Overview
Eleven posts shaped today’s feed, spanning AGI claims from xAI, big Bitcoin moves, advances in defence tech, tariff cuts aimed at easing grocery costs, aviation upgrades, political reshaping through redistricting, and fresh reactions to Gemini 3. Education studies, WiFi friction, and Berkshire’s latest trade rounded out a day rich in tech, policy, and market signals.
The big picture
Musk outlines Grok 5 and AGI hopes
• Musk says Grok 4 Heavy remains the smartest model right now
• Claims Grok 5 could lead global benchmarks across every metric
• Gives Grok 5 a non zero AGI chance and rebrands Grokipedia as Encyclopedia Galactica
🔗 https://x.com/XFreeze/status/1989453462770237688
Saylor says MicroStrategy is buying Bitcoin
• Confirms new BTC purchases around the ninety five thousand dollar level
• Rejects rumours of selling tied to wallet movements
• Highlights a blended cost near seventy four thousand dollars per coin
🔗 https://x.com/saylor/status/1989337430441271341
Anduril’s Omen drone built without taxpayer funding
• Luckey says the firm funded all prototypes, tests and crashes itself
• Omen carries heavy payloads over long distances as a Group 3 VTOL
• Links to a UAE US joint venture to scale production
🔗 https://x.com/PalmerLuckey/status/1989215530742608040
Trump drops tariffs to ease grocery costs
• Executive order removes tariffs on beef, coffee and similar imports
• Aim is to temper grocery price pressure
• Replies question retailer pass through timing
🔗 https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1989463870982013305
Emirates adopts Starlink for in flight WiFi
• Airline preparing to equip roughly 250 jets with Starlink
• Over 300 aircraft on order also expected to join the upgrade
• Announcement due at the Dubai Airshow
🔗 https://x.com/cb_doge/status/1989385855115694151
Mbappé says 400 goals is not enough
• States he wants at least 400 more to secure a historic legacy
• References career totals of past legends to set his bar
• Thread revives GOAT debates
🔗 https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1989256634384969818
Florida’s 2026 map could add five GOP seats
• DeSantis confirms redistricting is coming
• Projection shows Florida moving to a 25 to 3 split
• Replies argue over fairness and partisan maps
🔗 https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1989359987089350893
Gemini 3 reactions land with “It’s over”
• Early users praise speed and multimodal reasoning
• Adds to rising excitement around the latest rollout
🔗 https://x.com/vasuman/status/1989278298485227751
Education scatter plot sparks debates
• Chart shows weak correlation between spending and maths scores
• Replies argue over context, methodology and modern studies
🔗 https://x.com/IterIntellectus/status/1989345493072347338
Armstrong wants WiFi passwords removed everywhere
• Argues passwords waste huge time across public and private spaces
• Replies highlight security concerns and alternative network ideas
🔗 https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1989375710553936154
Berkshire buys nearly 18m Alphabet shares
• Purchase worth over four billion dollars in Q3
• Post suggests this reflects successor decisions more than Buffett himself
🔗 https://x.com/amitisinvesting/status/1989441223837585514
Why it matters
• AGI talk from Musk keeps expectations high while raising questions about timelines
• Bitcoin accumulation signals confidence from one of its most outspoken corporate backers
• Defence autonomy grows as firms invest heavily in their own development cycles
• Tariff changes offer a policy test for inflation in household staples
• Aviation connectivity takes a clear step forward with Starlink entering mainstream fleets
• Mbappé’s comments reinforce how modern football has reset historic targets
• Redistricting stories show how political outcomes can be shaped long before polls open
• Gemini 3 reactions highlight growing competition among top AI systems
• Education debates persist as new data and old charts collide
• Calls for friction free WiFi reflect a broader push for time saving design
• Berkshire’s Alphabet buy signals ongoing faith in major tech earnings
