APPLE NEEDS A HIT — AND THE IPHONE FOLD MIGHT BE IT 📱🧠📖 Two screens. Under-display camera. Foldable future. This could be Apple’s next big swing.
—> THE LEAK: Apple’s long-rumored iPhone Fold is taking shape. According to a new leak, it’ll feature a 7.76-inch internal screen, a 5.49-inch outer display, and no visible camera — thanks to under-screen tech that keeps the big screen clean and uninterrupted.
—> WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT:
It folds into a compact shape — something the iPhone has never done.
It opens into a near-tablet — giving you more screen without more bulk.
It hides the selfie cam — no notch, no punch hole, no Dynamic Island.
—> WHY IT MATTERS: Apple’s been playing it safe for years. With iPhone sales cooling and competitors like Samsung and Google pushing foldables, this could be the bold move Apple needs to shake up the category — and give fans something truly new.
Source: AppleInsider
Candidly, to quote Katy Perry, most days I just want to throw my phone away… but hey — in the future, I’ll fold it!
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FUTURES
TARIFFS EASE, MARKETS BREATHE 📈📱💻 Stocks bounced after Trump paused some electronics tariffs — giving tech (and Wall Street) a break.
—> THE MOVE: Trump announced a temporary exemption for smartphones, computers, and other electronics from his stiffest tariffs — avoiding a potential price spike on imports from China.
—> THE REACTION:
📈 S&P 500 rose 0.8%
💼 Dow gained 312 points
💻 Nasdaq added 0.6%
🍎 Apple up 2.2%, Dell up 4%
—> WHY IT MATTERS: U.S. companies were bracing for a hit. With tariffs paused (for now), the market exhaled — and tech stocks led the rebound. But with bond market stress still lurking and tariff drama far from over, volatility isn’t going anywhere.
Source: AP
CRYPTO
DALIO: “WORSE THAN A RECESSION” IS COMING 💣🪙📉 Billionaire hedge funder Ray Dalio says Trump’s tariff blitz could break the global economy — and Bitcoin’s feeling the heat.
—> THE WARNING: Speaking on Meet the Press, Dalio said the U.S. is facing a “once-in-a-lifetime breakdown” of the monetary order — warning that Trump’s aggressive tariff strategy could spark global conflict and trigger something worse than a recession.
—> BITCOIN REACTS:
BTC slid early on tariff fears, then bounced back to $85K after Trump exempted smartphones and computers from new import taxes.
Analysts called it a "huge win" for big tech, but the crypto market is still shaky — with $795M in outflows last week alone.
—> THE COMPARISON: Bitcoin is down 9% YTD — while gold is up 25%. Bloomberg analysts say the BTC/gold ratio may be shifting, and crypto might need a rising stock market just to stay afloat.
Source: Decrypt
SPACE
UNIMPRESSED? GOOD. SIX WOMEN JUST LEFT EARTH. THAT’S THE POINT 🚀💅🌍 Katy Perry sang in zero gravity. Amanda Nguyen — who came to America on a boat — just launched into space. And still, people are asking: “What’s the point?” Exactly.
—> WHAT HAPPENED:
On April 14, Blue Origin launched its NS-31 mission — the first all-female, crewed spaceflight in history. Six women. No men. No asterisks. Just flight suits, altitude, and legacy.
The crew:
🎤 Katy Perry (yes, she sang "What a Wonderful World" mid-flight)
🎙 Gayle King (CBS Mornings)
🧠 Amanda Nguyen, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee and civil rights advocate — and now the first Vietnamese woman in space, who arrived in the U.S. as a refugee
🚀 Aisha Bowe, a NASA rocket scientist who was told to “stick to cosmetology”
🎬 Kerianne Flynn, filmmaker
💫 Lauren Sánchez, Blue Origin executive and architect of the mission
The flight lasted 11 minutes. But the message? Permanent.
—> WHY IT MATTERS: This isn’t about checking a box. This is about who gets to go — and who’s been left out. This is about breaking the mold of what an astronaut looks like. This is about turning space from a Cold War relic into a next-gen, human frontier.
So yes, it’s news. Because a woman — six of them — looked down on Earth and saw themselves up there. AND NOBODY THOUGHT IT WAS NEWS!! THAT’S HOW FAR WE’VE COME — THAT AMERICANS THINK GOING TO SPACE A STUNT…
You know what? In a weird way, I think that’s awesome.
I watched every second and I applaud everyone who was on the mission.
Incredible work.
Sources: Space.com, CNN, People
ONE MORE THING
SCIENTISTS CRACK THE CODE FOR THE PERFECT DAY 🧪🌞💫
Yes, there's now an actual formula for joy — and it's not hustle, it's balance.
—> THE RESEARCH: A new study from the University of British Columbia analyzed thousands of time diaries from the American Time Use Survey and uncovered a surprisingly simple recipe for happiness.
—> THE FORMULA:
BDE = 6h family + 2h friends + 1.5h socializing + 2h exercise + 1h eating/drinking – work >6h – TV >1h – commute >15min
Translation: move your body, see your people, eat something decent, stop working so much, and log off. Best Day Ever unlocked.
Source: The Telegraph
Study by: University of British Columbia, using American Time Use Survey data
With gratitude,
Kev
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