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Today, @vapi_ai is announcing a $50M Series B, led by @peakxvpartners. $72M total raised. This funding round is a reality because of the engineering behind it: predictable latency, hard guardrails, observability at the call level, and clean escalation to humans.

AI voice startup Vapi hits $500M valuation after winning Amazon Ring over 40 rivals techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/vap…

@jitl Post the before pics

first night in ny apartment just in time for snow apocalypse

@jedgar Oh man, my heart felt heavy reading this. What a legacy he left behind. Octocat and Sammy Shark is legend 👑

Sad news. My friend Simon who did the original bird for Twitter, Octocat for GitHub and Redid Sammy The Shark for DigitalOcean has passed away, he was 56. He was a great guy. What a loss.

We are not choosing AI over humans. We are choosing AI over humans who have been failed by the systems they work in.

📰A new Finnish study reports that youth gender transitions (under age 23) did not improve mental health symptoms. For some youth, medical gender reassignment may have had a negative impact. Link ⬇️ /1

Amazing work by @AnnieLiao_2000 💖

@ivanhzhao 👋 heck yeah

LMK if you want early access (and can provide ample feedback in exchange)

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machines of loving grace

exploring shapes of thoughts: extracted my obsidian notes' embeddings and arranges them as a 3d network using 3 different topologies: - centralized: one core idea connecting all - decentralized: notes cluster into themed hubs - distributed: edges labeled by llm describing how ideas connect

A staggering 77% of the world’s coral reefs areas have turned white due to the stress caused by warming oceans. The event has been the most extensive recorded event of bleaching, experts say reut.rs/4eOgjdl

65 doctors, nurses, and paramedics told the New York Times what they saw in Gaza. What they saw was a pattern of children being shot in the head.

We're doing a free virtual YOUR FAT FRIEND live event TODAY! 📆WHEN: 2 PM Eastern FEATURING: Aubrey Gordon + @jeaniefinlay in conversation with the delightful @guybranum moderated by the lovely @destheray. WHO: All are invited! RSVP now ➡️ bit.ly/yourfatfriende…

I agree with Peter Thiel on this: Emotional Intelligence (EI) becomes more valuable as AI and AGI rise. Emotional intelligence and verbal skills will rise in value. Super-intelligence doesn’t guarantee empathy and communication skills. Humans can catch the most invisible human cues. A single speech can move millions to actions and change. A single conversation can change a human’s mental frameworks and inspire change. Those with high emotional intelligence and verbal skills will be a key bridge between Human Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence.

This church has been under construction for 124 years. In 2026, it will become the tallest in the world. It isn't funded by the state or even the Church — it's being built entirely by the people. And it's far more impressive than you realize... (thread) 🧵

AIs will teach our kids and imprint upon them their knowledge. This is why we must make sure AI remains decentralized between several companies. Otherwise a few players will get a monopoly on shaping the next generation's core beliefs.

Many craftsmen value their tools. Musicians value their instruments, architects value their rulers, painters value their brushes and painting materials more than life itself. The video you presented “all in one”, but it will only disgust them. They may never want to engage with your company again. Your predecessors showed us their dreams, you showed us our nightmares. 多くの職人は道具を大切にする。 音楽家は楽器を、建築家は定規を、画家は筆や画材を命以上に大切にする。 あなたが紹介したビデオは、すべてが一つであることを示すためのものだが、彼らをうんざりさせるだけだろう。彼らは2度と君の会社とかかわろうとしなくなりかねない。 君と君の会社のプレゼンには失望したよ。

@tim_cook Seeing the paint drip down a beautiful upright piano only to have that and everything else we treasure in our culture and identity obliterated like a building collapse is a series of horrible feelings I never wish to experience.

Meet the new iPad Pro: the thinnest product we’ve ever created, the most advanced display we’ve ever produced, with the incredible power of the M4 chip. Just imagine all the things it’ll be used to create.

Hey @Apple, I fixed it for you (sound on)