Claude’s $20 Plan Hits Limits on Simple Queries
$20/mo Claude plan: Me: "What should I have for dinner?" Claude: "Steak." (You have reached your weekly limit)
Great AI Needs Seamless Design, Speed, and Guidance
Behind every AI system that works is good design. Bad UX = users drop off Slow response = lost trust No guidance = no conversions Your AI should feel seamless, especially on your website.
FDA Reverses Ban on 12 Peptides for Review
So... @SecKennedy just announced that 12 peptides the Biden FDA shoved into "Category 2" — effectively banning them from regulated compounding pharmacies and driving people to the black market - are being pulled back for legitimate scientific review. Here's what each one...
SaaS Narrative Ends; Tracing Thought Evolution Since 2017
The death of SaaS narrative -- my big 'viral' call on it was Sept, 2024 -- but what is soo cool about having all my content wired up into claude is tracing the lineage of the thinking back to 2017.
Patients Choose Risky Care When Health Systems Fail
I don’t think patients want ChatGPT or an AI doctor startup to replace their health system - but when you’re desperate, you’ll take what you can get - the safety and efficacy be damned. So if health systems don’t fill...
Qualcomm Invests in Wayve, Boosting AI-Driven Automotive Tech
Today we announced new investment from @Qualcomm and I got to spend time with CEO @cristianoamon and EVP @nakulduggal. I'm excited about the scale and potential Wayve's AI and Snapdragon will bring to global automotive industry. https://t.co/Zeb42SVPWb
AI in Cybersecurity Will Mostly Augment, Not Replace, by 2027
Fun insight from @Gartner_inc "By 2027, 90% of successful AI implementations in cybersecurity will be tactical — task automation and process augmentation — rather than role replacement." (https://t.co/EC2MwkKYqC)
Explore 2024 Digital Design Trends in Upcoming Webinar
Campaign design is constantly evolving. Join Zeta Global’s design experts for this Apr. 29 webinar as they discuss current #digitalmarketing design trends, share their favorite campaigns, and highlight opportunities for marketers to be more impactful >> https://t.co/ys1p7m2vNo https://t.co/wqzpl9u0Gv
Solar Panels Prove More Economically Viable Than Expected
The economics of solar panels make this a much more viable proposition than one might expect.
AI's Biggest Legacy: Ending the Billable Hour Forever
When the history books are written*, the death of the billable hour might very well be AI's greatest contribution to humanity *Written by AI, obvs https://t.co/s3t8cvnoht
Easy Corrections Boost AI Session Success
Interesting data on AI products from @Amplitude_HQ: "1/3 of user sessions succeed because the user corrects the agent mid-stream. Build UX that makes correction easy. The highest-quality sessions were the ones that recovered well."
AI Excel Nails Basics, Stumbles on Complex Updates
Uploaded my Skill files and tried this out 1) Passed Level 1 Test: simple AMZN quarterly update, where I update the architecture, just needs numbers input (17/17) 2) Badly Failed Level 2 Test: real-world situation with UBER model 6 quarters out of...
Discovering iOS Prescreener: Should You Use It?
Ive just been told by someone important and who I value that my iphone has a prescreener? Embarrasingly, I had no idea iOS had that. Do people use it? Shoukd I use it?
OpenClaw Secured with Docker Sandbox and Clawvisor
It’s April now OpenClaw with docker sandbox, logging mitmproxy firewall and Clawvisor and you are good to go The days of “it’s insecure” for OpenClaw are over
High Delivery Rates Hide Critical Inbox Placement Mistakes
Your ESP shows a 99% delivery rate, but that doesn't tell you how many actually hit the inbox. Here are 6 deliverability mistakes most ecom brands are making: https://t.co/BjW9LnpKwd
Meta Last-Click CVR Drops 50%, Hurting Sales
Meta last click CVR is now down 50% from Sunday for one brand that's the most impacted by this in my portfolio. Whatever is going on it's multiple things and it's not only impacting reporting, it's impacting hard sales.
Renewables Keep Lights On When Supply Chains Collapse
A world that runs on renewable energy rather than fossil fuel is a world that won't go Mad Max. Solar panels don't stop working just because supply lines fail.
