🏦 ECONOMY & WORLD
⭐ Editor’s Pick: The Boys Are Officially Back: Trump and Musk Shared a Moment That Says It All (➜)
Chinese groups are feeding Iran intelligence that is making its strikes on US sites and ships in the Strait of Hormuz far more precise, sources say. (➜)
5 key takeaways so far from Trump’s Washington summit with Xi. (➜)
The who's who of tech showed up for Trump's dinner with Xi—with one glaring exception. (➜)
A leaked internal message hinted that the U.S. military is laying the groundwork for potential action around Cuba. (➜)
Why 8% mortgage rates are "not an impossibility." (➜)
How the robust U.S. economy powers through despite rate hikes and rising bond yields. (➜)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney admitted that he's prepared for a U.S. military invasion. (➜)
The internet lost it over a photo of 73-year-old Tony Blair looking jacked. (➜)
This Democrat senator just admitted that he wants to regulate the internet to prevent another Trump from happening. (➜)
The new book Democrats hate—and can’t stop talking about. (➜)
This was the best summer for working young American men in years, new data revealed. (➜)
One of Washington's so-called most elite institutions just admitted that Biden’s mass migration reduced wages and caused rents to spike. (➜)
Meet America’s newest trophy asset. (➜)
Ukraine weighs legalizing the most vile industry on the planet to raise tax revenue and buy drones. (➜)
The “monster” behind Russia’s global machine to evade Western sanctions. (➜)
Fake Israelis, real influence: Iran-linked network infiltrates Israel's election debate to sow chaos. (➜)
20 small cities in America with red-hot real estate markets. (➜)
Inside how this Democrat-run city's real estate spiraled into "such a mess." (➜)
Meet the world’s most expensive country to eat at a restaurant—and the cheapest one, too. (➜)
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🏢 INDUSTRY
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Photos—Former Trump Official Is Engaged to Turkish Billionaire 13 Years Younger Than Her (➜)
This coffee giant is closing hundreds of stores as financial pressure mounts. (➜)
Tech giant announced plans to train 25,000 veterans in skilled construction trades amid the data center boom. (➜)
Elon Musk teased that a seismic computing shift is coming—and Google is already testing it. (➜)
Costco rival plots a massive expansion with discount memberships and store openings. (➜)
“It pisses me off”: Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek torched "sniper" Bob Iger in his new tell-all book. (➜)
Hidden messages: All the Easter eggs from Taylor Swift’s 4 new songs off "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore" explained. (➜)
McDonald’s wants in on a new billion-dollar business—and it has nothing to do with food. (➜)
Hackers took home a stolen Flock camera. What they found was massive. (➜)
New male birth control options are on the way, including a pill that could make orgasms even better. (➜)
The super wealthy are bored with private jets and exclusive resorts—this is now the ultimate luxury travel flex. (➜)
"Lying little twerp": Inside Kalshi CEO’s dicey relationship with Indian casinos—and how it could pose an existential threat. (➜)
KFC just dropped a first-of-its-kind menu that’s making the chain feel exciting again. (➜)
📈 HOT STOCKS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: 1 Unstoppable Stock to Buy Before It Joins Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft in the Trillion Club (➜)
Inside the $600 billion sovereign AI gold rush—and why this tech stock that Wall Street loves to hate is positioned to win. (➜)
This chip company holds an unbreakable moat in next-generation data centers—and it’s not who you might think. (➜)
4 no-brainer ETFs I'm buying if the stock market crashes in 2026. (➜)
💰 PERSONAL FINANCE & DEALS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: 6 Everyday Medications Up to 94% Cheaper at Costco Than CVS (➜)
15 valuable credit card welcome bonuses ending soon: Earn $1,000+ in travel with the top offers. (➜)
5 car brands that will bleed your wallet dry—and 3 you should buy instead. (➜)
Amazon’s October Prime Day is only 2 weeks away, but I found the best early deals to shop now from only $1. (➜)
This slow cooker is only $20 at Target right now, and it’s the key to all my favorite fall recipes. (➜)
🧠 AI
⭐ Editor’s Pick: AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult In Berkeley (➜)
At a White House summit, Xi Jinping delivered a starkly different message on AI regulations than Trump. (➜)
Father of AI-doomer ideology Effective Altruism backed bestiality and said a newborn baby was worth less than a hog. (➜)
Jacob Coxon, the new face of AI safety, claimed he worked alone, but a new investigation exposed how he is working with a doomer PR firm. (➜)
Google’s Gemini 3.8 Live now gives its AI a lip-syncing, expression-changing animated face for real-time conversations. (➜)
🚀 SPACE, DEFENSE & ROBOTS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Chinese Government Seizes Sensitive U.S. Military Parts Diverted to Hong Kong (➜)
Amazon announced plans to expand its robot-making capacity with a new U.S. hub. (➜)
The head of NASA just cryptically teased a new X-plane with an image—now a very particular SR-71 is missing. (➜)
UAP whistleblower made stunning claim about secrets behind the U.S. government’s recovered craft. (➜)
Scientists revealed fascinating findings from the first robot to ever run a marathon. (➜)
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