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AI Lowers Code Costs, but Core Competencies Still Matter
SocialJan 17, 2026

AI Lowers Code Costs, but Core Competencies Still Matter

AI brings down the cost of building software dramatically. And now everyone can write code for any use case they can think of. But nothing changes about the concept of core competencies in a company. Companies spend their finite resources...

By Aaron Levie
ARV-I: Smart System Tracks Cage Environment Conditions
SocialJan 17, 2026

ARV-I: Smart System Tracks Cage Environment Conditions

ARV-i: Intelligent System Monitoring the Environment Inside the Cage by @boxfishrobotics #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation #Tech https://t.co/5UAepFbhJz

By Ronald van Loon
AI Data Center’s Water Use Equals Two Fast‑Food Outlets
SocialJan 17, 2026

AI Data Center’s Water Use Equals Two Fast‑Food Outlets

Narrative violation: The largest AI data center uses roughly the same amount of water as two burger joints. There are over 200,000 fast food restaurants in the U.S. so this is a tiny amount. https://t.co/Sa1A1fAthe

By David Sacks
Avoid Over‑Humanizing AI Agents with Misleading Analogies
SocialJan 17, 2026

Avoid Over‑Humanizing AI Agents with Misleading Analogies

𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 is where you explain a new concept by mapping it onto a familiar one (“this works like…”). With RPA, we used this analogical reasoning to describe the automation of tasks and sequences. It's like '𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘀' are doing the...

By Ian Barkin
Humanoid Robots Hold First Live Unscripted Dialogue
SocialJan 17, 2026

Humanoid Robots Hold First Live Unscripted Dialogue

First-ever live unscripted conversation between humanoid robots? https://t.co/G7glUF1ec0 #humanoidtech #humanoid #robot #Robotics #AI #TechRevolution #TechInnovation @AlbertoEMachado @Eli_Krumova @postoff25 @Khulood_Almani @anand_narang @NutritiousMind @baski_LA @TanyaSinha_ @devaang @AlAmadi1 @jeancayeux @enilev @efipm @mvollmer1 @Nicochan33 @RagusoSergio @FrRonconi @Shi4Tech @sallyeaves @LaurentAlaus @Fabriziobustama @smaksked @MargaretSiegien @PawlowskiMario @gvalan @Ym78200...

By Amitav Bhattacharjee
AI Guide‑Dog Robots Launch Trial in Shenzhen Metro
SocialJan 17, 2026

AI Guide‑Dog Robots Launch Trial in Shenzhen Metro

#AI Guide Dog #Robots Begin Trial Service in Shenzhen Metro via @ZappyZappy7 #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/eNgmncsMhp

By Ronald van Loon
Inflammation Speeds DNA Methylation Aging, Impairing Cognition
SocialJan 16, 2026

Inflammation Speeds DNA Methylation Aging, Impairing Cognition

Systemic inflammation is associated with cognitive impairment. New paper suggests this relationship is caused by an acceleration of DNA methylation age https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17501911.2025.2595905

By David Sinclair
Sequencing Boom Drives Quantity over Quality in Biology Publishing
SocialJan 16, 2026

Sequencing Boom Drives Quantity over Quality in Biology Publishing

Anyone else feel that since next-gen sequencing and bioinformatics, publishing a paper in biology has become increasingly about quantity than quality?

By David Sinclair
Tylenol Use in Pregnancy Shows No Increased Neurodevelopmental Risks
SocialJan 16, 2026

Tylenol Use in Pregnancy Shows No Increased Neurodevelopmental Risks

Tylenol during pregnancy is safe without increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability of offspring A new review of the evidence just out https://t.co/Kjwp1h3PBP

By Eric Topol
Cheap Generic Antibiotics Deliver Massive Healthcare Savings
SocialJan 16, 2026

Cheap Generic Antibiotics Deliver Massive Healthcare Savings

Correct. This is why we should push more of healthcare towards medicine. By far the highest leverage technology in healthcare. Consider the $5 generic antibiotic you take that saves a hospital stay. Insane savings.

By Jason Kelly
ChatGPT to Test Ads, Promises Privacy and Independence
SocialJan 16, 2026

ChatGPT to Test Ads, Promises Privacy and Independence

👀 It’s official: ChatGPT will start to test ads in the US for the free and Go tiers users in the coming weeks and has shared their ads principles, among others: * Answer independence: Ads do not influence the answers...

