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).

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?

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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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_) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

From Dec. 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world. Here's what to expect. ⤵️

Admire Warren Buffett not for making billions but for remaining sane after he made billions. Imagine the strength of character.

cc: Janet Mills leedrutman.substack.com/p/why-americ...

Brazil's Embrapa programme - a large public #R&D 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... #EconSky

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u... gift link

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...

France puts a former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, behind bars www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

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.

A pox on customer surveys that use multiple choice. Do you actually want to hear from a customer?

A really fantastic read newrepublic.com/article/2011... via @newrepublic.com

Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a prime candidate for further research. www.wired.com/story/more-e...

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.

This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

"Hoping insiders will lead"

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 — for now

For example

This is the way www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Inspiring www.wsj.com/business/sha...

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

If you've ever considered a donation to Wikipedia, do it now.

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.

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)?

Most founders push what their product DOES. The best founders show they understand their customer's PAIN. Happy Sunday ✌️

public goods "47% have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher ed institutions, w a net positive rating of 33—up 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...

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.

I’m starting to notice a trend in the polling data… —Top Public Worry: Corruption —Biggest problem in Fed Gov: Corruption —Top fear: Corruption —What one word would you use to describe American government?: “Corrupt” It’s almost like voters are trying to tell us something.

More people should be talking about this.

Russia experts have the clearest eyes these days www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...

No reason...

"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.

Yikes somehow we were spending $30/month on Disney+ and Hulu. Nope. Don't need that.

If you want something from a busy person keep your message short.

This account new to Bsky and pretty interesting

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.

Attributing heat waves to specific fossil fuel companies www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Shutdown? Dems must play hardball no matter the cost until they can guarantee there will be free and fair future elections.

Thank you to @observeruk.bsky.social for this thoughtful review. “Berners-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.” We must fight for the web we want. observer.co.uk/culture/book...

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