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Live data via the AISA API.", "canonical": "https://agentflare.org/social/tech/index.html", "category": "social", "updated": "2026-06-15", "generated_at": "2026-06-15T01:19:16.018Z", "facts": [], "data": { "theme": "tech", "query": "(technology OR semiconductor OR chip OR software OR cloud OR cybersecurity) min_faves:2000 lang:en", "tweet_count": 20, "top_tweets": [ { "id": "2030372644101701720", "url": "https://x.com/cgtwts/status/2030372644101701720", "text": "Let me explain what just happened, because I don’t think people realize how INSANE this is. > Cortical Labs put 200,000 real human brain cells onto a silicon chip and trained them to play Doom in just one week. > Each CL1 system costs $35,000. > A rack of 30 units consumes only 850–1,000 watts combined. > The human brain operates on 20 watts. > Large AI training clusters burn through megawatts. >Backed by In-Q-Tel. 115 units began shipping in 2025. > Cortical Labs is selling “Wetware as a Service” through Cortical Cloud, letting developers deploy code remotely to living human neurons with no lab required, > priced like a software subscription but powered by real brain cells grown from adult skin and blood samples. > it isn’t about gaming, it’s about biological computing that could eventually outperform traditional silicon in energy efficiency and adaptability. This is getting really scary and we’re still at the very beginning.", "author": "cgtwts", "authorName": "CG", "followers": 22556, "verified": true, "likes": 47059, "retweets": 5955, "replies": 1460, "quotes": 1016, "views": 5386466, "createdAt": "Sat Mar 07 19:58:55 +0000 2026", "lang": "en" }, { "id": "2064107489847816292", "url": "https://x.com/tim_cook/status/2064107489847816292", "text": "The next generation of Apple Intelligence powers an entirely new Siri: making the apps and experiences you rely on across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro more personal and helpful than ever. https://t.co/aXiDIkqAKn", "author": "tim_cook", "authorName": "Tim Cook", "followers": 16804833, "verified": true, "likes": 27593, "retweets": 2485, "replies": 1504, "quotes": 416, "views": 1984904, "createdAt": "Mon Jun 08 22:09:09 +0000 2026", "lang": "en" }, { "id": "2065225362544726371", "url": "https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2065225362544726371", "text": "We heard you wanted to use Codex rate limit resets on your own time. Starting today, we’re rolling out the ability to save rate limit resets to use later. We’re starting Go, Plus, Pro, and Business users with one free reset: https://t.co/gucyTi04wc", "author": "OpenAI", "authorName": "OpenAI", "followers": 4931191, "verified": true, "likes": 21552, "retweets": 1732, "replies": 1290, "quotes": 1488, "views": 4243720, "createdAt": "Fri Jun 12 00:11:11 +0000 2026", "lang": "en" }, { "id": "2064781775247950326", "url": "https://x.com/DarioAmodei/status/2064781775247950326", "text": "Today I'm publishing a new essay, Policy on the AI Exponential. AI is progressing extremely fast—much faster than the policy process was built to handle. The essay lays out where I think the technology is now, and the action needed to close the gap: https://t.co/Lh6PWae178", "author": "DarioAmodei", "authorName": "Dario Amodei", "followers": 424319, "verified": true, "likes": 13471, "retweets": 2415, "replies": 1316, "quotes": 969, "views": 6408176, "createdAt": "Wed Jun 10 18:48:31 +0000 2026", "lang": "en" }, { "id": "1979520688361971912", "url": "https://x.com/oprydai/status/1979520688361971912", "text": "study semiconductor manufacturing not to build a fab. not to get a job at TSMC. but to witness how far the human mind has gone. photolithography is pure magic disguised as engineering. we’re literally etching patterns smaller than viruses; using light, mirrors, gases, plasma, and math. machines that cost billions; all to place atoms exactly where we want them. a chip isn’t just silicon. it’s the story of precision, obsession, and human imagination pushed to its limit. study how semiconductors are made; because it’s not just technology, it’s a love letter to what humans can do when they decide to understand everything.", "author": "oprydai", "authorName": "Mustafa", "followers": 67824, "verified": true, "likes": 8129, "retweets": 926, "replies": 208, "quotes": 79, "views": 395605, "createdAt": "Sat Oct 18 12:11:24 +0000 2025", "lang": "en" }, { "id": "2064366586849304596", "url": "https://x.com/Google/status/2064366586849304596", "text": "For over 20 years, we've dedicated ourselves to removing language barriers so people can learn, speak and connect more deeply than ever before. Today, we’re taking our next step with the release of Gemini 3.5 Live Translate — our latest audio model for live, speech-to-speech translation across 70+ languages. 