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Apply NMF to Single‑Cell RNA‑seq with Our Tutorial
SocialJan 15, 2026

Apply NMF to Single‑Cell RNA‑seq with Our Tutorial

Non-negative matrix factorization is a commonly used technique in genomics data analysis. Read my tutorial on how you can use it for single-cell RNAseq data https://t.co/2SA1JdLfkT https://t.co/6kI1gcqyOe

By Ming Tang
Twitter Transformed My Bioinformatics Career and Keeps Me Current
SocialJan 15, 2026

Twitter Transformed My Bioinformatics Career and Keeps Me Current

Bioinformatics is a fast-moving field, how to stay current? 👇 The answers are different in different times. I read Stephen's post around 2012 and I hopped on Twitter; followed a bunch of bioinformaticians, Journals and professors. It changed my career trajectory. https://t.co/QYV5vKFQgP

By Ming Tang
US Must Shift to Robotic Labs to Stay Competitive
SocialJan 15, 2026

US Must Shift to Robotic Labs to Stay Competitive

This is happening because scientific research in the US is done by hand at the lab bench. China is very good at having lots of skilled, manual labor. We need to move our paradigm for doing science off the lab...

By Jason Kelly
Design Strategies to Minimize Error Probability in Mechanisms
SocialJan 15, 2026

Design Strategies to Minimize Error Probability in Mechanisms

💡 If you were asked, as a mechanism designer, to minimize the probability of error in this design using any type of mechanical or electrical equipment, what design would you suggest? #design #solution #engineering #mechanism

By Amir Sanatkar
Thread AI Secures Series A to Power Enterprise AI
SocialJan 15, 2026

Thread AI Secures Series A to Power Enterprise AI

New Job 2026, part X No, not for me, *for you*! Thread AI is based out of NYC and has built the platform the help companies and public sector actually use AI. Two amazing founders - Mayada Gonimah and Angela...

By Hunter Walk
AI Explains Single‑cell Clustering, Not Just Runs It
SocialJan 15, 2026

AI Explains Single‑cell Clustering, Not Just Runs It

1/ I've analyzed dozens of single-cell datasets. I still google "Seurat clustering parameters" every single time. Last week I tried something different. I asked Claude Code to explain my clustering results instead of just generating them. https://t.co/AMQpheqhYC

By Ming Tang
He Jiankui Returns, Society Still Unready for Embryo Editing
SocialJan 15, 2026

He Jiankui Returns, Society Still Unready for Embryo Editing

The reckless human embryo genome editor, He Jiankui, known as China's Dr. Frankenstein, is back at it. "People were not yet ready to accept what I was doing." We're still not. https://t.co/UYIwWj0qf1

By Eric Topol
Banks Deploy AI Agents, Yet Governance Still Lagging
SocialJan 15, 2026

Banks Deploy AI Agents, Yet Governance Still Lagging

57% of banks expect AI agents in risk/compliance. 56% in credit/KYC. But nearly half are still creating roles to supervise them. Governance chasing deployment. https://t.co/5M2Opq6LQC https://t.co/QLL4lGpUqf

By Efi Pylarinou
Higgsfield AI Doubles Revenue in Two Months
SocialJan 15, 2026

Higgsfield AI Doubles Revenue in Two Months

🚨 Lean AI Leaderboard Update A new speed record was just set. Higgsfield AI went from $100M → $200M run-rate in 2 months. Let that sink in. Here’s what makes this unprecedented 👇 • $200M run-rate in < 9 months...

By Henry Shi
SaaS Valuations Dropped as Standards, Not Performance, Rose
SocialJan 15, 2026

SaaS Valuations Dropped as Standards, Not Performance, Rose

Public SaaS valuation multiples didn’t fall because the businesses got worse... ...they have fallen because the bar is higher 👇 Looking across public SaaS over the last 12 months, here’s what’s actually happened: 📉 Median EV / Revenue has fallen...

By Ray Rike
Rebrand Failure: No Press, No Promotion, Just Logo
SocialJan 15, 2026

Rebrand Failure: No Press, No Promotion, Just Logo

This is by far the worst rebrand in the history of marketing. This isn't an anti-Elon thing—it's a how-marketing-works thing. There was no press, no explanation, no support, no content to promote it—just a logo and name change w/ maybe one...

