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Vision Pro Turns YouTube Into Massive, Portable Cinema
SocialFeb 13, 2026

Vision Pro Turns YouTube Into Massive, Portable Cinema

Just tried out the YouTube app in the Vision Pro that shipped today. It makes a TV way bigger than the $8,000 TV on my wall. And nicer. Can drag that big screen around my house. People just don't understand how...

By Robert Scoble
Liquid Robots Redefine Control Without Fixed Form
SocialFeb 13, 2026

Liquid Robots Redefine Control Without Fixed Form

This one actually made me pause. Scientists built a robot made of liquid. Not flexible. Liquid. It can split, merge, squeeze through tiny spaces, and then re-form. When it breaks, it heals itself. No motors. No joints. No rigid body. I’ve spent years thinking about AI as the brain...

By Pascal Bornet
New Methods Certify Photonic Quantum States Amid Indistinguishability
SocialFeb 13, 2026

New Methods Certify Photonic Quantum States Amid Indistinguishability

Photons are indistinguishable, and this makes certification - as it is relevant for photonic state preparations and computing - a subtle issue. We introduce methods and a mindset for certification of linear optical quantum state preparation that work in the...

By Jens Eisert
Google Backs Apple Vision Pro, Hinting at AI Partnership
SocialFeb 13, 2026

Google Backs Apple Vision Pro, Hinting at AI Partnership

It's great to see the Apple Vision Pro being invested in by Google. This might have something to do with the Google and Apple AI deal, and if it does, it's a great sign. I hope to see Google Genie...

By Robert Scoble
France Scales Back Renewables, Keeps Nuclear Amid AI Power Surge
SocialFeb 13, 2026

France Scales Back Renewables, Keeps Nuclear Amid AI Power Surge

Link: https://t.co/VlV8K8X7eR 🇫🇷France set out a new energy law after years of wrangling on Thursday which slashes its wind and solar power targets and drops a mandate for state-run firm EDF to shutter nuclear plants. Summary France has cut its 2035 wind and...

By Anas Alhajji
Space Systems Command Confirms Two GSSAPs on USSF‑87
SocialFeb 13, 2026

Space Systems Command Confirms Two GSSAPs on USSF‑87

Space Systems Command says there were two GSSAPs on USSF-87. This is their response to my question on the matter last month. https://t.co/IqQ6LR4m9P

By Stephen Clark
GE Aerospace Deploys Robots and Lean to Speed Repairs
SocialFeb 13, 2026

GE Aerospace Deploys Robots and Lean to Speed Repairs

GE Aerospace turns to robots and 'Lean' methods to tackle jet engine repair crunch https://t.co/0co9XBDhpz

By Jamie Freed
From Board Exit to AI‑Powered Gun Detection Revolution
SocialFeb 13, 2026

From Board Exit to AI‑Powered Gun Detection Revolution

After 13 years, I stepped down from the Board of $EVLV today. In 2011, Mike Ellenbogen and Anil Chitkara became Entrepreneurs-in-Residence at General Catalyst in Boston. We spent nearly two years exploring incubation ideas together. Then the world shifted. 2012 - Sandy Hook. 2013...

By Bilal Zuberi
AI Automates Tasks, but Still Needs Human Supervision
SocialFeb 13, 2026

AI Automates Tasks, but Still Needs Human Supervision

I keep a running list of “free tasks” that I want AI to run for me in parallel, especially Claude Cowork managing Claude Chrome, while I’m doing other work. Ex: I had it go into my Calendly, set up a...

By Allie Miller
FDA Rejects Review of Moderna’s Experimental Flu Vaccine Data
SocialFeb 13, 2026

FDA Rejects Review of Moderna’s Experimental Flu Vaccine Data

Here the Moderna flu data the FDA refused to review. This is the most important slide from the company's study of its experimental flu vaccine-- exactly the data FDA said it wouldn't even review. And below is a thread of...

By Matthew Herper
Stop Overthinking: Write Ten Takes on One Belief
SocialFeb 13, 2026

Stop Overthinking: Write Ten Takes on One Belief

If you keep stalling because you don’t have “enough ideas,” you’re overthinking. Start with one belief and write ten versions.

By Rachel Pedersen
Direct Bug Reporting to Replit Agent Now Enabled
SocialFeb 13, 2026

Direct Bug Reporting to Replit Agent Now Enabled

We’re closing the loop. Your users can now send bugs and feedback directly to Replit Agent.

