Starlink adds 28 satellites, pushing the constellation past 10,000 and roughly 83% of active LEO craft. 2025 upgrades lift typical speeds to 200 Mbps down, 30 Mbps up, with 26 ms median latency, plus direct to cell texting live in multiple countries.
AI and dev stories run hot. An agent helps refactor dozens of React useEffect hooks, while engineers trade tips on linting and tests. Google’s admired internal tooling remains private despite calls for a GitHub competitor. A reminder on privacy lands as Depix shows pixelated text can be recovered.
A script to reset Cursor AI limits goes viral, drawing ToS warnings. xAI rolls out companion avatars and rapid video generation, and Elon Musk notes Rudi’s kid mode and an optional NSFW switch.
Investors and operators debate where AI value accrues, with many eyeing application layers. Market concentration looms as the Magnificent Seven reach 36.6% of the S&P 500. Alphabet posts $116B in profit and expands TPU capacity.
Memes poke at labs dodging pre-training transparency, and a claim tied to Nvidia suggests banks could cut roles as AI scales.\n\nPolitics and public life span from Japan’s new prime minister coordinating with President Trump to worries about 12% of Americans on SNAP during a shutdown threat.
Mark Cuban urges asking for cash prices in healthcare and applying receipts to deductibles. Culture flashpoints include immigration court coverage, food media, and a Coinbase badge joke.
Finance Twitter argues over paying off a 2.625% mortgage. Lighter notes include a green TrackPoint ThinkPad and a young engineer cheering physics Twitter.
