Month: February 2021

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Elon Musk Buys Bitcoin – Everything You Need to Know About Tesla’s $1.5B Purchase

The implications of Elon Musk’s purchase on bitcoin’s climate narrative, other Fortune 500 treasury management strategies and more.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.

Elon Musk’s Tesla (TSLA) has purchased $1.5 billion in bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset. Additionally, the company will soon be allowing people to pay for Teslas with bitcoin. 

In this episode, NLW breaks down:

  • How Elon got to this moment, including his exchanges with MicroStrategy’s (MSTR) Michael Saylor
  • What critics of the Tesla community and the bitcoin community are likely to say 
  • How this de-risks bitcoin purchases for other Fortune 500 companies 
  • How it relates to Elon’s doge memeing 
  • Why this is likely to have a significant impact on bitcoin’s narrative regarding climate change and energy use 
  • Why Cathie Wood is laughing all the way to the bank. 

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: The Myanmar Coup, Solving the Mystery of Dyatlov Pass and Saying Goodbye to Adobe Flash

The military of Myanmar institutes a coup (and later internet blackout). Scientists believe they may have finally solved the mystery of Dyatlov Pass -- and their argument is pretty convincing! More and more organizations realize they need to be prepared for the end of Adobe Flash. All this and more in this week's Strange News segment.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 02/08

Tom Brady does it again ... taking Tampa Bay to a Super Bowl victory. President Biden urges a return to the classroom. South Africa stops using of the Astra Zeneca vaccine. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - The art of the done deal: Trump on trial, again

The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump will make history, but its outcome is assured. We ask what the proceedings say about the Republican Party. China’s youth are making their own way, even as the Communist regime tries to win greater loyalty from them; we examine the country’s future leaders. And another, overlooked pandemic: that of loneliness at work. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – Philly’s Vaccine Distribution Mess

The COVID-19 vaccine roll-out has been a mess across the country, but the failure has been particularly egregious in Philadelphia. The city entrusted a large part of its vaccine distribution to a start-up company run by a 22-year-old with zero medical experience. It wound up with a shuttered clinic and stolen vaccine doses. 

Guest: Nina Feldman, health reporter for WHYY.

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You're Wrong About - Tipper Gore vs. Heavy Metal: The Case Against “Porn Rock”

Mike tells Sarah how a congressional wife started a moral crusade. Digressions include Sheena Easton, Satanic rhymes and teen homicide statistics. Ozzy Osbourne's bat story is recounted in full.

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The Best One Yet - “Canada Goose + Yeti + Resto Hardware” — The Goose’s strategic uniform. Snapchat’s augmented everything. 23andMe’s DNA SPAC.

Canada Goose shares surged because it had been forgotten by Wall Street. Snapchat collects less data on you than every other social media… because it’s betting on AR to make more money. And 23andMe is using a Hollywood SPAC to take DNA public. $GOOS $SNAP $VGAC Got a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYork Send us your Black History Month SnackFact here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Hu00HOlQ-qb6S7Jx4CgnGOfzrA67_j_SLFqxvFKinEQ/edit Want a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9 Got a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYork 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 - Philly’s Vaccine Distribution Mess

The COVID-19 vaccine roll-out has been a mess across the country, but the failure has been particularly egregious in Philadelphia. The city entrusted a large part of its vaccine distribution to a start-up company run by a 22-year-old with zero medical experience. It wound up with a shuttered clinic and stolen vaccine doses. 

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