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Russ Wilcox

@russwilcox.bsky.social
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Startups, software, deeptech, biotech. Venture Partner at Pillar VC. Founded E Ink.

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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 13h
Using AI "to help me learn" is a win. But for most students, the more AI, the lower their test scores. theconversation.com/the-release-...
theconversation.com
The release of AI chatbots has harmed teens’ learning and Canada needs to act
Teens use AI every day to help them learn, but new data shows they are falling years behind. Governments cannot afford to wait to regulate AI.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 14h
How humiliating
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 15h
A long profile about Marc Andreessen. He is surprisingly tight with Trump. [Gift link] www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
bloomberg.com
Why Is Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen So Mad?
The prominent investor has said the Biden administration pushed him to the political right, but sources say his grievances don’t always match reality.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Holy Mackerel!
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Congratulations to Sam Liss and the Harvard Office of Technology Development (OTD). Their new ExpressPath license is a simple, standard deal that can save founders months of time and tens of thousands in legal fees. otd.harvard.edu/news/harvard...
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Harvard Announces New Licensing Model to Help Startups Launch Faster
Harvard launched a new licensing model across three technology pathways: Engineering & Technology, Medical Device, and Software, to help academic…
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
theguardian.com
Revealed: Serbian ruler’s secret role in ‘illegal’ effort to help Trump business
Exclusive: Aleksandar Vučić personally intervened to push plans for controversial $500m Trump Tower in Belgrade, which sparked protests and a criminal case
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Bet we will start seeing this pose a lot.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Americans who do not agree with Trump can donate directly to Ukraine at this official site. Don't let Trump speak for you. Speak for yourself. u24.gov.ua
u24.gov.ua
UNITED24 — The initiative of the President of Ukraine
The official fundraising platform for collecting donations to support Ukraine
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The 10-year T-bill is now higher than the stock market's earnings yield.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
EU should sanction Elon immediately in response to his sabotage of Ukraine's Starlink terminals.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
If Europeans had any sense they would be fining Starlink for damages immediately. The EU is a major market. Act like it.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Elon thinks he is invulnerable and decides to play god, but has he seen what happened to business leaders in China?
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Elon thinks he is invulnerable and decides to play god, but has he seen what happened to business leaders in China?
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Lawsuits are the calmest consequence coming his way. Once the MAGA fever has broken and the details come out, the charges will become criminal. If Miller has half a brain he will flee to Moscow in Jan 2029.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Troy does such a good job at keeping his voice calm while he drops bombs
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
They are doing her the favor of creating grounds for a future damages award.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I left x despite having a large following bc I don’t want to make free content for the world’s wealthiest racist. It’s not worth it to me.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Is sending data to space somehow cheaper, less draining, and better able to penetrate walls?
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Miss that show! Back when Silicon Valley was goofy and greedy but not politically poisonous.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
What are the odds that Trump's harassment is creating a multimillion dollar legal claim for Ilhan Omar? He may be doing her a huge favor.
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To Here from Eternity @wawotm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Maybe the first sign that the AI pyramid scheme party is over has just appeared. The second largest public float in Australian corporate history just collapsed and was withdrawn due to lack of interest.
abc.net.au
Are cracks beginning to emerge in the glittery AI facade?
Amidst the wreckage of last week's failed mega capital-raising by data centre provider Firmus Technologies was a creeping sense that, once again, Australia had somehow fallen short.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Whatever gets built is likely be used at full capacity. But if prices fall, the owners may still lose their shirts.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Get kids off phones [gift link] www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
bloomberg.com
Free Universal After-School Is an Easy Win in a World of Problems
It’s a time-honored tradition for one generation to shake its head at the next, wondering if progress and technology have caused more harm than good. So it is now, with some prominent academics saying...
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If US wishes to remain a democracy, it must reform Citizens United
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
David Brooks losing a ton of credibility right now.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Would you look at that... Trump succeeds at improving Ukraine-Poland relations
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Disappointing take. Ossoff is on point, and a bit part of the future.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We got a little Alexander Haig syndrome budding here
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
She'll have a reply in January
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Hahahaha so accurate
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I’ve said this before, Trump is Saruman without the intellect, real hair, and fashion sense.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Curious how has this number varied in past?
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Federal tax credits, or escalate a war with Iran. Either policy works to support heat pumps, but the cost differs.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
He has likely committed his cabal to radical action to bypass midterms and now operating in growingly open disregard for public opinion. Dems must start repeating NOW "Any Trump enabler who conspires to subvert the election will be fully prosecuted under the next Dem administration."
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump has gone full Russian. This cracks our alliance with UK and Europe, and escalates WW3.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
All Dem leaders should declare NOW AND LOUDLY that Trump enablers who conspire to subvert normal order in US elections will be fully prosecuted under a future Dem administration. Don't wait.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
That's just cool
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Ways "aliens" could visit earth: - see above - frozen bacteria arrive on a comet - they don't come physically, but they send us a model at speed of light, so we can make an alien-style AI and talk to it
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Disagree. Ways people could become immortal and travel far: - mind upload into computer - suspended animation - frozen embryos -> artificial womb - we won't go but humanlike robot AI's will go
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
If you've ever wondered if physicists were just making this while "spin" thing up www.sciencealert.com/for-the-firs...
sciencealert.com
For The First Time Ever, Quantum Spins Shift a Centimeter-Scale Object
There's another notable first in the field of quantum physics to report on, and it's all to do with electron spin: the tiny, built-in magnetism of these particles, as if each one is carrying a microsc...
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Do unto others as you would have done unto you.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is the consequence of the Roberts Supreme Court inventing Presidential immunity
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
They are clearly delaying some actions until after midterms, which means, they expect to outrage even centrist swing voters.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Does the public even value its current supply of intelligence?
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Stunning! What a resource to everyone who loves seeing your pictures. Random factoid: it seems only one of your drink descriptions mention any type of berry
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Putin releases diesel ahead of midterms to help Trump. How clear can it be that these two are one team?
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
PSA after a chat with Claude about electric bill: electric radiant heating draws a lot of energy, and mine was running for many more hours than we actually use. Well worth ($$) adjusting the clock.
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Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Massachusetts tried to address this with Garden leave, but I've read that employers are still using loopholes to get around it
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles’ daughter posts a pic at a training camp with a pro-Russian militia in Bosnia that specializes in destabilization… totally normal stuff! “The photo raises Q’s about White House links to the pro-Russian politician”🤔 www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-...
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