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Founder of https://t.co/X0uhT8XxYH. Ex-SWE @Capgemini. @USC CSBA. Tweets about tech, startups, geopolitics and hidden truths.

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Overall, the 2025 Victory Day parade was a powerful statement of China's military modernization and its growing global ambitions. The world is watching as a new era of military technology unfolds.

Overall, the 2025 Victory Day parade was a powerful statement of China's military modernization and its growing global ambitions. The world is watching as a new era of military technology unfolds.

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Hypersonic missiles were front and center. China unveiled new models, including the DF-17 and the anti-ship DF-26D. These weapons are designed to be unstoppable, capable of evading current missile defense systems.
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Hypersonic missiles were front and center. China unveiled new models, including the DF-17 and the anti-ship DF-26D. These weapons are designed to be unstoppable, capable of evading current missile defense systems.

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989,625 views • 9 months ago

The parade featured a new generation of "carrier killer" anti-ship missiles, like the YJ-21. These weapons are a clear threat to naval fleets and are designed to reshape maritime warfare.
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The parade featured a new generation of "carrier killer" anti-ship missiles, like the YJ-21. These weapons are a clear threat to naval fleets and are designed to reshape maritime warfare.

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984,522 views • 9 months ago

New Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) were also on display, including the DF-61 and the upgraded DF-5C. These missiles have the range to strike targets globally, significantly enhancing China's strategic deterrence
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New Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) were also on display, including the DF-61 and the upgraded DF-5C. These missiles have the range to strike targets globally, significantly enhancing China's strategic deterrence

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920,749 views • 9 months ago

For the first time, China publicly showcased its complete nuclear triad: land, sea, and air-launched nuclear missiles. The debut of the Jinglei-1 air-launched missile marks a major milestone for the PLA.
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For the first time, China publicly showcased its complete nuclear triad: land, sea, and air-launched nuclear missiles. The debut of the Jinglei-1 air-launched missile marks a major milestone for the PLA.

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872,880 views • 9 months ago

On the ground, China showcased its next-generation battle tanks: the Type 99B and the new fourth-generation Type 100. These tanks feature advanced protection systems and are designed for the modern battlefield.
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On the ground, China showcased its next-generation battle tanks: the Type 99B and the new fourth-generation Type 100. These tanks feature advanced protection systems and are designed for the modern battlefield.

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787,613 views • 9 months ago

The innovation isn't just in the air. China also unveiled a new underwater drone, the AJX002. This long, tube-shaped craft signals Beijing's growing ambitions in undersea warfare.
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The innovation isn't just in the air. China also unveiled a new underwater drone, the AJX002. This long, tube-shaped craft signals Beijing's growing ambitions in undersea warfare.

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731,641 views • 9 months ago

In the skies, new carrier-based fighter jets like the J-15T and the stealthy J-35 made their debut. These aircraft are crucial for China's expanding aircraft carrier fleet and power projection capabilities.
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In the skies, new carrier-based fighter jets like the J-15T and the stealthy J-35 made their debut. These aircraft are crucial for China's expanding aircraft carrier fleet and power projection capabilities.

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690,037 views • 9 months ago

Beyond conventional weapons, China also revealed new space and laser defense systems. The HQ-29 is reportedly capable of taking down satellites, and new ship-based laser weapons were also on display.
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Beyond conventional weapons, China also revealed new space and laser defense systems. The HQ-29 is reportedly capable of taking down satellites, and new ship-based laser weapons were also on display.

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600,038 views • 9 months ago

The timing isn't coincidental. As interest rates spike, individual buyers get priced out while Blackstone pays cash - often 30% above asking. They celebrate declining construction as "good news" because less supply means higher rents. Scarcity is their business model.
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The timing isn't coincidental. As interest rates spike, individual buyers get priced out while Blackstone pays cash - often 30% above asking. They celebrate declining construction as "good news" because less supply means higher rents. Scarcity is their business model.

