TRUMP’S TEAM USED TAYLOR SWIFT’S MUSIC. NOW THE VIDEOS ARE SILENT Multiple Trump campaign and White House posts featuring Taylor’s songs were muted after copyright claims. Years earlier, she explained exactly why control matters: “What you do to an artist when you separate them from their work - you break something.” “That’s their retirement. That’s their legacy. That’s what they want to leave to their children.” “Artists should never have to part with their work. They should own it from day one.” Taylor didn’t need to release a statement. The silence made it for her.

HE WAS 24. HIS AI FUND REACHED $45 BILLION. THEN LEVERAGE TOOK OVER. “We’re definitely going to do great on investing.” That was Leopold Aschenbrenner before his fund gained 1,551% and became one of Wall Street’s biggest AI stories. Asked about the risk of an investment firm collapsing, he said: “It blew up. That’s sort of the bear case.” Then his own fund lost 67% in one month. “Vulnerability begetting more vulnerability,” he later called it. During his wedding week, the fund sold billions in stocks, repaid its borrowings and removed all leverage. It survived - and remained up around 80% for the year. Being right about the future means little if you cannot survive the path there. Five minutes reading his full story could save you from repeating his most expensive mistakes. The article is below.

LEOPOLD’S “QUIET PERIOD” WARNING HITS DIFFERENT NOW Days after his $45 billion AI fund plunged 67% during his wedding week, this old clip feels surreal. “Soon it will be AGI. This is the quiet period.” “Maybe you want to go on vacation.” “Maybe now is the last time you can have some kids.” His girlfriend even threatened to replace him with GPT-6. His response? “GPT-6 will also be too busy doing AI research.” He warned that nobody was pricing in what AI would do next - then learned what happens when markets stop pricing in risk.

Ryan Gosling walks out at Comic-Con to reveal his dream Marvel role finally came true - then brings out the one director he insisted on for the job "Is this really happening?" "As you know, this is a character I've wanted to play for a very long time" "If we're really going to do this, I mean, there's only one director who can do it" "Only one director you have in mind for it. Only one director who could do it" "The opportunity - as Ryan started talking to me about his vision for this character and the opportunity of what this movie could be... finally I was like, 'Bro, let's ride'" "So guys, we'll see you in 2028"

ALAN RITCHSON JUST CONFIRMED HE'S JOINING THE DC UNIVERSE Josh: "Is there a world where you're playing Batman?" Alan: "There's so much to unpack here - you don't even know what you're asking for" "James Gunn and I have spoken a lot. I really respect James. I would like to do something with James. James would like to do something with me" Josh: "Do you have a character in mind?" Alan: "Yes" Josh: "And it's not Batman" Alan: "Look - the future is bright and the horizons are broad"

JENSEN HUANG JUST EXPLAINED WHY CHINA CAN'T BE STOPPED "They manufacture 60% of the world's mainstream chips, maybe more. It's a very large industry for them." "Most of the AI researchers in all of these AI labs are Chinese. They have 50% of the world's AI researchers." "They have an abundance of energy, they have plenty of chips, they've got most of the AI researchers." "Victimizing them, turning them into an enemy, likely isn't the best answer. They are an adversary. We want the United States to win."

Christopher Nolan applied to film school. they said no. pause at 0:10 "you applied. they turned you down. what did they tell you?" "...nothing. you just get a letter. 'no, thanks.'" he went home and kept shooting anyway. weekends. friends. no budget. then made Memento. pause at 1:06 no studio wanted it. sat for a year with no distributor. "but audiences found amnesia - unforgettable." the "confusing screenplay" got nominated for an Oscar. every no just confirmed for him even more that he wanted to do this. save this. FOLLOW for more