Tariffs are breaking old trade ties. AI and robots are rewriting the rules. The U.S.–China split is just the beginning of a new world map drawn in algorithms, not alliances.
What if a trade policy wasn’t just about economics—but about resetting the entire global power structure? Trump’s 2025 tariffs are doing just that. We look at the strategies, and hidden levers behind this economic disruption—and explore what it means for the world.
The Prosperity, stability and power of the United States and indeed the West survives on it being an empire. That empire is now devouring itself. After destroying many. Trump's ways may dismantle this colonial behemoth. Will United States survive as a country, when it is no longer an empire?
OnePlus is launching its OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro phones today at a launch event. This is the first-ever full 5G lineup from the company. The author has the OnePlus 7 Pro Maclaren which is amazing in its own right.
The new versions, specifically the OnePlus 8 Pro is a great step forward. It comes with a Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 with a 6.78-inch 3168 x 1440 QHD+ display and a 48-megapixel quad-camera system and a 16-megapixel selfie camera with a 1/1.7” camera sensor from Sony with an ultra-wide-angle and telephoto lens. Now, that’s pretty neat!
Also this year, the OnePlus 8 Pro comes with wireless charging as well. Here is the launch video from OnePlus.
Here is a good video of what the new version brings.
OnePlus 8 Pro is a very durable phone as well. Check out its tough exterior.
OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro features
Here is a good synopsis of the Features from OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro versions.
Pricing wise, the two versions stack up as follows:
OnePlus 8 starts at $699 for the 8GB RAM plus 128GB storage model, and maxing out at $799 with 12GB RAM plus 256GB storage. The OnePlus 8 Pro jumps to $899 for the 8GB RAM plus 128GB storage base model (Glacial Green only), and then it’s $999 for the 12GB RAM plus 256GB storage modelEndGadget
These phones come in 3 colors – Glacial Green, Ultramarine Blue and Onyx Black.
Seriously, this new set of OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro phones will be very tough competition to beat!
At the very least $20 Trillion are at stake in the intersection of AI and Crypto. How are these two technologies headed and who is working to control these? This is a very deep analysis of the convergence.
Sometimes major events completely disconnected may be data points for the plans of the different powers around the world. The challenge is to discern what purpose they serve? More critically, what are we moving towards?
The Jia Tan incident unveiled a a stealthy Backdoor in XZ Utils Exposed Severe Global Cybersecurity Risks in the Open-Source ecosystem's vulnerabilities.