Nano Banana Cuts Concept Sketch Time From Hours to Minutes
As someone who spent years wishing I was better at drawing little conceptual images like these for articles or presentations, the ability to do this with Nano Banana now is absolutely amazing. This was maybe 5 minutes and 3 versions and...
Georgia Power Permits Data Centers to Source Own Clean Energy
Georgia Power will now let data centers bring their own clean energy #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/lmcXeMdSqR
AI's Jagged Intelligence: Powerful Yet Limited by Scope
Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Stupidity: The ‘Jagged Intelligence’ of AI is said to be "reframing" the debate, but many cognitive scientists have noted it from the get-go: any implementation of intelligence is not a magic wand that can solve all...
Salesforce Repositions as Runtime Layer for Agentic Enterprise
1/ @Salesforce just made one of its largest agentic moves yet at #TDX26. - Not a new AI feature. - Not another agent demo. A full repositioning of Salesforce as the runtime layer for the agentic enterprise. 🤖⚙️ And a lot is riding on...
Voyager Secures Seventh Private ISS Mission for 2028
Just in: Voyager gets the 7th private astronaut mission to the ISS, joining Axiom Space and Vast Space. Launching NET 2028. https://t.co/m3wiSmrnkx
Podcast Highlights Deep Divide Over AI Timelines
The @dwarkesh_sp and Jensen podcast is a great listen. it illustrates the schism in a lot of industry debates around “AGI” and the concept of AI timelines. Both parties represent a different school of thought and this is a...
AI Assistance Erodes Persistence, Harms Independent Problem‑solving
The mindless use of A.I. is rotting the brains of too many people. "A.I. assistance reduces persistence and impairs independent performance: After brief A.I.-assisted sessions (10 minutes), participants were significantly more likely to give up on problems and performed significantly worse...
Google Personalization Pushes Live Sports to iPhone Lockscreen
Are you seeing live sports match updates on your iPhone lockscreen? Blame Google's search personalization. Here's the scoop (and how to turn it off if you don't want any spoilers): https://t.co/ogGXkedJAL #sports #iphone #google #updates https://t.co/acWYWxjoJN
OpenAI Highlights Amazon Partnership, Blames Microsoft for Restrictions
OpenAI touts Amazon alliance in memo, says Microsoft has 'limited our ability' to reach clients https://buff.ly/UKRgSK6
MOFs Earn 2025 Nobel, Revolutionizing Water and Gas Capture
Researchers working on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The latest edition of PeriodicGraphics in C&EN looks at applications of MOFs, including water harvesting, gas storage, and more: https://cen.acs.org/materials/metal-organic-frameworks/mof-metal-organic-framework-adsorption/104/web/2026/03
AWS Secrets Manager Adds Hybrid Post‑quantum TLS Protection
AWS Secrets Manager now supports hybrid post-quantum TLS to protect secrets from quantum threats - AWS https://t.co/R5k8MdDFoR
Platform Culture Dictates Content Performance Across Networks
Each platform has its own culture, its own audience behaviors, and its own unspoken rules. You can publish the same piece of content across platforms... it doesn't mean it will always perform the same.
Claude App Adds Features, but Still Requires Manual Markdown Edits
new claude code in app has lots of nice things, i still need to edit md files all the time tho (which you cant do)
Your Calendar, Not Market, Limits Growth Beyond $30K MRR
You're bootstrapped and stuck at $30K MRR. It's not your market. It's not your pricing. It's your calendar. I see this often on coaching calls. A founder hits $10K, $20K, $30K MRR doing everything themselves. Building the product. Closing deals....
Track Gift‑With‑Purchase Attach Rates Like Ad CTR
Running a Gift with Purchase promo without tracking attach rate is like running ads without tracking CTR. So we added analytics to @promopartypro today. Now you can see attach rate by campaign, product, and variant, and tell which gift is...
Clips Have Become the Primary Product Driving Reach
Clips are no longer the byproduct of the main product — they’re the main product. No matter the size of the show, they drive the ultimate reach 👇 More in my latest newsletter, "The Clip Economy": bit.ly/ClipEconomy
Testing Opus 4.6: Is VPC Security Deployment Restored?
Ok…let’s try again and see if Opus 4.6 🤖 is any better than the last time I tried it and if it can deploy my VPC endpoint security groups correctly now. Is it still nerfed for everyone else or only...
