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Evaluate AI with Human Collaboration, Not Solo Performance
SocialMay 1, 2026

Evaluate AI with Human Collaboration, Not Solo Performance

This is a laudable goal, but it may mean designing, testing, and deploying AI systems differently. For example, why not measure the ability of GPT-5.5 to solve problems *with* a person rather than on its own? (see Stanford's centaur evaluationshttps://digitaleconomy.stanford.edu/project/ai-centaur-benchmarks/)....

By Will Knight
Nearby Payments Let Friends Toss Money Instantly
SocialMay 1, 2026

Nearby Payments Let Friends Toss Money Instantly

Nearby payments was the feature. Many drinks in, and the idea that we could throw money at each other through the air from iOS *and* Android felt VERY fun. There are a lot of little Easter eggs we are playing...

By Kristen Anderson
Tesla's Safety Prompts Can Thwart Simple Cruise Control
SocialMay 1, 2026

Tesla's Safety Prompts Can Thwart Simple Cruise Control

Well, that was annoying. We are on a road trip, and my spouse wanted to drive my Tesla for a while. She rarely drives it. She kept trying to start cruise control, but it nagged her to keep her hands...

By Dave Stagner
Clean Data Drives Success in Healthcare M&A
SocialMay 1, 2026

Clean Data Drives Success in Healthcare M&A

1 in 5 healthcare orgs went through M&A between 2015 and 2020. But success depends on more than cost-cutting—it depends on clean, accessible data. See how Harmony Healthcare IT can help: https://t.co/qJlZ72g01S @HarmonyHIT #ViVE2026 #HITSM

By Colin Hung
AI Should Augment, Not Replace Human Work
SocialMay 1, 2026

AI Should Augment, Not Replace Human Work

the idea that AI is something that by necessity replaces a person in their daily work seems odd to me. the field of AI has of course always sought to understand and replicate human intelligence, but technology is fundamentally about...

By Will Knight
Saudi Arabia Initiates 12 GWh Battery Storage Qualification Process
SocialMay 1, 2026

Saudi Arabia Initiates 12 GWh Battery Storage Qualification Process

Saudi Arabia launches qualification process for 12 GWh of battery storage projects #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/oz5GfWaYEc

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Turn Training Into Profit with a Strong LMS
SocialMay 1, 2026

Turn Training Into Profit with a Strong LMS

If you've led training P&L, you know how valuable a solid #learning infrastructure is in driving revenue + growth. What matters most? @EurekosLMS' Nick Eriksen shares great advice: "Running Training as a Profit Center: How an #LMS Helps"➡️ https://t.co/VASisNr2s6 #training #roi https://t.co/rp2PcpS1M8

By John Leh
AI Spending Inflates GDP without Delivering Real Value
SocialMay 1, 2026

AI Spending Inflates GDP without Delivering Real Value

AI and GDP - what does it mean? Sure, AI is “contributing” to GDP — but @davidsacks really nails it below, “Paying people to dig holes and fill them back up increases GDP, as it is currently measured, even though...

By Gary Marcus
Bluetooth Replaces QR Codes for Multiplayer Payments
SocialMay 1, 2026

Bluetooth Replaces QR Codes for Multiplayer Payments

You know what’s even more cringe? Using a QR code in 2026. Bluetooth is the way. Multiplayer money is here.

By Kristen Anderson
Battery Landscape Shifts: Unexpected Game-Changing Developments
SocialMay 1, 2026

Battery Landscape Shifts: Unexpected Game-Changing Developments

Batteries: The game has changed – and it’s not what you think #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/SnIwpT12hM

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
AI Prompts Slash Email Audit Time Tenfold
SocialMay 1, 2026

AI Prompts Slash Email Audit Time Tenfold

Most email audits burn half a day. Your rospect asks what you'd improve, you dig through their campaigns and flows, take screenshots, write notes, and half the time they ghost anyway. You can get a pretty good audit back from Claude...

By Chase Dimond
Jensen Warns AI Scare Tactics Hurt Future Talent
SocialMay 1, 2026

Jensen Warns AI Scare Tactics Hurt Future Talent

Jensen pushes hard on Dario's narrative about AI destroying jobs. I mean, scaring people, and making AI being perceived as a bad thing - is probably not good for AI business? Jensen: "the things that are said are very counterproductive and,...

By Oleg Ciubotaru
Speed Turning Tokens Into Value Drives AI Dominance
SocialMay 1, 2026

Speed Turning Tokens Into Value Drives AI Dominance

Google may be the long-term winner of AI because it owns the full stack: chips, cloud, models, data, distribution, and now 1/4 of global AI compute. However, the bigger shift is simple: who can turn tokens into economic value fastest? --...

