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Meet the AI agents running end-to-end ad campaigns for home services. @Tradecraft_AI

@ChrisPappasNH Democrats are a tax on freedom

We're open-sourcing BOxCrete, a new AI model for the construction industry. Using Bayesian optimization, BOxCrete helps producers rapidly design concrete mixes with domestic materials, bypassing months of lab work. The results from our data center build in Rosemount, MN: 🚀 43% faster time to full structural strength 🛠️ 10% reduction in cracking risk 🇺🇸 100% domestic material usage We are open-sourcing the model and the foundational data to empower producers everywhere. Check out the full technical deep dive on our Engineering blog: go.meta.me/90538a

@NASA @NASAKennedy Why does Nasa show the CGI graphic so much? It only shows the cool stuff for 2 seconds and switches back to some graphic. Please keep the live camera feed rotation going.

We're going around the Moon. Come watch with us. Artemis II's four-astronaut crew is lifting off from @NASAKennedy on an approximately 10-day mission that will bring us closer to living on the Moon and Mars. The launch window opens at 6:24pm ET (2224 UTC). twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

It's not even a joke, the hard data on the New England lobster population is genuinely concerning. 🦞 34% Population Drop: The Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank stock, the backbone of the MA commercial catch, has plummeted since its 2018 peak. 39% Drop in Juveniles: Recruitment of young lobsters settling in the area fell drastically between 2020–2022 compared to 2016–2018. Fewer young lobsters today means significantly smaller harvests tomorrow. A tough reality ahead for the local industry.

@MikeMinogueABMD Things keep going the way they have, even the Lobsters are going to leave MA.

5 local favorites that make Massachusetts, Massachusetts. What did I miss? Comment your favorites! ⬇️

@brysonkjones How much of the performance gain comes from the multitask diffusion formulation itself vs. the specific CLIP vision+text encoder choices? Any ablation results on swapping in alternatives like SigLIP or DINOv2 that you could share?

Today I’m releasing an open-source implementation of Multitask Diffusion Policy model, most widely seen deployed on the Boston Dynamics Atlas Humanoid Robot! Check out the demo + some cool takeaways

not just btc and crypto, it cracks the exact same RSA & ECC encryption that powers your bank logins, credit cards, TLS handshakes, and SWIFT transfers. same Shor’s algorithm. same 2029 timeline. banks can push post-quantum migration updates faster than Bitcoin could… but the “store now, decrypt later” risk is real for everyone

BTC is dead by 2029

We are mesmerized by the glowing surface of a cosmic ocean. Every star, galaxy, and photon we can see is just the shimmering ripples, making up a mere 5% of reality. The universe's greatest secrets aren't written in the light; they are locked away in the pitch-black 95% below. Maybe the quest to understand the universe will uncover the key to moving beyond the matrix. @grok

latest SAM 3 release hits 30+ FPS on an H100 one of the best zero shot detection models is now available for real-time use cases hard to explain to how big of a breakthrough this is for building with vision any use case you can think of is now unlocked and can be immediately shipped then refined later

There is a massive gap between a functional prototype and production-ready software. Anyone can spin up a basic feature, but they often overlook the critical infrastructure: auth, database management, security, webhooks, and things like websockets. With my background in cybersecurity and network architecture, I’ve seen these vibe coded setups look great, right up until they fail. The real magic happens when you combine practical, blue-collar operator knowledge with rigorous systems engineering.

Blue collar builders are the future of vertical software. Today I had 2 conversations that changed how I see software. 1/ A pool service operator built a chemical dosing calculator and route planner. He asked his software company for these features for years... they kept saying no. So he built it himself. 2/ A scaffolding rental company owner built an inventory and scheduling platform tracking every piece of equipment across every job site. He was losing $40K/year in missing frames, and nobody could tell him where anything was. Now he knows where every piece is, who has it, and when it's coming back... and it's all integrated into his CRM. The blue collar builder era is here. 👷

valid skepticism, the trades are unforgiving to outsiders. but growing up with a master electrician in the family, gave me a front-row seat to the daily friction. platforms like ServiceTitan might have paved the way, but they represent an older, manual paradigm. the next evolution won't be another 2015 era dashboard needing a 'certified' operator; it will be a suite of AI agents fully automating the back office, spanning sales, marketing, accounting, dispatch and customer support. AI is a paradigm shift, and shifts like this always disrupt cornered markets.

I will never understand why so many white-collar guys think they can just build a SaaS for home service business owners They have no idea what they're getting themselves into Not a game I would ever dare to play. Companies like Service Titan, Jobber, and House Call Pro already have this market cornered If you think your vibe coded SaaS platform is going to change the home service space Good luck

@heydannypeavey The irony is that AI agents will soon automate all of these processes. The era of requiring certified professionals to manage back-office systems is rapidly coming to an end.

Your field team can’t run elite without a strong back office. <$10M on ServiceTitan? You NEED: • ST admin • KPI tracking against budget • Bookkeeper that knows ST That’s the growth engine. Problem: it’s too hard + expensive to build out and it shouldn’t be.

@BPBartholomew cool man. @helionova_ai built something like this a couple of years ago and works with utility companies on storm restoration events. x.com/nick_white/sta…

The world's electricity infrastructure, mapped.

@nick_white @RepGoodlander Classic progressive left modus operandi: unanimous Senate bill excludes ICE/CBP funding, then calls it “essential bipartisan funding” while blaming Republicans for the shutdown. Same tired playbook.

@RepGoodlander Why do you lie to the American people?

This morning, the Senate voted 100–0 (unanimous!) to fund TSA, the Coast Guard, FEMA, and the remaining unfunded operations at DHS. But tonight Speaker Johnson is refusing to allow a vote on this commonsense, bipartisan bill in the House. Outrageous. Time to stop the political theater and get this done.

RF-DETR + Trackers is such a strong open-source combo I fine-tuned RF-DETR on the VisDrone dataset, plugged in the OC-SORT tracker now I’m going to build some cool smart city demos link: github.com/roboflow/track…

@elonmusk @AdamLowisz Maybe they are premonitions

@AdamLowisz I’ve been having a lot of AI nightmares lately :(

@ServiceSocket This is how you do it.

AI Agents for the trades

The hottest new programming language is English

Formal announcement of the TERAFAB project, which will be done jointly by @SpaceX and @Tesla, tonight around 8pm CT. Livestream on 𝕏. The goal is to produce over a TERAWATT of compute per year (logic, memory & packaging) with ~80% for space and ~20% for the ground.