Shubham Tiwari

IIT Roorkee | IIT ISM Dhanbad | BHU | Seismology

[Shubham Tiwari @stndrdshubham]

@NandanNilekani @htTweets Get to know the unknown!

Worth opening and patiently reading these two pages.
The importance of Pastrolists in the economic and ecological ecosystem

[Shubham Tiwari @stndrdshubham]

@jointhefoundery @nikhilkamathcio @RonnieScrewvala - Will take care of privacy
- Rewarding money
- Help you focus more on quality work and less spatio-temporal wastage

[Shubham Tiwari @stndrdshubham]

Thought:
If there is a chance that we ask you to rent out your ~10% storage from mobile which otherwise got wasted through junks of data, pics, videos.

Will you allow us to have it?

@jointhefoundery
@nikhilkamathcio
@RonnieScrewvala

[Vijaya Nath Mishra O+ @DrVNMishraa]

आज आईआईटी रुड़की में अचानक @stndrdshubham जी से मेरी सपरिवार मुलाक़ात हुई। अच्छा लगा। शुभम जी जल्द ही अब भारत सरकार में ग्रेड A अफ़सर की नौकरी जॉइन करेंगे। मेरी पत्नी और मेरी और से शुभकामनाएँ एवं आशीर्वाद।

[Shubham Tiwari @stndrdshubham]

@DrVNMishraa Feeling truly grateful for the opportunity to meet and interact with you. Thank you for your kind words and encouragement.
it means a lot to me 🙏

[Shubham Tiwari @stndrdshubham]

Opinion:
◽Large resources
◽High capital facilities
◽Long network of people
◽Wide variety of information
◽Much deeper understanding about topic seldom used by you.
They are harnessed by the world around you.

[Rohit Pakalapati @rohitspeakshere]

https://t.co/PtZyZtqvw9

[Shubham Tiwari @stndrdshubham]

I'm happy to share that I have been selected through UPSC CGSC (Combined Geoscientist examination) 2025 with AIR -4th.
People here at X (f.k.a Twitter) have given a lot of material to learn and grow together.

Thanks to you all

#UPSC #Varanasi

[Shubham Tiwari @stndrdshubham]

Unpopular opinion:

I didn't find any other society in India so united just like Bengali community for Durga Puja and Bihari community for Chhath Puja.

A strong reason is binding them together so tightly.

#ChhathPuja #durgapuja
#Bihar #Bengali

[Shubham Tiwari @stndrdshubham]

One of the finest articles in its own sense. Good read for people from all across the research domain
#research #PhD
Courtesy - @dr_alphalyrae

[DRDO @DRDO_India]

A breakthrough has been achieved by demonstrating quantum entanglement based communication in an experimental setup through DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE), IIT Delhi. The free-space quantum secure communication using quantum entanglement over a distance of more than one km was shown via a free-space optical link established on the IIT Delhi campus.

https://t.co/nNYU1zRggY

[Shubham Tiwari @stndrdshubham]

@kunalb11 introduces me to @getpeid and that episode of CRED Curious is still one of my favourites.
Just bought a Nothing 3a set -
•Personalization across key features
•Fresh and unique UI experience
•Glyph feature and transparent back 🔥
@nothing @nothingindia @Technerd_9

[Satya Nadella @satyanadella]

A couple reflections on the quantum computing breakthrough we just announced...

Most of us grew up learning there are three main types of matter that matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Today, that changed.

After a nearly 20 year pursuit, we’ve created an entirely new state of matter, unlocked by a new class of materials, topoconductors, that enable a fundamental leap in computing.

It powers Majorana 1, the first quantum processing unit built on a topological core.

We believe this breakthrough will allow us to create a truly meaningful quantum computer not in decades, as some have predicted, but in years.

The qubits created with topoconductors are faster, more reliable, and smaller.

They are 1/100th of a millimeter, meaning we now have a clear path to a million-qubit processor.

Imagine a chip that can fit in the palm of your hand yet is capable of solving problems that even all the computers on Earth today combined could not!

Sometimes researchers have to work on things for decades to make progress possible.

It takes patience and persistence to have big impact in the world.

And I am glad we get the opportunity to do just that at Microsoft.

This is our focus: When productivity rises, economies grow faster, benefiting every sector and every corner of the globe.

It’s not about hyping tech; it’s about building technology that truly serves the world.

[Tucker Carlson @TuckerCarlson]

Suchir Balaji worked as an engineer for Sam Altman building AI, until he decided that Altman was committing crimes. Balaji became a whistleblower, and soon after was found dead in his apartment. California authorities claim it was suicide. Crime scene photos clearly show a murder. Balaji’s mother, Poornima Ramarao, tells the most shocking story we’ve heard in a long time.

[Apoorv Agrawal @apoorv03]

Why Neuralink is the most important company this decade!

@neuralink is delivering life-changing value to humanity and is at an inflection point as goes from being a technology in the lab to people’s homes this year.

As an investor, we look for transformative innovations — where technology redefines our understanding of what’s possible. Neuralink is not just that life-changing innovation but will deliver uncapped upside potential from here.

Here’s Why 👇

#1 Where Are We Today?
Over the past century, the Brain Machine Interface (BMI) space has evolved from early breakthroughs such as the introduction of electroencephalography (EEG) in 1924 to groundbreaking animal trials like monkeys playing Pong in 2021. This year Neuralink’s N1 implant was successfully implanted in multiple humans residing in their homes.

This is a breakthrough for people with quadriplegia, restoring autonomy by converting neural signals from the motor cortex into digital commands. This allows users to engage with the digital world (move cursors and type through thought alone), communicate via text, email, speech and engage with creative outlets like art and music - ultimately delivering life changing human value.

