Russ Wilcox
@russwilcox.bsky.social
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Startups, software, deeptech, biotech. CEO Trellis Air. Venture Partner at Pillar VC. Founded E Ink.
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The VC and Startup Universe starter pack hit a cap of 150 people so I created also a second list linked below.
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A total of 1.8 million patent applications were filed in China last year, accounting for nearly half of the global total and more than three times the number submitted to the United States, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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open.substack.com/pub/chinatal...
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The Myth of China's "AI Talent Pipeline"
Life inside the "human sea attack"
https://open.substack.com/pub/chinatalk/p/the-human-cost-behind-chinas-ai-talent?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=z7qj
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What is the point of socializing a "50 year mortgage" or a "15 year car loan" at this moment in history? Does it mean they foresee that long duration interest will rise substantially?
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Classic China strategy: Sell solar cells below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market. Sell EVs below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market. And now in 2025: Give LLMs away for free...
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Get your flu shot
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Techmeme
9 days ago
Researchers tested Google DeepMind's AlphaEvolve AI agent on 67 mathematical problems and found that it discovered improved solutions to about 20 of them (Adam Zsolt Wagner/@azwagner_)
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Amazon lakes hit âunbearableâ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins â study
Droughts and heatwaves causing water in some areas to reach 41C, killing fish and endangered dolphins, say researchers
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/06/climate-crisis-amazon-lakes-water-temperature-hotter-than-spa-bath-aoe?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
9 days ago
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Bloomberg News
11 days ago
From Dec. 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok â one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world. Here's what to expect. —ïž
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How Will Australiaâs Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16 Actually Work?
From Dec. 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok â in one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world.
https://bloom.bg/4nKlXkx
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Ukrainian computer game-style drone attack system goes âviralâ
System rewards soldiers who achieve strikes with points that can be used to buy more weapons in an online store
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/03/ukrainian-computer-game-style-drone-attack-system-goes-viral?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
12 days ago
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Admire Warren Buffett not for making billions but for remaining sane after he made billions. Imagine the strength of character.
15 days ago
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Lee Drutman
17 days ago
cc: Janet Mills
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VoxEU @ CEPR
20 days ago
Brazil's Embrapa programme - a large public
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effort to create agricultural
#innovation
- shifted research to local needs and raised agricultural productivity by 110%, far outweighing its costs. Ariel Akerman, Jacob Moscona, Heitor Pellegrina, Karthik Sastry
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
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Trump Empowers Election Deniers, Still Fixated on 2020 Grievances
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/us/politics/trump-election-deniers-voting-security.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wk8.ZJLj.ime3tHTMGOyS&smid=nytcore-android-share
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
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Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/us/politics/timothy-mellon-donation-troops.html
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www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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The Life of a Courtier CEO Is Not an Easy One
Every era of business history brings an appropriate big book. In the 2000s it was Tom Friedmanâs The World is Flat (2005). In the 1980s it was Michael Porterâs Competitive Strategy (1980). Today it is...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-24/the-life-of-a-ceo-courtier-in-donald-trump-s-court-is-not-an-easy-one?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MTM5MTQxNCwiZXhwIjoxNzYxOTk2MjE0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNE1YQzdHUFdDTUowMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDODcyMDJCNUE5RkU0Q0NBOTBFMTgzMDUxNkYxNTlGRSJ9.99ZPgoy8GwRtmvcSqSEULbZ2RfVQrAVVVqwxCMSqLFc
21 days ago
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Beijing believes it is racing against the USA to be #1 in science. Trump thinks we win by... cutting science programs while blocking foreign PhD students from coming here to help. Has there ever been a policy more destructive to America's future?
www.scmp.com/opinion/worl...
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As I see it | As Nobel laureates show, the US canât take tech lead over China for granted
Itâs hard to tell who will ultimately win the tech race but this yearâs Nobel economics prize gives us some clues.
https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3329729/nobel-laureates-show-us-cant-take-tech-lead-over-china-granted
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France puts a former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, behind bars
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
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France puts a former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, behind bars
The first French ex-head of state to be jailed since Marshal Pétain
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/10/20/france-puts-a-former-president-nicolas-sarkozy-behind-bars?giftId=a869c0be-08ec-4033-9cb2-248c90a6ceba&utm_campaign=gifted_article
25 days ago
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Advice on networking to VCs: you need a *warm* referral. That means you must first cultivate the connector enough that he or she will vouch for you. Whereas a cool referral is of negative value, because it proves you don't have the hustle to generate a warm referral.
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A pox on customer surveys that use multiple choice. Do you actually want to hear from a customer?
30 days ago
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A really fantastic read
newrepublic.com/article/2011...
via
@newrepublic.com
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How I Became a Populist
My time at the Federal Trade Commissionâbefore Donald Trump fired meâtotally changed the way I see our political divide.
https://newrepublic.com/article/201171/alvaro-bedoya-ftc-became-populist
30 days ago
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WIRED
about 1 month ago
Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a prime candidate for further research.
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More Evidence Emerges That One of Saturnâs Moons Could Harbor Life
Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a prime candidate for further research.
https://www.wired.com/story/more-evidence-emerges-that-one-of-saturns-moons-could-harbor-life/
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Unusual Whales
about 1 month ago
BREAKING: Look at this. A new crypto account was opened yesterday morning. 30 minutes BEFORE Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on China, it added a huge multi-million dollar levered Bitcoin short position, per YF. The market dumped. The trader made +$192 million in two hours. Unusual.
