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Modular Store Deploys Humanoid Robots for Service
SocialMay 4, 2026

Modular Store Deploys Humanoid Robots for Service

Modular Retail Store Where Humanoid #Robots Serve Coffee, Ice Cream, and Chat with Customers via @ZappyZappy7 #AI #Robotics #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/3w6uONesr6

By Ron van Loon
Audits Needed, But AI Must Secure the World
SocialMay 4, 2026

Audits Needed, But AI Must Secure the World

Dean calls for mandated audits of AI company's safety claims. I think this is quite reasonable. I also think it's secondary to using AI (and non-AI methods) to secure the wider world. It's simply too easy to build a near-frontier...

By Ramez Naam
Electrify Greenhouses Using Semi‑Transparent PV and Heat Pumps
SocialMay 4, 2026

Electrify Greenhouses Using Semi‑Transparent PV and Heat Pumps

How to electrify greenhouses with semi-transparent PV, heat pumps #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/LyXlMEy6kO

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
AI Drives the Future of Autonomous Robotaxis
SocialMay 4, 2026

AI Drives the Future of Autonomous Robotaxis

How #AI is powering the next generation of robotaxis by @tim @rafeuddin_ @ian_bott_artist @BobHaslett @ft Learn more: https://t.co/TU5D0fF0MF #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #MachineLearning https://t.co/Vgv9BebhYj

By Ron van Loon
AI Supercharges Every Stage of Product Design
SocialMay 4, 2026

AI Supercharges Every Stage of Product Design

Using AI in design but not sure where it fits? Join us live with @LizTheWhizard for: Using AI to Supercharge Your Product Design Process We’ll cover research, insights, prototyping, documentation, and storytelling. 🎟️ RSVP: https://t.co/u6XuBV8K4E

By Femke
AI Models Now Self‑improve by Writing Their Own Code
SocialMay 4, 2026

AI Models Now Self‑improve by Writing Their Own Code

the recursive self-improvement loop is starting. all the code around these models — for training, inference, client side, server side — is being written faster and better with the help of the model they’re training. these models are generating a...

By Whole Mars Catalog
Trump's Top AI Initiative: A Promising Idea
SocialMay 4, 2026

Trump's Top AI Initiative: A Promising Idea

This would be a very good idea, especially if implemented well. Best thing the Trump administration has considered doing around AI.

By Gary Marcus
Bootstrap AI Until It Builds Superintelligence Autonomously
SocialMay 4, 2026

Bootstrap AI Until It Builds Superintelligence Autonomously

all we need to do is bootstrap the models to the point where they can finishing building super intelligence themselves

By Whole Mars Catalog
College Grads Face Job Drought Despite AI Optimism
SocialMay 4, 2026

College Grads Face Job Drought Despite AI Optimism

My daughter (Northwestern Junior) this AM: "Yeah most people have just given up because there are literally no jobs." I'm convinced that the large number of prominent people who post on X about how AI isn't affecting jobs for college kids...

By Nick Mehta
Leroy Hood Unveils Dark Proteome Frontier at SynBioBeta 2026
SocialMay 4, 2026

Leroy Hood Unveils Dark Proteome Frontier at SynBioBeta 2026

“I am interested in deciphering human complexity in terms of wellness and disease. I guess you would describe me as a multi-disciplinary human biologist.” That is Dr. Lee Hood @ISBLeeHood in one quote. We're excited and honored to have Dr. Leroy Hood...

By John Cumbers
Microsoft to Double Datacenter Capacity Within Two Years
SocialMay 4, 2026

Microsoft to Double Datacenter Capacity Within Two Years

How – and why – Microsoft will double its datacenter capacity in two years. $MSFT https://t.co/nyRH20FjN9

By Timothy Prickett Morgan
Diffusion-Style Decoding Triples LLM Speed on TPUs
SocialMay 4, 2026

Diffusion-Style Decoding Triples LLM Speed on TPUs

Supercharging LLM inference on Google TPUs: Achieving 3X speedups with diffusion-style speculative decoding https://t.co/j1QPASxHKP < some pretty amazing increases in tokens per second

By Richard Seroter
Kalshi
SocialMay 4, 2026

Kalshi

Kalshi: “Let’s just stipulate that these contracts involve ‘gaming.” Justice Dewar: “Well, actually, you certified to the CFTC that they do not involve gaming.’” Ouch. Rule 40.11(a)(1) surfaces again.

