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[Rupert @rupertva]

Look mum i made it :D

[OAK'S LAB @theoakslab]

Over the past few months, we sat down with some of our team members to get to know them. In this first video, our Head of People Erika gets to know our Product Manager Rupert through some rapid-fire questions. Check it out to discover some of his favorite things!

[Rupert @rupertva]

@LaurensJulien @LaurensJulien Will you do a longer post on Tuchel and what England should do next?

[Midjourney @midjourney]

Announcing a new division of Midjourney called "Midjourney Medical"

[Rupert @rupertva]

@ben_sturgeon @itsreallyvivek How can you be sure? In my experience, AI-generated text checkers are super unreliable now. I've run my writing through (I've tried 3-4 tools) them, and it's very inaccurate in detecting whether it was AI-generated or my own text.

[Rupert @rupertva]

I read the headlines, AI is taking over and AGI this and that. But then I go to Claude Cowork and it takes 25 minutes to rename some files and still fails to upload it successfully to Google Drive....:D

[Rupert @rupertva]

Using Claude Code in the terminal. Feels like I'm finally talking with what Siri should have been, in terms of making using a computer easier. Ultimately being able to help you use technology better and actually do things on your behalf.

It really makes me think of how technology has just continually got overall harder to use and more and more complex in terms of features and as a result overwhelming. And I think that I can see a pathway where tools like Claude will actually solve usability problems for people. Particularly I'm thinking in this case for older people that I know in my life.

[Rupert @rupertva]

@FareaNFts @grok asses this and tell me how accurate it is

[Rupert @rupertva]

@farbood @DrAdamBat @bryan_johnson Why did you choose the @bryan_johnson red yeast rice product instead of the Thorne choleast-trade which has CoQ10 in it?

https://t.co/Sey6T2gN3F

[Rupert @rupertva]

@peduarte Where's this? 👀

[Rupert @rupertva]

@altcap The original tweet for reference: https://t.co/iBN2b0DByK

[Zohran Kwame Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani]

When @NYGovCuomo refuses to tax the rich, he’s refusing to let workers enjoy the wealth they created.

When he says low taxes foster a “business-friendly environment,” he means an environment where it’s easy for bosses to steal from workers.

Taxation isn’t theft. Capitalism is.

[Matt Clifford @matthewclifford]

The UK is a great country with an extraordinary history. Our stagnation is real, but it's fixable and worth fixing.

Enjoyed giving this talk at @lfg_uk last week and so encouraged by the optimistic responses I've had from people who are building a brilliant future for Britain 🚀

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

THIS chart is the CLEAREST signal of where the internet is heading.

social media time is SHRINKING for the first time in HISTORY, and young people are leading the pullback.

Brainrot is OUT.

they grew up online, saw the full cycle of social platforms, and learned early that endless scroll doesn’t make you happier or smarter.

they’re the LEADING indicator. their parents will follow in 3-5 years.

AI slop is the nail in the coffin.

every feed feels synthetic familiar faces, identical voices, recycled ideas. the “factory smell” of it all finally broke people’s curiosity.

but there’s an upside. every trend creates its anti-trend.

attention is shifting back to things that feel real, slow, and intentional.

people are paying for spaces that make them feel grounded, informed, and connected again.

the next $100M+ companies will engineer density, trust, and time well spent. they’ll build containers for meaning, then use AI to keep them organized, not optimized.

the internet’s oldest assumption that more engagement equals more value is breaking.

the white space i think is...

• "slow media" formats: weekly briefs, serialized content etc
• private groups that operate like clubs with applications and rituals
• provenance and identity layers that verify real creators and sources
• brands with offline gravity like real events, real belonging
• curated directories and vetted marketplaces
• paid memberships that deliver depth
• note: we share business ideas around this on @ideabrowser
• IRL anything - dinners, meetups, shared experiences

young people are abandoning social media faster than their parents are discovering it.

If you understand what that means, that's a big deal.

i can't stop thinking about this FT/GWI chart.

brainrot is OUT.

meaning is IN.

[Brad Gerstner @altcap]

All kids under age 18 are eligible to open an Invest America / Trump Account & all kids under 2 (born after Jan 1, 2025) will automatically receive a $1000 kickstart from the Treasury. Sign ups will begin soon & accounts will be funded / launched next June / July. 🇺🇸🚀

[Rupert @rupertva]

@bryan_johnson Why a 200F sauna?

[Rupert @rupertva]

@EvaVlaar Where did you get 3 million from?

[Rupert @rupertva]

Learning a second language has made me realise having English as a native language is an underrated advantage, I’d taken for granted

[Rupert @rupertva]

@SteveAldrin_ @theliverdoc Find a trusted brand, which is third party tested. To be even more extreme, find a brand which is incentivised to actually be accurate. Meaning, their reputation depends on it. I’m going to try @bryan_johnson blueprint protein

[Rupert @rupertva]

@SteveAldrin_ @theresidency @daravaniar Congrats!

[Rupert @rupertva]

@MunichFanpage How was it not a penalty? Why is no one talking about it

[Rupert @rupertva]

@SteveAldrin_ Exactly, keep at it!

[Rupert @rupertva]

@chamath this routine is so extreme, you want to enjoy life and not be stressed about every decimal. Do it 80/20 not 99/1