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Apple's New Smart Display Confirms What This Startup Knew All Along

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.

While others scramble to catch up, this startup is already shifting production from China to its new facility in the Philippines — built for speed and ready to meet surging demand as Apple’s marketing machine drives mass adoption.

With 200% year-over-year growth and distribution in over 120 Best Buy locations, this company isn’t just ready for Apple’s push — they’re set to thrive from it.

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Market Overview
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Year To Date Performances:

1. The Trump administration has announced new fees on Chinese-built vessels docking at U.S. ports, escalating efforts to counter China’s dominance in global shipbuilding, which supplies up to 80% of commercial fleets. Following a bipartisan investigation initiated under Biden, the USTR will impose escalating levies—up to $140 per net ton by 2028—on Chinese-made ships, with limited exemptions and a fee remission option tied to U.S. shipbuilding orders. Critics warn the policy could spark trade tensions, especially since nearly all global ships are Chinese-made, while supporters say it’s a necessary push to revive American shipbuilding.

2. Netflix delivered a strong first-quarter earnings beat, with revenue rising 13% year-over-year to $10.54 billion, exceeding Wall Street expectations. In a strategic pivot, the company stopped disclosing subscriber numbers, shifting its focus to revenue and ad growth as key performance indicators. Price hikes in January and a surge in ad revenue contributed to the gains, alongside the launch of Netflix’s proprietary ad tech platform. Despite economic uncertainty tied to Trump’s trade policies, Netflix maintained its full-year revenue forecast and emphasized the resilience of entertainment spending, lifting shares by 2% in after-hours trading.

3. Google suffered a major legal setback Thursday as a federal judge ruled it held illegal monopolies in key segments of the online advertising market, marking its second significant antitrust defeat in under a year. The court found Google unlawfully dominated both the publisher ad server and ad exchange markets, potentially setting the stage for a forced breakup of its ad-tech empire. The ruling deepens Google's challenges as it contends with AI-driven competition and cooling ad revenue amid economic uncertainty. Alphabet shares fell over 1%, and with a remedies trial looming, regulators may soon reshape the digital ad landscape.

4. Headlines

   1. US Customs and Border Protection has reported that it has collected just over $500M under the new reciprocal tariffs in 13 days, significantly less than the $2B per day that President Trump claimed to be collecting.

   2. Target is attempting to work with civil rights leaders to reduce or prevent any backlash from DEI rollbacks.

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