By Jack Appleby
Q4 Wins Global AI Award for Finance Innovation
SocialJan 15, 2026

Q4 Wins Global AI Award for Finance Innovation

Q4 @q4tweets wins AI in Finance & Banking category in Global AI Awards Q4, the investor relations (IR) platform offering AI-powered tools for earnings communications, investor targeting, sentiment analysis. Corporate finance functions getting agentic capabilities https://t.co/6a7IvPvaGJ

By Efi Pylarinou
Possible Coordinated Fake Biotech Tips Manipulate OCUL Stock
SocialJan 15, 2026

Possible Coordinated Fake Biotech Tips Manipulate OCUL Stock

Is there a single person feeding La Lettre fake biotech takeover tips, or is this a group effort? The stock manipulation is brazen. First, we learn all the $ABVX $LLY French Ministry speculation was fake, now today it's $SNY $OCUL...

By Adam Feuerstein
Design Better AI Agents, Not Just Faster No‑Code
SocialJan 15, 2026

Design Better AI Agents, Not Just Faster No‑Code

“No-code AI agents” ≠ easy AI. It really means: • intent over tools • workflows over models • memory over prompts • distribution over intelligence Agents aren’t built faster — they’re designed better. https://t.co/GTyMfcQMIB

By Giuliano Liguori
Maintain Multiple Buyers to Preserve Deal Leverage
SocialJan 15, 2026

Maintain Multiple Buyers to Preserve Deal Leverage

Most founders don’t realize how exposed they are until they’re already in a deal. One buyer, one offer, one path forward. At that point you’re not negotiating, you’re just trying to get to the finish line without losing it. The buyer feels...

By Andrew Gazdecki
10% Cap Threatens Access, Fuels Predatory Lending
SocialJan 15, 2026

10% Cap Threatens Access, Fuels Predatory Lending

The 10% credit card cap has split financial services. Fintechs see opportunity. Banks see disaster. But here's what I see from outside the US: → Displaced borrowers won't all find better alternatives. Many will end up with payday lenders at 400% APR. → American...

By Efi Pylarinou
Sodern France Opens US Facility for Space Trackers
SocialJan 15, 2026

Sodern France Opens US Facility for Space Trackers

Star tracker and space camera builder @sodern_france, a subsidiary of @ArianeGroup, opens US production facility in Englewood, Colorado, dedicated to meet US demand. 1,300m2-facility to do AIT of Auriga trackers and testing of Hydra. https://t.co/Qmf1s9urfM

By Peter B. de Selding
Your Biggest Fear Signals Your Next Breakthrough
SocialJan 15, 2026

Your Biggest Fear Signals Your Next Breakthrough

I spent 16 years becoming a CRO, and then I quit to post on LinkedIn. For two years, I knew I needed to leave. Every time I got close, I found a reason to wait. Not enough savings. Not the...

By Justin Welsh
Poll: Which Company Should I Thread Next?
SocialJan 15, 2026

Poll: Which Company Should I Thread Next?

So far I have finished writing two comprehensive 🧵which covered both $BEAM & $PRME #JPM26’s presentations. $XBI Before I continue to write additional #JPM2026🧵’s I’m interested in hearing your thoughts about which company - if at all - would you want...

By Yair Einhorn
Asia’s Payment Boom Fuels Surge in New Fraud
SocialJan 15, 2026

Asia’s Payment Boom Fuels Surge in New Fraud

Visa just exposed 5 new fraud patterns exploding in 2026 — and they're hitting hard in Asia. • Account takeover up 300% via social engineering • AI-generated deepfakes fooling KYC • Mule networks using instant payments (PIX/UPI) • Synthetic identities surging in Asia • Card-not-present...

By Richard Turrin
Astronauts Return After Five Months, Face Long Recovery
SocialJan 15, 2026

Astronauts Return After Five Months, Face Long Recovery

The moment of splashdown, after 5 months off-world. Glad to see all 4 crew members safely back, especially the one needing extra medical care. Well done nasa and spacex. They’ll be joyful, wistful, unsteady and tired as they readapt to gravity...

By Chris Hadfield
No Marketing Channel Remains as Reliably Trackable as Before
SocialJan 15, 2026

No Marketing Channel Remains as Reliably Trackable as Before

Is there any marketing channel or tactic that is as reliable / easy to track as it was 5 years ago?

By Wil Reynolds
AI Agents Need a GTM Specialist, Not Just Sales Teams
SocialJan 15, 2026

AI Agents Need a GTM Specialist, Not Just Sales Teams

"You can't just hand an AI Agent to the sales team or marketing team to deploy. Not if they don't have the skills to implement the agent, train it, manage it." with @kylecnorton CRO @kylecnorton "You have to find that GTM...

By Jason Lemkin
Auto-Close Tickets only when AI Reply Succeeds
SocialJan 15, 2026

Auto-Close Tickets only when AI Reply Succeeds

Any @Zendesk experts out there? We have a gen AI reply out there for @haveibeenpwned which attempts to answer a support question, but has a fallback for if it can’t. How can we automatically close the ticket if a reply...

