On Thursday, Donald Trump will walk into the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, shake Xi Jinping's hand, and declare it a great meeting. There will be announcements. There will be numbers — billions of dollars in Chinese purchase commitments, a new bilateral mechanism with an important-sounding name, possibly a joint statement on Iran. Trump will post on Truth Social. Markets will rally briefly. Pundits will argue about who won. None of that will tell you what actually happened. What is actually happening in Beijing this week is something more consequential and more uncomfortable than the summit theatre will reveal: two leaders of two deeply mutually dependent superpowers, both of whom need this meeting to succeed for entirely different reasons, sitting across a table in a world that has already moved past the assumptions that defined their last nine months of negotiations. The Iran war changed the equations. The rare earth gambit changed the power balance. Taiwan is sitting in...
This is one fun launch from Google. Would you ever believe that Google would launch a site with a name like this. well the entire twist deals with people who would like to keep a track of stuff happening around them in their city and even show up. Maybe that is not you and you're the kind who likes to create schemes and have fun, inviting folks to join you for the plan. Schemer: How does it work Currently Google Schemer is invite only but you can visit the site and click the link 'Add me to the waitlist'. The basic idea is very simple and has to do with you thinking up things to do and inviting people over. The other side of it would e to look for things to do and what's happening around you, show up and join the party. There are also other ways you can use Schemer. Use it to set goals for yourself and invite people to help you make sure you reach your goal. Whatever scheme you can think you will be supported by the app. You can also use the service to find great tip...