By Daniel Wallach
Believe in Yourself: Join Our EdTech Venture
SocialMay 4, 2026

Believe in Yourself: Join Our EdTech Venture

Pov:u believe in yourself… Hey this side Amisha… we are building an edutech platform…. If u are intr…. Drop a comment… lets connect…

By Amisha (operator; B2B retail supply)
Top 7 Smart Locks for Every Door in 2026
SocialMay 4, 2026

Top 7 Smart Locks for Every Door in 2026

7 Best Smart Locks (2026) for Front Doors, Side Doors, and Even Garages https://t.co/G8O8yWjbX4 https://t.co/QJ9o0BnNhe

By Eric Vanderburg
AI‑driven Efficiency Often Masks Stagnant or Worsening Output
SocialMay 4, 2026

AI‑driven Efficiency Often Masks Stagnant or Worsening Output

"the feeling of efficiency should be mistrusted. The people I know who have small armies of A.I. agents working on their behalf certainly feel more productive, but I have not noticed their work improving. In some cases, it has...

By Dr. Dorothea Baur
Open‑source Orchestrator Finds Critical Vulnerabilities in Minutes
SocialMay 4, 2026

Open‑source Orchestrator Finds Critical Vulnerabilities in Minutes

𝚗𝚙𝚡 𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚜𝚎𝚌 We're introducing an open-source agent orchestrator for deep security reviews. We built it for internal use, and after running it against some major OSS projects, we gained conviction to share it with the world. Coding agents can now find critical vulnerabilities...

By Guillermo Rauch
Beyond Accuracy: Audit Failure Modes Before Deploying CV
SocialMay 4, 2026

Beyond Accuracy: Audit Failure Modes Before Deploying CV

Accuracy is table stakes. Failure modes decide whether your CV model survives production. Same benchmark scores. Opposite real-world performance. Dr. Satya Mallick on what to audit before you ship 👇 #ComputerVision #MachineLearning https://t.co/USnlxQsp9k

By Satya Mallick
AI Still Blind to Its Own Knowledge Gaps
SocialMay 4, 2026

AI Still Blind to Its Own Knowledge Gaps

I think about this as one aspect AI Dunning-Kruger. AIs historically don't know what they don't know. They are improving there, though.

By Ramez Naam
Treat Skills as Programs: Architecture Drives Runtime Loading
SocialMay 4, 2026

Treat Skills as Programs: Architecture Drives Runtime Loading

"Skills are programs, not prompts. How the skills runtime actually loads, and why the architecture is everything." https://t.co/oojCUzACLQ < I liked this post which promoted a thoughtful approach to designing (and testing) skills

By Richard Seroter
SpaceX’s Space Data Centers Face Massive Technical, Cost Barriers
SocialMay 4, 2026

SpaceX’s Space Data Centers Face Massive Technical, Cost Barriers

SpaceX wants to put data centers in space. Watch an engineer break down the biggest technical hurdles and costly barriers it would face. https://t.co/QtaUsm5ztM via @WSJ

By Steven Spencer
Add a Screenshot Skill to Boost Claude Code
SocialMay 4, 2026

Add a Screenshot Skill to Boost Claude Code

Give me one minute, and I’ll improve your Claude Code experience immediately. This is the first skill I built. And it’s the skill I use most often. *drumroll* It’s a SCREENSHOT skill. And honestly, I’m shocked Anthropic hasn’t built this...

By Allie Miller
HexRunner Reaches Stable 30 MPH Through Speed‑Focused Design
SocialMay 4, 2026

HexRunner Reaches Stable 30 MPH Through Speed‑Focused Design

Designing for Speed: How HexRunner Achieved Stable 30 MPH Locomotion by @lukas_m_ziegler #EmergingTech #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/1BRRejkfW4

By Ron van Loon
Amazon Converts Every Cost Into Revenue Stream
SocialMay 4, 2026

Amazon Converts Every Cost Into Revenue Stream

That 2015 slide from Social Capital stays evergreen: Amazon “turns every cost into a source of revenue”. https://t.co/vo9HXV0drt

By Trung Phan
Fake Login Alerts Lure Users with Bogus Password Links
SocialMay 4, 2026

Fake Login Alerts Lure Users with Bogus Password Links

Received an email from X warning you of new or unusual login attempts, with a handy 'change password' link? Beware, it's a slick new phishing attack that can trick even the most vigilant user. I've seen this with other sites...

By Dave Taylor
Hybrid AI, Enterprise Scaling, and Quantum Prep Highlighted
SocialMay 4, 2026

Hybrid AI, Enterprise Scaling, and Quantum Prep Highlighted

Thanks to @ArvindKrishna and @IBM for inviting me on-stage today to discuss importance of hybrid AI architectures, scaling enterprise AI, IBM’s structurally different partners programs, and IT’s prep for quantum (leaders & laggards). $IBM https://t.co/BRHZEjyRVr

By Patrick Moorhead
Explicit Dates Required: Avoid Relative Terms in AI Prompts
SocialMay 4, 2026

Explicit Dates Required: Avoid Relative Terms in AI Prompts

AI is bad at dates, these prompt rules help: Never use relative date terms ("today," "yesterday," "tomorrow," "this week," "last Monday") without pairing them with the explicit calendar date. 1. Start any brief, summary, or scheduling response by stating: "Today is [Weekday,...