By Troy Hunt
NASA Press Conference Begins Minutes After Splashdown
SocialJan 15, 2026

NASA Press Conference Begins Minutes After Splashdown

NASA's post splashdown press conference with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and deputy Assoc Admin for Space Operations (and former ISS program mgr) Joel Montalbano should start in 5 minutes. https://t.co/27sV8KFVgh

By Marcia Smith
Match GTM Playbooks to Your Revenue Stage
SocialJan 15, 2026

Match GTM Playbooks to Your Revenue Stage

Good GTM isn’t about copying playbooks. It’s about knowing which playbook applies at which revenue stage. That’s why lists like this are useful if founders read them correctly: • Early stage → clarity beats scale • Mid stage → alignment...

By Krista Mollion
Scale AI Agents with Robust Context Engineering, Not Prompts
SocialJan 15, 2026

Scale AI Agents with Robust Context Engineering, Not Prompts

Most AI systems don’t fail because of bad prompts. They fail because context breaks at scale. If you’re building AI agents, LLM workflows, copilots, or automation, this is the layer that quietly decides whether your system is reliable or unpredictable....

By Giuliano Liguori
Crew‑11 Completes Deorbit Burn, Heads for San Diego Splashdown
SocialJan 15, 2026

Crew‑11 Completes Deorbit Burn, Heads for San Diego Splashdown

Crew-11's deorbit burn just finished. It was nominal, the trunk has been jettisoned, and the crew continues on its way to splashdown off the coast of San Diego at 3:41 am ET.

By Marcia Smith
Two-Wheeled Robot Revolutionizes Airport Cargo Handling
SocialJan 15, 2026

Two-Wheeled Robot Revolutionizes Airport Cargo Handling

Fraunhofer IML’s Two-Wheeled #Robot Takes on Airport Cargo Operations via @lukas_m_ziegler #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #MI #Innovation https://t.co/aveIes0I7A

By Ronald van Loon
Curiosity, Grit, and Simulation Drive Future Robotics
SocialJan 15, 2026

Curiosity, Grit, and Simulation Drive Future Robotics

🎙️ I talk with Animesh Garg , Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech and one of the leading voices in robot learning today: We talk about growing up in India, building his first autonomous vehicle on a $280 budget after being...

By Ilir Aliu
CES 2026’s Missing Topics Reveal Real Tech Priorities
SocialJan 15, 2026

CES 2026’s Missing Topics Reveal Real Tech Priorities

What We Didn’t See At CES 2026, And Why That Matters #CES2026 dazzled with AI, robots and smart devices, yet left critical questions unanswered around #jobs , #skills , #sustainability , #governance , #privacy , and real business value. This...

By Bernard Marr
AI Poised to Reshape London’s Finance Hub Swiftly
SocialJan 15, 2026

AI Poised to Reshape London’s Finance Hub Swiftly

AI won’t just disrupt factories. Could it hit financial and professional hubs like London even faster? https://t.co/ciwzjvJZWh @PickardJE @Melissahei @ft

By Spiros Margaris
U.S. Leverages Drug Spending Power to Block Chinese Biotech
SocialJan 15, 2026

U.S. Leverages Drug Spending Power to Block Chinese Biotech

Yep. Truth from @zavaindar Though unlike cars, phones, solar panels, etc, US controls the biotech market because we are only ones who pay fair price for drugs (70% of profits originate from US consumers). So we can stop...

By Jason Kelly
Avoid Ethical Pitfalls When Scaling Enterprise GenAI
SocialJan 15, 2026

Avoid Ethical Pitfalls When Scaling Enterprise GenAI

Ethical Risks Of Scaling Enterprise #GenAI (And How To Avoid Them) by @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/voCzC4Vu4n #GenerativeAI #ArtificialIntelligence #MI #MachineLearning https://t.co/1aWxhNamrr

By Ronald van Loon
Makino A500Z Boosts Efficiency with Integrated 5‑Axis Design
SocialJan 15, 2026

Makino A500Z Boosts Efficiency with Integrated 5‑Axis Design

🧿💯 A detailed view of the Makino a500Z 5-Axis Horizontal Machining Center, highlighting its B, C, and Z axes . This machine is designed for complex part production with features like: Integrated 5-Axis Capability: It builds upon Makino's 4-axis HMCs...

By Amir Sanatkar
Explore Stanford Digital Economy Lab’s New AI Insights Hub
SocialJan 15, 2026

Explore Stanford Digital Economy Lab’s New AI Insights Hub

Check out the new Stanford Digital Economy Lab website. It's my favorite place insights about the the effects of AI and digital technologies on the economy. If you follow the Stanford Digital Economy Lab here on linked in, you'll get...