By Amjad Masad
AI Startups' Lies Expose Get‑rich‑quick Culture
SocialFeb 13, 2026

AI Startups' Lies Expose Get‑rich‑quick Culture

So much lying with AI startups now This one lied they were a launch partner and had access to Seedance 2.0 already but didn't as ByteDance staff said they never released an API Last week Higgsfield got suspended for shady practices, now...

By Pieter Levels
Laser Weapon Airspace Closure Highlights Drone Policy Lag
SocialFeb 13, 2026

Laser Weapon Airspace Closure Highlights Drone Policy Lag

Airspace Closure Over Laser Weapon Use A Glaring Example Of Drone Defense Policy Struggles After years of putting off the drone threat, the U.S. government is trying to do something about it, but policy is struggling to catch up. Story: https://t.co/VBGe87B1Ik

By Tyler Rogoway
Bluetooth Pacemakers Could Be Tracked via War‑Driving
SocialFeb 13, 2026

Bluetooth Pacemakers Could Be Tracked via War‑Driving

For the Nancy Guthrie case, an idea and maybe a crazy one but she had a pacemaker which often implantable devices use bluetooth such as Medtronic's. Couldn't you war-drive (drones even better) with a high gain antenna with amplifiers -...

By Dave Kennedy
Growth Needs Systems, Not Just Speed
SocialFeb 13, 2026

Growth Needs Systems, Not Just Speed

Growth is the dream of every operator (or at least your potential acquirer). But if you’re not careful, it can be the siren song of death. Hiring faster. Spending more. Scaling too soon. All in the name of “growth.” The reality is — growth...

By Taylor Holiday
Stripe's Managed Payments Automate Tax, Fraud, Dispute Handling
SocialFeb 13, 2026

Stripe's Managed Payments Automate Tax, Fraud, Dispute Handling

pretty dope release from @stripe. add 1 line of code: {managed_payments: { enabled: true } and boom merchant of record is live don't have to worry about - sales tax - fraud - disputes

By Rex Salisbury
Identity Protection Is Key to Combating Fraud
SocialFeb 13, 2026

Identity Protection Is Key to Combating Fraud

Why Identity Protection and Cybersecurity Are Central to Fighting Fraud by @ChuckDBrooks https://t.co/hftYQY0W6B #cybersecurity #fraud

By Chuck Brooks
Capital Markets Reshape Translational Therapeutics Landscape
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Capital Markets Reshape Translational Therapeutics Landscape

The Catalyst Machine | Ep. 931 How Capital Markets Quietly Rewired Translational Therapeutics https://t.co/lWNRxW0wuQ https://t.co/l14X2JfrLX

By BowTiedBiotech
AGI Arrives When No Test Shows Human‑AI Gap
SocialFeb 12, 2026

AGI Arrives When No Test Shows Human‑AI Gap

Reaching AGI won't be beating a benchmark. It will be the end of the human-AI gap. Benchmarks are simply a way to estimate the current gap, which is why we need to continually release new benchmarks (focused on the remaining...

By François Chollet
Affordable Duckweed Lines & Stellar Service From Rutgers
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Affordable Duckweed Lines & Stellar Service From Rutgers

I had such a fantastic experience with the Duckweed archivists at the Rutgers Duckweed Stock Cooperative. Many of their lines are open for commercial entities too for just $170+ship. Got some great duckweed for rapid prototyping in and customer service...

By Sebastian Cocioba
Biotech IPOs Deliver Median -15% Return, Outperforming Losses
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Biotech IPOs Deliver Median -15% Return, Outperforming Losses

Humbling 30 year Biotech stats shared by @verdadcap in a recent report: Just over 1,000 biotechs hit $200M mkt cap at some point. Of those, 67% have lost value (had cumulative negative returns), vs 48% for all other US companies....

By Bruce Booth
Biotech Earnings: Neurocrine Drops, Alnylam Faces Skepticism
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Biotech Earnings: Neurocrine Drops, Alnylam Faces Skepticism

Earnings roundup: Neurocrine slumps, Alnylam battles skeptics and Ascendis eyes a competitor https://t.co/kU1ex80A24 by @realJacobBell $NBIX - 10% $ALNY - 4% $ASND - 2% $BBIO #biotech

By Ben Fidler
ULA Encounters New Issue Despite Earlier Fix
SocialFeb 12, 2026

ULA Encounters New Issue Despite Earlier Fix

Interesting situation for ULA. Not great to see after the previous issue that we thought was fixed.

