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Apple has entered the smart home race with its new Smart Display, firing a $158B signal that connected homes are the future.

When Apple moves in, it doesn’t just join the market — it transforms it.

One company has been quietly preparing for this moment.

Their smart shade technology already works across every major platform, perfectly positioned to capture the wave of new consumers Apple will bring.

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Market Overview
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Year To Date Performances:

1. The U.S. is facing a serious threat to its defense capabilities after China imposed new export controls on seven key rare earth elements, crucial for advanced military tech like jets, missiles, and radar systems. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) warns that the U.S. currently lacks the ability to replace this supply, with no domestic capacity for separating heavy rare earths and only limited processing infrastructure in development. Although the Pentagon has pledged over $439 million to build a domestic supply chain by 2027, CSIS says it will fall short of China’s dominance. As geopolitical tensions rise, China’s grip on rare earths—and other critical minerals—has become a powerful economic and strategic lever, further widening the military tech gap between the two powers.

2. Facing looming Trump-era tariffs, Apple airlifted a record $2 billion worth of iPhones from India to the U.S. in March, marking its highest monthly export total ever from the country. Foxconn and Tata, Apple’s main suppliers in India, chartered cargo flights carrying 600 tons of iPhones—including iPhone 13 to 16 models—to ensure shelves were stocked before the tariffs kicked in. While India-bound duties ended up at a modest 26%, far lower than China’s 100%+, Apple wasn’t taking chances. The company even lobbied Indian authorities to slash customs clearance times in Chennai from 30 hours to just six. With Trump hinting that tariff exemptions may be temporary, Apple’s rapid pivot to India underscores its urgency to diversify supply chains and stay ahead of trade war crossfire.

3. The Trump administration has frozen $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard University after the school refused to eliminate its DEI programs and rejected demands to ideologically screen international students, amid broader concerns about antisemitism on campus. Harvard President Alan Garber defended the university’s independence and constitutional rights, calling the demands an unlawful intrusion into academic freedom. The White House, intensifying its crackdown on elite universities, also threatened nearly $9 billion in total funding and targeted Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern. Despite the pressure, Harvard, backed by a $53 billion endowment, remains defiant, drawing support from figures like Barack Obama.

4. Headlines

   1. Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares rose over 5% after Elliott Investment Management took a $1.5B stake in the business.

   2. Ray Dalio believes that the US could be headed towards something worse than a recession if there is a breakdown in the bond market.

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