By Aleyda Solis
Humanoid Robot Boosts Chinese Automaker's Car Sales
SocialJan 16, 2026

Humanoid Robot Boosts Chinese Automaker's Car Sales

This Humanoid #Robot Is Helping a Chinese Automaker Sell More Cars by @CyberRobooo #AI #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #MI #Innovation https://t.co/9QYE0PvrSE

By Ronald van Loon
2026 Vertical SaaS Outlook: Buyers Return, AI Valuation Shifts
SocialJan 16, 2026

2026 Vertical SaaS Outlook: Buyers Return, AI Valuation Shifts

How do we see vertical Software M&A and fund raising shaping up for 2026? A lot of founders we speak with are trying to figure out what 2026 might actually look like if they're thinking about raising capital or selling....

By Michael Lyon
AI Agents Turn Cloud Files Into Instant Slide Decks
SocialJan 16, 2026

AI Agents Turn Cloud Files Into Instant Slide Decks

Claude Cowork gives you a peek into the future of knowledge work. Here's a demo of using Box as a cloud filesystem via MCP for Claude to leverage content as context to generate new slides locally. The future is having...

By Aaron Levie
NASA Confirms All Crew‑11 Astronauts Return to Houston
SocialJan 16, 2026

NASA Confirms All Crew‑11 Astronauts Return to Houston

NASA statement just now that all four members of Crew-11 are back in Houston. https://t.co/XeUXvYUajA

By Marcia Smith
AI's Next Decade: Interchangeable Models, Trusted Data, Human‑Centric Impact
SocialJan 16, 2026

AI's Next Decade: Interchangeable Models, Trusted Data, Human‑Centric Impact

We’re now in what I believe is the most important, and most misunderstood, phase of every tech revolution. It’s the moment when the deeper truths that will shape the next decade begin to emerge. In a new op-ed for the...

By Marc Benioff
AI's Real Hurdle: Trust Over Technical Capability
SocialJan 16, 2026

AI's Real Hurdle: Trust Over Technical Capability

#AI’s Biggest Challenge Isn’t Capability—It’s Confidence by Jo Debecker @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/igxAnPiOHZ #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #DL https://t.co/2pSz8kZKcw

By Ronald van Loon
Augmented Autonomy Powers Unsupervised Farming Robots
SocialJan 16, 2026

Augmented Autonomy Powers Unsupervised Farming Robots

Augmented Autonomy Enables Unsupervised #Robotic Operations in Agriculture by @naiotech #AgriTech #Robotics #Innovation #Technology #TechForGood https://t.co/N3NCYOnqUk

By Ronald van Loon
From Manual Tasks to One Prompt: Tech Evolution
SocialJan 16, 2026

From Manual Tasks to One Prompt: Tech Evolution

We’ll look back with amazement on the kind of chores humans used to do on the computer that are now one prompt away

By Amjad Masad
Autonomous Microsurgical Robot Delivers Precise Retinal Injections
SocialJan 16, 2026

Autonomous Microsurgical Robot Delivers Precise Retinal Injections

Scientists have developed a #microsurgical robot that can perform #autonomous and precise retinal injections in animal models. Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/EdjxTYp5lA https://t.co/WrUZgKjYOT

By Science Robotics
Most Pediatric Flu Deaths Unvaccinated as Toll Rises
SocialJan 16, 2026

Most Pediatric Flu Deaths Unvaccinated as Toll Rises

1. Time for a #flu update. 🧵 #CDC was informed of 15 more pediatric flu deaths in the week ending 1/10, which brings this season's total to date to 32. This number, sadly, will continue to climb because kids & teens...

By Helen Branswell
AI Must Go Mobile, Thanks Replit’s New Platform
SocialJan 16, 2026

AI Must Go Mobile, Thanks Replit’s New Platform

Congrats @Replit on this new launch. If we're bringing AI to work wherever we are, then I'm gonna need a platform that brings it to my phone. I want to AI in ubers. I want to AI on the subway. I...

By Allie Miller
YC Mentors Founders for a Decade, Not Just Launch
SocialJan 16, 2026

YC Mentors Founders for a Decade, Not Just Launch

One of the things that surprised me about YC is how long we continue to advise founders. We thought we'd just help them get started and then hand them over to later stage investors, but in fact we're still talking...

By Paul Graham
Top JPM26 Highlights: Weekly BioTech Recap
SocialJan 16, 2026

Top JPM26 Highlights: Weekly BioTech Recap

Here is my favourite weekly 🧵- made by my dear friend @BiopharmIQ, which is a comprehensive recap of the past week in BioTech. This time he gathered the best posts - written by some of the brightest BioX accounts, about...

By Yair Einhorn
Built Custom AI VP to Drive 10K Attendees, $10M Revenue
SocialJan 16, 2026

Built Custom AI VP to Drive 10K Attendees, $10M Revenue

So this year we’ve built an AI VP of Marketing for SaaStr. The v1 at least. We didn’t want to, we wanted to buying an AI agentic solution that does what we need in marketing. But we just couldn’t find...

