16: Islam

Appeasing the regime that massacred 40,000 protesters won’t bring peace. It will only delay the next crisis.

It is time for a clean break. Instead of legitimizing their oppressors, the West should stand with the people of Iran.

My op-ed in @thetimes: https://t.co/S7owB7buIH

— Reza Pahlavi (@PahlaviReza) April 16, 2026

During the roadshow in Nagercoil yesterday, paid homage to Thiru K. Kamaraj, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Thiru CN Annadurai and Thiru MGR. pic.twitter.com/2f6CG38a21

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 16, 2026

Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon https://t.co/bKteFZ3iWE

— Pope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) April 16, 2026

Accurate https://t.co/C6UCn6Wge2

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 16, 2026

Current situation South Africa, a geographically large country with a rural population of millions of people.

Many areas don't even have a cellphone signal, let alone internet.

Elon: We can give you high-speed web access in all rural areas for less than what your local…

— Handre (@Handre) April 16, 2026

Lots of major improvements to Codex!

Computer use is a real update for me; it feels even more useful than I expected. It can use all of the apps on your Mac, in parallel and without interfering with your direct work.

— Sam Altman (@sama) April 16, 2026

🧵 I’m proud to announce my package of anti-corruption, ethics, and transparency bills to bring good government back to New York.

This package takes on no-bid contracts, exposes insider dealings, and helps restore trust in government. We need a government that is honest,… pic.twitter.com/FhvCz3G7G6

— Jenifer Rajkumar (@JeniferRajkumar) April 16, 2026

Agentic commerce isn’t priced in yet. Machine-to-machine payments will increase demand for the digital dollar beyond current estimates.

The agentic economy could be larger than the human economy. We're building the infrastructure for both at Coinbase.

— Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) April 16, 2026

https://t.co/dZ9wXwrPUE pic.twitter.com/qPpix3RdN2

— Parmita Mishra (@parmita) April 16, 2026

18 months ago, i was sitting alone in my office launching @WisprFlow on Product Hunt.

Today, Wispr is taking over the entire @ProductHunt homepage for 3 days - and powering it with voice!https://t.co/SuaovL7qDX pic.twitter.com/xzb5ymFc2A

— Tanay Kothari (@tankots) April 16, 2026

Elon explains why the Tesla Semi is so much more energy efficient than any diesel truck

When you’re hauling over a mountain range, a diesel truck burns fuel climbing up… then completely wastes all that gravitational potential energy on the way down. You’re forced to ride the… pic.twitter.com/bTjKlRx4Df

— X Freeze (@XFreeze) April 16, 2026

Today in Ukraine is another very hard day, really hard night – the day after a massive Russian attack. In just one night, there were nearly 300 attack drones, 19 ballistic missiles, as well as cruise missiles. Air-raid sirens sounded across many of our cities.

And this came… pic.twitter.com/PWoUteV5iH

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 16, 2026

As we observe solemn week of Holocaust Remembrance, we honor the memory of the six million Jews and millions of others murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. We stand in solidarity with survivors, their families, and all who carry the scars of that unimaginable evil.

I…

— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) April 16, 2026

I called 10 CEOs about a company I am considering.

8 said it was a stupid idea
1. Called me an idiot
1 guy said he would take a meeting only as a personal favor to me.

Basically everyone hated it

Perfect.

I wrote the check.

— Martin Tobias (Pre-Seed VC) (@MartinGTobias) April 16, 2026

The Apple ecosystem has started exporting components and sub-assemblies to China.

This was unimaginable when the Smartphone PLI scheme was first conceptualised.

Demonstrates how effective the PLI scheme has been in mobile manufacturing from the perspective of achieving… pic.twitter.com/DZyGWgNf7k

— Amitabh Kant (@amitabhk87) April 16, 2026

My offer still stands. Let's talk. pic.twitter.com/dTiybwjcDL

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) April 16, 2026