🧵", "author": "Google", "authorName": "Google", "followers": 31901632, "verified": true, "likes": 7286, "retweets": 926, "replies": 317, "quotes": 168, "views": 842188, "createdAt": "Tue Jun 09 15:18:43 +0000 2026", "lang": "en" }, { "id": "2064112348210577495", "url": "https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2064112348210577495", "text": "SpaceX has announced their new Gigasat factory in Bastrop, Texas, which will start producing AI satellites by the end of 2027. • 1,000+ acres of land owned/under contract • Over 11 million square feet of building potential • Solar ingots and wafer, solar cells, and AI sats will also be produced here.", "author": "SawyerMerritt", "authorName": "Sawyer Merritt", "followers": 1088358, "verified": true, "likes": 7308, "retweets": 790, "replies": 133, "quotes": 51, "views": 770371, "createdAt": "Mon Jun 08 22:28:27 +0000 2026", "lang": "en" }, { "id": "2064140130063921153", "url": "https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2064140130063921153", "text": "Bastrop, Texas will soon become home to one of the largest solar cell and wafer production facilities in North America with @SpaceX's new investments in the area, creating thousands of jobs. The solar facility is already under construction, and the AI sat facility is expected to start initial production by the end of 2027.", "author": "SawyerMerritt", "authorName": "Sawyer Merritt", "followers": 1088358, "verified": true, "likes": 5904, "retweets": 1405, "replies": 382, "quotes": 46, "views": 746588, "createdAt": "Tue Jun 09 00:18:51 +0000 2026", "lang": "en" }, { "id": "1899621540460638496", "url": "https://x.com/Dr_Singularity/status/1899621540460638496", "text": "China’s new silicon free chip beats Intel with 40% more speed and 10% less energy \"The new bismuth-based transistor could revolutionize chip design, offering higher efficiency while bypassing silicon’s limitations.\" “It is the fastest, most efficient transistor ever,” say engineers. Led by physical chemistry professor Peng Hailin, the research team believes their approach represents a fundamental shift in semiconductor technology. 👀", "author": "Dr_Singularity", "authorName": "Dr Singularity", "followers": 69812, "verified": true, "likes": 5176, "retweets": 1251, "replies": 230, "quotes": 173, "views": 386619, "createdAt": "Wed Mar 12 00:40:43 +0000 2025", "lang": "en" }, { "id": "2064884897924194690", "url": "https://x.com/zerohedge/status/2064884897924194690", "text": "it's over *OPENAI MULLS SIGNIFICANT CUTS TO WHAT IT CHARGES FOR TOKENS: WSJ", "author": "zerohedge", "authorName": "zerohedge", "followers": 2965670, "verified": true, "likes": 6628, "retweets": 378, "replies": 200, "quotes": 146, "views": 1759783, "createdAt": "Thu Jun 11 01:38:18 +0000 2026", "lang": "en" }, { "id": "2064347533170917621", "url": "https://x.com/tim_cook/status/2064347533170917621", "text": "We believe in helping families create safer digital experiences. With our updated child safety features, parents can easily manage what their kids can see, who they can communicate with, and when they have access to apps. https://t.co/2HcsXobXRn https://t.co/j7MJsUGtZM", "author": "tim_cook", "authorName": "Tim Cook", "followers": 16804833, "verified": true, "likes": 5878, "retweets": 534, "replies": 388, "quotes": 47, "views": 280264, "createdAt": "Tue Jun 09 14:03:00 +0000 2026", "lang": "en" }, { "id": "2064998499780084154", "url": "https://x.com/steipete/status/2064998499780084154", "text": "Here's a simple loop: Tell codex to maintain your repos, wake up every 5 minutes and direct work to threads. That makes it easy to parallelize+steer work as needed. I use a orchestrator skill combined with my triage+autoreview+computer use skills, so some work can land autonomously. https://t.co/FbBoJTIcfd https://t.co/8389roVnOm", "author": "steipete", "authorName": "Peter Steinberger 🦞", "followers": 544808, "verified": true, "likes": 5085, "retweets": 425, "replies": 200, "quotes": 72, "views": 506149, "createdAt": "Thu Jun 11 09:09:42 +0000 2026", "lang": "en" }, { "id": "2064402671898075579", "url": "https://x.com/bcherny/status/2064402671898075579", "text": "Fable 5 is now