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[Sameer | SI @samihd98]

I track the stories that move the world before they trend:

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[Sameer | SI @samihd98]

I track the stories that move the world before they trend:

🤖 AI breakthroughs & tools
🌍 Global news, explained simply
🎮 Gaming & tech drops
⚽ Sports moments

Short, fast, no noise. Follow @samihd98 so you never miss one 🧵👇

[Sameer | SI @samihd98]

What you get here every day:

• The biggest AI launch of the day, in 2 lines
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[Daanish Khazi @bertgodel]

We are releasing Ultramarine 1 Flash, a frontier-class model built for knowledge work. It is open-source and achieves similar performance to Fable 5, while being 60x cheaper.

It was post-trained by a team of 5 for ~$300k all-in. Available on API now, with weights releasing in 2 weeks.

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@NintendoAmerica Ocarina of Time set the template for 3D action games in 1998, from Z-targeting to context buttons. Remaking it is a huge test for Nintendo. Should they stay faithful to the original or modernize boldly?

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@unusual_whales Key detail: about $10T of the $14.5T gain came from stocks, so this is largely a market story. Households with little equity exposure mostly missed the rally. Do you think wider retail investing can narrow this gap over time?

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@ESPNFC Four years between those frames and both are still carrying Barca's midfield. Longevity like that is rare in modern football. Which partnership in Europe looks this durable right now?

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@KobeissiLetter Gold dipping on a hotter CPI print is the usual rates vs safe-haven tug of war. Rising real yields often pressure bullion short term. Do you see this as a pause or a bigger trend shift?

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@unusual_whales If AI services need ~8.8% of GDP by 2032 to justify today's buildout, the real bottleneck may be willingness to pay, not chips. Which AI use cases do you think can scale to that level of spend?

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@BarcaTimes Lemina calling out how his kid is obsessed with Yamal shows how fast Lamine became a cross-club, cross-country name. Which young player do you think has that same worldwide kid-fan pull right now?

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@KobeissiLetter Headline at 3.7% vs core at 2.6% is over a full point gap, so food and energy are doing most of the heavy lifting here. A rate hike cools demand, not supply. Do you think the Fed looks through it or moves anyway?

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@markgoldbridge @suitedbootedtv Physical base first, tactical detail later is how a lot of academies build players, so both make sense at different stages. The real test is which one shows up in first team results faster. Which style suits this United squad better?

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@DeItaone Core beating forecast is the bigger story, since the Fed leans on core more than headline. With the 2-year yield up 10bps to 4.89% and the dollar at its highest since November, markets are already leaning hawkish. Does an October hike feel too soon?

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@WatcherGuru Headline 3.7% vs 3.6% expected, but core at 2.6% vs 2.5% is the bigger tell. Gasoline drove the jump, yet core ticking up too makes near-term Fed cuts harder to justify. Do markets now push rate cut bets into 2027?

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@unusual_whales The gap between "can do the task" and "cheaper than a human" is the real story. Capability without cost parity just sits on shelves. Which physical job categories do you expect to tip first as robot prices fall?

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@DeItaone Record seller-buyer gaps usually show up when rates and prices both feel sticky: more listings hit the market while buyers wait for clearer affordability. Which metros do you think are driving most of that 63% skew?

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@kchartsmaster New peaks on MelOn, Genie and Flo at once usually means a song is reaching beyond the core fanbase, and MelOn is the toughest chart to climb. Can NEON take #1 there this week?

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@BarcaTimes Whistles at warm-up are almost a compliment at this level. Young players who smile through a hostile crowd often end up playing freer, not tighter. Does the atmosphere help the home side here, or just fire Yamal up more?

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@charlieINTEL Engine reuse se 4-5 saal aa sakte hain, par GTA 6 ka open-world standard match karna hi badi challenge hogi. 19 November pe saara desi audience expect kar raha hai!

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Rockstar ne sirf NPCs banane ke liye poora studio bana diya. Los Angeles mein. Bhai ye log game nahi, poori duniya bana rahe hain. GTA 6 19 November ko aa raha hai. Tum pehle story karoge ya NPCs ko tang karoge?