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Today's world in 2 minutes

AI
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    Ford rehiring 'gray beard' engineers after AI tools fall short — the automation hype hits a production wall.

    AI can't replace domain expertise yet. Adjust your hiring assumptions accordingly.

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    Google caps Meta's access to Gemini AI models — the API cartel is forming and access is now a weapon.

    Build on models you control or accept kill-switch risk from competitors.

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    Anthropic gets US greenlight to restore Mythos access — someone in DC just quietly picked a winner.

    Regulatory capture is happening now. Who has access determines who ships.

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    BIS warns AI spending may not be sustainable — central bankers are watching the bubble inflate in real time.

    Macro headwinds coming for compute. Plan for tighter capital in 2027.

CRYPTO
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    Bitcoin falls below $60k, rare back-to-back quarterly loss incoming as ETF outflows accelerate.

    Institutional money is rotating out. Reassess conviction or DCA entry points.

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    MicroStrategy's $64B Bitcoin bet threatens convertible debt holders as valuation drops — someone's eating the loss.

    Leverage unwind mechanics matter. Study who holds the bag when MSTR implodes.

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    South Korea announces $518B AI chip push — massive capex dump threatens Bitcoin bottom thesis as liquidity tightens.

    Asian capital rotating to chips, not coins. Watch macro liquidity flows.

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    Cynthia Lummis claims holding 5% of Bitcoin could 'erase' $39T US debt — the sovereign bid narrative intensifies.

    Strategic reserve talk is shifting from fringe to Senate floor. Position accordingly.

GEOPOLITICS
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    Trump considering U-turn on Iran sanctions that would unravel decades of restrictions — oil and shipping routes shift incoming.

    Energy arbitrage window opening. Iranian crude back on market changes everything.

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    China waging currency war without dethroning the dollar — using swap lines and bilateral settlements to bypass SWIFT quietly.

    Dollar hegemony eroding via infrastructure, not headlines. Adjust cross-border payment assumptions.