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@patrickc @RuxandraTeslo They are better because I am an architect. That is the reason.

@RuxandraTeslo I think this just reflects a lack of expertise on your part -- like, if you'd actually studied architecture, you'd understand that the buildings on the right are better. x.com/PedroCo6744396…

València: street with old buildings vs street with new ones. Why is everything built in the modern era so distasteful?

@lowvariance Taxpayers. Would you know of another source?

BREAKING: Toronto approves city-run grocery stores In a 21–3 vote, councillors backed Anthony Perruzza’s plan to launch 4 municipally run stores to offer cheaper food. Big test for public retail.

@PLA_MilitaryUpd temu drone

🇨🇳The PLA showcases the "Unmanned Killer Drone" for the first time, with built-in firearms and ammunition making drones more concealable, and the ability to swap in shotguns or submachine guns at any time. When sci-fi meets reality, this is INSANE.

@BabakTaghvaee1 @OmvarldAnalys you see no realistic path toward near-term regime change?

@OmvarldAnalys No, I did not fool anyone. I knew that no regime change was coming but I wanted revenge for 40k of my people who were massacred by the regime. It was a great period to have that revenge taken by the US and Israel.

Claims in Israeli media about a Mossad-led plan for regime change in Iran, even months after the war, are pure nonsense. As someone who has been aware of this operation since last November, I can say, regime change was not considered neither by the Israelis or Americans. The key actor in any realistic regime change scenario was going to be the Iranian regular armed forces, which opposition leader Reza Pahlavi had been in contact with and intended to rely on. However, during the war, these forces were among the primary targets of Israeli and U.S. strikes, and their military capability was severely degraded, while the IRGC’s power significantly increased. As a result, the IRGC now holds not only dominant military control in Iran but also substantial political power under Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. In this context, the idea of regime change facilitated by Mossad is unfounded. Statements by Prime Minister Netanyahu and other Israeli officials during the war about helping the Iranian people by targeting security forces were primarily aimed at applying political pressure on the Islamic regime and sustaining intelligence flows from individuals inside Iran. Many of those providing information did so believing the regime might fall, but those expectations were not aligned with the realities on the ground. #OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar

@HadrianInc loops.wtf/share?t=156015…

We formalized an historic public-private partnership with the U.S. Navy: $2.4 billion total ($1.5B in private capital + $900M Navy investment). Factory 4, our 2.2 million sq ft, Physical AI-powered Factory of the Future in Cherokee, will mass-produce critical components for Virginia- and Columbia-class subs, solving bottlenecks, creating 1,000+ high-skill Alabama jobs, and accelerating the Golden Fleet.

It’s official: Hadrian’s Factory of the Future 4 in Cherokee, Alabama is open. Under the leadership of @POTUS and @SECWAR, we heard remarks from @SECNAV, @SenKatieBritt, @SenTuberville, @SenatorWicker, @RepMikeRogersAL, @Robert_Aderholt, and VADM Gaucher. Thank you to the 4,000+ Alabamians who joined us and showed what’s possible when we build in America again. This partnership marks the start of Hadrian, the Navy, and the @DeptofWar’s reindustrialization campaign in support of the President’s Restoring Maritime Dominance EO, Peace Through Strength agenda, and the Golden Fleet.

@fancylancer3991 @threadreaderapp unroll

Every 10 turns, user's message is intercepted system spawns a new background job. Background agent reviews the conversation and does memory/skill saves. With this exact prompt: (2/7)

The self-improving memory of Hermes agent from @NousResearch is a pretty neat thing. So I visualized how it works: (1/7)

@DudespostingWs @ADoricko fyi

There’s a mullet competition at a Pennsylvania farm show every year…

@beffjezos why Mac mini if all inference is cloud?

Perplexity just made a proper secure version of OpenClaw for your personal computer(!!)

@hobbleabbas @Kalshi

@Kalshi I heard this is where they are trying to re open hormuz /s

JUST IN: Iran says US tech companies could be "next targets"

@ylecun @compliantvc please evaluate

Unveiling our new startup Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI Labs). We just completed our seed round: $1.03B / 890M€, one the largest seeds ever, probably the largest for a European company. We're hiring! [the background image is the Veil Nebula - a picture I took from my backyard, most appropriate for an unveiling] More details here: techcrunch.com/2026/03/09/yan…

@Mujakura hello darkness my old friend

@Allinallnotbad Would this prevent the average doctor and lawyer from using AI as well? System prompts should not be regulated on a state-by-state basis. If this passes and is as restrictive as it sounds, users will flock to open source.

