Alex Knapp
@thealexknapp.bsky.social
Senior Editor covering science and healthcare at Forbes. (he/him)
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Elon Musk’s Orbital Data Centers Face Huge Challenges
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at the new inductees to the National Inventors Hall of Fame, 3D-printed housing and more.
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New edition of my emerging tech newsletter, The Prototype, is here. In it, I look at the enormous technical challenges of building data centers in space, why your next house might be 3D-printed, the new inductees from the National Inventors Hall of Fame, and more!
Great story about burnout among psychologists at the VA as staff leaves but aren't being replaced, even as demand for mental health services among veterans increases.
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Why VA psychologists say they are burning out
Veterans Affairs facilities report a shortage of psychologists as the mental health professionals say they are experiencing burnout.
thewarhorse.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Great story about burnout among psychologists at the VA as staff leaves but aren't being replaced, even as demand for mental health services among veterans increases.
thewarhorse.org/va-psycholog...
thewarhorse.org/va-psycholog...
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Full story on today's Jewish protest against ICE: ‘Jews against ICE’: Rabbis lead hundreds in mass Jewish protest outside ICE headquarters —> religionnews.com/2026/02/11/j...
February 12, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Full story on today's Jewish protest against ICE: ‘Jews against ICE’: Rabbis lead hundreds in mass Jewish protest outside ICE headquarters —> religionnews.com/2026/02/11/j...
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At the 1952 Rose Bowl, Illinois beat Stanford 40-7 and one writer blamed the loss on Stanford players drinking too many malteds.
February 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
At the 1952 Rose Bowl, Illinois beat Stanford 40-7 and one writer blamed the loss on Stanford players drinking too many malteds.
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UPDATE/SCOOP:
An FBI affidavit used to seize 2020 election ballots from Georgia's Fulton County omitted key findings from state investigators that undercut many questions about wrongdoing, an @npr.org analysis finds.
Read the Secretary of State's office investigative reports:
An FBI affidavit used to seize 2020 election ballots from Georgia's Fulton County omitted key findings from state investigators that undercut many questions about wrongdoing, an @npr.org analysis finds.
Read the Secretary of State's office investigative reports:
The FBI seizure of Georgia 2020 election ballots relies on debunked claims
An FBI investigation of the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., was initiated by a lawyer who aided President Trump's unsuccessful efforts to overturn that election, an unsealed affidavit says.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2026 at 7:48 PM
UPDATE/SCOOP:
An FBI affidavit used to seize 2020 election ballots from Georgia's Fulton County omitted key findings from state investigators that undercut many questions about wrongdoing, an @npr.org analysis finds.
Read the Secretary of State's office investigative reports:
An FBI affidavit used to seize 2020 election ballots from Georgia's Fulton County omitted key findings from state investigators that undercut many questions about wrongdoing, an @npr.org analysis finds.
Read the Secretary of State's office investigative reports:
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Influencer marketing has helped AI video company Higgsfield hit $300 million in annual revenue run rate in just eleven months. But misleading marketing tactics, payment problems and a social media strategy based on shock has led to backlash among creators.
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The Dark Side Of AI Video Startup Higgsfield’s Super-Fast Growth
Influencer marketing helped AI video company Higgsfield hit $300 million in annual revenue run rate in just 11 months. But misleading marketing tactics and a shock-based social media strategy has led ...
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February 11, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Influencer marketing has helped AI video company Higgsfield hit $300 million in annual revenue run rate in just eleven months. But misleading marketing tactics, payment problems and a social media strategy based on shock has led to backlash among creators.
www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...
www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, @amyfeldman7.bsky.social and I look at the FDA’s refusal to review Moderna’s flu vaccine, the healthcare giants on Forbes new Greatest Innovators list, why Garner Health is worth $1.35 billion, and more.
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www.forbes.com/sites/innova...
The FDA Refuses To Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the healthcare giants on Forbes new Greatest Innovators list, why Garner Health is worth $1.35 billion, and more.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:47 PM
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, @amyfeldman7.bsky.social and I look at the FDA’s refusal to review Moderna’s flu vaccine, the healthcare giants on Forbes new Greatest Innovators list, why Garner Health is worth $1.35 billion, and more.