By Jason Lemkin
Robot Autonomously Swaps Batteries for Nonstop Operation
SocialJan 16, 2026

Robot Autonomously Swaps Batteries for Nonstop Operation

Self-Sufficient #Robot Swaps Its Own Batteries for Continuous Operation by @UBTECHRobotics #AI #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML https://t.co/gfVH1yzPcU

By Ronald van Loon
Longevity Demands Whole‑Life Habits, Not One Simple Fix
SocialJan 16, 2026

Longevity Demands Whole‑Life Habits, Not One Simple Fix

I’m often asked what the one thing to increase longevity. If it were that simple, many more people would already live to 100 Here are some tips: 1. Avoid sugar, simple carbs, alcohol 2. Lose your breath for 10 min 3x/week...

By David Sinclair
Blocking Data Centers Harms Environment More Than Helps
SocialJan 16, 2026

Blocking Data Centers Harms Environment More Than Helps

Many people are fighting the growth of data centers because they could increase CO2 emissions, electricity prices, and water use. I’m going to stake out an unpopular view: These concerns are overstated, and blocking data center construction will actually hurt...

By Andrew Ng
AI's Value Lies in Unlocking Capabilities, Not Tools
SocialJan 16, 2026

AI's Value Lies in Unlocking Capabilities, Not Tools

Most powerful AI tools” isn’t the question. The real question is: ➡️ Which capability does this unlock? Writing → Thinking Coding → Execution Agents → Delegation Media → Narrative SEO → Visibility AI advantage = architecting capabilities, not collecting tools. https://t.co/EclmPROlZd

By Giuliano Liguori
Iran-Linked Hack Targets Middle East Gmail, WhatsApp Accounts
SocialJan 16, 2026

Iran-Linked Hack Targets Middle East Gmail, WhatsApp Accounts

Spoke to @zackwhittaker about a hacking campaign targeting high-profile Gmail and WhatsApp accounts across the Middle East, found by @NarimanGharib earlier this week. Gharib believes the campaign is linked to Iran, TechCrunch was unable to attribute it. https://t.co/XH9cRWtxh2

By Runa Sandvik
Daily AI Term Videos: 42 Concepts, Halfway Done
SocialJan 16, 2026

Daily AI Term Videos: 42 Concepts, Halfway Done

For the past 29 days, I’ve been posting one short video every day explaining an AI term🎯 It’s part of a series I’m calling: “Introduction to AI in 42 Terms.” Each video explains one AI concept in simple language - no jargon, no hype,...

By Louis Bouchard
AI Cuts Wage Inequality, Boosts Average Pay 21%
SocialJan 16, 2026

AI Cuts Wage Inequality, Boosts Average Pay 21%

Narrative violation: A new paper from Stanford this week finds that “AI substantially reduces wage inequality while raising average wages by 21 percent.” https://t.co/TIyWyEttHl

By David Sacks
One Button, Hours Saved: Automate Repetitive Writing Tasks
SocialJan 16, 2026

One Button, Hours Saved: Automate Repetitive Writing Tasks

I just saved hours per week with ONE hour and ONE button press inside Claude. Follow this: 1) I went to a recent thread where I completed a task that I have to do often (ex: write newsletter headlines, edit a...

By Allie Miller
Urgent Pain Drives Price Sensitivity, Not Just ROI
SocialJan 16, 2026

Urgent Pain Drives Price Sensitivity, Not Just ROI

Price is a really important element in marketing, and it's important to understand its role in demand even if you can't control it. Price impacts demand more than just about anything else we can affect in marketing, not only in...

By Liam Moroney
NASA's Artemis II Pre‑Rollout Press Conference Begins at Noon
SocialJan 16, 2026

NASA's Artemis II Pre‑Rollout Press Conference Begins at Noon

NASA's SLS/Orion Artemis II pre-roll out press conf should start in about 5 minutes at 12:00 pm ET. https://t.co/5Z8Wjlidcr

By Marcia Smith
Super Agers Show APOE‑ε4 Reduction, Like Healthy Controls
SocialJan 16, 2026

Super Agers Show APOE‑ε4 Reduction, Like Healthy Controls

Super Agers with intact cognitive function and the frequency of the APOE-ε4 and APOE-ε2 alleles compared with controls and people with Alzheimer’s disease https://t.co/vMYcSTVCDS

By Eric Topol
Indra, Hisdesat Seek $400M Airbus Replacement After
SocialJan 16, 2026

Indra, Hisdesat Seek $400M Airbus Replacement After

.@IndraCompany/@Hisdesat prepare RFQ to replace SpainSat NG 2 after Dec failure. @AirbusSpace-built sat insured for $400M, would bring 2025 claims to $510M vs $675M in premiums. Indra says cause was 'millimeter-size object impact on vital area of sat.'https://t.co/DMEkBusYIv https://t.co/lEhqPh0fyj

By Peter B. de Selding
Essential AI/ML Learning Roadmap From Basics to Production
SocialJan 16, 2026

Essential AI/ML Learning Roadmap From Basics to Production

Free AI/ML Learning Resources — a practical roadmap you can share with your team. If you want to build real capability (not just buzzwords), this stack covers the full path from foundations to production: 1) Foundations (Math + data thinking)...

