Jobs
SocialMar 9, 2026

AI Collapses Agency Cost Structures, Not Jobs

Forrester just said 15% of agency jobs will disappear in 2026. The headlines are framing it as "AI replacing humans." That's not what's happening. AI isn't replacing roles, it's collapsing cost structures. The labor that used to justify a $60K/month team now runs through...

By Taylor Holiday
Claude's AI Rebalances Threaten RIA Middleware Stack
SocialMar 9, 2026

Claude's AI Rebalances Threaten RIA Middleware Stack

Claude can now execute portfolio rebalances at scale. Every RIA-focused AI middleware company just became a target. The advisory stack isn't being augmented — it's being bypassed. Agentic AI and Anthropic's Launch of Wealth Management AI Tools https://t.co/eJ7H2Bo1Ml

By Efi Pylarinou
Even Elaborate Spam Texts Are Still Scams
SocialMar 9, 2026

Even Elaborate Spam Texts Are Still Scams

Got this spam text last night claiming I had a hearing for “toll evasion” and at first I thought wow, this feels like they put more effort than the standard phishing text but then I looked more closely and 😂

By Karissa Bell
Prompt Injection Hacks Land Interview Phone Screens
SocialMar 9, 2026

Prompt Injection Hacks Land Interview Phone Screens

lol I’ve seen these resume prompt injections work multiple times to get to phone screen

By Rachel Tobac
CIFR Pivots From Bitcoin Mining to AI Data Center
SocialMar 9, 2026

CIFR Pivots From Bitcoin Mining to AI Data Center

Just recently, the $CIFR divested its stakes in the smaller Alborz, Bear, and Chief sites and is retrofitting the Black Pearl data center to serve AI workloads. As a result, their future BTC capacity has been reduced by half to 11.6...

By Global Equity Briefing
Execs Praise AI, Employees Unprepared for Implementation Gap
SocialMar 9, 2026

Execs Praise AI, Employees Unprepared for Implementation Gap

Executives: AI is great, and will serve nicely as co-workers to humans. Workers: Okay, but please tell us how this will work. Accenture research finds a yawning gap between executives’ plans for AI, and employee readiness. via @forbes https://t.co/ryb4hnwrws

By Joe McKendrick
Signal Users Phished, Not Hacked: Officials' Accounts Compromised
SocialMar 9, 2026

Signal Users Phished, Not Hacked: Officials' Accounts Compromised

Signal says "government officials and journalists" have had their accounts compromised via social engineering attacks (rather than any hack of its own system).

By Scott Nover
AI's Real Power Lies in Boosting Organizational Efficiency
SocialMar 9, 2026

AI's Real Power Lies in Boosting Organizational Efficiency

The "how does AI improve individual productivity" discussion is much less interesting than "how does AI improve organizational efficiency?" We have a lot of answers to the former, but it will always get eaten by the latter if we don't...

By Ethan Mollick
Dalio: AI Tech Bets Differ From Company Bets
SocialMar 9, 2026

Dalio: AI Tech Bets Differ From Company Bets

Dalio w/ very important point about AI: Betting on the tech isn't the same as betting on the companies.

By Dan Primack
Analytics + Marketing Ops Drive Accelerated Growth
SocialMar 9, 2026

Analytics + Marketing Ops Drive Accelerated Growth

RT @VisionEdgeMktg 📊 Analytics + marketing operations = growth acceleration. Measure everything. Here's your toolkit: https://t.co/erhl8XtQN3 #Analytics #MarketingOps #DataDriven

By Tom Pick
Lily Pond Myth Reveals AI’s Exponential Doubling
SocialMar 9, 2026

Lily Pond Myth Reveals AI’s Exponential Doubling

The Great Doubling: What the Lily Pond Myth Teaches Us About the AI Singularity by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/2ON532sDsl @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #Marketing #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology #Tech #TechNews

By Tim Hughes
Building the Future: Seamless Customer Agent Experience
SocialMar 9, 2026

Building the Future: Seamless Customer Agent Experience

It's been a while since we've done one of these. The Customer Agent is the future of our space; a single seamless agent who knows everything about both your business, and your customers. It makes perfect experiences possible. That...