By Erik Brynjolfsson
Long COVID Linked to Elevated P‑tau181, Alzheimer Risk
SocialJan 15, 2026

Long COVID Linked to Elevated P‑tau181, Alzheimer Risk

Not good to see the rise in p-tau181, a blood biomarker of brain inflammation tied to increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, in a prospective cohort (mean age 56 years) with #LongCovid and neurological symptoms https://t.co/XTd5qeN24e @eBioMedicine https://t.co/B1fkhoydFI

By Eric Topol
Join 250k+ B2B Leaders at SaaStr AI 2026
SocialJan 15, 2026

Join 250k+ B2B Leaders at SaaStr AI 2026

250,000+ B2B founders and operators in the SaaStr community. For 3 days in May, we're all going to be in the same place. SaaStr AI 2026. May 12-14. SF Bay Area. If you've ever gotten value from SaaStr—this is the...

By Jason Lemkin
HubSpot Alumni Land Top Roles at Rising Companies
SocialJan 15, 2026

HubSpot Alumni Land Top Roles at Rising Companies

I'm happy to see some of the HubSpot alumni joining some very high potential companies, particularly: 1. Dannie Herzberg leaving Sequoia to be President of Baseten 2. Ryan Meadows leaving Klaviyo to be CRO at Lovable 3. Katie Burke getting...

By Brian Halligan
GLP‑1 Therapies
SocialJan 15, 2026

GLP‑1 Therapies

A 5★ new review of the GLP-1 drugs, what they have achieved, and where the field is headed with so many new molecules and combinations @TheLancet https://t.co/E1Xa15fk1q https://t.co/Jjmw01L5KM

By Eric Topol
AI Accelerates Partners Turning Into Competitors by 2026
SocialJan 15, 2026

AI Accelerates Partners Turning Into Competitors by 2026

One thing that has really really accelerated the past 12 months is your partners competing with you. Expect the trend … to continue even more, and much faster, in 2026. The pace of the AI Age is leading to partners becoming competitors...

By Jason Lemkin
Be Less Wrong Faster: Master Buyer Psychology
SocialJan 15, 2026

Be Less Wrong Faster: Master Buyer Psychology

You’ll never be right in business But you can be less wrong, faster Learn buyer psychology

By Katelyn Bourgoin
China Deploys Autonomous Robots for Rice Planting
SocialJan 15, 2026

China Deploys Autonomous Robots for Rice Planting

#Autonomous rice-planting #Robots are active in China by @ShangguanJiewen #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/9Oyyitu46t

By Ronald van Loon
Agents Free Software Success From User Skill Limitations
SocialJan 14, 2026

Agents Free Software Success From User Skill Limitations

One big problem with traditional software is it depends on the customer being great at their job. By definition most customers aren't above average in their work. A positive side effect of agents is they decouple software success from client...

By Nick Mehta
Artemis II Rolls Out Saturday, Jan 17, with Dual News Conferences
SocialJan 14, 2026

Artemis II Rolls Out Saturday, Jan 17, with Dual News Conferences

SLS/Orion Artemis II roll-out to the launch pad is *on* for Saturday, Jan 17, at 7:00 am ET. News conf the day before, Jan 16, 12:00 pm ET, and another on Saturday at 9:00 am ET w/the crew and...

By Marcia Smith
Improved Survival and Return-to-Play Guidelines for Athletes
SocialJan 14, 2026

Improved Survival and Return-to-Play Guidelines for Athletes

An excellent @NEJM review of sudden cardiac death in athletes with what constitutes the appropriate workup, potential for returning to sports, and very good trend for survival over the years https://t.co/PgoBaEcbZI

By Eric Topol
Claude Cowork Needs Clearer Marketing and Standout Features
SocialJan 14, 2026

Claude Cowork Needs Clearer Marketing and Standout Features

OK, I've got Claude Cowork feedback. TLDR - there are many things that I love about it, but even as a non-engineer, I will be sticking to Claude Code for now. I suspect Anthropic is doubling down hard on this...

By Allie Miller
VinMotion Unveils Motion 2: Next‑gen Logistics Humanoid
SocialJan 14, 2026

VinMotion Unveils Motion 2: Next‑gen Logistics Humanoid

Motion 2 Arrives: VinMotion’s Next-Gen Humanoid for Industrial #Logistics by @CyberRobooo #AI #Robotics #Engineering #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/4uldlbWFFh

By Ronald van Loon
Measles Cases Surge, Adult Infections Now Dominate
SocialJan 14, 2026

Measles Cases Surge, Adult Infections Now Dominate

#Measles cases continues to climb. The 2025 tally has now hit 2242 & there've already been more confirmed cases in 2026 — 171 — than were logged in most years from the late 1990s to 2023! Interesting to see the age...

By Helen Branswell