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In today’s @forbes.com InnovationRx newsletter, @thealexknapp.bsky.social and I look at
—the FDA’s refusal to review Moderna’s flu vaccine
—the healthcare giants on our new Greatest Innovators list
—why Garner Health is worth $1.35B
www.forbes.com/sites/innova...
—the FDA’s refusal to review Moderna’s flu vaccine
—the healthcare giants on our new Greatest Innovators list
—why Garner Health is worth $1.35B
www.forbes.com/sites/innova...
The FDA Refuses To Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the healthcare giants on Forbes new Greatest Innovators list, why Garner Health is worth $1.35 billion, and more.
www.forbes.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:12 PM
In today’s @forbes.com InnovationRx newsletter, @thealexknapp.bsky.social and I look at
—the FDA’s refusal to review Moderna’s flu vaccine
—the healthcare giants on our new Greatest Innovators list
—why Garner Health is worth $1.35B
www.forbes.com/sites/innova...
—the FDA’s refusal to review Moderna’s flu vaccine
—the healthcare giants on our new Greatest Innovators list
—why Garner Health is worth $1.35B
www.forbes.com/sites/innova...
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America is entering a new nuclear age without a plan for the waste it creates. Stafford Sheehan’s new startup is working with the government to turn it into “unlimited energy” and challenge the incumbents controlled by the governments of France, Russia and China.
This Startup Wants To Turn America’s Nuclear Waste Into Power
Stafford Sheehan’s new startup Project Omega is working with the U.S. government to turn nuclear waste into “unlimited energy."
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February 11, 2026 at 1:16 PM
America is entering a new nuclear age without a plan for the waste it creates. Stafford Sheehan’s new startup is working with the government to turn it into “unlimited energy” and challenge the incumbents controlled by the governments of France, Russia and China.
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NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
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A huge Australian study of tweens and teens finds best mental health among moderate social media users — not total abstainers reason.com/2026/02/09/a...
A 'Goldilocks' effect for online teens? Moderate social media users fare better than abstainers or heavy users
“Both abstinence and excessive use can be problematic,” researchers suggest.
reason.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
A huge Australian study of tweens and teens finds best mental health among moderate social media users — not total abstainers reason.com/2026/02/09/a...
"[A] 25% increase in the steady state flow of immigrants to the US would result in 5,000 fewer deaths nationwide."
www.nber.org/papers/w34791
www.nber.org/papers/w34791
Is Immigration Good for Health? The Effect of Immigration on Older Adult Mortality in the United States
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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February 11, 2026 at 3:27 AM
"[A] 25% increase in the steady state flow of immigrants to the US would result in 5,000 fewer deaths nationwide."
www.nber.org/papers/w34791
www.nber.org/papers/w34791
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Breaking News: Prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against six Democrats who posted a video reminding members of the military to refuse illegal orders.
Prosecutors Fail to Bring Charges Against Democrats Involved in Illegal Orders Video
The rejection was a remarkable rebuke, suggesting that ordinary citizens did not believe that the lawmakers had committed any crimes.
nyti.ms
February 11, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Breaking News: Prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against six Democrats who posted a video reminding members of the military to refuse illegal orders.
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Baffled by transphobes insisting that the name on your birth certificate is Your True Name Forever when it was common in my grandparents' generation to just...pick a name you like and use that, nbd. I literally found out both of my grandma's birth certificate first names FROM THEIR OBITUARIES.
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Baffled by transphobes insisting that the name on your birth certificate is Your True Name Forever when it was common in my grandparents' generation to just...pick a name you like and use that, nbd. I literally found out both of my grandma's birth certificate first names FROM THEIR OBITUARIES.
“In many respects covid-19 is a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one."
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www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one”
Covid-19 is not just a respiratory infection. Cardiovascular symptoms are seen in both acute and long covid. Katharine Lang reports on what we’ve learnt since the onset of the pandemic
Cardiovascular...
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February 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
“In many respects covid-19 is a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one."