By Des Traynor
Let Digital Handle Routine; Branches Build Relationships
SocialMar 9, 2026

Let Digital Handle Routine; Branches Build Relationships

Digital handles routine needs. Branches should focus on complex conversations, community engagement, and relationship building. https://t.co/nOTg9IGJlt

By Jim Marous
Agents Will Replace APIs, Disintermediating Non‑Adopters
SocialMar 9, 2026

Agents Will Replace APIs, Disintermediating Non‑Adopters

Prediction: Business software firms that don’t build agents capable of doing everything their platforms do will be rapidly disintermediated by agent layers built by others. It flips the traditional advantage of APIs upside down. In other words, the agent layer is the...

By Dion Hinchcliffe
Digital Nudges Amplify Lifestyle Gains for GLP‑1 Patients
SocialMar 9, 2026

Digital Nudges Amplify Lifestyle Gains for GLP‑1 Patients

Medicines plus healthy habits create outcomes that neither could achieve alone. A new @StanfordMed study published in JAMA shows digital lifestyle nudges may catalyze a critical first step toward behavior change for patients on GLP-1 medications. “Achieving your best health involves a...

By Arianna Huffington
AI-Driven Robots Signal Real Automation Shift
SocialMar 9, 2026

AI-Driven Robots Signal Real Automation Shift

Nvidia partnering with ABB to build a new generation of AI-enabled industrial robots is a practical signal about where automation is actually heading. The Financial Times reports that Nvidia and ABB Robotics are collaborating on systems that combine Nvidia’s AI...

By Lex Sokolin
Target Early Adopters or Risk AI Obsolescence Quickly
SocialMar 9, 2026

Target Early Adopters or Risk AI Obsolescence Quickly

Wondering if the pace of AI progress changes how early-stage startups should think about early ICP. If your early customers are a bit further right on the adoption curve, you might end up building something that looks outdated in 1-2...

By Christoph Janz
New $8M Funding Enables Aging Biomarker Trials
SocialMar 9, 2026

New $8M Funding Enables Aging Biomarker Trials

A much needed effort that @Danbelsky and I have now been funded for to support the FAST initiative ($8 million over 18 months): https://t.co/aZsaZuEpoo The goal of this is to provide a set of biomarkers that will tell a person if...

By Nir Barzilai, MD
Investigating Senja's Stalled Revenue Growth with AI
SocialMar 9, 2026

Investigating Senja's Stalled Revenue Growth with AI

Why is Senja's revenue growth stalling? I've shipped my own MCP server for @ChartMogul and connected it to Claude Code to find out Cannot wait to start acting on this data https://t.co/hsq519MDck

By Olly Meakings
Apple Waives US Fees, Keeps European Charges Amid Google Push
SocialMar 9, 2026

Apple Waives US Fees, Keeps European Charges Amid Google Push

Google has new terms worldwide, but the battle with Apple continues on. Apple currently has zero fees for steering in the US, but is continuing to impose fees in Europe.

By Tim Sweeney
Every
SocialMar 9, 2026

Every

Every month you delay AI implementation compounds the advantage of those who’ve already started. The real question isn’t “Can I afford this?” It’s “What’s it costing me to wait?” https://t.co/B3ac1JrQNc

By Michael Hyatt
Starbase Evolves Into World's Leading Rocket Factory
SocialMar 9, 2026

Starbase Evolves Into World's Leading Rocket Factory

The growth of Starbase over the last decade, from nothing to arguably the world's premiere rocket factory, is remarkable. This image of V3 rolling out is gorgeous. https://t.co/vVNpNoROaJ

By Eric Berger
UniQure Sparks Gene Therapy Rally After Prasad Departs
SocialMar 9, 2026

UniQure Sparks Gene Therapy Rally After Prasad Departs

UniQure leads genetic medicine biotech rally after news of Prasad’s exit https://t.co/zu1CtJfj29 by @realJacobBell $QURE $RGNX $ATRA $LXEO #GeneTherapy

By Ben Fidler
AI Era Elevates Need for Personal Data Protection
SocialMar 9, 2026

AI Era Elevates Need for Personal Data Protection

#AI-Powered Future: Why Protecting Personal #Data Online Matters More Than Ever by @SecurityTrybe #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #IT #Tech #Technology https://t.co/3qU68xpFLJ

By Ron van Loon
Agents Will Converse More With Each Other Than Humans
SocialMar 9, 2026

Agents Will Converse More With Each Other Than Humans

Liz Reid on whether agents will eventually do most of the activity on the web: "I personally don’t believe in a world where it’s all agents, in the sense that I still think that people sometimes want to hear directly from...

