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A Decade of Solar Growth Celebrated by SEIA President
SocialFeb 19, 2026

A Decade of Solar Growth Celebrated by SEIA President

Solar Energy Industries Association president reflects on decade of progress #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/tbHnPi0r3A https://t.co/0nNhikDzH0

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Soft Robotics and Assistive Tech: Merging for Societal Benefit
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Soft Robotics and Assistive Tech: Merging for Societal Benefit

A new Science #Robotics Focus article discusses how soft robotics and assistive technologies are intertwined and explores how innovations in these fields could benefit society at large. https://t.co/2CVjJj480Z https://t.co/xaUpYivsJg

By Science Robotics
Sovereign Stacks: Balancing Scale, Regulation, and Control
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Sovereign Stacks: Balancing Scale, Regulation, and Control

#CIOChat Q3: Data residency, sovereignty mandates, and geopolitical risk are rapidly reshaping architectural decisions right now. Are we entering a “sovereign stack” era? How are you balancing hyperscaler scale with regulatory exposure and enterprise control? https://t.co/VK5lLC7gA0

By Dion Hinchcliffe
New ADE Paradigm Signals 2026 Coding Revolution
SocialFeb 19, 2026

New ADE Paradigm Signals 2026 Coding Revolution

this might be the single best timed called shot in the history of AIE. I now think about this talk almost ~daily and have direct line of sight to the nonstop onslaught of new post-IDE form factors for agentic engineering. @RealGeneKim...

By Swyx (Shawn Wang)
Coopetition: Partner with Rivals to Grow the Pie
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Coopetition: Partner with Rivals to Grow the Pie

Helping competitors sounds wrong. Many businesses guard every move, yet rivals who share leads, split costs, and collaborate often win more deals. Coopetition drives shared R&D, opens new markets, and creates referrals when demand spikes. You keep your edge while growing the pie. Who...

By Ask Dr. Brown
Real‑World Data Powers Autonomous Vehicles, Says Nexar CEO
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Real‑World Data Powers Autonomous Vehicles, Says Nexar CEO

Nexar CEO Zach Greenberger joins Alex, Kirsten and Ed to explain why AVs need real world data, how Nexar built one of the world’s largest driving datasets, the Uber Labs announcement, and much, much more. Also, the hosts critique each other’s...

By Alex Roy
SALD Unveils Large‑Area Sheet‑to‑Sheet Perovskite Tool
SocialFeb 19, 2026

SALD Unveils Large‑Area Sheet‑to‑Sheet Perovskite Tool

SALD launches large area sheet-to-sheet tool for perovskite solar pilot lines #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/1T4zFQX3n4 https://t.co/XXG8fpaR0N

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
AI Agents Turn Meetings Into Parallel Work Sessions
SocialFeb 19, 2026

AI Agents Turn Meetings Into Parallel Work Sessions

The concept of ‘business meetings’ has changed yet again. And it’s because of AI agents. Because now before every long meeting I am forced to ask myself what I want Claude Code or Claude Chrome to do for me during...

By Allie Miller
CAISO Hits >100% Renewable, Gas Share Drops Sharply
SocialFeb 19, 2026

CAISO Hits >100% Renewable, Gas Share Drops Sharply

27th of 49 days in 2026 with >100% WindWaterSolar on the @CaliforniaISO grid. Gas own 54% in vs 2024 and 56% vs 2023 Batteries up 54% vs 2024 and 301% vs 2023 PV up 38% vs 2024 and 56% vs 2023 PV+Batteries displacing gas Imports...

By Mark Z. Jacobson
Spend at Your Marginal Frontier, Not Just More
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Spend at Your Marginal Frontier, Not Just More

Your CFO wants more efficiency. Your CMO wants more volume. They're both right. And both wrong. The real question isn't "what should our target be?" It's "where are we at on our marginal frontier?" Spending power = the amount you can increase spend before...

By Taylor Holiday
Simplify Offer, Get Free 10k Leads, 5x Demos
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Simplify Offer, Get Free 10k Leads, 5x Demos

These 3 changes to our cold email copy 5x’d demos booked last week. OLD VERSION: Subj: $18 per lead is a lot Body: You’re paying ~$18 per lead or more on Meta right now. And, some more if they don’t...

By Adam Robinson
Speedy AI Tactics Sacrifice Trust, Hurting Long‑term Value
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Speedy AI Tactics Sacrifice Trust, Hurting Long‑term Value

Trust is built over time, and broken in an instant. Is your "scalable" AI strategy mortgaging trust for visibility? I have had to accept my brand getting "less visibility" in GEO to maintain a standard, because we have just that ......

