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- The top 25 stories curated by editors and fellow readers! Editor's Pick 3 Things to Do When You Feel Like Everyone Else Is More Successful Than You I don’t want to admit this, but I have a history of comparing my success to that of my friends. But this is a fool’s errand—I am a freelance writer and, for whatever reason, many of my friends are lawyers and consultants. They’re busy climbing the corporate ladder while I’m over here writing my little stories at home. Despite knowing better, I’ve fallen into a terrible trap where I often look at their milestones—promotions, job titles, pay raises—and then at my own trajectory and think, Why the hell aren’t I getting those things? I then arrive at the awful conclusion that it’s because I’m not doing as well as they are. As you can imagine, this has been not-great for my self-esteem. Continued here Work Doctors Say They've Found a Way to Clean the Microplastics Out of Your Body A high-end medical practice is offering clients the purported service of scrubbing their blood of microplastics. Work Exclusivehow China's military is quietly gaining control of the Pacific Didi Kirsten Tatlow is a Senior Reporter for International Affairs at Newsweek, based in Berlin. She reports on China and its interactions with the world as it seeks to rise to global preeminence with a focus on security, technology, politics and ideology, and international relations. Didi joined Newsweek after a stint at think tanks in Germany and Prague and following two decades of reporting at the New York Times, the Associated Press and the South China Morning Post, among others, much of it in China. She has won many awards including from the Overseas Press Club of America. A graduate of SOAS at the University of London, she can be reached at d.kirstentatlow@newsweek.comX: @dktatlow Languages:Fluent in Chinese, German, English Work Trump has a chance to strike a deal with Iran - WSJ (No paywall) As nuclear negotiations with Iran begin in earnest, President Trump has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to strike a bargain that could make the regionand the worldsafer. That is, if Tehran agrees to it. Work The Demise of the Flynn Effect This was a timed post. The way these work is that if it takes me more than one hour to complete the post, an applet that I made deletes everything I've written so far and I abandon the post. You can find my previous timed post here. Work Trumps exceptional tariff weekend - WSJ (No paywall) President Trump is taking exception to the idea that his Administration is offering exceptions to his punishing tariffs. Thats the story after a confusing weekend that offers more lessons in the arbitrary nature of Trump trade policy. Work The Age of Forever Wars - Foreign Affairs (No paywall) Since its founding in 1922, Foreign Affairs has been the leading forum for serious discussion of American foreign policy and global affairs. The magazine has featured contributions from many leading international affairs experts. Work Trump to Meet President of El Salvador, Where Deportees Face Prison Mr. Trump has found in President Nayib Bukele a willing partner in a plan to step up the removal of migrants from the United States with little or no due process. Work Zelenskyy slams Russia as ballistic missiles strike Sumy killing dozens of civilians At least 34 people were killed and some 117 others were injured as two Russian ballistic missiles struck the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy. Kyiv says it's the second large-scale attack to claim civilian lives in the space of a week. Work How the US lost its place as the worlds manufacturing powerhouse - WSJ (No paywall) In the 1950s, around 35% of private-sector jobs in the U.S. were in manufacturing. Today, there are 12.8 million manufacturing jobs in the U.S., an amount equal to 9.4% of those private-sector jobs. Work Was China the reason this Caribbean nation faced higher Trump tariff? "We must build our ties with Africa, Central and Latin America, and renew those ties with some of our older partners around the world, in the United Kingdom and Europe, and in Canada. We must not rely solely on one or two markets." Work Intel CEO invested in hundreds of Chinese companies, some with military ties By Eduardo Baptista, Stephen Nellis and Max A. Cherney BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Lip-Bu Tan, the man chosen to lead Intel, the U.S. Work Federal Work Force Prepares for Another Round of Mass Firings as Deadline Nears The Trump administration’s drive to slash and overhaul the government, led by Elon Musk, has already led to tens of thousands of departures. Work Roasted duck, plums and cheese: The bizarre brews fueling Chinas coffee war - WSJ (No paywall) A nation of tea drinkers has caught the coffee bug, thrusting coffee shops into a cutthroat competition for new customers that goes way beyond slashing prices. They are also dreaming up increasingly bizarre new brews, including lattes flavored with roasted duck, grapes or butter. Work With Tariffs in Flux, Wine Sellers Rewrite Their Business PlansAgain - Inc (No paywall) In March, Mykel McIntosh was ready to shutter her St. Louis wine bar, squeezed by a looming 200 percent tariff on the European wines that filled her cellar. A few weeks later, shes back in businesssort