By Marie Haynes
Android 17 Beta 2 Adopts Chrome OS Security for USB4 Devices
SocialMar 9, 2026

Android 17 Beta 2 Adopts Chrome OS Security for USB4 Devices

Android 17 Beta 2 shows Google borrowing security features from Chrome OS Android implementing support for restricting how Thunderbolt or USB4 devices access system memory ✅ Details - https://t.co/r4ZuuUKTCn https://t.co/mdBUjGwy7y

By AssembleDebug (Shiv)
Scaling CI/CD Requires Far More Than Simple Pipelines
SocialMar 9, 2026

Scaling CI/CD Requires Far More Than Simple Pipelines

Me building a simple deployment pipeline for a silly app is very different than what it takes to manage CI/CD at scale. Here's a @semaphoreci post about how large companies do it ... https://t.co/rZx1GYWl3E https://t.co/tp8cbLsFZW

By Richard Seroter
Robots Share Power to Rescue Failed Neighbors
SocialMar 9, 2026

Robots Share Power to Rescue Failed Neighbors

A new Science #Robotics study describes a method that enables robotic modules to share their resources with a “dead” neighbor, overcoming failure to ensure the reliability of robot collectives. https://t.co/NRPlam3xZS https://t.co/V9cHl2vK4K

By Science Robotics
Anna’s Archive Accused of Supplying Pirated Content to AI Firms
SocialMar 9, 2026

Anna’s Archive Accused of Supplying Pirated Content to AI Firms

"Anna’s Archive is actively advertising that it will provide high speed access to—and indeed has already supplied stolen works of authorship to—developers of large language model AI systems and data brokers." Uuuuuuuugh https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/copyright/article/99880-publishers-charge-anna-s-archive-with-copyright-infringement.html

By Maris Kreizman
NVIDIA Leverages Cash to Dominate Entire AI Ecosystem
SocialMar 9, 2026

NVIDIA Leverages Cash to Dominate Entire AI Ecosystem

.@nvidia participated in @nscale_cloud 's $2B Series C at a $14.6B valuation, led by Aker ASA and 8090 Industries. @DellTech, @Lenovo, Nokia, Citadel, Jane Street, and Point72 also came in. That is a significant number for a company founded in...

By Patrick Moorhead
Effective CRM Turns Follow‑Up Into Closed Deals
SocialMar 9, 2026

Effective CRM Turns Follow‑Up Into Closed Deals

A good pitch gets attention. A CRM gets paid. Most deals don’t die because the offer is weak. They die because the follow up gets sloppy. If you can’t see your pipeline, you’re guessing. Track the stage, last contact, next step, and what they...

By Seth Bradley, Esq.
Helix 02 Autonomously Restores Your Living Room on Departure
SocialMar 9, 2026

Helix 02 Autonomously Restores Your Living Room on Departure

Today we're showing Helix 02 that can tidy a living room fully autonomously Figure is designed so when you leave the house, your home resets exactly how you like it https://t.co/wvAVoheVoC

By Figure AI
Arizona Ends Customer-Funded Renewable Contracts After RPS Met
SocialMar 9, 2026

Arizona Ends Customer-Funded Renewable Contracts After RPS Met

With RPS already met, Arizona ends customer-funded renewable energy power contracts #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/DkEDUcqqob

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Fintech Overkill: Fraud Controls Lock Users Out
SocialMar 9, 2026

Fintech Overkill: Fraud Controls Lock Users Out

Wow three fintech/banking FUs in 7 days. Overactive fraud controls at @billcom @Chase and now @AmericanExpress. Apparently I need to upload a photo of my nanny’s SSN card to add her to my credit card. Is this 2026?

By Michael Seibel
Weekly Cleantech Roundup: Top 10 Stories Plus Monthly Highlights
SocialMar 9, 2026

Weekly Cleantech Roundup: Top 10 Stories Plus Monthly Highlights

We've had some more popping cleantech news this past week. Below are 10 top stories, as well as the top 10 stories of the past month. - https://t.co/D98YdEyReo

By Zachary Shahan
AI Accelerates Data Flow, Making Sensitive Data Identification Harder
SocialMar 9, 2026

AI Accelerates Data Flow, Making Sensitive Data Identification Harder

Great to host the cybersecurity roundtable in NYC with Cyera. Key takeaway: data security is getting dramatically harder. AI systems dramatically increase how fast data moves across systems and teams. Identifying truly sensitive data is becoming the real challenge.