By Wil Reynolds
Duke Energy Thermostat Control Works for Me
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Duke Energy Thermostat Control Works for Me

I let Duke Energy control my thermostat. I don’t regret it. #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/LfzMpD9SLF

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
SLS Core Stage Fully Fueled, Leak‑Free Progress
SocialFeb 19, 2026

SLS Core Stage Fully Fueled, Leak‑Free Progress

The SLS Core Stage is 100% full with liquid hydrogen, reaching that step without the leaks experienced in the first Wet Dress Rehearsal. Core stage LOX also full. Upper stage in progress. https://t.co/l57ViNyv7v https://t.co/osaGFUDs2r

By Marcia Smith
EBV DNA Linked to Multiple Autoimmune Diseases in 800k Genomes
SocialFeb 19, 2026

EBV DNA Linked to Multiple Autoimmune Diseases in 800k Genomes

🆕@Nature Genome sequencing of >800,000 people finds Epstein-Barr virus reads and their association with other autoimmune diseases besides multiple sclerosis, including type 1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and hypothyroidism https://t.co/FKCV4OInT5

By Eric Topol
China’s Rapid AI‑robot Loops Outpace Demo‑heavy Rivals
SocialFeb 19, 2026

China’s Rapid AI‑robot Loops Outpace Demo‑heavy Rivals

Humanoid robotics has split into two timelines: China → deploys, iterates, scales Others → demo, debate, delay The advantage isn’t better robots. It’s tighter AI + manufacturing + deployment loops. Real-world reps beat stage demos.

By Giuliano Liguori
Build a Lead Engine Beyond Social Media Dependence
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Build a Lead Engine Beyond Social Media Dependence

The 2 long-term investments I'd be making if I sell services to ensure I build something sturdy, especially given the current moment: 1. Building a business that isn't reliant on social media (or even SEO/AEO) for lead-gen. Yes, some business...

By Jay Acunzo
Bank Relevance Demands Challenger Mindset, Not Just Tech
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Bank Relevance Demands Challenger Mindset, Not Just Tech

No amount of technology or marketing will make a bank relevant without a challenger mindset. Culture determines whether innovation ever reaches the customer. We discuss this with @EFulwiler, CEO of Rival. Watch the full episode: https://t.co/Y31f7tnfQ6 https://t.co/hmRJoRouya

By Jim Marous
Solar Plus Storage: A Viable Global Power Solution
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Solar Plus Storage: A Viable Global Power Solution

"Solar and batteries can power the world" Tom Brown is mostly on BlueSky these days but this is a great blogpost so I'm sharing it here too. https://t.co/KU6aqsHfEZ https://t.co/1pVWCGUOKs

By Auke Hoekstra
Solar and Wind Aren't Cost‑competitive; They Add to Power Costs
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Solar and Wind Aren't Cost‑competitive; They Add to Power Costs

We often hear the claim that intermittent solar and wind are cost-competitive with reliable sources of electricity. This is an accounting fraud. The cost of solar and wind is paid on top of the cost of an on-demand power source, not instead...

By Alex Epstein
Neobank Middle Class Repriced: Acquisitions Turn Users Into Infrastructure
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Neobank Middle Class Repriced: Acquisitions Turn Users Into Infrastructure

Two massive neobank acquisitions just happened. Stash sold to Grab for $425M (below its $747M raised) and Step got acquired by MrBeast. The neobank middle class is getting repriced: if you can't hit escape velocity, you become infrastructure for someone else's...

By Lex Sokolin
Dr. Tour to Speak at Graphene‑Connect 2026
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Dr. Tour to Speak at Graphene‑Connect 2026

Dr. Tour is excited to be speaking at the upcoming Graphene-Connect 2026 happening on March 11–12!  @Graphene-Connect @metalgrass  #graphene #science https://t.co/q3tYr2c4oI

By Dr James Tour
Humanoid Robot Performs Real-Time Parkour via Perception
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Humanoid Robot Performs Real-Time Parkour via Perception

Not a preplanned motion sequence. A robot deciding mid-jump what to do next. [📍 paper + demo] Researchers just showed a humanoid doing real parkour using only onboard perception. No motion script, no fixed obstacle layout. The system is called...

By Ilir Aliu
From Software to Robots: Making Automation Affordable and Deployable
SocialFeb 19, 2026

From Software to Robots: Making Automation Affordable and Deployable

🎙️ Evan Beard is the co-founder and CEO of Standard Bots , building AI-trained industrial robot arms designed to automate real factory work, not demos: In this episode, Evan shares a founder path that started in software startups and Y...

