Not Boring by Packy McCormick
22 articles in the Truth Foundry index. Each links out to the original.
- Saronic Deploys Autonomous Boats in Combat, Announces $3B Texas Shipyard · Saronic uses autonomous boats for combat and secures a $3B site for a new Texas shipyard.
- Weekly Dose of Optimism #201: Advanced Nuclear Milestones and AI Fintech Tools · Four advanced nuclear reactors reached criticality by July 4, 2026, while Mercury launches AI-powered financial management.
- Weekly Dose of Optimism #200 Celebrates 250th US Anniversary with Tech and Nuclear Breakthroughs · The Weekly Dose of Optimism #200 highlights major advancements in AI, nuclear energy, and biotechnology amid US celebrations.
- Scott Nolan Envisions America's Next 250 Years of Innovation and Nuclear Power · General Matter's Scott Nolan outlines the technological and economic shifts needed for America's future.
- Stripe, Congress, and DOE Fuel Optimism in Housing, Nuclear, and Health Tech · Major breakthroughs in housing legislation, nuclear financing, and respiratory infection cures drive weekly optimism.
- Midjourney Announces Medical Scanner; CZ Biohub Unveils Laser Phase Plate · Midjourney unveils a 60-second whole-body ultrasound scanner, while CZ Biohub introduces a high-intensity laser for cellular imaging.
- Life Biosciences Treats First Glaucoma Patient with Partial Cellular Reprogramming Therapy · Life Biosciences announces the first human trial of David Sinclair's partial cellular reprogramming therapy for glaucoma.
- Markie Wagner Exposes Tokenmaxxing as Wasteful AI Delusion · Markie Wagner argues that tokenmaxxing is a wasteful delusion hindering real AI value creation.
- Vight CEO Tsung Xu Builds VTOL to Expand Daily Life Radius · Tsung Xu of Vight is building a VTOL aircraft to expand the radius of daily life with aircraft speed and car-like freedom.
- US Nuclear Reactor Goes Critical; Helion Raises $465M for Fusion · Antares achieves criticality with Mark-0 reactor; Helion secures $465M for commercial fusion development.
- Westmag Aims to Scale US Electric Motor Manufacturing for Drones and Robots · Westmag is building a US-based manufacturing powerhouse for electric motors and actuators to support the drone and robot ecosystem.
- Weekly Dose of Optimism: Gene Therapy, GLP-1 Cancer Benefits, and Supersonic Flight · New therapies target heart disease and cancer while supersonic flight and nanotech advance.
- AI Data Centers Fund Hard Tech and American Reindustrialization · The author argues AI data centers act as commercial buyers of capabilities to accelerate hard tech like nuclear and advanced manufacturing.
- Retatrutide Obesity Trial Success, Colossal Hatches Chick, SpaceX Files S-1 · Eli Lilly's retatrutide shows bariatric-level weight loss, Colossal hatches artificial egg chick, and SpaceX files S-1.
- Baiju Bhatt's Cowboy Space Raises $200M for Foldable Data Center Rockets · Former Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt rebranded Aetherflux to Cowboy Space Corp to raise $200M for space-based data centers.
- Weekly Dose of Optimism #193: Isomorphic Labs Secures $2.1B, Pancreatic Cancer Breakthroughs, and Cerebras IPO Success · Isomorphic Labs raises $2.1B for AI drug discovery, Revolution Medicines doubles pancreatic cancer survival, and Cerebras stocks surge.
- Sam Altman's Philosophy: Finding Meaning in an Age of AI Abundance · Sam Altman argues that as AI solves scarcity, humanity's primary challenge shifts to finding personal meaning and identity.
- Weekly Dose of Optimism #192: UAP Disclosure, Genesis Robotics, Neuralink, and Magrathea Magnesium · UAP files declassified, Genesis AI advances robotic dexterity, Neuralink unveils surgical brain robot, and Magrathea secures funding for seawater magnesium.
- Meta Backs Cancer Detection Dogs, AI, and Space-Based Solar Power · Mark Zuckerberg commits $500M to bio research and partners with Overview for space solar power.
- Wealthy Investors Acquire Iconic Franchises as Scarce Assets Become Supercycle · Thrive and HOF Capital acquire Giants and Bugatti as wealth concentrates on scarce assets
- Pancreatic Cancer mRNA Vaccine Shows Promise; SpaceX Eyes Cursor Deal · A personalized mRNA vaccine shows lasting survival in pancreatic cancer trials, while SpaceX explores a potential $60 billion acquisition of Cursor.
- Ocean Economy: The Last Great Frontier and Grandest Opportunity · Will O'Brien argues the ocean is the last great frontier and a massive economic opportunity.