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Winter Storm Leaves Solar Power Completely Ineffective
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Winter Storm Leaves Solar Power Completely Ineffective

As badly as wind performed during recent winter weather, solar performed far, far worse. As often happens during winter storms, solar was mostly or totally useless during the times of highest demand (evening and early morning). In Florida, which was hit later...

By Alex Epstein
Solid‑state Batteries Outshine Li‑ion, Na‑ion Safety
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Solid‑state Batteries Outshine Li‑ion, Na‑ion Safety

Comparing safety profiles of lithium-ion, sodium-ion and solid-state batteries #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/2EDdejzvGR

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
AI Skill Automates Faxing Healthcare Requests in 2026
SocialFeb 18, 2026

AI Skill Automates Faxing Healthcare Requests in 2026

It's 2026, so... I just wrote a Claude Skill that faxes a request form to my healthcare provider.

By Josh Mandel, MD
Rocket Lab, Blue Origin PR Clash Over Mars Telecom
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Rocket Lab, Blue Origin PR Clash Over Mars Telecom

Watching the PR comms from Rocket Lab and Blue Origin on Mars Telecommunications Orbiter has been fascinating.

By Eric Berger
Two Red Flags? Move On From That Prospect
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Two Red Flags? Move On From That Prospect

Founders: Prospect disqualification criteria: 🚩 Pain described in general terms only 🚩 Complex approval chain with no champion 🚩 First-time category purchase 🚩 'Someday' implementation timeframe 🚩 'We don't share that information' on budget If you see two flags, focus elsewhere.

By Pete Kazanjy
Zoho's OS of Intelligence Unifies Data, Ensures Sovereignty
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Zoho's OS of Intelligence Unifies Data, Ensures Sovereignty

Zoho’s @rajuv just finished a great presentation describing @Zoho’s systems philosophy, summing up to following 3 key outcomes at #ZohoDay 2026 in Austin. - Operating System of Intelligence - Unified Business Context with live data - Sovereignty by design https://t.co/y6UWOmv1dv

By Sarbjeet Johal
Fortescue's Repeating Solar Tracker Model Boosts Pilbara Innovation
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Fortescue's Repeating Solar Tracker Model Boosts Pilbara Innovation

“Tracker, panel, rinse, repeat:” How Fortescue is driving solar innovation in the Pilbara #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/t0Jovxaw7c https://t.co/NwSYabiAHC

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
AI Automates Cytology, Streamlining Cell Pre‑Screening
SocialFeb 18, 2026

AI Automates Cytology, Streamlining Cell Pre‑Screening

AI automates cytology, which is a laborious, manual, human subjective task, for pre=screening cells for abnormalities and making initial diagnoses today @Nature https://t.co/ZI3F2pkMxE https://t.co/WsUcRjkHFN https://t.co/mdz1DM6xs7

By Eric Topol
Finalizing Top 100 Biotech VCs, Join 2026 Webinar
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Finalizing Top 100 Biotech VCs, Join 2026 Webinar

We're wrapping up the fact checking process for our annual Top 100 biotech VCs list and prepping for our companion webinar on VC investing in 2026. If this is a topic near and dear to your heart, be sure to...

By John Carroll
Quinbrook Activates 619 MWh Supernode BESS in Queensland
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Quinbrook Activates 619 MWh Supernode BESS in Queensland

Quinbrook powers up 619MWh Supernode Stage One BESS in Queensland, Australia #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/ImIlFzLmCY

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Software Stocks Face Fear‑Driven Selloff, Not Real Decline
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Software Stocks Face Fear‑Driven Selloff, Not Real Decline

Software is getting hit on fear of substitution more than evidence of structural deterioration in enterprise spending. When price action gets ahead of reality, the re-rating can be violent if the narrative cools.

By Michael A. Gayed, CFA (Lead-Lag Report)
ServiceNow’s $100B Valuation Highlights Massive ITSM Market
SocialFeb 18, 2026

ServiceNow’s $100B Valuation Highlights Massive ITSM Market

Even after the SaaS dip, ServiceNow's market cap is north of $100mil "largely" for internal help desk. I've always been surprised how big the ITSM market is. Am I alone on that one?

