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North Korea’s $6.3B Binance Hack Shakes Crypto & Couples Hire Etsy Witches for Perfect Wedding Weather

#967: AI enthusiasm wanes as a massive tech stock selloff sweeps Wall Street. The fallout of Binance’s crypto heist has many concerned about the lack of security in crypt

DoorDash Plans To Buy Instacart for $17B & Ahh!! Horror Bookstores Are Killing It

#966: DoorDash acquires Instacart for a whopping $17 billion, creating a food delivery giant. America’s GDP is like the Golden State Warriors with an impressive third qua

Google’s AI Is Eating Its Own Search Biz & Halloween Candy Prices Are Scary

#965: Google’s AI business is hurting its own core product: its search business. The Federal Reserve votes to keep rates steady as elevated inflation continues to be a th

iPhone Duo is Already Cracking & Chinese Brands Drop Mbappé Over Meme Controversy

#964: Coca-Cola reports their earnings and it shows Coke Zero Sugar has risen to become a popular choice among soda drinkers. Soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé apologizes fo

Anthropic Admits Existential Risks in IPO Filing & IG Goes After Youtube With 90-Min Horizontal Videos

#963: Anthropic files for potentially the biggest IPO in history all while admitting that AI could cause existential risk to humanity. Trump announces Audi will build a $

AI Agents Are Infiltrating Bank Accounts & Genetically Enhanced War Dogs Startup Raises $200M

#962: Unauthorized AI agents are accessing bank accounts and the big banks are scrambling to mitigate the risks. A new startup that enlists genetically engineered war dog

iPhone Duo Is Here & Data Centers Are Causing a Gray Paint Sales Boom

#961: The iPhone Duo arrives in stores and the public can get their hands on it for $2,000. NYC’s horse carriage ban is raising many questions for the drivers who have to

Cybersecurity’s Black Wednesday Puts 70% of Internet At Risk & ‘Glee’ Returns

#960: Government websites go dark as hackers exploit weaknesses. Meta strikes a deal to keep Zuckerberg in California. United CEO is caught in a firestorm after doubling

SpaceX and Tesla Consider Mega Merger? & People Are Making Their Smart TVs Dumb

#959: SpaceX reports soaring results as its AI business continues to be a growth driver. Netflix reports its slowest revenue growth in years as it overhauls its content p

Musk Pledges SpaceX Stock to Each US Child & “Hot” Haunt Sliders are Booming for Amusement Parks

#958: Elon Musk and Anthropic make some very public pledges to share their wealth for charitable causes. Global unrest continues to rip through Europe and the Middle East

AI Skeptics Trigger Market Jitters & California Will Vote to Tax Billionaires

#957: Neal and Toby discuss the latest AI jitters that are impacting the stock market and how investors are reacting. Next up, California is proposing a tax on billionair

Tesla’s New Roadster Can Fly & McKinsey is Sending AI Avatars to Interview Candidates

#956: Tesla showcases its new Roadster model that can drive on the wall, fly, and do backflips. What. Companies are increasingly using AI in their hiring process. Amazon

Ukraine Accuses SpaceX of Limiting Starlink Access & Gen Z is Flocking to South Carolina

#955: US inflation rises more than expected in September. Ukraine says Starlink restrictions are hurting its military capabilities against Russia. Netflix lays off roughl

Apple Enters the Smart Home Market & Does OpenAI Have a Spy Problem?

#954: Apple unveils its newest foray into the smart home market with ‘HomeView,’ which looks like a giant Apple Watch. Bumble agrees to go private for $1.3B Character.ai

Trump Strikes Controversial Oil Deal With Russia & Low Payroll MLB Teams Dominate Postseason

#953: Trump faces backlash after securing a deal with Russia for diesel fuel. Pepsi is feeling the hurt as the GLP-1 movement is causing shoppers to cut back on sodas and

Bond Yields Are Rising. A Bond Nerd Explains Why It Matters

#952: Robin Wigglesworth is the editor of the Financial Times’ Alphaville blog and the author of A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern World. He j

Could a Chipotle-Starbucks Merger Actually Work? & Hollywood Turns on Big Tech

#951: Rumblings of Starbucks’ takeover of Chipotle sends the burrito chain’s shares up. Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Reckoning’ hits theaters, headlining Hollywood’s new cr

McDonald's Sued for Alleged Price Fixing & LeBron's Polymarket Deal Is 4x His NBA Salary

#950: Winter is coming…and heating up your home may become more expensive, especially for those who use oil, according to a national study. McDonald’s is sued for alleged

Stock Market Hits Fresh Records as AI Goes Nuts & Protests Over Poor School Conditions Erupt in France

#949: Student protests swept France as labor unions and high schoolers demanded for improvement in faculty staffing, classroom sizes, and building conditions. The US stoc

Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery FINALLY Complete & Is Midcentury Modern Cringe?

#948: Skydance’s mega merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery is finally complete as it names its leadership team. The EV industry gets a lifeline as sales tick ba