By Peter H. Diamandis
CNS Gene Therapies Showcase Tau-Targeted VY170
SocialMay 1, 2026

CNS Gene Therapies Showcase Tau-Targeted VY170

CNS Gene Therapies Featured in Multiple Presentations at ASGCT 2026, Including Late Breaker on Tau-Targeted VY1706 for Alzheimer’s Disease https://t.co/oQ5MCd5piS https://t.co/8KeWSTJ1q7

By Brian Ahier
AI's New Innovator's Dilemma: Products Threaten Their Own Customers
SocialMay 1, 2026

AI's New Innovator's Dilemma: Products Threaten Their Own Customers

The new innovator’s dilemma A founder told me about meeting with the CEO of a large vertical software company. She walked away realizing he was in a tough place: to fully harness AI in his hero product would mean...

By Ashley Mayer
Perplexity AI Wipes User Credits, Eroding Goodwill
SocialMay 1, 2026

Perplexity AI Wipes User Credits, Eroding Goodwill

jeez @perplexity_ai is really nickel and dimeing users with usage credits. completely wiped all of mine to 0 even though though I should have like 5k-10k left over. I use perplexity & comet daily but extorting individual users doesn't make...

By Ian Kar
Human Infrastructure Matters as Much as AI Tools
SocialMay 1, 2026

Human Infrastructure Matters as Much as AI Tools

"It is impossible to predict at this point just how AI will transform the workplace. However, one thing is certain: understanding and building the right human infrastructure will be as important as picking the right AI tools." https://t.co/sm48Z9f6lH

By Richard Seroter
Open‑Source Protocol Turns Reactive AI Agents Proactive
SocialMay 1, 2026

Open‑Source Protocol Turns Reactive AI Agents Proactive

A team just open-sourced the missing layer that turns reactive AI agents into proactive ones. It's called World2Agent Protocol (W2A). Think of it as MCP, but for perception. Your agent stops waiting for prompts and starts perceiving the real world like a...

By Hasan Toor
AI Mode Shifts Search Toward Trust, Not Clicks
SocialMay 1, 2026

AI Mode Shifts Search Toward Trust, Not Clicks

AI Mode transforms search into a trust-driven journey, where clicks validate content rather than initiate discovery. https://t.co/zIgCRWEJat via @gregjarboe, @sejournal

By Tom Pick
Hydropower Funding Uncertain Amid Trump DOE Decisions
SocialMay 1, 2026

Hydropower Funding Uncertain Amid Trump DOE Decisions

Hydropower is in hot water. Will Trump’s DOE release funding to help? #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/vtpIzIg8QO

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
AI Agents Now Automate Every GitHub PR Review
SocialMay 1, 2026

AI Agents Now Automate Every GitHub PR Review

Want AI agents on EVERY GitHub PR? @Macroscope just dropped `Check Run Agents` and it's WILD 🤯 How? Write a markdown file, connect your tools, and let Macroscope enforce your rules, label PRs, and drop inline comments. Time to say goodbye to manual PR...

By Data Chaz
Apple Signals Pricing as New Margin Tool Amid Supply Costs
SocialMay 1, 2026

Apple Signals Pricing as New Margin Tool Amid Supply Costs

I indicated this exact thing on @T_h_e_Circuit episode on Apple Dec Q results. Via MS and Apple's 10-Q: "Apple is explicitly flagging pricing as a margin-management lever for the first time in a decade. In its latest 10 Q filing, the...

By Ben Bajarin
Meta to Acquire Assured Robot Intelligence AI Startup
SocialMay 1, 2026

Meta to Acquire Assured Robot Intelligence AI Startup

Mark Zuckerberg and Meta Platforms $META just announced they have agreed to acquire Assured Robot Intelligence "a AI startup developing artificial intelligence models for robots" - Bloomberg

By Evan – StockMKTNewz
AI Interfaces Will Replace SaaS Dashboards Soon
SocialMay 1, 2026

AI Interfaces Will Replace SaaS Dashboards Soon

Codex is pretty great, and it's an interface battle right now between Codex and Claude/Cowork. Battle for the business/productivity interface keeps heating up. Once these can connect to all your apps/services, there is little reason to visit your SaaS...

