Karl Mehta on X: “Ilya Sutskever says the AI scaling era is running out of road because pre-training is about to hit a finite-data wall. “At some point though, pre-training will run out of data. The data is very clearly finite.” “Then, okay, what do you do next? Either you do some kind of a https://t.co/nZ3uxadaVa” / X

June 23, 2026

https://x.com/karlmehta/status/2068997581959819473


Tell us how we did! Receipt for Order #92 at Moon Shots – Branford

June 22, 2026

custom yougurt + chia

Moon Shots
1208 Main Street
Branford, CT 06405

1 Tea $0.00
16oz Hot $5.00
Turmeric Ginger (herbal)
1 Blueberry Scone $4.25
1 Cappuccino $5.75
WHOLE MILK (sweet grass farm)
DECAF $0.50


Tweets summarizing the last decade of my Biomedical Data Science class

June 22, 2026

Made this compilation of tweets, summarizing the evolution of my course over the past decade.

2016
https://x.com/MarkGerstein/status/761584298029903873

2017
https://x.com/MarkGerstein/status/821543863752028161

2018
https://x.com/MarkGerstein/status/953834840549445632

2019
https://x.com/MarkGerstein/status/1100227956855767050

2020
https://x.com/MarkGerstein/status/1218000993234964486

2021
https://x.com/MarkGerstein/status/1358997001107615746
https://x.com/MarkGerstein/status/1446302980895031298

2022
https://x.com/MarkGerstein/status/1507927389526929410

2024
https://x.com/MarkGerstein/status/1753960514751791428

2025
https://x.com/MarkGerstein/status/1931169517557731369
https://bsky.app/profile/markgerstein.bsky.social/post/3lqyb57puhc2g

2026
https://x.com/MarkGerstein/status/2067446703238656164
https://bsky.app/profile/markgerstein.bsky.social/post/3mojuuaxnkc26


The Small-Business Owners Managing Whole Armies of A.I. Employees – The New York Times

June 22, 2026

Automation of correspondence & pot. social feeds

The Small-Business Owners Managing Whole Armies of A.I. Employees – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/magazine/ai-agents-openclaw-small-business.html

QT:{{”
So in mid-March he bought four Mac Minis (“I got lawyer money,” he said dryly), parked them under his office desk and installed OpenClaw on all of them. He set up five agents. One is an “orchestrator” that logs into his online legal software. At first, it didn’t know what to look for or what to do, so the agent would text Bell via the chat app Discord to ask for instructions. This was laborious for a while: He had to detail every teensy step. But as the agent made notes about what it had learned, it started working more independently.
“}}


The Researcher Who Didn’t Want to Know

June 22, 2026

The Researcher Who Didn’t Want to Know – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/science/researcher-huntingtons-disease-wexler.html


From Cow-Milking Robots to Weed-Zapping Lasers, Farmers Are Embracing A.I. – The New York Times

June 22, 2026

From Cow-Milking Robots to Weed-Zapping Lasers, Farmers Are Embracing A.I. – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/magazine/ai-farms-technology.html

Farmers seem similar to low-tech, small biz owners in this regard

QT:{{”
But right now the industry is in the midst of what some are calling the fourth agricultural revolution, as driverless tractors trundle through fields, drones map moisture levels in soil and cows are outfitted with Fitbit-like devices that track their eating patterns. ….
But the farmers I spoke with hope that embracing new tech will help them face big challenges in the industry. In particular, they’ve found it more difficult in recent years to find enough workers, and on family-run operations, fewer kids are sticking around to take over the business. It’s still hard to say how exactly the age of A.I. will reshape agriculture. But for now, these farmers are figuring out new ways to use technology to transform their daily work.
“}}


World’s Tallest Skyscraper Approaches Major Construction Milestone – Newsweek

June 22, 2026

https://www.newsweek.com/worlds-tallest-skyscraper-construction-milestone-jeddah-tower-12086826


plot of sycamore pollen over the year in the northeast – Google Search

June 21, 2026

https://www.google.com/search?q=plot+of+sycamore+pollen+over+the+year+in+the+northeast&sca_esv=08beef924166d4a9&sxsrf=APpeQnsgz8NBUWueCOttJiSVMESTzhOQeQ%3A1782097704613&ei=KKc4apaJJa6Fw8cP8cmlyAk&ved=0ahUKEwiWvY2l75mVAxWuwvACHfFkCZkQ4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=plot+of+sycamore+pollen+over+the+year+in+the+northeast&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiNnBsb3Qgb2Ygc3ljYW1vcmUgcG9sbGVuIG92ZXIgdGhlIHllYXIgaW4gdGhlIG5vcnRoZWFzdDIIECEYoAEYwwRIqC1Q4QlY9SpwBHgAkAEAmAFfoAH8BqoBAjExuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIMoALoBcICChAAGEcY1gQYsAPCAgoQIRgKGKABGMMEmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcEMTEuMaAH1j6yBwM3LjG4B9MFwgcGMC4xMC4yyAcdgAgB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp QT{{” In the Northeast, sycamore pollen follows a bell-shaped curve that peaks sharply in mid-spring. The season typically begins in early April, peaks heavily between mid-April and mid-May, and subsides completely by late May. Sycamore trees produce pollen before and during the emergence of their leaves. [1, 2, 3]
Seasonal Timeline

January – March: Bare, dormant. Pollen levels remain at zero. Early April: The season opens. Mild to moderate pollen release as catkins and flowers open.
Mid-April to Early May: Peak Season. Pollen counts spike to “High” levels, often coinciding with oak, birch, and ash pollens.
Late May: The pollination cycle concludes. The sycamore tree becomes lush with leaves, and local pollen levels drop to zero. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

“}}

Similar behavior for birch


New Haven – Airmine

June 21, 2026

https://airmine.ai/pollen/united-states/new-haven/
QT{{” New Haven’s parks, including East Rock Park and the Mill River corridor, feature oak, birch, and maple as the main tree pollen sources, with exposure varying between these green areas and the more built-up city centre. Surrounding Connecticut woodland and farmland contribute substantial tree and grass pollen, while the coastal position on Long Island Sound means onshore winds can periodically disperse urban pollen. “}}


Thank you!

June 21, 2026

Lerner, S., & Barry-Jester, A. M. (2026, June 17). “Digital
Colonialism”: U.S. demands to access Africans’ data raise privacy, sovereignty concerns. ProPublica.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-state-department-africa-uganda-aid-medical-data-privacy

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-state-department-africa-uganda-aid-medical-data-privacy