ZAKI QAYOUMI AKA ZACK IS CURRENTLY WRITING AS HE HAS BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS. HE HAS NOT RECEIVED PAYCHECKS FOR THE LAST ALMOST 8 YEARS IN THE BIG TECH NOR STARTUPS INDUSTRIES THEREFORE HE HAS NO SORROWS BY THE MASSIVE LAYOFFS THAT EVERYBODY IS FACING. THE REPORTS THAT HE WRITES ARE OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE, DUE TO PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS, WHICH CAN HELP VARIOUS IMPORTANT PEOPLE MAKE EXECUTIVE DECISIONS, ESPECIALLY IN THE WORLD OF TECH, THE ECONOMY, WORLD AFFAIRS / AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES / DIPLOMACY, AND THE WORLD OF MUSIC AND THE WORLD OF GAMING. HE HAS PERFORMED OVER 25 YEARS OF WORK, INCLUDING THESE LAST ALMOST 8 YEARS UNPAID AND WAITING FOR HIS FIRST NEW CAR PURCHASE EVER OR CAR DONATION. HE ABSOLUTELY NEEDS A SALARY ASAP. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ZAKI AKA ZACK IS A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY GRADUATE OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WITH A B.A. IN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, ALONG WITH TWO CERTIFICATES, ONE IN DATA ANALYSIS FROM CRC, AND THE OTHER IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT FROM FLC. LET’S BE REAL, IF ZAKI’S NAME WAS NOT FOREIGN, HE WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED HIS PROJECT MANAGER JOB OFFER IN TECH WORLD. YOU ARE ALL COMPLICIT IN THIS DISASTER AND WILL SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES, MORE MASSIVE LAYOFFS UNTIL I RECEIVE A SALARY. THERE WILL BE A NEW SEASON OF UNDERCOVER BOSS ON CBS. THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY HAS BEEN A TOTAL DISASTER AND MORE DISCRIMINATION TOWARDS MINORITIES TOOK PLACE. YOU ARE ALL GAMBLING WITH OUR LIVES, OUR SALARIES, OR LACK THEREOF, I DEMAND COMPENSATION, AS SOON AS HUMANELY POSSIBLE. ZAKI AKA ZACK LOST HIS MARRIAGE DUE TO FINANCIAL STRUGGLES. HE WAS DEVASTATED.

As Warren Buffett retires, uncertainty looms for Berkshire Hathaway [The Economist]

Super strength: China’s year of dominance [The Economist Podcasts] #Podcasts

The contours of 21st-century geopolitics will become clearer in 2026 [The Economist (The World Ahead)]

UAE’s AI ambitions advance [The EIU]

Why Big Companies Struggle to Negotiate Great Deals [Harvard Business Review]

Trump and Zelensky appear more upbeat - but show little evidence that peace is near for Ukraine [BBC]

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US pledges $2 billion in humanitarian support to UN, State Department says [Reuters]

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A Reckoning for the Stalled Gaza Peace Plan [The New Yorker 100]

The terrible Nintendo controller that helped make VR happen [The Verge]

The 10 most read stories on Future Perfect in 2025 [Vox]

Police charge driver who allegedly killed a pedestrian while livestreaming on TikTok [TechCrunch]

AI Wrapped: The 14 AI terms you couldn’t avoid in 2025 [MIT Technology Review]

Retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink shares 5 exercises you can do anywhere to build muscle, burn fat, and live longer [Business Insider]

2025 confirme que la French Tech tient le rythme. Les levées sont là, l’écosystème avance. En route pour 2026 ! [LinkedIn]

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'This Week' Transcript 12-28-25: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi & Rep. Mike Turner [FiveThirtyEight]

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French All-Star Game: Second-tier American basketball players thrive in France [Le Monde FR]

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