By Giuliano Liguori
Digitalize Factories Now to Enable Humanoid Robots
SocialJan 16, 2026

Digitalize Factories Now to Enable Humanoid Robots

🤖 The future of factories doesn’t start tomorrow – it starts now. Humanoid robots are coming to industrial production. Not as demos, but as real contributors on the shop floor. 🔑 The key factor: access to data. A robot becomes...

By Michael Grollmus
Intentional GenAI Use Can Reduce Global Health Inequities
SocialJan 16, 2026

Intentional GenAI Use Can Reduce Global Health Inequities

GenAI has the potential to worsen health inequities. In a new review @NatureHealthJnl we show that with intent, confronting the challenges, it could be just the opposite, globally @nliulab https://t.co/jwmslSVIV1 https://t.co/5q3gq9mnez

By Eric Topol
BiotechCH's Space: Must‑Watch for BioTech & Pharma Enthusiasts
SocialJan 16, 2026

BiotechCH's Space: Must‑Watch for BioTech & Pharma Enthusiasts

I highly recommend attending @BiotechCH’s upcoming space today - which in my opinion is the most interesting space on 𝕏 for those interested in BioTech, Pharma, Life Sciences & everything in between….If you can’t attend it’s also available on the...

By Yair Einhorn
2026's Top Five Tech Trends Shaping Business
SocialJan 16, 2026

2026's Top Five Tech Trends Shaping Business

The Top 5 Technology Trends for 2026 From AI and sustainability to connectivity and automation, these five technology trends will guide what businesses invest in next. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBzpfeNt #TechTrends #Innovation #FutureTech #BernardMarr

By Bernard Marr
Skip “Strategist” Hires Until You Hit $20M ARR
SocialJan 16, 2026

Skip “Strategist” Hires Until You Hit $20M ARR

Before $20,000,000 in ARR Maybe even before $50,000,000 in ARR Do not hire anyone with "strategist" in the first few lines of their LinkedIn bio

By Jason Lemkin
Skip Meetings without a Clear Purpose
SocialJan 16, 2026

Skip Meetings without a Clear Purpose

Life Tip (that took me years to learn): If you don't know *why* you’ve been invited to a meeting, don't go. Let's translate the "why": 👉 "To hear updates" ...That's an email. 👉 "To give input" ...That's a shared doc....

By Marcus Sheridan
When SaaS Needs Human Onboarding, Kill It
SocialJan 16, 2026

When SaaS Needs Human Onboarding, Kill It

Vincent Jong literally wrote the book on Product-Led Sales and spent months building a SaaS product in that category. However, he ultimately killed the entire project before onboarding a single customer. Most founders would have launched it anyway. They would...

By Wes Bush
Starlink’s Low‑drag Antenna Outperforms Bulky Satellite Dishes
SocialJan 16, 2026

Starlink’s Low‑drag Antenna Outperforms Bulky Satellite Dishes

Does that guy know that a Viasat or a comparable GEO satellite antenna on airliners causes way more drag than a flat Starlink antenna? Ryanair might not be the most friendly (or innovative) airline. Why integrate Starlink if you care...

By Felix Schlang
Lynch Syndrome Vaccine Shows Strong Immune Response, Safety
SocialJan 16, 2026

Lynch Syndrome Vaccine Shows Strong Immune Response, Safety

A vaccine to prevent colon cancer. Proof-of-concept for strong immune response and safety via neoantigens given to people with mutations for Lynch syndrome https://t.co/EfXDlTJlIz https://t.co/RtxfB4oGZ1

By Eric Topol
AI Multiplies Productivity, Creates Jobs, Not Layoffs
SocialJan 16, 2026

AI Multiplies Productivity, Creates Jobs, Not Layoffs

“AI is the new boogeyman” - every single person after seeing Cowork. Respectfully, that is the dumbest thing I’ve heard. I let AI run my $6.6M ARR business for a week, and we grew faster than we did in MONTHS. And...

By Adam Robinson
Longevity Gene Claim Debunked: Study Proves Wrong
SocialJan 16, 2026

Longevity Gene Claim Debunked: Study Proves Wrong

1/ A 2010 Science paper claimed they'd found genetic variants strongly tied to living past 100. New York Times covered it. Media went wild. One problem: The results were wrong.

By Ming Tang