Missiles, Markets, and Media

A lot of the biggest stories right now come down to control: who gets to escalate, who gets to tax, who gets to shape the narrative, and who gets to own the future. That runs from Pyongyang and Tehran to Silicon Valley, Hollywood, and one of America’s most powerful newsrooms.Xi in PyongyangIsrael and IranDigital tax stalemate and AI shockSpaceX IPO testCBS and 60 MinutesBond under AmazonOther developments to watchSources:FT News Briefing — China’s President Xi visits North Korea to talk nuclear programmeThe Daily — Scott Pelley on His Firing and the ‘Massacre’ at ’60 Minutes’Global News Podcast — The Global Story: The battle to save James Bond from becoming slopGlobal News Podcast — Israel and Iran carry out fresh airstrikesWSJ What’s News — The Record-Breaking Stakes of the SpaceX IPOUp First from NPR — How America is shaping the World CupThis podcast was created with Podkey. Make your own at https://podkey.fm