Month: February 2021

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Consider This from NPR - Third Vaccine On The Way, Fauci Hails ‘Spectacular Results’

A third COVID-19 vaccine could receive emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration this month. The vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson is 66% effective in preventing moderate to severe disease, according to a global study.

Combined with the two vaccines currently in circulation, the U.S. could have three vaccines that are all highly effective at preventing death or hospitalization due to COVID-19.

Despite that promising news, NPR's Richard Harris reports on why the journey to herd immunity still won't be easy.

And Rae Ellen Bichelle goes inside a Colorado long-term care facility that has vaccinated nearly all of its residents. They say the initial steps to a return to normalcy feel great.

Additional reporting in this episode on the spread of coronavirus variants from NPR's Allison Aubrey.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Michael Saylor’s Mission to Get 1,400 Corporations Into Bitcoin

MicroStrategy is hosting a two-day “Bitcoin for Corporations” event. Here’s what to watch for. 

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.

Today on the Brief:

  • An update on Ant and Jack Ma
  • Bezos stepping down as CEO of Amazon 
  • Miami’s play to become a crypto hub


Our main discussion: MicroStrategy’s “Bitcoin for Corporations” event 

Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy opened a new category of bitcoin investment last year when the company moved hundreds of millions of dollars of cash reserves into bitcoin. 

For the next two days, the company is hosting a virtual conference designed to help the 1,400 corporate leader attendees discover the playbook that allowed them to make the dramatic move that has paid off so well. 

In this episode, NLW examines the current state of institutional investment in crypto and asks what this event says about what might be coming next.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Smallest Country in the World

How small can a country be and still be a country? In theory, there is no lower limit on the number of people to be a sovereign state. However, in reality, there are costs associated with being an independent country. The fewer the number of people, the higher the cost for everyone in the country. There is one country that has managed to remain an independent republic for over 50 years with a population of only about 10,000 people.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Reddit vs. Wall Street: Peasants invade the casino?

How did a handful of otherwise unremarkable stocks become some of the most closely watched things on Wall Street? In today's episode, the guys explore the strange series of events that led to massive price fluctuations in GameStop and more. The media portrayed this as the 'little guys' -- amateur traders -- banding together to take revenge on heartless hedge funds. But how much of this is true? What's the real conspiracy, exactly? Tune in to learn more.

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Big Technology Podcast - Glenn Greenwald on Substack, Content Moderation, and Joe Rogan

In January, I wrote a story for OneZero about the content moderation war in store for smaller social platforms like Clubhouse, Spotify, and Substack. As part of my reporting, I reached out to Glenn Greenwald, a strident voice against moderation who left The Intercept for Substack last year. While I'm not in lockstep with Greenwald ideologically, I wanted to hear his thoughts at length.


This week’s Big Technology Podcast features my full conversation with Greenwald, where we discuss his move to Substack, the line between content moderation and censorship, and Joe Rogan.


Story: https://onezero.medium.com/the-moderation-war-is-coming-to-spotify-substack-and-clubhouse-9fe00672091b

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 02/03

Developing new vaccines to target COVID variants. Getting shots to those most at risk. Fallen Capitol Police officer lying in honor. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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