By Ben Bajarin
Former DIA CTO Links AI, Cybersecurity, and Data Center Strategies
SocialMay 1, 2026

Former DIA CTO Links AI, Cybersecurity, and Data Center Strategies

We are discussing cybersecurity, data centers and AI with the former CTO of the Defense Intelligence Agency https://t.co/vDEsjpoKep

By Vala Afshar
Academy Mandates Human-Authored Screenplays Amid AI Rules
SocialMay 1, 2026

Academy Mandates Human-Authored Screenplays Amid AI Rules

The Academy further addressed generative AI more broadly, reserving the right to request additional information...In the writing categories, the rules now formally codify that screenplays must be human-authored to qualify. https://t.co/mO1YgIzPYl via @variety

By Clayton Davis
Merging Two Form Versions Ends Major UX Debt
SocialMay 1, 2026

Merging Two Form Versions Ends Major UX Debt

Confession For years Senja had two versions of testimonial forms: Classic and 2.0 Every user had to pick. Every support convo started with "which one are you on?" Every flow got built twice. Today we're merging them. All 34,000. This is the biggest technical...

By Olly Meakings
AI Accelerates Real-World Breakthroughs in Health, Education, Agriculture
SocialMay 1, 2026

AI Accelerates Real-World Breakthroughs in Health, Education, Agriculture

I remember growing up reading Sports Illustrated. There was a small column called “This Week’s Sign the Apocalypse Is Upon Us.” With all the dire predictions about AI, it’s important to also spend time recognizing the tremendous pace of innovation &...

By Tomasz Tunguz
Seeking Tenstorrent’s Real‑World Deployments Amid Compute Surge
SocialMay 1, 2026

Seeking Tenstorrent’s Real‑World Deployments Amid Compute Surge

I’m here in SF to attend the Tenstorrent event. My firm hasn’t researched the company extensively, so I’m here to learn. While previous TT events look like they’re more about architecture and the deep tech, this event name “Deploy” is...

By Patrick Moorhead
Choose the Best AI Code Tool, Not Polls
SocialMay 1, 2026

Choose the Best AI Code Tool, Not Polls

you know what all of these "which is better" polls are silly use codex or claude code, whatever works best for you i am grateful we live in a time with such amazing tools, and grateful there is a choice

By Sam Altman
AI Reveals Need to Align Skills with Cognitive Well‑Being
SocialMay 1, 2026

AI Reveals Need to Align Skills with Cognitive Well‑Being

AI is exposing a gap between what organizations expect and what people can sustain over time. Closing it means linking skills with cognitive well-being, otherwise pressure builds and execution weakens. Source @McKinsey Link https://t.co/mUYF7giLBR via @antgrasso https://t.co/8aw7ZgjBIu

By Antonio Grasso
Semiconductor Contracts Overhaul Memory and Storage Naming
SocialMay 1, 2026

Semiconductor Contracts Overhaul Memory and Storage Naming

Only if you have covered semis, and been through the scars of memory and storage, can you fully grasp how big of a change this is for mem and storage names. Really, the entirety of semis supply chain contracts are...

By Ben Bajarin
Embodied AI Enables Fully Autonomous Surgical Procedures
SocialMay 1, 2026

Embodied AI Enables Fully Autonomous Surgical Procedures

excited about this. embodied AI unlocks the ability to perform surgery completely autonomously. @r_mcguire @dylanmcguir3 are absolute maniacs. proud to be backing them early. the future of surgery is bright.

By Andrew Arruda
Parking Lots: New Solar Hubs Sparing Farmland
SocialMay 1, 2026

Parking Lots: New Solar Hubs Sparing Farmland

Solar Without Sacrificing Farmland: Why Parking Lots May Become the Next Layer of Energy Infrastructure #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/G1QK1Byzkj

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Scale Growth Requires Both Creative Volume and Diversity
SocialMay 1, 2026

Scale Growth Requires Both Creative Volume and Diversity

Creative Volume =/ Creative Diversity If you want to scale you need both though. Creative diversity at scale is how you truly grow.

By Kody Nordquist
Sky Data Centers: The Next Untapped Frontier
SocialMay 1, 2026

Sky Data Centers: The Next Untapped Frontier

There’s people building data centers in space, in the ocean, and now VCs are building them on land. But we still need data centers in the sky. This is a wide open market.

