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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