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Hetan Shah
about 1 month ago
This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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"Hoping insiders will lead"
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about 1 month ago
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Bloomberg News
about 1 month ago
The US wants the world to buy its fossil fuels. China wants to sell the world its clean-energy technologies. There is one clear winner â for now
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China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance
Chinaâs exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.
https://bloom.bg/48rKpTW
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Driving AI design upstream
There may be a time when AI takes a sketch or basic idea and designs the entire building. Higharc appears close to delivering that.
https://aecmag.com/bim/driving-ai-design-upstream/
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This is the way
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Denmark plans social media ban for under-15s as PM warns phones âstealing childhoodâ
Mette Frederiksen links social media use to anxiety, depression and lack of concentration
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/07/danish-pm-plans-to-ban-social-media-for-under-15s-warning-it-is-stealing-childhood?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Inspiring
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Sharpie Found a Way to Make Pens More CheaplyâBy Manufacturing Them in the U.S.
Newell Brands invested close to $2 billion and thousands of hours in training to move most production of Sharpie pens to a 37-year-old factory in Tennessee.
https://www.wsj.com/business/sharpie-us-production-cost-cutting-d9ba2abd?st=h4Yaha
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Someone seriously asked me "What is truth?" That's how it goes in 2025. Draft definition: an assertion that can be reproduced by others who do not share your belief system
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If you've ever considered a donation to Wikipedia, do it now.
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about 2 months ago
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Idle thought of the day: let's put our AI data centers om the coastlines or next to cities. Any future ASI will then be highly motivated to avoid nuclear wars and solve clean energy.
about 2 months ago
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Demographic marriage trends and effects of Roe v Wade. I wonder how much is driven by economic pressure. How can we innovate to reduce the cost of living in the USA (while improving not sacrificing quality of life)?
about 2 months ago
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Olu
about 2 months ago
Most founders push what their product DOES. The best founders show they understand their customer's PAIN. Happy Sunday âïž
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Anna Kornbluh
about 2 months ago
public goods "47% have âa great dealâ or âquite a lotâ of confidence in higher ed institutions, w a net positive rating of 33âup 13 points since 2023. more confidence in higher ed than in the police (44%), the medical system (38%)+large tech companies (25%)"
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
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Poll: Public Confidence in Higher Ed Growing
Despite the Trump administrationâs ongoing attacks on colleges and universities, American confidence in higher education is growing.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/09/26/poll-public-confidence-higher-ed-growing?fbclid=IwY2xjawNFEkFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFZeFJVY1FTZ0JEYVhIc2xhAR5m2Mlst7MYdZJdeN1khotm8URMEz3JZNX0Yq9MD9eAvrRAbwWCpHNH4KeQMg_aem_vKEd1qPKr62IBHhqusFtdg
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People have this lasting advantage over AI: Trust. Humans are built to quickly assess the character of other humans. Our trust then grows or diminishes with experience. But we can never be certain that an AI will continue to behave in any particular way.
about 2 months ago
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Adam Bonica
about 2 months ago
Iâm starting to notice a trend in the polling data⊠âTop Public Worry: Corruption âBiggest problem in Fed Gov: Corruption âTop fear: Corruption âWhat one word would you use to describe American government?: âCorruptâ Itâs almost like voters are trying to tell us something.
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John Collins
about 2 months ago
More people should be talking about this.
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Russia experts have the clearest eyes these days
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
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"Roundtripping" is when a public company invests in a startup and in return the startup uses the cash to buy goods from the investor. it juices the revenue and profits for the public company ON PAPER. But it won't turn into actual profit until years later and only if the startup exits.
about 2 months ago
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Yikes somehow we were spending $30/month on Disney+ and Hulu. Nope. Don't need that.
about 2 months ago
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www.masslive.com/news/2025/06...
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Boston faces its biggest economic threat since the industrial collapse
A BU professor warns that federal funding cuts, immigration restrictions and housing costs could reshape the region's status as a global innovation hub.
https://www.masslive.com/news/2025/06/boston-faces-its-biggest-economic-threat-since-the-industrial-collapse.html?gift=e8faf17b-8c0e-4b3a-b6b9-a68d2ed6fae3
about 2 months ago
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If you want something from a busy person keep your message short.
2 months ago
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This account new to Bsky and pretty interesting
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2 months ago
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No violence, and no encouraging violence, no matter how much you disagree with someone's politics. This has to be accepted by all if we are to remain one nation.
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Attributing heat waves to specific fossil fuel companies
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors - Nature
Climate change made 213 historical heatwaves reported over 2000â2023 more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09450-9
2 months ago
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Shutdown? Dems must play hardball no matter the cost until they can guarantee there will be free and fair future elections.
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Tim Berners-Lee
2 months ago
Thank you to
@observeruk.bsky.social
for this thoughtful review. âBerners-Lee is clear-eyed about the benefits and the dangers. This Is for Everyone contains some very sharp thinking about what we need to do now.â We must fight for the web we want.
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
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Nick Clegg and Tim Berners-Lee: the battle for the soul o...
The ex-deputy PM toes the line of his former Meta paymasters, while the web's inventor shares his vision of a utopian digital future
https://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/nick-clegg-and-tim-berners-lee-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-the-internet
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Hispanic town in a swing state remains pro-Trump and thinks ICE won't come for them. I wonder how Hazelton, PA gets its news?
share.inquirer.com/JWwvT3
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Latino voters in this Pa. town worry about Trumpâs immigration policies â but arenât ready to reject him
The Republican-leaning Latino enclave hasn't seen aggressive ICE enforcement, and voters there continue to back Trump.
https://share.inquirer.com/JWwvT3
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