Noland Arbaugh, the first participant in Neuralink’s clinical trial, now plays video games, live streams, and navigates his laptop—all through the power of his mind. Similarly, Alex, another participant, is designing complex 3D objects using CAD software, unlocking creative potential once thought inaccessible. These stories are not isolated; they are the first chapters in a revolution to restore independence to millions globally.

Reviews from Noland Arbaugh @ModdedQuad, Neuralink’s first participant:
- “(Neuralink) has helped me reconnect with the world, my friends, and my family. It's given me the ability to do things on my own again without needing my family at all hours of the day and night.”
- “The biggest thing with comfort is that I can lie in my bed and use (Neuralink). Any other assistive technology had to have someone else help or have me sit up. Sitting causes stress mentally and on my body which would give me pressure sores or spasms. It lets me live on my own time, not needing to have someone adjust me, etc. throughout the day.”
- “I think it should give a lot of people a lot of hope for what this thing can do for them”

#2 How does it work?

The N1 is the size of a coin, containing a microprocessor, Bluetooth transmitter, rechargeable battery, and ultra-thin wires with 1,024 electrodes distributed across 64 threads. These highly-flexible, ultra-thin threads are key to minimize damage during implantation. The threads of our implant are so fine that they can't be inserted by the human hand. A surgical robot has been designed to reliably and efficiently insert these threads exactly where they need to be.

Once inserted, the electrodes detect neural signals and translate them into digital commands, transmitted via Bluetooth to external devices. Thinking about moving a cursor triggers corresponding neurons in the motor cortex, enabling precise cursor movement on a screen.

#3 Why Now?

This year Neuralink’s patients achieved bandwidth that’s ~50% of a normal human via the N1 implant. It’s poised to meet human level bandwidth next year and the team aims to exceed it by the end of the decade. A quick breakdown on why bandwidth matters. Today’s intelligence operates on three levels:

1⃣ Limbic Intelligence (“thinking fast” – primal needs like safety and survival)
2⃣ Higher-Order Reasoning (“thinking slow” – complex thought and planning)
3⃣ Digital Intelligence (enabled by phones, internet, software)

Our reliance on digital intelligence is undeniable. Forgetting your phone feels like losing a limb. Yet, the bottleneck lies in the bandwidth—the rate at which information flows between biology and technology. Bandwidth is quantified in Bits Per Second (BPS), as popularized by the late Professor Krishna Shenoy:

1⃣ Average human output (no devices): 1 BPS
2⃣ Typing/speaking: ~20 BPS
3⃣ Peak human performance: ~40 BPS

With BMIs (Brain-Machine Interfaces):
- 2017: Achieved ~2-4 BPS
- 2021: Reached 6.56 BPS
- 2024: Neuralink’s N1 reached 9.5 BPS
- 2025: Neuralink targets 40 BPS
- By 2030: Neuralink targets 100 BPS

The advances next year will likely come from two main levers: 1) More electrodes (going from 1024 to 3000) and increased utilization of electrodes (currently N1 utilizes ~10% of the 1024 electrodes and is expected to go as high as 40% next year).

Achieving near-human bandwidth will help dramatically improve the quality of life for people with special abilities.

#4 What's Next?

1⃣ Scaling N1: Neuralink aims for 27 procedures in 2025 and 79 in 2026, expanding the number of users.
2⃣ Vision Restoration: FDA-approved BMI for vision restoration (“Blindsight”) interacts with the visual cortex to restore basic light and shape perception.
3⃣ Speech Restoration: Expanding to auditory cortex applications to restore speech capabilities.
Beyond Restoration:
Replace smartphones: BMIs could surpass traditional devices, becoming high-bandwidth interfaces for AI-human interaction.
Augmentation: Enhancing human cognition, memory, and productivity for 100M+ users.

From restoring autonomy for quadriplegics to enhancing human potential, Neuralink will revolutionize how we interact with machines, each other, and the world. It’s not just catching up to technology by defining the next frontier for humanity.

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[Niko McCarty. @NikoMcCarty]

Indian gov't is buying a subscription to 13,000 academic journals, and then making them all available to "18 million students, faculty, and researchers" for free.

The cost is $715 million over 3 years. It includes Elsevier, Nature, and AAAS.

Have any other countries done this?

[Shubham Tiwari @stndrdshubham]

@CMShehbaz @realDonaldTrump I already shared that this community notes is way more useful and their results are often hilarious.
LMAO 😂
@elonmusk
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#Pakistan #USElection2024

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[Shubham Tiwari @stndrdshubham]

@elonmusk @CommunityNotes After Elon took over, I can't be more astonished from community notes feature than anything here. Such a cool measure that demolished excessive fake content and misinformation and tier it down to their reality.
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[Nithin Kamath @Nithin0dha]

Trump vs. Harris, who will win?

If you feel the pulse of the US through Twitter, it definitely feels like Trump. But Twitter is a bubble and doesn't necessarily represent the election results, or reality for that matter.

What makes it even more skewed is that the majority of the tweets are generated by less than ~1% of Twitter’s user base.

So yeah, I don't know. But it's definitely not wise to form views based on your Twitter feed.

[Shubham Tiwari @stndrdshubham]

@ItsAmitTrivedi @ATAzaad @iAmNehaKakkar @JubinNautiyal @neetimohan18 @SunidhiChauhan5 @AseesKaur @shahidmaliya @FaridiAltamash @javedali4u @SimranCOfficial Really looking forward to consuming all this new music 🌟🌟

[Shubham Tiwari @stndrdshubham]

@elonmusk @CommunityNotes After Elon took over, I can't be more astonished from community notes feature than anything here. Such a cool measure that demolished excessive fake content and misinformation and tier it down to their reality.
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