Since this bill has blown up, some brief thoughts. First of all, the marketing on this bill is just dishonest. It says it's a bill to stop chatbots from impersonating licensed professionals (which, if it was just the impersonation, fair enough, disclaimers are helpful), but then it flat out bans the bots from providing the advice even if they do disclaim it (see 2(b)). Second, because the bill removes the ability to disclaim, it requires a new hook, which in this case is "provid[ing] any substantive response, information, or advice." That might constitute a crime under any of the licensed professional statutes. What does "substantive" mean here? Well, we don't know because it's left undefined. And these licensed professional statutes are drawn very broadly. For example, medicine is defined as "diagnosing, treating, operating or prescribing for any human disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical condition." Ditto for other professions like architects, etc. Under this standard, answers to questions like "My kid has a fever, how often should I give them Tylenol?" could very much be substantive medical advice. Which is just absurd. Lastly, the statute contains a citizen suit provision that allows recovery of both actual damages and, potentially, attorney's fees and disbursement depending on whether the court thinks the statute was "willfully" violated. So not only does the chatbot provider have open-ended liability for providing advice, it also might have to cover the costs of the party suing it. In sum, this bill is one of worst pieces of rent seeking I have seen, and the people supporting it should be ashamed of themselves.

@YaroslavAzhnyuk @USWREMichael

I’m pleased to present Zerov — an autonomous Shahed interceptor. Autonomous detection enables the system to identify targets at distances 2–3 times greater than comparable solutions. Technical specifications of Zerov-8: — Designed in a tailsitter configuration (an interceptor model with vertical takeoff and landing), combining the speed of a missile with the maneuverability of a drone. — Maximum speed: 326 km/h (intercepts targets moving up to 270 km/h). — Combat radius: up to 20 km. — Warhead: up to 0.5 kg. — Deployment time: vertical takeoff (launch within 30 seconds). — Optics: daytime or thermal camera depending on mission requirements. Zerov-8 is equipped with the TFL Anti-Shahed detection module, designed specifically to counter hostile aerial targets such as Shahed drones. Its key features include: — The system autonomously detects drones by analyzing an object’s movement, thermal signature, and other parameters using AI. — Once detected, the system “highlights” the target and maintains stable tracking, operating in parallel without interfering with flight control. The pilot independently chooses the interception approach. — The module is installed onboard together with a thermal camera (typically Kurbas-640 Beta), a flight controller, or a video transmitter. The most important part of an autonomous interceptor is detection. We trained the system to see targets where the human eye or standard sensors fall short. That gives us precious time and distance to maneuver — the difference between a Shahed being intercepted or striking the ground. Why “Zerov” The interceptor is named after Mykola Zerov, one of the leading figures of Ukraine’s Executed Renaissance, a generation of Ukrainian writers, artists, and intellectuals persecuted and, in many cases, destroyed by the Moscow regime. Naming TFL systems after Ukrainian cultural figures is part of the company’s broader philosophy: those the empire tried to erase remain present in Ukrainian memory, identity, and resistance. For The Fourth Law, these names are not decorative. They express continuity between Ukrainian intellect, resilience, and defense. Moscow tried to destroy these people and the culture they represented. It failed. Their memory endured. And today, symbolically, they return to defend Ukraine and help destroy the weapons of Russian aggression. Full story: thefourthlaw.ai/blog/the-fourt…

@Teknium nice. what are you using it for so far?

Quick comparison of Hermes Agent's memory system compared to OpenClaw

@ns123abc Misanthropic

🚨 BREAKING: Anthropic CEO just did a complete 180 in live interview Do you regret saying ‘dictator-style praise’ about President Trump? Anthropic CEO: >“I want to completely apologize for this memo” >“it was among the most disorienting times in Anthropic’s history” >“i wouldn’t describe it as a memo” >reframes 1,600 words sent to 2,000+ employees as a casual slack post >“it’s not a considered or refined version of my thinking” So, will you apologize to President Trump? >“i’ve apologized to the people within the DoW” >“happy to speak to anyone” absolute cinema

@TenreiroDaniel one of us

I think Anthropic is the best of the labs & they came out of the pentagon affair looking reasonable but Dario sounds absolutely unhinged here

@PalmerLuckey fuck them. is there a low cost product you would like to build at Anduril to combat low cost drones? something like LUCAS or achieving the same objective?

Reposting this from nearly eight years in the past to highlight two things: 1) Bezos was one of the only technology leaders willing to publicly speak against activist employees and with the United States Military. 2) WIRED was still running events with relevance and impact.

why does this guy behind the head of NATO look like an extra plucked out of Star Wars

@DanielleFong @craigzLiszt 4.6 seems undeniably better in every way besides cost

@craigzLiszt i'm promoting claude to management

nearly all of the best engineers i know are switching from claude to codex