Earlier this month, X made users’ profile locations public by default, with no warning or real consent. Framed as “transparency,” the move is a stark reminder that centralized platforms inevitably hold full access and control over user data, while users themselves have little

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Humanoids are new agents of labor, and who controls their stack determines: 💰 Who captures value 🏠 Who retains agency 🔗 Who becomes dependent With this burst in innovation, ownership matters more than ever. If we don’t build open, owner-aligned autonomy now, we risk locking

BitRobot makes something clear: autonomy isn’t just about the robot, it’s about who controls the software stack, data pipelines, and training environments behind it. The ecosystem decides what the robot can learn, who can extend it, and who ultimately has authority.

🤖 BitRobot — @frodobots / @protocollabs BitRobot isn’t a consumer robot; instead, it’s infrastructure for embodied-AI research. They're essentially building tools to train all the other robots. ✅ Pro: Accelerates development and training of autonomous systems ⚠️ Con: The

🤖 Apollo — @Apptronik Apollo takes a pragmatic, industrial-first approach and is backed by $350M+ to scale production. ✅ Pro: Actively deploying in factories and logistics, with potential applications in healthcare and elder-care. ⚠️ Con: While effective in controlled

🤖 Optimus — @Tesla_Optimus Optimus is Tesla’s scale-first humanoid, and they're betting on the scale of their manufacturing capabilities to win the race. ✅ Pro: Could achieve cost breakthroughs competitors can't match. ⚠️ Con: Independent verification of its performance is

🤖 Figure 03 — @Figure_robot Figure 03 is technically ambitious, with advanced hands, sensing, and tactile feedback. But technical brilliance doesn't always equal to practical readiness. ✅ Pro: Advanced manipulation, with articulated hands, tactile sensing, and

🤖 NEO — @1x_tech NEO wants to be your household helper, it can tidy up after you, fetch things and help with chores. Which sounds great on paper, but it seemingly relies heavily on remote operators who can see inside your home, resulting in limited autonomy and privacy for

The humanoid robot landscape is taking off. From Tesla to Figure, 1X and Apptronik, each team is taking a different path. But what do these robots really offer and who controls them? Let’s dig in. 👇

The narrative around Prediction Markets is heating up. But for Olas, this isn't new. Olas AI agents have been autonomously participating in these markets since 2023. Prediction Trader by @autonolas is an AI agent designed to automate prediction market trading for you — helping

🔉 @AtatakaiNyan from @valoryag at Agents Unleashed: ‘Pearl is the first AI agent “app store” that users own.’ Fund agents with a credit or debit card, have full visibility into their actions, and pick from a library of agents, from a prediction trader to an X/Twitter operator.

We're excited to announce Liminal is now live on TestFlight. We're inviting the first 100 users to try the alpha, especially if you send money across borders for family, work, or study. Drop your flag to skip the queue 🌍👇

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There is a time when everyone needs an elitist preacher who tells them in a condescending manner why they suck, crypto's time is nigh and mighty pen of @mattigags delivers the preaching It has it all, Peter Thiel reference, (weak but still) game theory, lamenting about too much

If your social profile can be exposed without your permission, do you really own it? Ownership means control. And control begins by building on platforms that can’t take it away. ☴ I’m David, founding member of @autonolas. I regularly talk about why ownership matters and what

This isn’t dumbing Web3 down; it’s about unlocking it. The autonomy is still there. The ownership is still real. But now it's packaged in a way that feels familiar.

That’s the mindset we’ve applied at @autonolas. With Pearl, we built an AI Agent App Store. Agents packaged as apps. No wallets. No signatures. No friction. Just download → use. https://t.co/aFFGgOjXAa

In this next phase, tools that abstract complexity without sacrificing ownership will win. This doesn’t mean watering down decentralization. It means packaging in a way that is familiar. Familiar UX. Intuitive patterns. Zero cognitive overhead.

One of the biggest hurdles for mainstream retail adoption is the learning gap. Web2 users don't want to understand blockchain. They want to post, connect, and share - just like they always have.

Sounds ideal. But here’s the challenge: The best tech doesn't win; the most used tech does. Social platforms run on compounding network effects. The gap with SocialFi is that users are expected to learn an entirely new paradigm. Wallets. Private keys. Gas fees. 🔑 For the