By Brian Halligan
CI Turbulence Survived; Add a Fasten‑seat‑belt Alert
SocialFeb 18, 2026

CI Turbulence Survived; Add a Fasten‑seat‑belt Alert

Pilot hit some CI turbulence and was fighting a stall 😁 Didn’t crash, didn’t stop — update shipped after a full recovery. Definitely need a “fasten seat belts” light for that phase, thought it was just stuck circling.

By Aleksei Petrov
AI Won’t Replace SaaS: Key Misconceptions Clarified
SocialFeb 18, 2026

AI Won’t Replace SaaS: Key Misconceptions Clarified

When asking if AI will replace SaaS, here are some very key aspects to consider and questions to ask. I will have more to share, but there is a LOT of misunderstanding and assumptions being inserted into the public conversation that...

By Tim Crawford
Zoho Debuts ERP Targeting Manufacturing, Retail, Distribution, Non‑Profit
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Zoho Debuts ERP Targeting Manufacturing, Retail, Distribution, Non‑Profit

It’s official: @Zoho launches Zoho ERP. Zoho is stepping into a quickly evolving space focusing on four verticals: manufacturing, retail, distribution and non-profit. #cio #erp #zohoday26 https://t.co/ZHXSetWIbM

By Tim Crawford
Semantic Layer: Serve Data Like a Menu, Hide Complexity
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Semantic Layer: Serve Data Like a Menu, Hide Complexity

The semantic layer is like a restaurant menu: you know what you're ordering, but not how it's made. This analogy comes from Maxime Beauchemin and I think it's perfect. Users shouldn't need to understand your star schema to calculate revenue. They should...

By SSP Data
Zoho Accelerates Growth After Year of Deliberate Expansion
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Zoho Accelerates Growth After Year of Deliberate Expansion

The amount of growth by @Zoho over the past year is incredible. Historically, Zoho has been very deliberate and measured with their expansion. The past year, they hit the gas...big time. #CIO #ERP #ZohoDay26

By Tim Crawford
Designing AI-Ready Assessments with Evidence-Centered Design and UDL
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Designing AI-Ready Assessments with Evidence-Centered Design and UDL

The Architecture of Ability: How Evidence-Centered Design and UDL Can Shape AI-Era Assessment https://t.co/ejyIwHVG7I @Getting_Smart

By Tom Vander Ark
Growth Hack 2026: Let AI Agents Recommend You
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Growth Hack 2026: Let AI Agents Recommend You

the best growth hack in 2026 will be to build something so good that AI agents recommend it to users Not word of mouth… word of agent

By Andrew Chen
Amazon LEO Opens to Third-Party Antennas, Boosting Flexibility
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Amazon LEO Opens to Third-Party Antennas, Boosting Flexibility

Amazon has signaled its interest in allowing trusted government and third-party customers to use their own antenna hardware to integrate Amazon LEO into existing systems, in a move that would greatly enhance optionality, while hastening market entry for the service....

By Mary Kirby
AI Agents Now Autonomously Purchase Freelance Services
SocialFeb 18, 2026

AI Agents Now Autonomously Purchase Freelance Services

OpenClaw + Contra = Agents buying creative services 24/7 🔥 For the first time AI agents can buy from freelancers autonomously. This is an amazing development for everyone. So I put together a doc with the top 20 services agents are buying right...

By Data Chaz
Conversational AI Unlocks Hidden Value in Scientific Literature
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Conversational AI Unlocks Hidden Value in Scientific Literature

So cool to see the focus on really mining the scientific literature from @EdisonSci — it’s where a ton of valuable information is waiting and having models conversant in it is a big deal 👏👏👏

By Jason Kelly
NewcrossHealth Leverages Zoho Creator for Extensive Use
SocialFeb 18, 2026

NewcrossHealth Leverages Zoho Creator for Extensive Use

Listening to @Diginomica's @JonERP interview Mo Umerji of @NewcrossHealth and their usage of @Zoho - no surprise a lot of Creator usage. #ZohoDay26 https://t.co/hhB05jxEhN

By Holger Müller
AI Doc Calls for Global Action to Prevent Catastrophe
SocialFeb 18, 2026

AI Doc Calls for Global Action to Prevent Catastrophe

I'm incredibly proud to have catalyzed and worked alongside the Academy Award®-winning filmmakers behind Everything Everywhere All at Once and Navalny on THE AI DOC. There is no other moment than this to catalyze a global movement of awareness to steer...