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331,659 views • 10 months ago

Local families go bankrupt competing with trillion-dollar funds. First-time buyers get crushed. Millennials priced out permanently. But Blackstone keeps buying through cheap debt and investor capital. Why compete with individuals when you can eliminate them entirely?
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Local families go bankrupt competing with trillion-dollar funds. First-time buyers get crushed. Millennials priced out permanently. But Blackstone keeps buying through cheap debt and investor capital. Why compete with individuals when you can eliminate them entirely?

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177,667 views • 10 months ago

America's defense against wealth inequality has always been Homeownership. Property builds generational wealth. Creates stable communities. Gives families skin in the game. Blackstone needed to capture that wealth transfer. So they captured the houses themselves.
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America's defense against wealth inequality has always been Homeownership. Property builds generational wealth. Creates stable communities. Gives families skin in the game. Blackstone needed to capture that wealth transfer. So they captured the houses themselves.

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118,748 views • 10 months ago

The Global South just stopped asking for a seat at the table. India this week put 38,000 GPUs into public compute, committed $1.1B to a state-backed AI fund, and started its first chip fab. Every major lab CEO flew in. Twenty heads of state showed up. This is not a developing market catching up. This is a sovereign AI strategy being executed in real time. The countries that got written out of internet-era governance are not making that mistake again. The rules for the next decade of AI are being written in New Delhi, not Washington.
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The Global South just stopped asking for a seat at the table. India this week put 38,000 GPUs into public compute, committed $1.1B to a state-backed AI fund, and started its first chip fab. Every major lab CEO flew in. Twenty heads of state showed up. This is not a developing market catching up. This is a sovereign AI strategy being executed in real time. The countries that got written out of internet-era governance are not making that mistake again. The rules for the next decade of AI are being written in New Delhi, not Washington.

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47,755 views • 3 months ago

3. Mohamed Bouazizi's Sacrifice On December 17, 2010, a fruit vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire. Local officials had confiscated his cart - his only source of income. His act of desperation resonated with millions of frustrated young Tunisians.
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3. Mohamed Bouazizi's Sacrifice On December 17, 2010, a fruit vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire. Local officials had confiscated his cart - his only source of income. His act of desperation resonated with millions of frustrated young Tunisians.

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154,711 views • 1 year ago

Both Google and OpenAI are now publicly saying Chinese models are running large-scale distillation attacks against them. Distillation means using outputs from a frontier model to train a cheaper competitor. Systematically. At scale. GLM-5 is already benchmarking near Claude and GPT on real engineering tasks. The export controls were meant to slow capability transfer through chips. Nobody put controls on API access. The capability gap the West assumed was a moat is being closed through the front door. Legally. Quietly. Quickly.
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Both Google and OpenAI are now publicly saying Chinese models are running large-scale distillation attacks against them. Distillation means using outputs from a frontier model to train a cheaper competitor. Systematically. At scale. GLM-5 is already benchmarking near Claude and GPT on real engineering tasks. The export controls were meant to slow capability transfer through chips. Nobody put controls on API access. The capability gap the West assumed was a moat is being closed through the front door. Legally. Quietly. Quickly.

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44,437 views • 4 months ago

Suno who? Udio just dropped and its quality is outrageous. Every fully AI song sounds professionally produced! 10. Carolina-O
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Suno who? Udio just dropped and its quality is outrageous. Every fully AI song sounds professionally produced! 10. Carolina-O

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118,671 views • 2 years ago

BMW tried charging $20/month for heated seats in cars you already bought. Tesla locks basic features behind paywalls. John Deere makes farmers pay subscriptions to repair their own tractors during harvest season. This isn't innovation - it's digital feudalism.
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BMW tried charging $20/month for heated seats in cars you already bought. Tesla locks basic features behind paywalls. John Deere makes farmers pay subscriptions to repair their own tractors during harvest season. This isn't innovation - it's digital feudalism.

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47,409 views • 9 months ago

This Gum Brand did more than $1M in sales with just 8 TikTok's Their content is a masterclass on how to grow organically. Here's what they did right🧵
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This Gum Brand did more than $1M in sales with just 8 TikTok's Their content is a masterclass on how to grow organically. Here's what they did right🧵

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57,326 views • 1 year ago

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