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Trump declares progress in Iran war. Arrests in New York terror case. Top realtor brothers convicted. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has those stories and more on the World News Roundup podcast.
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Plus: The world’s largest EV battery maker tops expectations despite higher lithium prices and cooling EV demand in China. And U.S. airports are warning travelers to prepare to spend hours in security lines, with the partial government shutdown stretching security workers. Daniel Bach hosts.
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Mitesh Agrawal has a background in Mechanical Engineering. He was one of the co-founders of Lambda, a company in the supercomputing space, where he spent 8.5 years working on everything under the sun. He's very grateful to be in an industry that is booming, but also aligns with his personal interests. Outside of tech, he is married to an ultra supportive wife, and is enjoying being a new father. He enjoys playing tennis, when he can find time to get to the court, and enjoys a good sci-fi book. He mentioned the Foundation series was one of his favorites, but admits it changes depending on the season.
In 2023, the officers at Mitesh's current venture noticed all of the advancements of AI - in particular, model sizes getting larger. What they realized was that when it comes to inference, memory capacity quickly became a problem... and with this, he and the team got excited about building a new architecture to make it better.
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Oil prices surged Monday as the war in Iran escalates. Brent crude, the international benchmark, briefly climbed near $120 a barrel after Iran announced Mojtaba Khamenei will succeed his father as Supreme Leader. Meanwhile, travelers at some airports across the U.S. reported hours-long security lines as TSA agents prepare to go without pay during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown. In business, Chinese Labubu maker Pop Mart has opened its 22,000-square-foot U.S. headquarters in Culver City, and Grocery Outlet announced it will close 36 underperforming stores by the end of the year. Read more at https://LATimes.com.
Girl Scout cookie sales started back in 1917. In addition to raising money, cookie selling is also meant to make the girls more business savvy. The Girl Scouts say it's the largest girl led entrepreneurial program in the world. And now, some of that entrepreneurship is happening online. Marketplace’s Stephanie Hughes spoke with Wendy Lou, who oversees the cookie program as the chief revenue officer at Girl Scouts of the United States of America. She says last season, digital transactions accounted for more than 40 percent of cookie sale revenue.
A.M. Edition for Mar. 10. Iran says the negotiations to end the war are off the table, even as President Trump says the conflict will be over “very soon.” WSJ Middle East correspondent Jared Malsin discusses the leverage Tehran believes it still possesses. Plus, WSJ commodities reporter Ryan Dezember explains why Americans have been insulated from higher energy costs, despite a surge in global natural-gas prices after fighting began in the Middle East. And Nasdaq will collaborate with crypto platform Kraken to launch tokenized stocks on its exchange. Luke Vargas hosts.
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What began as a relentless U.S.-Israeli military assault on Iran has turned into a wider crisis as the disruption of the world’s oil markets spreads beyond the Middle East.
Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, discusses what we know about the players involved in the fighting.
Guest: Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times based in Washington.
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President Trump tries to stop panic in oil markets, but refuses to shift course on war in Iran. Russia seizes on energy shortages as an opportunity to sidestep sanctions. And law enforcement officials warn about awakening Iranian “sleeper agents.”
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