Retatrutide Poised to Become History’s Biggest Drug
Not s hot take, but I think retatrutide could be the largest drug in history @TravisHoium makes a great case on why the best way to play the emerging peptide market is $HIMS
Spark Gets Australian Approval for Huge Solar‑battery Project
Spark secures Australian approval for massive solar and battery project #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/exu5V1LSDn
Canada’s Edge: Integrating Batteries Beats China’s Production
How Canada Can Beat China in the Battery Battle China won manufacturing. But the next round is about integrating batteries into systems. And that could be where Canada really shines. #cdnpoli #batteries https://markhamhislop.substack.com/p/how-canada-can-beat-china-in-the
AI Inference FLOPs Replace Tokens as Currency
Instead of the gold standard, we can imagine an inference standard of exchange, the FLOP. (As opposed to tokens, this accounts for AI ability) With some AI help, I figure $1 buys roughly 10^17 managed-LLM inference FLOPs. So that $4 coffee would...
Nike CEO Eyes AI Data Centers After Allbirds Surge
POV: The CEO of Nike — which is down 28% YTD — calling an emergency meeting with his C-Suite after seeing Allbirds pump +600% and demanding that the fitness giant pivots into AI data centres, leveraging Oregon’s abundance of hydropower....
Selling B30s
Awesome Dwarkesh episode with Jensen, but did not love the discussion around selling B30s to China and really think that Jensen’s position is pro-American. I am super patriotic and believe that selling B30s to China *lowers* the risk that China...
Google Cloud Partnership Speeds AI Delivery for Portfolio Firms
Exciting day for @thomabravo and our portfolio companies. Our partnership with @googlecloud will accelerate how our companies build and deliver AI solutions for their customers. The opportunity is massive and we’re moving fast.
March 2026 Core Update Far Less Volatile Than December
I think they are smoking something over at SEL 🤣 -> March 2026 Google core update more volatile than December — here’s what changed The March 2026 core update wasn't even close to the power of the December 2025 core update....
Free Blood Biomarker Testing Empowers Early Health Intervention
You can now get your blood work at cost. We launched a biomarkers testing platform. I make $0 on it. Blood testing needs to be more accessible. Instead, we wait until we get sick. And in the meantime, companies...
Humans, Not AI, Drive Revenue Growth
PSA to CEOs: AI is not going to save your revenue performance. AI is not going to save your revenue performance. AI is not going to save your revenue performance. AI is not going to save your revenue performance. AI is not going to save...
Powerful AI Stays Controlled, Weaker Tools Spread Widely
Inspired by Miles's post, and the announcment of the open source nano-analyzer by @Aisle_Inc yesterday, my view of the AI cyber landscape. I think this is roughly the dynamic we want. The most powerful tools are held closely. Less powerful...
Trigger Personalized Postcards Directly From Shopify Flow
"Shopify Flow + PostPilot: PostPilot now works natively inside Shopify Flow. Trigger postcards on any customer behavior." Example: "A postcard landing when a customer hits a VIP spend milestone..." I always read @drewsanocki's newsletter for these @getpostpilot updates. https://t.co/UxEsZHNOe4
Carrier Launches Voice‑cloning AI for Autonomous Calls
"REALLY, the wireless carrier that operates on T-Mobile's network, today announced a first-of-its-kind technology that allows subscribers to clone their voices and have their phone make and answer calls and take autonomous action on their behalf" https://t.co/FAF7lQNVQx ...really
Churn Remains Steady; Technical Accounts Stick Longer
Former VP at $FOUR on churn "I feel like their churn has stayed about the same. I don't think they're above or below average. When you factor in all of their accounts from SMB to enterprise, the more technical you get, the harder...
Consumers Prefer Robotaxis Over Owning New Luxury Robocars
A new robocar: https://t.co/yEijU7C02N I can see how this would sell a few. Rich people like having something that's different than the flood of Teslas here in Silicon Valley. And seeing a new approach to transportation that's based wholly around autonomy...
Thermally Passive BESS Boost Resilience in Desert Conditions
From ‘refrigerators in the desert’ to resilient, thermally passive BESS assets #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/uc72BX3L9l