By Turner Novak
Master iPad Pencil Gestures: Simple Step‑by‑Step Guide
SocialMay 1, 2026

Master iPad Pencil Gestures: Simple Step‑by‑Step Guide

An Apple iPad pairs beautifully with an Apple Pencil, but the gestures to paste, scribble, and annotate images are surprisingly unintuitive. No worries, I gotcha covered. Here's how to do it all, step-by-step: https://t.co/A7HWnNAj2V #ipad #applepencil https://t.co/ZDum7yfyBa

By Dave Taylor
Travel Drains Apple Watch Battery Even After Rest
SocialMay 1, 2026

Travel Drains Apple Watch Battery Even After Rest

Apple Watch body battery only at 60% right after waking up 😅 travel seems to be quite impactful

By Sander Belaen
Humans Still Control AI's Tasks and Resources
SocialMay 1, 2026

Humans Still Control AI's Tasks and Resources

humans may not be able to bear computers at chess, but we still decide what computers should be playing and where they are spending resources. that’s not going to change anytime soon.

By Rob Leclerc
Amazon Intern's AI Podcast Review Merits VP Promotion
SocialMay 1, 2026

Amazon Intern's AI Podcast Review Merits VP Promotion

Agreed. The Amazon intern that cooked up the interactive AI-generated podcast product review feature needs to get hired and immediately promoted to VP level. https://t.co/A5SfuInbTH

By Trung Phan
Moon‑based AI Training, Earth‑orbit Inference Cuts Latency
SocialMay 1, 2026

Moon‑based AI Training, Earth‑orbit Inference Cuts Latency

Prediction: AI-Model Training on the Moon (Lunar poles with continuous sunlight); AI-Inference in Earth orbit (with minimal speed of light delays).

By Peter H. Diamandis
Narrow AI Vs. AGI: Understanding the Spectrum
SocialMay 1, 2026

Narrow AI Vs. AGI: Understanding the Spectrum

#Infographic: Artificial Narrow Intelligence Vs Artificial General Intelligence by @ingliguori #ArtificialIntelligence #ComputerScience #AI #smartmachines #AGI #NarrowAI #MachineLearning #DeepLearning #DataScience #RPA #NeuralNetworks #Robots #Bot #DigitalTwins #ModelOps #MLOps https://t.co/MUZgvAuyWW

By Giuliano Liguori
BIPV Facades' Performance in Enclosure Fire Tests
SocialMay 1, 2026

BIPV Facades' Performance in Enclosure Fire Tests

How BIPV façades behave under enclosure fire conditions #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/MokE22nEwJ

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Rising Asian Conflict Threatens Overseas Tech Infrastructure Supply
SocialMay 1, 2026

Rising Asian Conflict Threatens Overseas Tech Infrastructure Supply

I can’t help to wonder how much of this infra is created overseas and the potential risk of conflict rises in Asia. Chips. Servers. PCB. PCA. Power. Etc.

By Patrick Moorhead
Boom Engineers Unveil AI-Powered DAQ-in-a-Box
SocialMay 1, 2026

Boom Engineers Unveil AI-Powered DAQ-in-a-Box

During Innovation Week, a couple Boom engineers made DAQ in a Box: an AI-enabled data acquisition system. And their demo was epic. https://t.co/6Em7TEbkTi

By Blake Scholl
Robot Production Scales 24‑fold, Echoing Model T Boom
SocialMay 1, 2026

Robot Production Scales 24‑fold, Echoing Model T Boom

Figure Robot Production is SCALING... They just went from building 1 Robot/day to 24 Robots/day. Manufacturing scaled 24x in 120 days. The humanoid production curve looks exactly like the early days of Model T assembly lines... and soon will scale...

By Peter H. Diamandis
Big Tech's $700B AI Spend Equals Switzerland's GDP
SocialMay 1, 2026

Big Tech's $700B AI Spend Equals Switzerland's GDP

Big Tech will spend $700 billion on AI infrastructure this year. That's $200B more than they planned just 90 days ago. In 2024, it was $200B total. We're building the equivalent of Switzerland's GDP in compute every single year. This...

By Peter H. Diamandis
Smart Shoe Reveals Hidden Injury Causes, Not Just Pace
SocialMay 1, 2026

Smart Shoe Reveals Hidden Injury Causes, Not Just Pace

OK, so here's a piece of tech I've been really enjoying-- Most running apps shows you pace and heart rate. This shoe shows you why you keep getting injured. The data it collects is kind of insane.

By Hiro (Hiro Report)
First Solar's CuRe Launch Fuels Margin Expansion
SocialMay 1, 2026

First Solar's CuRe Launch Fuels Margin Expansion

First Solar reaffirms 2026 guidance as CuRe launch and record India sales drive Q1 margin expansion #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/DfMR1ukrDi

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza