Good morning!
The numbers coming out of Iran paint a far bleaker picture for the regime than Western media is reporting. The revelations in the bombshell Bessent report are wild, and while much of the media is portraying them as damaging, I have to say, some of them actually make him look like a badass. And I loved the juicy behind-the-scenes drama of how David Ellison outmaneuvered everyone to become the new king of Hollywood.
Plenty to dig into this morning.
– Josh
🌎 ECONOMY & WORLD
⭐ Josh’s Pick: 5 Wild Revelations Buried in the Bombshell Bessent Report (➜)
A rapidly strengthening hurricane threat is emerging in the Gulf, and the forecast is getting ugly. (➜)
10-year Treasury note yield hits highest level since 2002. (➜)
Inside America’s pressure campaign to uncover the truth about a mysterious Russian plague lab death. (➜)
Russia’s mysterious plague lab death is reviving some deeply unsettling bioweapon fears. (➜)
One of Europe’s biggest economies is flashing a serious warning sign, and things are entering a much more dangerous phase. (➜)
Ray Dalio has a surprisingly short deadline before America’s debt crisis explodes. (➜)
Vance just laid down one “very basic threshold” for any deal with Iran. (➜)
Mark Carney suddenly has a major new problem inside Canada—and it could complicate his battle with Trump. (➜)
The mystery of what actually happened at RAF Fairford that's straight out of a Hollywood thriller. (➜)
A Supreme Court case is exposing a trillion-dollar scheme targeting every American household. (➜)
A new Trump administration deal could slash power bills for 75% of residents in one state. (➜)
This grotesque golden naked Trump statue may be the worst case of TDS ever. (➜)
Trump wants to build a new Camp David—and the location is classic Trump. (➜)
Gold has a new source of demand—and the boom is just beginning. (➜)
Capitol Hill eyes another currency shift that could impact people's wallets. (➜)
Never-before-seen look inside the sprawling underground world Hamas used on Oct. 7. (➜)
Harrowing new footage shows chaos at Israeli hospital after Oct. 7 attack: "Evil beyond what you can comprehend." (➜)
The U.S. is deploying mysterious new technology at the border that officials “can’t talk about.” (➜)
9 overlooked jobs paying up to $100,000 that employers are desperate to fill. (➜)
The world’s best beaches have been revealed, and some are almost impossibly beautiful. (➜)
🏢 INDUSTRY
⭐ Josh’s Pick: Andrew Huberman Predicts “Scary” New Technology That Could Radically Alter the Human Brain (➜)
It can keep cancer in remission. Why is no one talking about it? (➜)
The behind-the-scenes story of how David Ellison outmaneuvered everyone to become the king of Hollywood. (➜)
Leaked audio: What David Ellison told employees at the first Skydance town hall. (➜)
The NFL has a new problem that is making games almost unwatchable. (➜)
Disneyland quietly raised prices again, and some visitors are getting hit harder than others. (➜)
Sebastian Maniscalco is suddenly at the center of an ugly comedy-world revolt. (➜)
One of Fox News’ biggest stars admitted that he was “pressured” to promote COVID vaccines.(➜)
Sylvester Stallone threatened to knock A-list co-star’s “teeth out” in an explosive on-set clash. (➜)
Costco superfans are literally redesigning their homes around their shopping runs. (➜)
Inside the most evil Nigerian love scam ever. (➜)
A massive cyberattack on one of the world’s biggest churches may have exposed the personal data of nearly 1 million members. (➜)
One of the world’s most iconic car brands gambles its future on a controversial “woke” electric reinvention. (➜)
The computer that can read your mind and recreate exactly what you’re looking at. (➜)
The FDA expanded the recall of frozen products at Walmart and Trader Joe’s over a dangerous intestinal infection. (➜)
📈 HOT STOCKS
⭐ Josh’s Pick: These 5 Dividend Stocks Are Money-Printing Machines (➜)
Forget Nvidia and AMD, this under-the-radar chip stock could win the AI semiconductor race. (➜)
3 magnificent AI cloud computing stocks that could help set you up for life. (➜)
3 monster consumer stocks to hold for the next 20 years. (➜)
2 stocks too cheap for investors to ignore any longer—why now is the perfect time to buy. (➜)
💰 PERSONAL FINANCE & DEALS
⭐ Josh’s Pick: Suze Orman Warns: Make Two Health-Insurance Moves in the Next Few Weeks or Risk “Financial Havoc” (➜)
Google just revealed exactly when to book your holiday flights to score the cheapest fares. (➜)
These Apple Prime Day deals are up to 47% off—but not for much longer. (➜)
The 100 best October Amazon Prime Day kitchen deals are up to 81% off: Le Creuset, Breville, and more from just $5. (➜)
The 50 best Amazon fall fashion deals happening right now: Ugg, Kate Spade, Levi’s, and more from only $7. (➜)
The ultimate 63+ beauty picks on sale during Prime Day, from LED masks to must-have makeup. (➜)
🧠 AI
⭐ Josh’s Pick: AI Solved One Math Problem and Everyone Freaked Out. It Just Cracked Hundreds More (➜)
Europe just unveiled a trillion-parameter AI model to take on China. (➜)
AI is starting to predict which drugs will fail—before humans even take them. (➜)
Scientists can now tell an AI what to study—and watch it run the experiment autonomously. (➜)
Microsoft and Nvidia are set to unveil an audacious product to put a data center’s AI power on your desk. (➜)
🚀 SPACE, DEFENSE & ROBOTS
⭐ Josh’s Pick: America’s Hottest Defense Startup Is About to Take On One of the Hardest Things Humans Build (➜)
The U.S. Air Force just took a major step toward unleashing its next-generation hypersonic cruise missile. (➜)
A former defense chief is building an AI-powered robotic army—and says it could transform warfare like the atomic bomb. (➜)
The Pentagon is preparing a weapon that can wipe out an entire drone swarm with a single blast. (➜)
The James Webb Space Telescope just peered through a cloud of cosmic dust to reveal stars nobody could see before. (➜)
NASA’s Curiosity rover just captured a stunning dawn on Mars. (➜)
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