8 days ago
🔁Mario Nawfal:
🚨12 HOUR NEWS RECAP
1. Trump issued a sweeping executive order to crack down on fraud, waste, and abuse across all federal payments. It forces agencies to pre-certify payments, consolidate financial systems, and hand disbursement power back to the Treasury.
2. Russia said it shot down 9 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 2 over the Black Sea. The strikes came the day after the U.S brokered separate deals with both countries to pause attacks in the region and on energy infrastructure.
3. Trump described the Ukraine war as the deadliest since WW2: "They lose 2,500 people on average a week. Russians, Ukrainians - killing each other at levels you just don't see."
4. Germany's AfD party has hit a record 23.5% in polling, just 3.5 points behind Friedrich Merz's CDU, amid outrage over massive post-election debt plans. Merz pledged no new borrowing before the vote - then announced half a trillion euros in spending, sparking backlash from voters and conservative media.
5. Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Hangzhou, home to AI breakout DeepSeek, whose low-cost models are challenging U.S dominance. His visit followed a high-level meeting with Premier Li Qiang in Beijing as tensions simmer over tariffs and tech controls.
6. A firefighting helicopter crashed while battling fast-moving wildfires in Uiseong County, South Korea, causing authorities to ground all firefighting helicopters nationwide. The crash occurred as blazes fueled by dry winds and heat have killed at least 19 people and injured 19 more.
7. Crypto influencer Ben Armstrong, known as "BitBoy," was arrested in Florida and jailed without bail for harassing Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Childs. Armstrong confirmed on X that arrest warrants were issued after he sent emails to the judge.
8. More than 2 months after the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, only 4 rebuilding permits have been approved. Meanwhile, the city awarded a $10 million contract to Hagerty Consulting - raising questions
🚨12 HOUR NEWS RECAP
1. Trump issued a sweeping executive order to crack down on fraud, waste, and abuse across all federal payments. It forces agencies to pre-certify payments, consolidate financial systems, and hand disbursement power back to the Treasury.
2. Russia said it shot down 9 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 2 over the Black Sea. The strikes came the day after the U.S brokered separate deals with both countries to pause attacks in the region and on energy infrastructure.
3. Trump described the Ukraine war as the deadliest since WW2: "They lose 2,500 people on average a week. Russians, Ukrainians - killing each other at levels you just don't see."
4. Germany's AfD party has hit a record 23.5% in polling, just 3.5 points behind Friedrich Merz's CDU, amid outrage over massive post-election debt plans. Merz pledged no new borrowing before the vote - then announced half a trillion euros in spending, sparking backlash from voters and conservative media.
5. Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Hangzhou, home to AI breakout DeepSeek, whose low-cost models are challenging U.S dominance. His visit followed a high-level meeting with Premier Li Qiang in Beijing as tensions simmer over tariffs and tech controls.
6. A firefighting helicopter crashed while battling fast-moving wildfires in Uiseong County, South Korea, causing authorities to ground all firefighting helicopters nationwide. The crash occurred as blazes fueled by dry winds and heat have killed at least 19 people and injured 19 more.
7. Crypto influencer Ben Armstrong, known as "BitBoy," was arrested in Florida and jailed without bail for harassing Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Childs. Armstrong confirmed on X that arrest warrants were issued after he sent emails to the judge.
8. More than 2 months after the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, only 4 rebuilding permits have been approved. Meanwhile, the city awarded a $10 million contract to Hagerty Consulting - raising questions
8 days ago
🔁Mario Nawfal:
🇨🇳🇺🇸TIM COOK TOUCHES DOWN IN CHINA’S AI CAPITAL
Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Hangzhou, home to AI breakout DeepSeek, whose low-cost models are challenging U.S dominance.
Cook met with students at Zhejiang University and announced a ¥30M ($4.1M) donation to the elite tech hub.
Hangzhou hosts rising stars like Manycore Tech and Unitree Robotics - key players in China's AI revival.
His visit follows a high-level meeting with Premier Li Qiang in Beijing, as tensions simmer over tariffs and tech controls.
Source: Bloomberg
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🇨🇳🇺🇸TIM COOK TOUCHES DOWN IN CHINA’S AI CAPITAL
Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Hangzhou, home to AI breakout DeepSeek, whose low-cost models are challenging U.S dominance.
Cook met with students at Zhejiang University and announced a ¥30M ($4.1M) donation to the elite tech hub.
Hangzhou hosts rising stars like Manycore Tech and Unitree Robotics - key players in China's AI revival.
His visit follows a high-level meeting with Premier Li Qiang in Beijing, as tensions simmer over tariffs and tech controls.
Source: Bloomberg
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2 months ago
🔁Mario Nawfal:
🚨🇺🇸 DEEPSEEK OVERTAKES CHATGPT IN APP STORE RANKINGS IN THE U.S.
Chinese AI platform DeepSeek has reportedly surpassed OpenAI’s ChatGPT on Apple’s App Store rankings just a week after launch.
Developed by Hangzhou-based DeepSeek, the platform offers advanced reasoning and analytical capabilities through its hybrid architecture.
DeepSeek’s popularity stems from its competitive pricing, and its superior performance, reportedly achieving a higher success rate in coding tasks and outpacing OpenAI in benchmarks.
Source: @spectatorindex MoneyControl
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🚨🇺🇸 DEEPSEEK OVERTAKES CHATGPT IN APP STORE RANKINGS IN THE U.S.
Chinese AI platform DeepSeek has reportedly surpassed OpenAI’s ChatGPT on Apple’s App Store rankings just a week after launch.
Developed by Hangzhou-based DeepSeek, the platform offers advanced reasoning and analytical capabilities through its hybrid architecture.
DeepSeek’s popularity stems from its competitive pricing, and its superior performance, reportedly achieving a higher success rate in coding tasks and outpacing OpenAI in benchmarks.
Source: @spectatorindex MoneyControl
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4 months ago
🔁Mario Nawfal:
I saw many Teslas in Hangzhou and Wuhan last week.
@Tesla_Asia 👏👏👏
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I saw many Teslas in Hangzhou and Wuhan last week.
@Tesla_Asia 👏👏👏
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4 months ago
🔁Mario Nawfal:
Thank you Per Se for inviting me to your magnificent gala dinner. Congratulations on the opening of your wellness center. #CAAChina #Hangzhou #AWomanMakesAPlan #ItsGreatToBe76
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Thank you Per Se for inviting me to your magnificent gala dinner. Congratulations on the opening of your wellness center. #CAAChina #Hangzhou #AWomanMakesAPlan #ItsGreatToBe76
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6 months ago
🔁Mario Nawfal:
🚨🇺🇸U.S. BANS STEEL AND ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER IMPORTS FROM CHINA OVER FORCED LABOR ALLEGATIONS
The Department of Homeland Security has banned imports of steel and artificial sweeteners from 2 Chinese companies, Baowu Group Xinjiang Bayi Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. and Changzhou Guanghui Food Ingredients Co. Ltd., due to their alleged use of forced labor.
This marks the first time companies from these sectors have been added to the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act's "entity list."
Source: The Hill
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🚨🇺🇸U.S. BANS STEEL AND ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER IMPORTS FROM CHINA OVER FORCED LABOR ALLEGATIONS
The Department of Homeland Security has banned imports of steel and artificial sweeteners from 2 Chinese companies, Baowu Group Xinjiang Bayi Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. and Changzhou Guanghui Food Ingredients Co. Ltd., due to their alleged use of forced labor.
This marks the first time companies from these sectors have been added to the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act's "entity list."
Source: The Hill
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