“Lamine Yamal.”

That’s the name Rio Ferdinand gives — instantly, without hesitation — when asked who the best footballer in the world is right now.

Not Messi. Not Mbappé.

A 17-year-old from Rocafonda, a gritty neighbourhood just outside Barcelona.

He’s not a prodigy in the conventional sense. He’s something rarer.

A player who flows through the game rather than forces it.

A teenager who already plays with tempo, judgment, restraint — like it’s all instinct.

Ferdinand calls him what we don’t often say in football. Or in business. Or in technology.

An artist. 🎨

And it’s that word — artistry — that kept resurfacing this week.

Because elsewhere, in Silicon Valley, Jony Ive and Sam Altman are reimagining AI hardware — not as tools, but as objects that live with us.

Because “Digital Dali” is no longer metaphor — it’s becoming product.

Because rhythm and flow are just as important to Veo 3 and humanoid robots as they are on the pitch.

Artistry is not just style. It’s judgment. Timing. Balance.

And maybe, a new way to think about progress itself.

💡 In this week’s letter:

⚽ Why Lamine Yamal might be the purest football artist since Messi

📱 How Jony Ive and Sam Altman want to give AI form and feeling

🤖 What “Digital Dali” means for creativity, robotics, and machine aesthetics

📜 Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and the new choreography of growth

⚡ Why energy — not money — is now the real constraint

This week’s macro lens includes football, fiscal shifts, and a fresh look at artistry in all forms.

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