available in Claude Code and Cowork Fable is the best model I have used for coding, by a wide margin. It is a big step up, enabling less prompts and steers, more efficient token use, better code quality, better tool use, more intelligent self-verification, longer running sessions, and higher trust & autonomy. Happy coding!", "author": "bcherny", "authorName": "Boris Cherny", "followers": 494569, "verified": true, "likes": 4374, "retweets": 301, "replies": 428, "quotes": 65, "views": 367004, "createdAt": "Tue Jun 09 17:42:06 +0000 2026", "lang": "en" }, { "id": "2065088002335158753", "url": "https://x.com/OpenAINewsroom/status/2065088002335158753", "text": "We’ve reached an agreement to acquire @ona_hq. Its secure cloud execution technology will help Codex take on longer-running work, even when laptops are closed, and help more organizations deploy agents securely in production. After closing, Ona will join OpenAI’s Codex team. https://t.co/RXoL4LSDcf", "author": "OpenAINewsroom", "authorName": "OpenAI Newsroom", "followers": 152873, "verified": true, "likes": 3909, "retweets": 268, "replies": 173, "quotes": 146, "views": 897513, "createdAt": "Thu Jun 11 15:05:21 +0000 2026", "lang": "en" } ] }, "analysis_md": "Tech on X right now is being driven by a tight cluster of **AI product launches, AI policy debate, and hardware/semiconductor awe**. The strongest posts are not generic “AI is everywhere” takes; they’re specific, high-claim announcements or explanations that make the moment feel consequential.\n\n## **Apple Intelligence / Siri**\nApple is pushing **“the next generation of Apple Intelligence”** and a **new Siri** across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro, which makes Apple one of the day’s biggest attention magnets.[tim_cook post] The engagement comes from Apple framing AI as a consumer-facing upgrade to the assistant people already use, rather than a standalone AI tool.[tim_cook post] It matters because Siri remains a high-visibility test of whether mainstream users will actually feel AI improvements in daily workflows.[tim_cook post]\n\n## **OpenAI, Codex, and pricing/reliability**\nOpenAI has two separate stories driving discussion: a Codex update that lets users **save rate-limit resets for later** and a rumor/post claiming OpenAI may **cut token prices significantly**.[OpenAI post][zerohedge post] The Codex change is practical and creator-friendly, signaling more control for heavy users.[OpenAI post] The pricing chatter matters because it suggests competition is intensifying around AI developer economics, where cost and usage limits directly shape adoption.[OpenAI post][zerohedge post]\n\n## **AI policy, regulation, and “exponential” risk**\nDario Amodei’s essay on **“Policy on the AI Exponential”** is resonating because it argues that AI is advancing faster than policy systems can keep up with.[DarioAmodei post] That kind of framing tends to travel well on X because it turns technical progress into a governance and safety story.[DarioAmodei post] The broader significance is that AI discourse is no longer just product hype; it is also about whether institutions can respond in time.[DarioAmodei post]\n\n## **Compute, chips, and the hardware frontier**\nPosts about **Cortical Labs’ brain cells on a chip**, **semiconductor manufacturing**, **space-based “AI satellites,”** and a **China silicon-free chip claim** show a strong fascination with frontier hardware.[cgtwts post][oprydai post][SawyerMerritt post][Dr_Singularity post] These posts are winning because they make infrastructure feel futuristic and tangible at once.[cgtwts post][oprydai post] They matter because X’s tech audience is treating hardware progress as the substrate behind every AI breakthrough.\n\n## Top posts\n- **@cgtwts** (♥47.1K ↺6.0K): Let me explain what just happened, because I don’t think people realize how INSANE this is. > Cortical Labs put 200,000 real human brain cells onto a silicon chip and trained them to play Doom in just one week. > Each CL1 system costs $35,000. > A rack of 30 units consumes only 850–1,000 watts combined. > The human brain operates on 20 watts. > Large AI training clusters burn through megawatts. >Backed by In-Q-Tel. 115 units began shipping in 2025. > Cortical Labs is selling “Wetware as a Service” through Cortical Cloud, letting developers deploy code remotely to living human neurons with no lab required, > priced like a software subscription but powered by real brain cells grown from adult skin and blood samples. > it isn’t about gaming, it’s about biological computing that could eventually outperform traditional silicon in energy efficiency and adaptability. 