By Kurt Elster
Write at Thought Speed with Adaptive Voice AI
SocialMay 4, 2026

Write at Thought Speed with Adaptive Voice AI

Stop typing. Just speak. Most voice tools slow you down. You spend more time fixing errors than writing. That’s where Willow changes the game. It learns from every correction you make. Automatically. No setup. No training phase. Over time, it adapts to your words, your tone,...

By Naveed Ullah
Putin’s AI Advisor: Virtual Andropov Replaces Human Counsel
SocialMay 4, 2026

Putin’s AI Advisor: Virtual Andropov Replaces Human Counsel

Now imagine that Putin starts using an LLM for "decision support." We'll call it "Virtual Andropov: Dialysis no longer required."

By Jeffrey Lewis
Unseen SLA Breaches Threaten Your Cloud Reliability
SocialMay 4, 2026

Unseen SLA Breaches Threaten Your Cloud Reliability

If your cloud vendor missed an SLA today—would you even know? That’s the real risk. 🚨 Learn how to stay ahead: https://t.co/Vex9J2lUd1 @Anritsu #HealthcareDataCenter #HITSM

By Colin Hung
AI Agent-to-Agent Era Begins with Realize+ Launch
SocialMay 4, 2026

AI Agent-to-Agent Era Begins with Realize+ Launch

... @cmuche did an incredible job with @possibleevent this year. It’s quickly becoming one of the top 3 events media execs should be at, and It was great so many partners. It is really hot… get a suite with AC :-) (and...

By Adam Singolda
Kickoff Reception Launches SynBioBeta2026 Networking Opportunities
SocialMay 4, 2026

Kickoff Reception Launches SynBioBeta2026 Networking Opportunities

At 5 PM today in San Jose, #SynBioBeta2026 officially begins. The New Attendee Reception is the first event of the conference, and it's the perfect on-ramp: grab your lanyard, walk the venue, and start meeting the people you'll be running into...

By John Cumbers
Weekend Roundup: Top AI Marketing News Highlights
SocialMay 4, 2026

Weekend Roundup: Top AI Marketing News Highlights

ICYMI Top #Marketing #AI News Stories from over the weekend: https://t.co/u9ydkMkv8q Top stories from @HarvardBiz @rc_markets @FastCompany @axios @iCrossing @MarketingProfs @SlackHQ @MSN @WIRED @adexchanger @TechTargetNews and more. https://t.co/TRrm0R2fSu

By Tom Pick
Pro‑Claude Bias Emerges Amid Fierce AGI Competition
SocialMay 4, 2026

Pro‑Claude Bias Emerges Amid Fierce AGI Competition

Not all metrics look like this, of course. But I do sense a pro-Claude bias among those I know who are most AGI/ASI-pilled and those who are most safety concerned. To me, the race seems incredibly competitive, and models from...

By Ramez Naam
Meituan Launches Drone Hub, Reshaping Shenzhen Logistics
SocialMay 4, 2026

Meituan Launches Drone Hub, Reshaping Shenzhen Logistics

Shenzhen’s Sky #Logistics: Meituan’s #Drone Hub Takes Flight by @ShuoYangAIR #SupplyChain #Innovation #FutureTech #Tech https://t.co/hxh2H38Inj

By Ron van Loon
Cross‑Sector Collaboration Fuels AI‑Driven Physical Innovation
SocialMay 4, 2026

Cross‑Sector Collaboration Fuels AI‑Driven Physical Innovation

Academia, industry, and research institutions are working together to achieve greater innovation, as AI expands beyond just software and into the physical world. https://t.co/HjaCExKVeT #infrastructure #IoT #AI #5G #cloud #edge #futureofwork https://t.co/EdLI8Xy3im

By Peggy Smedley
Omer Adam's Data Center Secures Massive Deal with Crusoe
SocialMay 4, 2026

Omer Adam's Data Center Secures Massive Deal with Crusoe

Billion-Dollar Baby: Omer Adam's Data Center Company Strikes Massive Deal With American Cloud Infrastructure Giant Crusoe - Forbes Israel https://t.co/HkhT9kTc7C

By Paul Triolo
Integrated AI Care Partner Unites Communication, Evidence, Workflow
SocialMay 4, 2026

Integrated AI Care Partner Unites Communication, Evidence, Workflow

We don’t need another app—we need systems that ✨work together.✨ Heidi’s approach integrates communication, clinical evidence, and workflow into a single AI care partner. Details 🔗 https://t.co/M92fxaSATd @tryHeidi #HIMSS26 #HITSM

By Colin Hung
New Toolkit Maps Human Ageing Hallmarks for Translation
SocialMay 4, 2026

New Toolkit Maps Human Ageing Hallmarks for Translation

🔬 Excited to share our new preprint on a translational toolkit for ageing research. We present a multi-modal approach to profile key hallmarks of human ageing, from immune function to mitochondrial activity and mTOR/autophagy. Our aim is to improve standardisation, reproducibility, biomarker...