By Sean D. Mack
Switch to Claude: Free Video and Prompt Resources
SocialMar 9, 2026

Switch to Claude: Free Video and Prompt Resources

Getting the FUCK away from ChatGPT? I've been a Claude girlie since day 1 and I have some resources for you: 🎥 Watch the YouTube video - https://youtu.be/KvleZ5hI_RA?si=08LWBdFiSzOTozd2 💬 Get the prompts - https://www.amberfiglow.com/claude-content-repurposing-prompts

By Amber Figlow
FDA Slashes Advisory Panels, Threatening Drug Safety Oversight
SocialMar 9, 2026

FDA Slashes Advisory Panels, Threatening Drug Safety Oversight

I've covered most of the big controversies the FDA has faced over the past 25 years: Vioxx, drug-coated stents, and Aduhelm all spring to mind. In all of these cases, the FDA's advisory panel system, in which the agency calls together...

By Matthew Herper
Multivitamin Modestly Slows Epigenetic Aging; Cocoa Doesn’t
SocialMar 9, 2026

Multivitamin Modestly Slows Epigenetic Aging; Cocoa Doesn’t

Just published @NatureMedicine A daily multivitamin (MVM) slowed epigenetic aging in a randomized trial after 2 years; effect was small (~2 months) and not seen with cocoa extract supplement (vitamin was Centrum Silver) https://t.co/snOMNsTzW7 https://t.co/a6MhMuRhJb

By Eric Topol
Google Launches GenAI Toolbox for SQL Databases
SocialMar 9, 2026

Google Launches GenAI Toolbox for SQL Databases

Google just dropped a new Generative AI Python library for SQL Databases. Introducing Google GenAI Toolbox. This is what you need to know:

By Matt Dancho
Free Python Script Replaces $200 Daily News Subscription
SocialMar 9, 2026

Free Python Script Replaces $200 Daily News Subscription

I spent $200/month on morning news tools. Then I built something better in a weekend. And I'm giving it away for free. It's called BriefCase. Every morning it gives me three things: 🔍 Intel — what happened in my industry overnight ⚡ Impact —...

By Sarah Evans
China Invests Heavily in Water‑based Energy Storage
SocialMar 9, 2026

China Invests Heavily in Water‑based Energy Storage

China is betting big on energy storage — in the form of water . Read more and sign up to my newsletter here: https://t.co/nGNBjAeMXE https://t.co/ixq1XqSbYu

By Henry Sanderson
EU's "Made in Europe" Rule Praised, yet China Reliance Persists
SocialMar 9, 2026

EU's "Made in Europe" Rule Praised, yet China Reliance Persists

EU ‘Made in Europe’ regulation welcomed but ‘will not remove dependency on China’ #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/p1am0cSs8K

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Threat Actor Leverages Elastic Cloud SIEM for Stolen Data
SocialMar 9, 2026

Threat Actor Leverages Elastic Cloud SIEM for Stolen Data

Threat Actor Exploits Flaws and Uses Elastic Cloud SIEM to Manage Stolen Data https://t.co/JvGh3E1LjL https://t.co/YFBi1wO3Bx

By Eric Vanderburg
North Korea Joins Space Weapons Race Amid Global Distraction
SocialMar 9, 2026

North Korea Joins Space Weapons Race Amid Global Distraction

My latest in @ForeignPolicy: with a war in the Middle East, the world appears to have missed that North Korea is now officially getting into the space weapons game (with strong incentives to put nukes in space). My analysis: https://t.co/z11CO5oeyP

By Ankit Panda
Investors Overlook E‑Commerce’s Long‑Term Disruption
SocialMar 9, 2026

Investors Overlook E‑Commerce’s Long‑Term Disruption

I've seen this so often throughout my time in the industry: short-termism and news-cycle reflexivity leading investors to fixate on the new shiny object and lose sight of the durability and therefore, cumulative disruptive impact of long-term structural trends, especially...

By Trevor Noren
CHN Energy Launches 2 GW Solar Plant on Reclaimed Coal Land
SocialMar 9, 2026

CHN Energy Launches 2 GW Solar Plant on Reclaimed Coal Land

CHN Energy switches on 2 GW solar plant at coal-mining subsidence area #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/0etOLNRt0S

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
AI Agent Automates Backend Setup with Open‑Source InsForge 2.0
SocialMar 9, 2026

AI Agent Automates Backend Setup with Open‑Source InsForge 2.0

Instead of configuring backend services manually, let your AI agent do it. InsForge 2.0 from @insforge_dev makes that possible. Fully open-source. ⭐ Star the repo https://t.co/9waINXkV1M

By Hasan Toor