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It could happen to you: introducing “Scam Inc”
- The Trump administration is projected to escalate tariffs in an upward direction, with specific intentions to pursue aggressive duties on the European Union and significant levies on Taiwan semiconductors.
- A policy shift toward an across-the-board universal tariff is anticipated, a move predicted to revert global commerce to protectionist levels comparable to the Great Depression.
- Businesses dependent on the North American market are expected to pause or delay large investments for the duration of the Trump presidency due to the persistent threat of tariffs.
- Economic uncertainty surrounding tariff policies is forecast to hinder investment, impede hiring, and cause delays in corporate planning to a greater extent than the tariffs themselves.
- The multi-billion dollar scam industry is expected to evolve in a more dangerous direction driven by increased access to AI technology, specifically through the use of AI voice cloning that requires only 15 seconds of a victim's voice to create convincing clones.
- The rapid advancement of AI voice cloning is anticipated to enable successful impersonation, prompting individuals to adopt defensive measures such as family code words.
- The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour plans to attract a wider audience by incorporating glamour and broadcasting innovations into the existing format.
- Significant growth in the chess audience is expected, though the objective does not include surpassing the popularity of football.
- The randomization of starting positions in Freestyle Chess is designed to force players to rely more on intuition and less on pre-calculated computer scenarios, making games more exciting.
- Magnus Carlsen is expected to drive viewership to the new chess format, leveraging his mainstream brand influence in a manner similar to Tiger Woods' impact on golf.