By João Pedro de Magalhães, PhD
Best‑selling Deep Learning with Python Now Free Online
SocialMay 4, 2026

Best‑selling Deep Learning with Python Now Free Online

I wrote Deep Learning with Python to be the definitive guide to how deep learning works and how to best make use of it. Tens of thousands of people got their career start via this book. 120,000 copies sold, and...

By François Chollet
Prioritize Email Flows Over Campaigns with 5 Key Rules
SocialMay 4, 2026

Prioritize Email Flows Over Campaigns with 5 Key Rules

Most ecommerce brands obsess over campaigns and ignore the flows that quietly do most of the work. Here are 5 email flow rules you need to know: → Send your welcome email instantly with no delay → Treat cart abandonment email one like...

By Chase Dimond
Startup Video Rebirth Cracks Top‑6 AI Video Rankings
SocialMay 4, 2026

Startup Video Rebirth Cracks Top‑6 AI Video Rankings

A startup just broke into the Top 6. Alongside Alibaba, ByteDance, and xAI. The AI video leaderboard has been dominated by trillion-dollar companies, and now Video Rebirth just entered the conversation. Their model BACH hit Top 6 on @ArtificialAnlys. I've been...

By Robert Scoble
Prevent Billing Errors Upfront by Moving Left in EHR
SocialMay 4, 2026

Prevent Billing Errors Upfront by Moving Left in EHR

"The best denial is the one that never happens.” Instead of fixing billing after the fact, what if your EHR prevented errors upfront? This interview breaks down what “moving left” really looks like. 👉 https://t.co/3wq0xwo8al @greenway #HIMSS26 #healthtech

By Colin Hung
Bad Design, Not AI, Is the Real Problem
SocialMay 4, 2026

Bad Design, Not AI, Is the Real Problem

This tweet is getting ripped for being AI. Here’s my forever pushback, tho. The problem isn’t that the image is AI. The problem is it’s a terribleee idea for an image, with absolutely no taste, that is OBVIOUSLY AI. AI graphic design is fine, you...

By Jack Appleby
Chime’s AI Agents Redefine Banking and Commerce
SocialMay 4, 2026

Chime’s AI Agents Redefine Banking and Commerce

What happens when your bank runs on synthetic users and autonomous agents? Dennis Yang reveals how Chime's massive AI deployment is about to fundamentally rewrite consumer commerce. (1:13) Are AI Minions Writing Chime's Code? (3:31) How Is AI Scaling User Research?...

By Rex Salisbury
Seeking AI Search & LinkedIn Experts for May Webinars
SocialMay 4, 2026

Seeking AI Search & LinkedIn Experts for May Webinars

May is going to be webinar/live session month for me. Who's someone doing interesting work in the AI search/LinkedIn space I should talk to about this?

By Kaleigh Moore
Magnetic Privacy Filter Shields MacBook From Shoulder Surfers
SocialMay 4, 2026

Magnetic Privacy Filter Shields MacBook From Shoulder Surfers

Tired of shoulder surfers seeing everything on your MacBook screen when working in public? Then you'll want to learn all about the Afterplug Magnetic Privacy Filter Screen, which I demo and test in my latest review video: https://t.co/dVTvZyG5WE #privacy #macbook...

By Dave Taylor
Smart Meters Unite Solar, Storage, EVs to Cut Grid Costs
SocialMay 4, 2026

Smart Meters Unite Solar, Storage, EVs to Cut Grid Costs

Smart-meter-enabled partnership aims to integrate solar, storage and EV charging to lower grid costs #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/UkEnqusMYk

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
MacAppLibrary: Instantly Identify Every Mac App’s Purpose
SocialMay 4, 2026

MacAppLibrary: Instantly Identify Every Mac App’s Purpose

This week, I've been really digging macAppLibrary from @tommertron -- it looks at your Applications folder and tells you what every single app actually does. Community-sourced descriptions, or hook in Claude and let it write them. It shows running apps, lets...

By Hiro (Hiro Report)