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[Shipper @shipper_now]

BREAKING: Today, we closed the chapter on vibe coding.

I just witnessed my Mac erase a $31B company in 186 seconds.

This is beyond insane.

[Hugh Janus @HughJanus556]

Why didnt anyone tell me that Zyns change colors now? Every time I take them out they are red. Pretty cool!

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

Homeless people are using dogs to test drugs for them on Skid Row in Los Angeles, California.

Non-profit group Starts With One Today says dogs are being abused, thrown away, sold for drugs, neglected, and fed drugs to make sure there is no fentanyl.

Animal advocates are ripping Mayor Karen Bass and other elected officials for not taking enough action.

“We’re coming out here, risking our lives to help these dogs with no support from the government,” said volunteer Joey Tuccio.

[Kevin S @SmithKevin24]

@atoms_dev If this takes off,

What’s stopping corporations from getting rid of high paying SaaS such as Salesforce, Gong, accent, Workday, and using their own in house software?

The only market advantage would be the data that they’ve harvested.

[Peter Girnus 🦅 @gothburz]

Last quarter I rolled out Microsoft Copilot to 4,000 employees.

$30 per seat per month.

$1.4 million annually.

I called it "digital transformation."

The board loved that phrase.

They approved it in eleven minutes.

No one asked what it would actually do.

Including me.

I told everyone it would "10x productivity."

That's not a real number.

But it sounds like one.

HR asked how we'd measure the 10x.

I said we'd "leverage analytics dashboards."

They stopped asking.

Three months later I checked the usage reports.

47 people had opened it.

12 had used it more than once.

One of them was me.

I used it to summarize an email I could have read in 30 seconds.

It took 45 seconds.

Plus the time it took to fix the hallucinations.

But I called it a "pilot success."

Success means the pilot didn't visibly fail.

The CFO asked about ROI.

I showed him a graph.

The graph went up and to the right.

It measured "AI enablement."

I made that metric up.

He nodded approvingly.

We're "AI-enabled" now.

I don't know what that means.

But it's in our investor deck.

A senior developer asked why we didn't use Claude or ChatGPT.

I said we needed "enterprise-grade security."

He asked what that meant.

I said "compliance."

He asked which compliance.

I said "all of them."

He looked skeptical.

I scheduled him for a "career development conversation."

He stopped asking questions.

Microsoft sent a case study team.

They wanted to feature us as a success story.

I told them we "saved 40,000 hours."

I calculated that number by multiplying employees by a number I made up.

They didn't verify it.

They never do.

Now we're on Microsoft's website.

"Global enterprise achieves 40,000 hours of productivity gains with Copilot."

The CEO shared it on LinkedIn.

He got 3,000 likes.

He's never used Copilot.

None of the executives have.

We have an exemption.

"Strategic focus requires minimal digital distraction."

I wrote that policy.

The licenses renew next month.

I'm requesting an expansion.

5,000 more seats.

We haven't used the first 4,000.

But this time we'll "drive adoption."

Adoption means mandatory training.

Training means a 45-minute webinar no one watches.

But completion will be tracked.

Completion is a metric.

Metrics go in dashboards.

Dashboards go in board presentations.

Board presentations get me promoted.

I'll be SVP by Q3.

I still don't know what Copilot does.

But I know what it's for.

It's for showing we're "investing in AI."

Investment means spending.

Spending means commitment.

Commitment means we're serious about the future.

The future is whatever I say it is.

As long as the graph goes up and to the right.

[greg @greg16676935420]

Can someone explain how an earthquake on one side of the world could cause a tsunami on the other side of the world

[Casper Ruud @CasperRuud98]

Whatever the outcome I would just like to say congratulations and thank you to both players for an incredible final🤯🙏👏 #rolandgarros

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

60% of general admission ticket buyers at Coachella used Buy-Now-Pay-Later to finance their tickets, per Billboard.

[Colossal Biosciences® @colossal]

SOUND ON. You’re hearing the first howl of a dire wolf in over 10,000 years. Meet Romulus and Remus—the world’s first de-extinct animals, born on October 1, 2024.

The dire wolf has been extinct for over 10,000 years. These two wolves were brought back from extinction using genetic edits derived from a complete dire wolf genome, meticulously reconstructed by Colossal from ancient DNA found in fossils dating back 11,500 and 72,000 years. This moment marks not only a milestone for us as a company but also a leap forward for science, conservation, and humanity. From the beginning, our goal has been clear: “To revolutionize history and be the first company to use CRISPR technology successfully in the de-extinction of previously lost species.” By achieving this, we continue to push forward our broader mission on—accepting humanity’s duty to restore Earth to a healthier state.

But this isn’t just our moment—it’s one for science, our planet, and humankind. All of which we love and are passionate about. Now, close your eyes and listen to that howl once more. Think about what this means for all of us.

[Ella Dorsey @Ella__Dorsey]

THE POLLEN COUNT TODAY IS 14801 WHICH IS THE HIGHEST EVER ON RECORD BY A SIGNIFICANT MARGIN.

[Evan @StockMKTNewz]

Here’s what the largest IT outage in history looked like for 🇺🇸 airplane traffic

[greg @greg16676935420]

“Please turn to page 325 of your textbooks”

Page 325:

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

Uruguay players getting physical with fans in the stands

(via @FOXSoccer)

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

Luka really dropped 73 points on the team that drafted him 🤯

Cold-blooded 🥶

(h/t @Money23Green)

[MrBeast @MrBeast]

I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made)

I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours

[Don Johnson @DonMiami3]

Breckenridge Day pass from 3/2007 was $57… today $245 + fees

Eye opening devaluation of the dollar

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

Goodnight to everyone:

[Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79]

If you invested $40,000 in bitcoin 18 months ago you would’ve had $40,000 today.

[Arab NFTs @arab_nfts]

They say our community is dead !

I will just say we are the #undead ! 🏴‍☠️

Where is my @GenuineUndead army at ? 💀🤯

#RiseandShine #GenuineUndead #staygeniuine #web3 #NFTCommmunity

[Sleepy Pug @ASleepyPug]

WE. ARE. BACK. BABY!!!!! @SpaceRiders_NFT

After only 3 days of being scammed for my Quirklings and Space Rider - I grinded with the small amount I had left and I am back in the Riders!!

I'm so blessed to have the people around me helping me and motivating me everyday.