of. A sudden pivot in U.S. trade policy offered temporary relief, but it didnt bring clarity. Like wine merchants across the country, McIntosh is navigating a volatile tariff landscape where business plans shift by the day. Work Sightseeing Helicopter Company Has Shut Operations After Deadly Hudson Crash, FAA Says - Forbes (No paywall) New York Helicopter Tours, the company whose sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River last week, killing all six people on board, has shut down its operations, the Federal Aviation Administration announced on Sunday night. Work Ecuadors Noboa reelected in presidential vote seen as test of his war on drugs In an election seen as a referendum on his "war on drugs", Ecuador's right-wing president, Daniel Noboa, won Sunday's presidential runoff, defeating leftist candidate Luisa Gonzalez. With 92.61% of ballots counted, the incumbent had secured 55.85% of the vote, compared to 44. Work Half The World May Need Glasses by 2050 This article is based on this video by Leod, which dives into the silent epidemic of myopia. I've expanded on it here with my own thoughts and sourced references. In 2050, nearly half of the global population will be nearsighted. Work 3 real-world problems that quantum computers could help solve This year marks a century since the discovery of quantum mechanics. Work Smartphone tariffs are coming back in 'a month or two,' says Trump admin Smartphones and other devices exempt from Trump's April 9th tariffs will be lumped in with semiconductor duties. Smartphones and other devices exempt from Trump's April 9th tariffs will be lumped in with semiconductor duties. Work Anxiety Distorts Self-Perception, Even After Success Summary: A new study reveals that people with anxiety or depression often underestimate their abilities due to a distorted metacognitive process. Even when they perform tasks well, they tend to focus on moments of low confidence and ignore times when they felt assured. Work Biotech investors: Stop expecting CRISPR science to make big leaps As scientists, we have taken on the drudgery of understanding the mechanism of action of CRISPR-directed gene editing and how to apply it. These studies often do not make a splash in the field and are almost never presented at major meetings, yet they provide guidance as to how best to harness the power of this technology. The outcome is not always what we want; we would love to cure systemic diseases by repairing the mutations that causes them. But at this point in the science, big leaps are simply not practical. Work China Halts Critical Exports as Trade War Intensifies China has suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals and magnets, threatening to choke off supplies of components central to automakers, aerospace manufacturers, semiconductor companies and military contractors around the world. Work One of the Country's Leading Alzheimer's Projects Is in Jeopardy A pause to NIH funding has researchers scrambling for contingency plans at the University of Washington's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. The center's brain bank is preserving more than 4,000 brains for research. Work Most-favored nation drug pricing has three significant problems - STAT (No paywall) Lakdawalla is the chief scientific officer at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics. Goldman is the founding director of the USC Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy and Government Service. Work Rory McIlroy Wins 2025 Masters to Complete Career Grand Slam AUGUSTA, Ga. The closer Rory McIlroy came to fulfilling his lifetime dreamwinning the Mastersthe more it kept slipping away. Sunday at Augusta National felt like his last 11 years in the majors, blunders mixed in with sheer brilliance. Work Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity after weight loss Reducing body weight to improve metabolic health and related comorbidities is a primary goal in treating obesity1,2. However, maintaining weight loss is a considerable challenge, especially as the body seems to retain an obesogenic memory that defends against body weight changes3,4. Work Gas boilers now biggest source of air pollution in central London, study shows The reduction in road vehicle pollution since ULEZ was introduced in central London has a side effect: it's easier to identify where the rest of London's pollution is coming from. Work The Former C.I.A. Officer Capitalizing On Europe's Military Spending Boom Eric Slesinger made a career shift from the spy agency to venture capital, championing military start-ups as Europe beefed up its defenses amid an uncertain relationship with the United States. Work A new start after 60: I had a breakdown, the old me died and I cried for the first time in my life David Williams was 17 when his mother died of cancer. But he didn't cry when his mum's friend knocked on the door in the dead of night to give him and his sisters the news. He was the eldest of three, "the adult male" as his father had left years earlier. Work Secret Tunnels, Bunkers and Arsenals: The 'Panic Industry' Is Booming Ron Hubbard, the chief executive of Atlas Survival Shelters, runs one of many companies that designs and builds bunkers for wealthy clients. His business is booming. Atlas's bunkers can include parking spaces, gyms and greenhouses. Work The Type