Former Vice President Pence willing to testify about Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Deadly Midwest tornadoes. Tennessee lawmakers face expulsion. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
NPR's Pentagon Correspondent, Tom Bowman, receives a shocking tip from a trusted source: A deadly explosion during the Iraq War was an accident—friendly fire, covered up by the Marine Corps—and the son of a powerful politician may have been involved. Listen to the full story in NPR's Embedded podcast.
After seven years as a correspondent for The Daily Show, Roy Wood Jr. will now get behind the desk as a guest host this week. Wood will also be venturing into new territory as the emcee of the White House Correspondents Dinner at the end of April. Reset speaks with the entertainer about these two big gigs, and how fatherhood has changed his outlook on his life career.
Russia’s arrest of a Wall Street Journal correspondent is heading toward a diplomatic crisis—and will certainly chill foreign reporting in the country. It is startlingly easy to siphon money out of America’s social-welfare programmes, but devilishly difficult to thwart those efforts without threatening needy families. And ChatGPT may make things up, but it does so fluently in more than 50 languages.
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Rene Morkos is a builder. When he was younger, his Dad told him that he could study anything he wanted, as long as it wasn't Civil Engineering. So... that is exactly what he did. He has built amazing things all over the world, and also, obtained his PhD at Stanford. Outside of technology, he likes to alternate hobbies, and has currently settled into Mountaineering, after spending some time doing Kite Surfing.
Rene was in Afghanistan working on a project, trying to repair the runway that had been struck by RPG's. He was struck by how hard it was to find the optimal way to do a simple project. While he was studying his PhD, he also noticed that constructions sites were under utilized... so he and his team invented a simple algorithm that knew how to build.
Chicagoans live in two-flats, three-flats, bungalows and skyscrapers. And hundreds of households live in Chicago’s only trailer park, Harbor Point Estates. Beyond the city’s borders, there’s another 18,000 mobile homes in our metro area. Reporter Linda Lutton answers a question about what life is like in Chicagoland mobile home communities, as told by residents themselves.
Chicagoans live in two-flats, three-flats, bungalows and skyscrapers. And hundreds of households live in Chicago’s only trailer park, Harbor Point Estates. Beyond the city’s borders, there’s another 18,000 mobile homes in our metro area. Reporter Linda Lutton answers a question about what life is like in Chicagoland mobile home communities, as told by residents themselves.
In which the unsavory feeding practices of British dairy farms introduce Europe to a new degenerative brain disease, and Ken believes Prince Edward is not necessarily human. Certificate #41602.
Chipotle just sued Sweetgreen for burrito bowl IP infringement, but we think Sweetgreen could turn lawsuits into lemonade. For the first time, a major social media algorithm has been released and opened up for the public to see — So we finally know the recipe for virality. And pandemic work flexibility has created “The Anytime/Anywhere Economy.”
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Power proved to be just as centralized as ever as Arbitrum’s first attempt at decentralized governance ended in community revolt. Plus: Cathy Hackl recaps Metaverse Fashion Week.
On “Carpe Consensus,” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson get into the nitty-gritty of governance, from decentralized governance to U.S. regulation and enforcement.
[3:30] Inside the Desk: Danny recaps Ethereum layer 2 blockchain Arbitrum’s weekend DAO drama. If decisions are being made without the DAO’s consenting vote, is the organization really decentralized?
[13:43] Cathy Hackl: Metaverse Fashion Week 2023 was a mixed success. Cam and Cathy, founder and chief metaverse officer of Journey, discuss market factors, tech improvements and what’s next for digital fashion. You can listen to Cathy’s previous appearance on the show: “Where Do Metaverses Go From Here?”
[28:09] Ben gets a turn at his own segment with the “Schiller Show,” where he discusses CoinDesk’s decision to release an official editorial, “It Sure Looks Like the U.S. Is Trying to Kill Crypto.” The past months have seen increased politicization of crypto, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) recent calling for an “anti-crypto army.”
Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 at Consensus 2023, happening April 26–28 in Austin, Texas. Come and immerse yourself in all that Web3, crypto, blockchain and the metaverse have to offer. Use code CARPE to get 15% off your pass. Visit https://consensus.coindesk.com.
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“Carpe Consensus” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl.