Month: March 2024

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State of the World from NPR - In Unsurprising Result Putin is Reelected

Russian President Vladimir Putin was reelected with a reported 87% of the vote. The US government said the election was neither free nor fair. Our correspondent in Moscow tells us about why the Kremlin wanted to be sure of a high turnout and lopsided result.

And the legacy in the Middle East of a young American activist who died in Gaza 21 years ago.

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Motley Fool Money - Meet The New Kids

Deckers Outdoor and Super Micro Computer enter the S&P 500.


(00:21) Jason Moser and Deidre Woollard discuss:

- What it means to join the S&P 500.

- The brands driving Deckers Outdoor’s growth.

- Why an EV blunder may have cost Hertz’s CEO his job.


(16:06) Daniel Newman, CEO of the Futurum Group, explains what to watch for when it comes to the Magnificent Seven.


Companies discussed: DECK, CROX, NVDA, SMCI, HTZ, TSLA


Host: Deidre Woollard

Guests: Jason Moser, Daniel Newman

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineers: Chace Przylepa, Dan Boyd

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The Indicator from Planet Money - Can Europe fund its defense ambitions?

The majority of European members of NATO are not spending as much on defense as they agreed to. But that may change as the European Union considers a move to a "war economy." Today, we examine what that means and what barriers to a "war economy" look like.

Related episodes:
The Military Industry ... It's Complex
Are we overpaying for military equipment? (Apple Podcasts / Spotify)
Can Just-In-Time handle a new era of war? (Apple Podcasts / Spotify)
How to transform a war economy for peacetime (Apple Podcasts / Spotify)

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - GEN C: Authenticating Content in the Generative AI Era With Vivendi’s Fabien Aufrechter

In this episode of “Gen C”, VP of Vivendi, Fabien Aufrechter, discusses how a major media conglomerate is embracing Web3 and generative AI for content authentication, tokenization and more.

Sam interviews Fabien Aufrechter, VP at Vivendi, about the company's initiatives around Web3 and generative AI. They discuss using NFTs and blockchain for content provenance and fighting misinformation, tokenizing media for decentralized CRMs and the opportunities and risks that generative AI presents for creative industries. Fabien also shares his unique perspective as the mayor of a French town, Verneuil-sur-Seine.

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"Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni. Executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced by Uyen Truong, with additional production assistance from Eleanor Pahl. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon.

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Focus on Africa - Why were Malawian women abused in Oman?

A BBC Africa Eye investigation uncovers how dozens of women from Malawi working in Oman, have suffered abuse. The investigation reveals how a WhatsApp group was used to rescue at least 50 of them. How and why were these women abused?

Also, how African countries can use 'soft power' for their benefit.

And why people in Botswana took to social media to criticise the 2024 Miss World contest

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Lex Fridman Podcast - #419 – Sam Altman: OpenAI, GPT-5, Sora, Board Saga, Elon Musk, Ilya, Power & AGI

Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind GPT-4, ChatGPT, Sora, and many other state-of-the-art AI technologies. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/sam-altman-2-transcript

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:51) – OpenAI board saga
(25:17) – Ilya Sutskever
(31:26) – Elon Musk lawsuit
(41:18) – Sora
(51:09) – GPT-4
(1:02:18) – Memory & privacy
(1:09:22) – Q*
(1:12:58) – GPT-5
(1:16:13) – $7 trillion of compute
(1:24:22) – Google and Gemini
(1:35:26) – Leap to GPT-5
(1:39:10) – AGI
(1:57:44) – Aliens

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: The Boeing Whistleblower, Kate Middleton, Drugs and Robbery in Atlanta

Former Boeing employee and whistleblower John Barnett was found dead. A string of druggings and robberies in Atlanta's posh Buckhead neighborhood prompts concerns -- and disturbing questions. The internet goes nuts investigating Kate Middleton. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.

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