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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New for @forbes.com. Garner Health’s unusual approach to rising healthcare costs: create a network-in-network of top docs then reimburse employees who choose them. Now valued at $1.35B. “We’ve become a bit of a solution to the panic button,” says founder Nick Reber. www.forbes.com/sites/amyfel...
This Startup’s Clever Way To Cut Health Costs Helped It Hit A $1.4 Billion Valuation
Garner Health uses data to identify the country’s best doctors based on quality and cost, then gives its customers’ employees financial incentives to go to them — which can save 12% on healthcare cost...
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February 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
New for @forbes.com. Garner Health’s unusual approach to rising healthcare costs: create a network-in-network of top docs then reimburse employees who choose them. Now valued at $1.35B. “We’ve become a bit of a solution to the panic button,” says founder Nick Reber. www.forbes.com/sites/amyfel...
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The horrors persist, but so must I. And my persistence means making sure people know about my job so I can feed the cats, pay the mortgage, and help support the causes I believe in.
With this in mind, the reprint editions of IMAGINARY NUMBERS and CALCULATED RISKS are out today!
With this in mind, the reprint editions of IMAGINARY NUMBERS and CALCULATED RISKS are out today!
February 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The horrors persist, but so must I. And my persistence means making sure people know about my job so I can feed the cats, pay the mortgage, and help support the causes I believe in.
With this in mind, the reprint editions of IMAGINARY NUMBERS and CALCULATED RISKS are out today!
With this in mind, the reprint editions of IMAGINARY NUMBERS and CALCULATED RISKS are out today!
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xAI co-founder Tony Wu says he "resigned", following co-founder Igor Babuschkin's exit in August 2025; Wu was in charge of reasoning and reported to Elon Musk (Juro Osawa/The Information)
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February 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
xAI co-founder Tony Wu says he "resigned", following co-founder Igor Babuschkin's exit in August 2025; Wu was in charge of reasoning and reported to Elon Musk (Juro Osawa/The Information)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Hear the brand new track from our upcoming album The World is To Dig. The song is Wu-Tang. Arrives in April.... and get your own free download of it right now at TMBGshop. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io63...
Preview TMBG's new album The World Is to Dig: Wu-Tang
YouTube video by ParticleMen
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February 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Hear the brand new track from our upcoming album The World is To Dig. The song is Wu-Tang. Arrives in April.... and get your own free download of it right now at TMBGshop. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io63...
"At the turn of the 20th century, when our great-great-grandparents had no choice but to eat 'real food,' malnutrition was rampant."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
Opinion | We Shouldn’t Want to Eat Like Our Great-Great-Grandparents
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February 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
"At the turn of the 20th century, when our great-great-grandparents had no choice but to eat 'real food,' malnutrition was rampant."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
This is pretty interesting though dark matter has survived some other challenges.
www.space.com/astronomy/da...
www.space.com/astronomy/da...
Does dark matter actually exist? New theory says it could be gravity behaving strangely
"It highlights gravity's possible hidden complexity and invites a reevaluation of where dark matter effects originate."
www.space.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:08 AM
This is pretty interesting though dark matter has survived some other challenges.
www.space.com/astronomy/da...
www.space.com/astronomy/da...
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An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:53 PM
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
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Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
Dr. Oz urges 'take the vaccine, please' amid measles outbreaks
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
New study suggests organisms started breathing oxygen hundreds of millions of years before originally suspected.
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Some early life forms may have breathed oxygen well before it filled the atmosphere
An MIT study suggests some early life forms may have evolved the ability to use oxygen hundreds of millions of years before the Great Oxidation Event, when oxygen became a permanent fixture in the atm...
news.mit.edu
February 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
New study suggests organisms started breathing oxygen hundreds of millions of years before originally suspected.
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New: Binance holds 87% of the Trump family's stablecoin—$4.7 billion—a higher concentration than any other major stablecoin has at any single exchange.
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Trump's Stablecoin USD1: Binance Holds 87% After Founder's Pardon
World Liberty Financial's founding document describes the company as "pioneering a new era of Decentralized Finance." Its flagship stablecoin is anything but.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
New: Binance holds 87% of the Trump family's stablecoin—$4.7 billion—a higher concentration than any other major stablecoin has at any single exchange.
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com