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Would You Only Eat “Made in USA” Beef? & Being a Bridesmaid is Becoming Too Costly

#936: As the Trump administration tries to alleviate beef prices by importing foreign meat, they’re considering slapping ‘Made in USA’ labels on products. Cybersecurity s

Fed Raises Rates for the First Time in 3yrs & What Happened to Ed Sheeran’s Tour

#935: The Fed raises rates for the first time in 3 years to fight inflation. Household incomes have reached a new high and poverty hits a new low, even as Americans are f

Canada Wants to Link Up with the EU & America Reveals its Space Weapon

#934: Canadian PM Mark Carney seeks a special relationship with the EU as it shuns the US, according to reports. Despite numerous proposals, Congress can’t agree on any s

EPA Lifts Emissions Limits on Power Plants & Hyrox Finds Itself in a Stinky Situation

#933: The EPA removes a rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by power plants. AI stocks are feeling the effects of leaders uniting and calling for the

AI Leaders Agree to Slow Things Down & Tesla Makes a Surprising Comeback

#932: Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman agree on the need to slow AI’s development. Drone attacks in the Middle East caused Saudi Arabia to shut down the E

Will AI Actually Kill Us All? & It’s True–Online Returns Are Getting Harder

#931: Anthropic researchers believe AI has a real chance of “killing all humans,” and the world is (deservedly) freaking out. Oil prices surge past $100 a barrel and it’s

Apple Reveals $2K Foldable iPhone & NFL Australia Game Decided by Sleep?

#930: Apple unveils its foldable iPhone for the hefty price of $1,999. Meta launches its own AI assistant that can interact with other apps and even make payments for you

Did OpenAI Cheat to Solve a 90-Year-Old Math Problem? & Teens’ Test Scores Are Plummeting

#929: OpenAI touts its model was able to solve a really hard math problem, but some are checking its work and raised some serious doubts. President Trump threatens to ban

Women Are Winning the Job Market & UN Overhauls the World Map

#928: Women and Americans without college degrees are powering the job market. Diesel prices hit a record high, raising supply costs. The UN votes to adopt a new map that

The Secret Behind Your NYT Games Addiction

#927: Neal and Toby chat with New York Times Head of Games Jonathan Knight to talk about the success of Wordle and how it became wildly successful. Also, an inside look i

Nvidia Buys Hugging Face for $12.9B & Pharma Companies are Bullish on Baldness

#926: Tesla teases the long-awaited Cybercab and is ready to share more details. Nvidia acquires AI startup Hugging Face in a massive deal valued at $13B. Drugmakers are

NBA Hands Historic Punishment to LA Clippers & AI Food Slop is Disgusting Everyone

#925: The NBA drops the hammer down on the LA Clippers for circumventing the league’s salary-cap rules. The USS Abraham Lincoln makes a stop at a Thailand resort known fo

Blue-Collar Workers Stick Up for Data Centers & Dyson’s $500 Toothbrush Flosses For You

#924: Some labor groups are standing up to the data center backlash, saying it could jeopardize thousands of jobs. Global bond selloff puts a squeeze on borrowers around

The Tim Cook Era Officially Ends & Why MapQuest Soars to No. 1 App

#923: Tim Cook’s time as the head honcho at Apple has come to an official close. A look back on his career and what to expect from John Ternus. MapQuest refuses to rename

OpenAI “Swarm” Hack Was Worse Than We Thought & US Gains Control of Venezuela’s Oil

#922: Trump announces deal that has the US take majority control of Venezuela’s oil reserves. OpenAI’s investigation into the Hugging Face hack attack reveals shocking di

Shein Limps to a $27B IPO & GTA 6 Extended Trailer Just Dropped

#921: The economic world prepares for Jackson Hole and all eyes are on Kevin Warsh to deliver a clearer message on the state of inflation in the US. Shein, once valued at

Meta Agrees to Historic $18B Settlement & NYC Has More Tech Workers Than SF

#920: Meta settles a major case that alleges its platforms can be addictively harmful for teens. Nvidia has become a banker to the AI boom. Bill Gates expresses his conce

The NFL Has a CTE Problem & Dolly Parton Dies at 80

#919: A new study finds that 1 in 4 NFL players that have passed away within the last decade suffered from CTE. Stanley Druckenmiller, a hedge fund legend, slams Treasury

America Unleashes “Economic D-Day” on Iran & US Open Faces Backlash Over Ticket Prices

#918: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces sweeping economic sanctions on Iran, dubbed as “economic D-Day.” Blank Street raises $105M and plans for a West Coast exp

Canada Says “We’re at War” Over Tariffs & IndyCar Race Rips Through Washington DC

#917: The US and Canada are spiraling towards another trade war as tariff negotiations break down. ChatGPT can now read and respond to your iMessages. The Trump administr