of Love That Makes People Happiest When it comes to lasting romance, passion has nothing on friendship. Work How Tall Will Mount Everest Get Before It Stops Growing? Arching over 8,849 metres (29,032ft) into the sky, Everest is the world's tallest mountain. But will it always be? Work Israel takes control of Rafah, creating new 'security corridor' in Gaza Israel announced Saturday that its military has completed the establishment of a new security corridor in the Gaza Strip, effectively taking full control over the southern city of Rafah -- which Israel had ordered evacuated -- and cutting it off from the rest of the Palestinian territory. Work Brazil's Bolsonaro successfully undergoes intestinal surgery Doctors initially declared that the 70-year-old did not require surgery, but a medical reassessment has resulted in an operation after all. Bolsonaro was said to be in severe abdominal pain linked to a 2018 stabbing. Work For the First Time, Artificial Intelligence Is Being Used at a Nuclear Power Plant Diablo Canyon, California's sole remaining nuclear power plant, has been left for dead on more than a few occasions over the last decade or so, and is currently slated to begin a lengthy decommissioning process in 2029. Work Why speaking different languages at home is great for your young child Respond to what your child shows an interest in, and take these opportunities to introduce new words, adds Catherine. "When they do start to talk, some children might respond in only one language and parents sometimes find this difficult. Work US allies are sitting out Trumps trade war with China - WSJ (No paywall) America needs its allies and partners for what is shaping up as a protracted contest for geopolitical primacy now that President Trump has unleashed a trade war against China. They are in no rush to take sides. Work Chinese suppliers offer items they make for luxury brands like Birkin, Louis Vuitton at 1/10 the price As a fallout of the US's trade war with China--during which US president Donald Trump has been urging companies to manufacture in the country--Chinese suppliers have taken to social media to reveal how they manufacture products for top luxury brands such as Birkin, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Estee Laud Work Why Six Hours Of Sleep Is As Bad As None At All Getting six hours of sleep a night simply isn't enough for you to be your most productive. In fact, it's just as bad as not sleeping at all. Work The Language You Speak Influences Where Your Attention Goes It's all because of the similarities between words. Work Gen Z is reviving this boring job that millennials and boomers abandoned--and it's helping them land six-figure careers straight out of college BYSeeing a six-figure career opportunity, Gen Z college students, like at California State University, Northridge, are volunteering to help others file their taxes and get experience in the high-demand field. Work Hedge fund billionaire says US may face worse than a recession from Trump tariffs Billionaire investor Ray Dalio said that he is worried the US will experience "something worse than a recession" as a result of Donald Trump's trade policies. Work Trump official who oversaw dismantling of USAID leaves US state department The quick reversal of decisions made just days ago underscored the rapid-fire nature of Trump’s cuts to foreign aid. That has led to programs being cut, restored then cut again, disrupting international humanitarian operations. Work Bigger isn't always better: Examining the business case for multi-million token LLMs Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The race to expand large language models (LLMs) beyond the million-token threshold has ignited a fierce debate in the AI community. Work Burpees Are a Great Full-Body Exercise--But There Are Other Options Start with the original army version and see how your body responds. Work Holcim spin-off of North American business planned for June Amrize is to be listed under the symbol "AMRZ" on the New York Stock Exchange and on the SIX Swiss Exchange, Holcim said. The company had already said that it planned to carry out the North American listing in the first half of this year. Work Ecuadorean President's Opponent Contests His Re-election Win In a divisive election season, Daniel Noboa pledged to bring law and order. His opponent immediately contested the results. Work Trump's Tariffs Leave No Safe Harbor for American Importers For companies that have shifted factory production from China to other countries, the latest tariffs have undermined their strategy while sowing paralysis. Work Access to future AI models in OpenAI's API may require a verified ID OpenAI may soon require organizations to complete an ID verification process in order to access certain future AI models, according to a support page published to the company's website last week. Work Iran has a reason to strike a nuclear deal: Its economy is in trouble - WSJ (No paywall) Irans currency is among the weakest in the world. Inflation remains well above 30%. Young people are struggling to find work, and a frustrated middle class can no longer afford to buy imported goods. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise  |  Privacy Policy Unsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. 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