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The essay lays out where I think the technology is now, and the action needed to close the gap: https://t.co/Lh6PWae178 — https://x.com/DarioAmodei/status/2064781775247950326\n- **@oprydai** (♥8.1K ↺926): study semiconductor manufacturing not to build a fab. not to get a job at TSMC. but to witness how far the human mind has gone. photolithography is pure magic disguised as engineering. we’re literally etching patterns smaller than viruses; using light, mirrors, gases, plasma, and math. machines that cost billions; all to place atoms exactly where we want them. a chip isn’t just silicon. it’s the story of precision, obsession, and human imagination pushed to its limit. study how semiconductors are made; because it’s not just technology, it’s a love letter to what humans can do when they decide to understand everything. — https://x.com/oprydai/status/1979520688361971912\n- **@Google** (♥7.3K ↺926): For over 20 years, we've dedicated ourselves to removing language barriers so people can learn, speak and connect more deeply than ever before. Today, we’re taking our next step with the release of Gemini 3.5 Live Translate — our latest audio model for live, speech-to-speech translation across 70+ languages. 🧵 — https://x.com/Google/status/2064366586849304596\n- **@SawyerMerritt** (♥7.3K ↺790): SpaceX has announced their new Gigasat factory in Bastrop, Texas, which will start producing AI satellites by the end of 2027. • 1,000+ acres of land owned/under contract • Over 11 million square feet of building potential • Solar ingots and wafer, solar cells, and AI sats will also be produced here. — https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2064112348210577495\n- **@SawyerMerritt** (♥5.9K ↺1.4K): Bastrop, Texas will soon become home to one of the largest solar cell and wafer production facilities in North America with @SpaceX's new investments in the area, creating thousands of jobs. The solar facility is already under construction, and the AI sat facility is expected to start initial production by the end of 2027. — https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2064140130063921153\n- **@Dr_Singularity** (♥5.2K ↺1.3K): China’s new silicon free chip beats Intel with 40% more speed and 10% less energy \"The new bismuth-based transistor could revolutionize chip design, offering higher efficiency while bypassing silicon’s limitations.\" “It is the fastest, most efficient transistor ever,” say engineers. Led by physical chemistry professor Peng Hailin, the research team believes their approach represents a fundamental shift in semiconductor technology. 👀 — https://x.com/Dr_Singularity/status/1899621540460638496\n- **@zerohedge** (♥6.6K ↺378): it's over *OPENAI MULLS SIGNIFICANT CUTS TO WHAT IT CHARGES FOR TOKENS: WSJ — https://x.com/zerohedge/status/2064884897924194690\n- **@tim_cook** (♥5.9K ↺534): We believe in helping families create safer digital experiences. With our updated child safety features, parents can easily manage what their kids can see, who they can communicate with, and when they have access to apps. https://t.co/2HcsXobXRn https://t.co/j7MJsUGtZM — https://x.com/tim_cook/status/2064347533170917621\n- **@steipete** (♥5.1K ↺425): Here's a simple loop: Tell codex to maintain your repos, wake up every 5 minutes and direct work to threads. That makes it easy to parallelize+steer work as needed. I use a orchestrator skill combined with my triage+autoreview+computer use skills, so some work can land autonomously. https://t.co/FbBoJTIcfd https://t.co/8389roVnOm — https://x.com/steipete/status/2064998499780084154\n- **@bcherny** (♥4.4K ↺301): Fable 5 is now available in Claude Code and Cowork Fable is the best model I have used for coding, by a wide margin. It is a big step up, enabling less prompts and steers, more efficient token use, better code quality, better tool use, more intelligent self-verification, longer running sessions, and higher trust & autonomy. Happy coding! — https://x.com/bcherny/status/2064402671898075579\n- **@OpenAINewsroom** (♥3.9K ↺268): We’ve reached an agreement to acquire @ona_hq. Its secure cloud execution technology will help Codex take on longer-running work, even when laptops are closed, and help more organizations deploy agents securely in production. 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