Month: March 2020

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: The View From China: Crypto, Crisis and Digital Currencies Feat. Matthew Graham

When everyone wrote their 2020 crypto prediction pieces, China featured prominently in everything from the exchange business to enterprise blockchain to the potential impact of a forthcoming digital yuan. 

Coronavirus erased those issues from focus. On this episode of The Breakdown, @NLW is joined by Matthew Graham, CEO of Sino Global Capital. For the past 7 years, Matthew has lived in China and for the past several years, his exclusive focus has been on crypto and blockchain. 

In this episode, they discuss:

  • What Chinese crypto and blockchain investors were focused on before Coronavirus
  • The shift in the crypto and blockchain narrative in China post-Libra 
  • What living through the Coronavirus has actually been live (and how it differs from the media narrative in the US) 
  • Why enterprise blockchain is poised to be one of the most dominant focuses for China-centric investors this year 


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The Intelligence from The Economist - EU’ve heard this one before: Brexit trade talks

Once again, Britain’s negotiators are talking tough, threatening a no-deal scenario as a long series of trade talks begins in Brussels. They’ve got a hard job ahead. Many aircraft engines have computer-based “digital twins” to keep them healthy and efficient—now that idea is being used to monitor human hearts. And a descendant of Vienna’s Rothschild family fights to regain a family foundation. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer
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Strict Scrutiny - The Ghost of Phyllis Schlafly

Kate and Melissa join forces with Lauren Moxley, creator of The Ginsburg Tapes, for an exploration of the Equal Rights Amendment.

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The Best One Yet - 🌯“Chipotle 4B TikTok views” — Stocks’ 13% drop. Thyssenkrupp’s elevator sale. Chipotle’s viral strategy.

Context is king, so we’re looking at the market’s decline last week — the worst since the financial crisis. Chipotle is powered by menu items lately, and we noticed they whipped up viral attention on TikTok — but we’re skeptical of the numbers. And Thyssenkrupp is the German elevator company that just sold its elevator biz — just like another elevator company did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Is The Border Patrol Accountable to Anyone?

Lower courts have consistently ruled against the Trump administration’s hardline immigration policies. But at the Supreme Court, the conservative majority almost always reverses lower court opinions, even in the most shocking cases. Last week, justices ruled that a Customs and Border Protection agent cannot be sued for shooting and killing a Mexican teenager in 2010, presenting the grim prospect that federal agents are free to act with impunity. 

Guest: Mark Joseph Stern covers the courts and the law for Slate.

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The NewsWorthy - Coronavirus Updates, Buttigieg Out & Trader Joe – Monday, March 2nd, 2020

The news to know for Monday, March 2nd, 2020!

What to know today about the new coronavirus within the U.S. and around the world, and the big developments in the presidential race just before Super Tuesday...

Plus: we're talking 5G, 3D, Trader Joe's and Dr. Seuss.

Those stories and more -- in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

This episode is brought to you by www.Zola.com/newsworthy and www.Empower.me/newsworthy

 

Sources:

Coronavirus Latest: AP, NYT, USA Today, CDC, WSJ, LA Times, Engadget, Tik Tok

U.S.-Taliban Deal: WaPo, NPR, CBS News, Military Times, USA Today, CNN

2020 Presidential Race: WaPo, WSJ, Politico

Walmart, Verizon to Test 5G: WSJ, Engadget

Facebook’s 3D Photos: The Verge, VentureBeat

Remembering Trader Joe: NPR, Fox News

Dr. Seuss Day: CNN, Read Across America

Weekend Box Office: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter

Money Monday - CNN

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Start the Week - Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel is the two-time winner of the Man Booker prize. In a special edition of Start the Week with Andrew Marr, she discusses the final book in her Cromwell trilogy. The Mirror and The Light shows 16th-century England beset by rebellion at home, traitors abroad and Henry VIII still desperate for a male heir. In the centre sits Thomas Cromwell, a man who came from nowhere and has climbed to the very heights of power. His vision is an England of the future, but it is the past and the present mood of the King that will prove his downfall.

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Short Wave - A Tale Of Two (Very Different) Drug Prices

NPR Pharmaceuticals Correspondent Sydney Lupkin joins us to talk about a dad who learned his daughter needed an expensive drug — but there was a nearly identical one that was thousands of dollars cheaper. It's part of NPR's Bill of the Month series, which is done in partnership with Kaiser Health News. Follow Emily and Sydney on Twitter. They're @EmilyKwong1234 and @slupkin. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.

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What A Day - Don’t You (Forget About Pete)

The government is beginning to dole out COVID-19 testing kits, and hundreds of medical centers in the US have begun developing their own version of testing in the meantime.

The South Carolina primary was this weekend, with former VP Joe Biden scoring a decisive victory. A poor showing from former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg led him to drop out on Sunday. Now, it’s onward to Super Tuesday, where 14 states and one territory will vote.

And in headlines: a union representing Starbucks workers says minority baristas have faced discrimination, the acting director of the USCIS was never really appointed, and the latest on adult child Lizzie McGuire.