By Ilir Aliu
Clear Messaging Beats Fancy Themes for Higher Conversions
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Clear Messaging Beats Fancy Themes for Higher Conversions

I know founders with perfect Shopify themes getting 1% conversion. I know founders with basic themes getting 6% conversion. Theme beauty doesn't matter. Offer clarity does. Fix your messaging before your design.

By Kamil Sattar
Grokipedia Mysteriously Absent From Sistrix Visibility Chart
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Grokipedia Mysteriously Absent From Sistrix Visibility Chart

lol Grokipedia doesn’t even show up on the @sistrix visibility comparison chart I had to check multiple times to make sure I didn’t type the domain name incorrectly 🤣 https://t.co/NMUTsbS7Yr

By Lily Ray
Seeking 3PL Partners for Canada, Australia, UK Expansion
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Seeking 3PL Partners for Canada, Australia, UK Expansion

Who should we be working with for international 3PLs? Looking to expand to Canada, Australia, UK to start.

By Zach Stuck
Accenture Ties Promotions to AI Platform Logins
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Accenture Ties Promotions to AI Platform Logins

Accenture combats AI refuseniks by linking promotions to log-ins https://t.co/ZmTs7FvM9v #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology #Tech #TechNews https://t.co/jGIaUWQx0f

By Tim Hughes
Altesa Secures $75M for Lung Drug, Led by Ex‑Trump Official
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Altesa Secures $75M for Lung Drug, Led by Ex‑Trump Official

Altesa, run by former Trump official, raises $75M for well-traveled lung drug https://t.co/bUx5dcvNJy by @gwendolynawu #biotech #startups

By Ben Fidler
Memory: From Overlooked to Industry’s Hot Topic
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Memory: From Overlooked to Industry’s Hot Topic

Went deeeeepp on the memory industry in this report. No one used to want to cover memory, and now it is all the industry/supply chain wants to talk about. Some juicy stats 😀 https://t.co/QSHAd1OxK2 https://t.co/dbC4xNxVte

By Ben Bajarin
New Drug Development Reforms Aim to Match China
SocialFeb 19, 2026

New Drug Development Reforms Aim to Match China

These proposed reforms to pre-clinical drug development and to smoothing the transition to first-in-human studies could be the most consequential steps toward leveling the playing field with China. https://t.co/oVY6N3xo9Y

By Scott Gottlieb
AI Could Boost ServiceNow, Not Just Threaten It
SocialFeb 19, 2026

AI Could Boost ServiceNow, Not Just Threaten It

Is $NOW really at risk of AI disruption? $NOW is down ~52% from ATH. The bear case is simple: ~97% of revenue is seat-based. If AI reduces headcount, seat growth slows. But the real question is whether AI replaces ServiceNow… or makes...

By Sergey CYW
Adding Fragmentomics Boosts GRAIL’s Multicancer Detection Accuracy
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Adding Fragmentomics Boosts GRAIL’s Multicancer Detection Accuracy

The most used multicancer early detection (MCED) blood test (liquid biopsy) uses methylation (GRAIL). But combining that with DNA fragmentomics, as reported today @NatureCancer, improves early detection https://t.co/VkNDR4XuW3

By Eric Topol
Voicebox Dethrones ElevenLabs with Open-Source, Local TTS
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Voicebox Dethrones ElevenLabs with Open-Source, Local TTS

ElevenLabs just lost its moat 🤯 Voicebox just dropped: → Powered by Alibaba's Qwen3-TTS for near-perfect cloning → Ships with a DAW-like "Stories Editor" → No cloud, runs locally on your machine 100% Open Source. 100% Local. Link to repo in 🧵↓ https://t.co/m7aQ5wutK3

By Data Chaz
Empowering STEM: Professor Redefines Robotics for All
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Empowering STEM: Professor Redefines Robotics for All

#Noire #AI #Avatar #Robotics #Engineering #Professor teaches Robotics as part of her STEM for the streets. Changing the face of STEM one robot at a time. Support her books, robots, apparel and more at NoireSTEMinist.com

By Dr. Carlotta A. Berry
Claude Code's Rise Shows Coding Is Nearly Solved
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Claude Code's Rise Shows Coding Is Nearly Solved

Claude Code launched just one year ago. Today it writes 4% of all GitHub commits, and DAU 2x'd last month alone. In my conversation with @bcherny, creator and head of Claude Code, we dig into: 🔸 Why he considers coding "largely solved" 🔸...

By Lenny Rachitsky
Distribution, Not Creation, Is the New Attention Bottleneck
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Distribution, Not Creation, Is the New Attention Bottleneck

Distribution and the human attention premium That marketing and distribution become the principal challenges of scaling content in an attention landscape awash in it seems like an obvious outcome as production costs collapse. But it has not yet emerged as a...