By Marcus House
Ideal Clients Crave Clarity, Not Convincing.
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Ideal Clients Crave Clarity, Not Convincing.

The right clients don’t need you to convince them. They need you to be clear.

By Rachel Pedersen
Unify Systems, Consolidate Vendors, Make AI Measurable
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Unify Systems, Consolidate Vendors, Make AI Measurable

The next phase of growth requires unifying systems, consolidating vendors, and finally making AI deliver measurable results. We explore how with Benjamin Conant, Chief Product Officer at @alkamitech and Co-Founder of @Mantl_tech. Watch the full episode: https://t.co/Jamreeb077 https://t.co/pwP81bugEI

By Jim Marous
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SocialFeb 12, 2026

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Senate Cmrc approved the SAT Streamlining bill after RM Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Chr Ted Cruz (R-TX) reached agreement over "deemed granted" prvsn that originally meant FCC had 18 months to rule on a satellite appl or it wld be...

By Marcia Smith
AI Tools Transform Business Acquisition and Franchise Analysis
SocialFeb 12, 2026

AI Tools Transform Business Acquisition and Franchise Analysis

Building AI tools for business acquisition and franchise analysis. Always down to chat with others innovating in this space. DM me

By Michael (michaelfromgo)
AI Data Center Funding Proves Massive, Rapid Growth
SocialFeb 12, 2026

AI Data Center Funding Proves Massive, Rapid Growth

There are reasons to argue about financial bubbles in the funding of data centers, but it is increasingly clear from the numbers that the frontier AI companies are showing that AI is, indeed, a very massive business with high demand...

By Ethan Mollick
Google Drives 190× More Traffic than ChatGPT
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Google Drives 190× More Traffic than ChatGPT

👀 ChatGPT Has 12% of Google’s Search Volume but Google Sends 190x More Traffic to Websites - An eye opening piece by @patrickstox if you were still thinking in terms of *traffic* as a main indicator or goal from...

By Aleyda Solis
Call Centers Signal AI‑Driven Job Crisis Ahead
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Call Centers Signal AI‑Driven Job Crisis Ahead

A good canary in the coal mine for AI-caused job loss will be call centers. We're currently projecting ~2.75M call center jobs in the US in 2026. In 2016 it was ~2.63M. The global call center market size has grown...

By François Chollet
Vast Secures First ISS Private Astronaut
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Vast Secures First ISS Private Astronaut

Vast just won its first private astronaut mission (PAM) to the ISS. Will be the 6th PAM. (Axiom's done 4 and got contract for the 5th last month.) https://t.co/wMfSkzsZTU NASA Admin Isaacman's own private astronaut missions, Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn, didn't visit...

By Marcia Smith
NASA Chooses Vast for First Non‑Axiom Private ISS Mission
SocialFeb 12, 2026

NASA Chooses Vast for First Non‑Axiom Private ISS Mission

NASA has selected Vast for a private astronaut mission to the ISS no earlier than mid-2027. This will be the sixth such private mission to the ISS but the first by a company other than Axiom Space. https://t.co/AXHjd7a0xH

By Jeff Foust
Seedance 2.0 Crafts 15‑Second Narrative Arcs
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Seedance 2.0 Crafts 15‑Second Narrative Arcs

The most interesting thing about Seedance 2.0 is that clips can be just long enough (15 seconds) to have something interesting happen, and the LLM behind it is good enough to actually make a little narrative arc, rather than cut...

By Ethan Mollick
Public US AI Stocks Let Everyone Share Automation Gains
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Public US AI Stocks Let Everyone Share Automation Gains

In a way I prefer the American AI companies because they're mostly public (Google etc) or will be public at some point by IPO (OpenAI, Anthropic) so the people can actually participate and profit from automating them out of their...

By Pieter Levels
Microsoft Skips LLM Race, Backs OpenAI Instead
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Microsoft Skips LLM Race, Backs OpenAI Instead

Why is Microsoft not competing in the model wars? Like why don't the top LLM benchmarks have Microsoft models in them? Because they already own % in OpenAI? Seems like they should start training their own LLMs no?