By Aza Raskin
Farmland Protection Concerns Stall Renewable Energy Projects
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Farmland Protection Concerns Stall Renewable Energy Projects

Fear of farmland loss slows solar and wind development #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/wVWoSEYkxG

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Low‑Voltage Artificial Muscles Power Untethered Soft Robotic Fish
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Low‑Voltage Artificial Muscles Power Untethered Soft Robotic Fish

Scientists have developed #dielectric elastomer actuators, or artificial “muscles”, that can operate at low voltages while still producing high output to drive #untethered, soft robotic fish movements. Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/zAb0uHec2c https://t.co/NbGduWdDoh

By Science Robotics
Brain’s Venous Sinuses Patrol Immune Cells and Drain Fluid
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Brain’s Venous Sinuses Patrol Immune Cells and Drain Fluid

What's ruffling? Large veins interfacing the skull (venous sinuses) that patrol immune cells and help drain the brain https://t.co/WsML3Jd1yA

By Eric Topol
Two Red Flags Mean It's Not a Real Prospect
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Two Red Flags Mean It's Not a Real Prospect

Founders: Sales discovery qualification checklist: 🚩 Can't quantify problem cost 🚩 Unclear who signs the contract 🚩 No budget history for similar tools 🚩 No compelling event driving action 🚩 Refuses to discuss investment level Two red flags means they're not a real prospect.

By Pete Kazanjy
GRC Tools Need Business‑focused Risk, Not Spreadsheet Tickets
SocialFeb 18, 2026

GRC Tools Need Business‑focused Risk, Not Spreadsheet Tickets

There are a lot of new entrants coming into the GRC market right now, which tells you something interesting is happening. But most of what I see still feels like workflow layered on top of spreadsheets. Executives do not need more...

By Sean D. Mack
AI Startup Nets $11B Valuation Tackling Boring Tech Issue
SocialFeb 18, 2026

AI Startup Nets $11B Valuation Tackling Boring Tech Issue

This AI startup is valued at $11B for solving one of the most boring problems in tech.....

By Ryan Allis
Unlock Student Thinking with Short Video Assessments
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Unlock Student Thinking with Short Video Assessments

🎥 One week until my free formative assessment webinar. 📊 We’ll look at how short student videos reveal thinking, misconceptions, and confidence levels. 🤝 I’m excited to partner with @screenpalapp to share these classroom ready strategies. https://t.co/5oBUIzPpFR

By Monica Burns
Case Studies Reveal SEO Tactics Destroy Organic Traffic
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Case Studies Reveal SEO Tactics Destroy Organic Traffic

I have now read *multiple* public AEO/GEO "case studies" where the organic traffic literally looks like this. I'm not even kidding. I just pulled this chart from a case study published 2 weeks ago. Looks to me like they actually destroyed...

By Lily Ray
Celebrating Milestone Thanks to Trusted Customers & G2 Community
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Celebrating Milestone Thanks to Trusted Customers & G2 Community

This is a meaningful milestone for our team and the organizations that trust our platform to transform how work gets done. Thank you to the G2 community and to our customers for the trust, feedback, and partnership.

By Daniel Dines
Ads Work; Doubting Them Reveals a Skill Gap
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Ads Work; Doubting Them Reveals a Skill Gap

So many people say “ads don’t work; write content.” All of my companies for 22 years grew with ads 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 and forever. Ads won't be effective for 𝘢𝘭𝘭 companies, but "I've never seen it work" is an admission of lack of...

By Jason Cohen
50+ Enterprise AI Agents Every CIO Should Know
SocialFeb 18, 2026

50+ Enterprise AI Agents Every CIO Should Know

RT If AI agents are on your 2026 roadmap, this definitive guide to 50+ enterprise agents (what they do, where they fit) is a must‑read for CIOs and CDOs. #AI #CIO @Star_CIO https://t.co/jLE8sizbgZ

By Isaac Sacolick
AI Agents Needed to Manage Endless Pull Requests
SocialFeb 18, 2026

AI Agents Needed to Manage Endless Pull Requests

openclaw has 3.2k pull requests and growing which is actually an interesting problem: it's an infeasible number of PR's to *ever* human review if the future of software eng is coordinated agents, solving this might be how agents get to...

By Aaron Ng
Stand Out in AI-Driven Content Overload
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Stand Out in AI-Driven Content Overload

Content is already saturated, but AI is making it infinite. Now the biggest threat to creators is becoming invisible and getting lost in the wave of videos posted everyday. Today we dive into how you can defend yourself against it,...

