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Hello, I’m Evelyn. I am writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection. This is a concise summary of what I have seen and heard from local companies.Today, we spoke to a smart glasses executive about why price-sensitive Chinese consumers are willing to pay $100 more for an AI frame. What is his strategy to counter Meta’s Ray-Ban display outside of China?big storySmart glasses wearers in the US got a small corner screen with the release of the Meta Ray-Ban display, but here in China two companies are selling smart frames that place a…
The Iranian embassy continues to hit back at US President Donald Trump on social media, posting a series of derisive AI-generated memes on its official account that often go viral. The posts, often flashy and sarcastic, tended to target the president directly and became a defining part of Iran’s communications strategy during its war with the United States. Many of the memes seek to poke fun at President Trump’s online behavior while pushing the Iranian government’s talking points as the two countries wage an online communications war. ‘Jesus’ image: One recent video posted to X by the Iranian embassy in…
Vice President J.D. Vance said Monday it was up to the Islamic Republic to decide whether to take next steps in peace talks with the United States, after returning from a failed weekend of negotiations with Iran.”I really think the ball is in Iran’s court whether we have further talks, whether we end up reaching an agreement, because we have a lot of things on the table,” Vance said in an interview on Fox News.He stressed that if the U.S.’s “red lines” against Iran’s nuclear program are followed, “this could be a very good deal for both countries.”The remarks came…
Emilia Clarke’s brain aneurysmEmilia Clarke, who filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, published an essay in The New Yorker in 2019 titled “A Battle for My Life.”After suffering a severe headache at the gym, the actress writes, “I made it to the bathroom and fell to my knees feeling very, very sick.” “During that time, the pain was getting worse with shooting, stabbing, squeezing pain. On some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged.”She was taken to the hospital for a brain scan.”The diagnosis was swift and ominous: a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a life-threatening type…
A cargo ship loads and unloads foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China, July 28, 2025. Photo | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were mostly higher on Tuesday on hopes that a deal between the U.S. and Iranian governments remains possible despite the U.S. blockade on shipping from Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.The fragile cease-fire agreement between the United States and Iran, although not officially broken, has become seriously fractured, with the United States and Iran accusing each other of violating ceasefire terms.The United States said on Monday it had begun blocking ships…
OpenAI’s $852 billion valuation faces skepticism from some of its own investors as the company pivots around enterprise customers and rushes to fend off Anthropic’s attack, according to the Financial Times. Anthropic’s annual revenue soared from $9 billion at the end of 2025 to $30 billion by the end of March, largely due to demand for its coding tools. An investor who backed both companies told the FT that to justify an OpenAI round, an IPO valuation of $1.2 trillion or more would have to be assumed, making Anthropic’s current valuation of $380 billion look cheap in comparison. The secondary…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said investors who fled the market during the recent volatility may be grappling with the common perception that the worst-case scenario that prompted their decisions never materialized.”What we’re having is a rally that doesn’t seem to be based on anything,” the “Mad Money” host said Tuesday. “But it’s actually based on the fact that most of the things we were worried about didn’t happen.”After weeks of declines linked to geopolitical tensions, private credit risks and poor performance of many influential members.Magnificent Seven” The stock price has soared since March 30th. The gains continued Tuesday, with the Dow…
savannah chrisley I know what’s best for her future. That includes preparing for what the future holds by freezing your eggs. of chrisley knows best The alum shared where she is on her journey on the April 14 episode of her podcast Unlocked by Savannah Chrisley, “We’re just at the egg retrieval stage,” he said. However, not all her family includes her parents. tod chrisley and julie chrisley—I am putting my heart and soul into it. Todd, who was a guest on the podcast, expressed some hesitation about the process, but insisted on being an active participant in the process.…
Hello, my name is Anique Bao from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.The dominant issue remains the Strait of Hormuz, which is becoming more complex by the hour. Oil prices fell below $100 per barrel on signs that diplomatic efforts to resolve the Middle East conflict continued despite the US initiating a blockade of Iranian ports. Markets were spooked but rallied on signals that Tehran may still want talks, with investors calling the blockade a brinkmanship as hopes for a possible deal grew.What you need to know todayThe US Navy on Monday began a blockade of ships…
Gordon Ramsay urges Brooklyn Peltz Beckham to end feudAs a longtime friend of David and Victoria, chef Gordon Ramsay gave his take on the situation weeks after Brooklyn’s post. “I want Brooklyn to take a moment to look at herself and remember that she’s half mother and half father,” he explained in a February 2026 interview with The Sun. “You’re a great young man, but hey, they’ve done more for you than anyone else will ever do in your life. Stepfather, I’m telling you.” In fact, he said the same thing to Brooklyn, revealing that he had been exchanging a…