By Pieter Levels
Scaling to $10M: Creative, Calendar, and Product Playbook
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Scaling to $10M: Creative, Calendar, and Product Playbook

Do you follow @JoySharma_11 yet? If not let this video convince you that you should: https://t.co/6arD99vusY In the video Joy outlines the key focus areas for brands on the journey from $1M - $10M. He has intimately watched countless brands make this trek...

By Taylor Holiday
Link Apps to Create a Shared Agent Memory Graph
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Link Apps to Create a Shared Agent Memory Graph

connect your company apps to build a memory graph your agents (or claw) can access

By Yohei Nakajima
Influencer-Driven Outrage Shapes Game Developers' Strategies
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Influencer-Driven Outrage Shapes Game Developers' Strategies

Enjoyed reading this former Highguard dev's thoughts on social media rewarding criticism. Game companies are increasingly focused on influencers to get the word out these days -- less so games press. But in a climate that rewards outrage, how does...

By Cecilia D’Anastasio
ARC Advances Driven by Test-Time Adaptation, Not LLM Scaling
SocialFeb 12, 2026

ARC Advances Driven by Test-Time Adaptation, Not LLM Scaling

Lots of folks spread false narratives about how ARC-1 was created in response to LLMs, or how ARC-2 was only created because ARC-1 was saturated. Setting the record straight: 1. ARC-1 was designed 2017-2019 and released in 2019 (pre LLMs). 2. The...

By François Chollet
Student-Built Livestorm Scales to $20M ARR
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Student-Built Livestorm Scales to $20M ARR

Gilles Bertaux built Livestorm for a university final exam in 2016. Nearly $20M ARR. 3,500 customers. $35M raised. Last round was 2020. https://t.co/DXieBIwtcs

By Omer Khan
Semaglutide Linked to Higher NAION Risk in Veterans
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Semaglutide Linked to Higher NAION Risk in Veterans

Among US veterans (mean age 60) with T2 diabetes who received semaglutide (Ozempic) there was a risk of 0.3% in the first 2 years of NAION, a serious vision loss event, that exceeded SGLT-2 inhibitor drugs (graph) @JAMAOphth https://t.co/c3zDHa7OQB https://t.co/hYTxAs6ThH

By Eric Topol
Bioinspired Eye Mimics Human Pupil for Better Vision
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Bioinspired Eye Mimics Human Pupil for Better Vision

A #bioinspired eye can reflexively constrict or dilate its pupil in response to varying light levels like a human eye, which could improve image detection and find applications in autonomous driving. @baiwubin Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/p1uZy6rbky https://t.co/9TwSpPBNds

By Science Robotics
Global Vaccine Market Persists, but Innovation May Falter
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Global Vaccine Market Persists, but Innovation May Falter

“Yes, the rest of the world can maintain a market for vaccines. But will it be as innovative and as vibrant as it has been? That’s a different question.” https://t.co/jB38FWfglo

By Damian Garde
Humanity Is Our Moat in an AI‑Driven Workplace
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Humanity Is Our Moat in an AI‑Driven Workplace

This week, I met with enterprise technology leaders at the WSJ CIO dinner to talk AI Agents. It was a great discussion. Here is what we covered (and link to the full video): - What remains unique about humans? How...

By Amjad Masad
Low IQ, High Agency: AI Trust Wins
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Low IQ, High Agency: AI Trust Wins

The modern age has richly rewarded people with a combination of high intelligence and high agency. Now that many aspects of intelligence are successfully being automated, it seems likely that people with relatively lower intelligence but exceptional agency will come...

By John Carmack
Scale with Architecture, Not a Flood of AI Tools
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Scale with Architecture, Not a Flood of AI Tools

“135+ AI tools before it’s too late” is marketing, not strategy. Real leverage = • fewer tools • deeper understanding • cleaner systems Logos don’t scale. Architectures do. https://t.co/swPC3WNryy

By Giuliano Liguori
Exercise Rewires Brain, Boosting Endurance in Mice
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Exercise Rewires Brain, Boosting Endurance in Mice

How exercise rewires the brain to promote endurance https://t.co/h7fiahzoAn as demonstrated in the mouse model https://t.co/DfUWadNKgt https://t.co/vhrsv1pkUs

By Eric Topol