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Let's save the world! Technology, sustainable development, behavioral economics #USA MS Business Analytics

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Here is the author of my favorite book, sharing the best life and career advice

[Ramin Nasibov @RaminNasibov]

We stopped saying "it’s Photoshop" and started saying "it’s AI"

End of an era. Photoshop, thanks for the memories .

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

¡Felicidades!

Congratulations, #Chile for becoming the first country in the Americas, and the second globally, to eliminate #leprosy disease.

A true milestone for public health! And a testament to what leadership, science, and solidarity can accomplish.

Read more 🔗https://t.co/TR3BtDpbSY

[Pavel Durov @durov]

Today, Telegram notified all its users in Spain with this alert:

Pedro Sánchez’s government is pushing dangerous new regulations that threaten your internet freedoms. Announced just yesterday, these measures could turn Spain into a surveillance state under the guise of “protection.” Here’s why they’re a red flag for free speech and privacy:

1. Ban on social media for under-16s with mandatory age verification: This isn’t just about kids—it requires platforms to use strict checks, like needing IDs or biometrics.

⚠️ Danger: It sets a precedent for tracking EVERY user’s identity, eroding anonymity and opening doors to mass data collection. What starts with minors could expand to all, stifling open discourse.

2. Personal and criminal liability for platform executives: If “illegal, hateful, or harmful” content isn’t removed fast enough, bosses face jail.

⚠️ Danger: This will force over-censorship—platforms will delete anything remotely controversial to avoid risks, silencing political dissent, journalism, and everyday opinions. Your voice could be next if it challenges the status quo.

3. Criminalizing algorithm amplification: Amplifying “harmful” content via algorithms becomes a crime.

⚠️ Danger: Governments will dictate what you see, burying opposing views and creating echo chambers controlled by the state. Free exploration of ideas? Gone—replaced by curated propaganda.

4. “Hate and polarization footprint” tracking: Platforms must monitor and report how they “fuel division.”

⚠️ Danger: Vague definitions of “hate” could label criticism of the government as divisive, leading to shutdowns or fines. This can be a tool for suppressing opposition.

These aren’t safeguards; they’re steps toward total control. We’ve seen this playbook before—governments weaponizing “safety” to censor critics. On Telegram, we prioritize your privacy and freedom: strong encryption, no backdoors, and resistance to overreach.

✊ Stay vigilant, Spain. Demand transparency and fight for your rights. Share this widely—before it’s too late.

[Allie ✞ @allie__voss]

They did it. They made the perfect month.

[Thomas Sowell Quotes @ThomasSowell]

Milton Friedman: "The real tax on the American people is what government spends."

[caleidoscope eye 🪬 @_stopwhispering]

Free Iran!! 🇮🇷

Free Iran!! 🇮🇷

Free Iran!! 🇮🇷

Free Iran!! 🇮🇷

Free Iran!! 🇮🇷

Free Iran!! 🇮🇷

[Larry Elder @larryelder]

“Socialism sounds great. It has always sounded great. And it will probably always continue to sound great. It is only when you go beyond rhetoric, and start looking at hard facts, that socialism turns out to be a big disappointment, if not a disaster.”
—@ThomasSowell

[Nick shirley @nickshirleyy]

🚨 Here is the full 42 minutes of my crew and I exposing Minnesota fraud, this might be my most important work yet. We uncovered over $110,000,000 in ONE day. Like it and share it around like wildfire! Its time to hold these corrupt politicians and fraudsters accountable

We ALL work way too hard and pay too much in taxes for this to be happening, the fraud must be stopped.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries:

“It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones.

“There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion.

“If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the ‘medicine closet’ and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That’s why you should always have a nutrition choice!

“Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity.”

[Ismael Sanz @sanz_ismael]

👉 “Primero muere la lectura, luego el conocimiento y después la ciencia. Es la ‘Desilustración’.” Un futuro donde importa más opinar que aprender. ¿Estamos entrando en esa era? https://t.co/JHjbJ0cfpk

[César A. Hidalgo @cesifoti]

How it started/How it's going.

The Infinite Alphabet is out today, globally on Kindle and across bookstores in the UK.

If you are curious about the history of learning curves, disruptive innovation, knowledge diffusion, and economic complexity, this book is for you.

If you are curious about the development of entrepreneurship in Beijing, how Vespa's were born from helicopters, and how a 21-year old started a manufacturing revolution in the US, this book is for you.

It took me years to collect these stories and I hope you enjoy learning from them as much as I did.

Many thanks to the excellent team at @penguinrandom to help turn years of research into a fun and dynamic book.

Get your copy, gift one to a friend, or help me spread the word :-).

I'll be posting snippets, events, and more in the coming days.

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

Our TPUs are headed to space! 

Inspired by our history of moonshots, from quantum computing to autonomous driving, Project Suncatcher is exploring how we could one day build scalable ML compute systems in space, harnessing more of the sun’s power (which emits more power than 100 trillion times humanity’s total electricity production).

Like any moonshot, it’s going to require us to solve a lot of complex engineering challenges. Early research shows our Trillium-generation TPUs (our tensor processing units, purpose-built for AI) survived without damage when tested in a particle accelerator to simulate low-earth orbit levels of radiation. However, significant challenges still remain like thermal management and on-orbit system reliability. 

More testing and breakthroughs will be needed as we count down to launch two prototype satellites with @planet by early 2027, our next milestone of many. Excited for us to be a part of all the innovation happening in (this) space!

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Forcing people back to the office backfires.

Data on >3M tech & finance workers: After return-to-office mandates, firms lose stars and struggle to attract new talent. The most likely to quit are senior, skilled, & female employees.

Flexibility is a feature of a great workplace.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

To figure out who will win any given technology race, just look at the rate of acceleration of innovation & growth

[UCI MTB @UCI_MTB]

Historic. 🇨🇱

A first win for himself and his country in an Elite UCI MTB XCO World Cup!

Congrats Martin Vidaurre 💪 #MTBWorldCup @MTBworldseries

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

This powerful 60-second video captures the true meaning of Memorial Day 🇺🇸

[Gad Saad @GadSaad]

It is so selfish of the United States to only assume 40% of the burden of the entire foreign aid around the world.

[The Rabbit Hole @TheRabbitHole]

Dial them down

[Department of Government Efficiency @DOGE]

DOGE website is live!
https://t.co/F9Bp1Dla6n

Initial site:
1. X feed posts
2. Consolidated government org chart - enormous manual effort consolidating 16,000+ offices
3. Summary of the massive regulatory state, including the Unconstitutionality Index (ratio of rules written by unelected bureaucrats to laws passed by Congress)

Coming soon (targeting Valentines Day):
1. Description/amount of each cost reduction (w/ receipts where applicable)
2. Overall savings scorecard

We will constantly be working to maximize the site’s utility and transparency. Please let us know what else you want to see!