By Colin and Samir
AI’s $10B Future Lies in Boring Legal Automation
SocialFeb 18, 2026

AI’s $10B Future Lies in Boring Legal Automation

This AI startup just hit an $11B valuation by solving one of the most boring problems in tech.... Harvey is reportedly raising $200M and has reached: - $190M in ARR - 1,000 customers - 100,000 lawyers on the platform So...

By Ryan Allis
AI Needs Real‑Time Context, Not Just Bigger Models
SocialFeb 18, 2026

AI Needs Real‑Time Context, Not Just Bigger Models

The AI industry doesn’t have a model problem. It has a supply chain problem. Across the enterprise, we see a consistent pattern: sophisticated models operating in isolation from customer reality — think of it as “Brain in a Jar.” The...

By Heidi Bullock
AI Productivity Tricks Don’t Scale to Real Team Workflows
SocialFeb 18, 2026

AI Productivity Tricks Don’t Scale to Real Team Workflows

Most AI productivity hacks you see on LinkedIn don't work. They work for one person, on their own laptop, with no one else involved. That's not your reality. Your reality is shared Google Docs with 14 contributors. Confluence pages that...

By Ed Biden
Travel Breaks Routine, Fuels Original Thinking in AI Era
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Travel Breaks Routine, Fuels Original Thinking in AI Era

I just spent a month in Australia. And I want to talk about what it actually did to my brain. Something happens when you pull yourself out of your routine and put yourself somewhere unfamiliar. You start to wake up...

By Allie Miller
One Quirky Prop Turned a Bland Shirt Ad Into Bestseller
SocialFeb 18, 2026

One Quirky Prop Turned a Bland Shirt Ad Into Bestseller

Every shirt ad looked the same. One prop changed everything. In 1951, Hathaway was a small shirt company from Maine that most people had never heard of. They had a $30,000 ad budget, a fraction of what their competitors were spending,...

By Chase Dimond
AI Workflow Replaces WhaleWisdom for Fund Portfolio Tracking
SocialFeb 18, 2026

AI Workflow Replaces WhaleWisdom for Fund Portfolio Tracking

With 13Fs for Q4 out, retweeting this AI workflow (which I quite like). I will be building a stack of a couple dozen funds I follow to get a quick look at their portfolios: new additions, size ups/downs and portfolio...

By Brett Caughran
Fix the Math Before Scaling Your Business
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Fix the Math Before Scaling Your Business

Most businesses struggle for one reason: you ignore the math. If you close 80% of sales calls, you are underpriced. If your LTV to CAC is below 3:1 with humans involved, your model breaks at scale. If you wait more than 60 seconds...

By Ask Dr. Brown
Build a 2026 Digital Store Using AI Tools
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Build a 2026 Digital Store Using AI Tools

How To Build A Digital Product Store With AI In 2026 WATCH HERE 👉 https://t.co/ijT1ejXe7l In this video, I show you step-by-step how to build a digital product store using AI in 2026, including how to generate product images, write high-converting...

By Kamil Sattar
Micron Poised for Record Highs Amid Memory Shortage
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Micron Poised for Record Highs Amid Memory Shortage

Can Micron do it again? $MU heading back towards record territory as memory shortages continue.

By Hyperstocks
AI Will Slash Decades-Long Lag in Medical Adoption
SocialFeb 18, 2026

AI Will Slash Decades-Long Lag in Medical Adoption

It can take decades for new medical research to change what happens in the exam room. AI is going to massively accelerate this process. The dissemination of medical research into clinical practice is not slow because the science is slow. It...

By Dereck Paul, MD
Stand Out by Thinking Differently, Not Just Being Expert
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Stand Out by Thinking Differently, Not Just Being Expert

People don't become known for their expertise They become known for how they *think differently* about their area of expertise Recognition follows a distinct, ownable idea (not volume, not credentials, not even quality of work) If your thinking sounds like everyone else's in...

By Katelyn Bourgoin
Google Grants TPU Compute Awards for Keras 3 Researchers
SocialFeb 18, 2026

Google Grants TPU Compute Awards for Keras 3 Researchers

If you're a researcher in academia using Keras 3 (PhD student, postdoc, professor...) and you want to train on TPUs, you could receive compute awards from Google for your research. Google is running a new academic grant program, separate from...

By François Chollet