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Week of 04/14/2025 | Episode 1/12 -
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📌 Topics Covered in This Video
🔹 Apple Secretly Flew in 5 Planes of iPhones Ahead of Tariffs
- Apple reportedly airlifted 600 tons of iPhones into the U.S. just hours before Trump’s new tariffs took effect
- Raises questions: How did they know? Was there advance notice only available to key players?
- Critics point to this as a possible signal of insider access or backchannel coordination
🔸 Related Segments:
— Apple shifts manufacturing to India
— Tim Cook: “Chinese labor isn’t cheap—it’s skilled”
— Tariff dodge tactics by global megacorps
🔗 Reuters | The Guardian
🔹 Where’s the Innovation? Smartphones, Consoles & Creative Identity Crisis
- Today’s phones all look the same—but once upon a time, game consoles and gadgets had bold, unique designs
- Consumers now ask: Why has innovation stalled? Where are the colors, the personality, the soul?
- Even Steve Jobs once said design should be personal, expressive, and relatable — not just functional
🔸 Related Segments:
— AI cloning extinct species with creative DNA
— Tim Cook’s nostalgia nods vs. Apple’s current path
— UGC platforms like YouTube overtaking traditional media on “creative diversity”
🔗 Wired | Business Insider
🔹 Insider Trading Allegations Surface Around Trump’s Tariff Pause
- President Trump told Americans it was a “good time to buy” — just days before announcing a 90-day tariff pause that caused a record market surge
- Investigators are now exploring whether select hedge funds or political allies acted on non-public info
- Other angles include ETF trades, defense stock spikes, and unusual donor portfolio shifts
🔸 Related Segments:
— $3.5T added to U.S. markets post-pause
— Trump proposes subsidizing Americans via tariffs
— Eric Trump’s crypto comments as Ethereum tanked
🔗 Reuters | Bloomberg
🔹 China Files WTO Complaint Against U.S. Tariffs
- China officially lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organization, arguing recent U.S. tariffs violate trade agreements
- Also calls for the “complete cancellation” of Trump’s sweeping import taxes
- The Chinese yuan dropped to an 18-year low following the dispute, as tensions escalate
🔸 Related Segments:
— Trump’s 145% tariff retaliation
— Kevin O’Leary demands 400% tariffs on China
— China says “we’ve lasted 5,000 years — we don’t need the U.S.”
🔗 WSJ | SCMP
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