By Eric Benjamin Seufert
Focus on 4 Metrics, Not 50, to Drive Profit
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Focus on 4 Metrics, Not 50, to Drive Profit

You’re deluding yourself into thinking you’re organized by staring at a dashboard with 50 metrics... … and somehow, you're completely missing the only 4 that actually matter: MER (Marketing Efficiency Ratio): This is your early-warning alarm. If MER dips 10-15% below target, something's leaking....

By Kody Nordquist
FDA Proposes Single Pivotal Trial as Approval Standard
SocialFeb 19, 2026

FDA Proposes Single Pivotal Trial as Approval Standard

FDA leaders say one pivotal trial, not two, should be ‘default’ for drug approvals https://t.co/ADRb1miphf by Kristin Jensen #biotech

By Ben Fidler
Ask the Problem First, Then Match Tools
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Ask the Problem First, Then Match Tools

This is an interesting thread. Everyone is suggesting tools to solve the problem. I’d start by asking more about the data and the questions the customer is trying to answer or problems they are trying to solve first before recommending...

By Teri Radichel
Use Your Product First; Proof Builds Trust and Growth
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Use Your Product First; Proof Builds Trust and Growth

He refused to sell his product until his team used it themselves first. Then 100 customers signed in 6 weeks. 1,000 in year one. @markowitzadam built @DrataHQ to $100M+ ARR by proving trust with evidence - not promises. https://t.co/MZNP2TLl8H

By Omer Khan
Tech Mastery Comes From Repeated Messy Attempts
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Tech Mastery Comes From Repeated Messy Attempts

Your first Terraform project will be ugly. Your second one will still be ugly. By the tenth, you’ll understand why the first nine failed. Progress in tech is cumulative. 💗

By DevOps Girl
Agentic Coding Mirrors ML, Inheriting Its Pitfalls
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Agentic Coding Mirrors ML, Inheriting Its Pitfalls

Sufficiently advanced agentic coding is essentially machine learning: the engineer sets up the optimization goal as well as some constraints on the search space (the spec and its tests), then an optimization process (coding agents) iterates until the goal is...

By François Chollet
Indium Oxide Semiconductors Rise in 3D Integration Race
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Indium Oxide Semiconductors Rise in 3D Integration Race

As the semiconductor industry gets serious about monolithic 3D integration, indium-based oxide semiconductors are drawing more and more attention. https://t.co/TCRHH3C2p6 #semiconductor #3Dintegration @ieee_iedm #indiumoxide #BTI #IGZO

By Ed Sperling
Building Resilient Electricity Systems for Future Threats
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Building Resilient Electricity Systems for Future Threats

Impactful discussion with 🇳🇱 @MinisterKGG, 🇬🇧 @Ed_Miliband, 🇦🇺 Stephen Jones, 🇪🇸 Sara Aagesen Muñoz & other leading figures on what is needed to ensure electricity systems can cope with the growing range of threats they are facing, both old and...

By Fatih Birol
Silicon Valley's Private Shadow Grid Faces Skepticism
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Silicon Valley's Private Shadow Grid Faces Skepticism

Silicon Valley’s energy appetite is so insatiable that it is now trying to build a colossal shadow power grid for itself nationwide. But will it work? Said @JigarShahDC : “This whole thing feels like a fairy tale concocted on...

By Evan Halper
Tech Fails in Fee‑For‑Service, Aledade Shows Value‑Based Solution
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Tech Fails in Fee‑For‑Service, Aledade Shows Value‑Based Solution

What happens when you drop great tech into a fee-for-service system? Farzad Mostashari has a blunt answer—and it’s worth hearing. See what Aledade is doing to make the math work for value-based care: https://t.co/iMKzsdQSrl @AledadeACO #ValueBasedCare #HITsm https://t.co/lL49Ha2UHC

By Colin Hung
Taalas Chip Excels at Llama3.1, but Lacks Flexibility
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Taalas Chip Excels at Llama3.1, but Lacks Flexibility

AI chip startup Taalas @taalas_inc is showing off a chip that can do 16,000 tps/user on Llama3.1-8B, many multiples of its nearest competitor. The catch? The chip ONLY runs Llama3.1-8B, and a model like DeepSeekR1-671B would need 30 separate tapeouts: https://t.co/IJuprQZqaE

By Sally Ward-Foxton
Hindi Linux for DevOps: Clear, Complete Guide
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Hindi Linux for DevOps: Clear, Complete Guide

Recently I found a YouTube channel — TrainWithShubham He has explained Linux for DevOps in Hindi in a very clear and practical way. From basics like: • What is Linux • Commands • Users & permissions • Networking • LVM Everything is covered in one structured session. If you’re...

By Megha Bhardwaj