Month: July 2023

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Focus on Africa - Why Nigerian doctors are on strike

Nigerian doctors tell us why they called an indefinite strike, as we discuss some of the challenges facing the country’s healthcare sector.

Plus, Mali relegates French, removing it as one of the country’s official languages, after the recent constitutional referendum.

And we’re in Kenya, where it’s hoped electric boda boda taxis will save drivers from rising fuel costs while saving the environment.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Lawsuits Allege Eviction Policies Discriminate Against Black Renters

Two lawsuits filed against two large Cook County landlords allege that blanket policies of rejecting rental applicants with prior eviction filings discriminate against Black applicants. Reset learns more about the lawsuits and what housing advocates hope to accomplish with Dennericka Brooks, director of the Housing Practice Group at Legal Aid Chicago, and Emily Werth, senior staff attorney at the ACLU of Illinois.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Trading criminality for autocracy: El Salvador

A country that was not long ago gripped by gang violence and crime is slowly emerging from fear, thanks to a brutal roundup of young men by a wildly popular, social-media-savvy president. The streets may be safer, but now it is El Salvador’s democracy that is in danger—and neighbouring countries’ leaders may take lessons from its budding autocrat.

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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - Beyond Bots – Daniel Jordan, Wayflyer

Today we are dropping another special episode of the Code Story podcast, as part of our series entailed Beyond Bots: the REAL impact of AI on financial services, brought to you by our friends at Ntropy. As a reminder, Ntropy is the most accurate financial data standardization and enrichment API. They can take in any data source, any geography, and understand / enrich a financial transition in milliseconds. Made for developers, for fast, easy implementation. Check out their product at Ntropy.com.

Guest: Daniel Jordan, Product & Data at Wayflyer

Questions:

  • Tell me and the audience what Wayflyer is.
  • How long have you been a customer of Ntropy? When did this come into play?
  • You mention on your website that you exist to provide funding and insights, essentially helping eCommerce companies grow faster and achieve their potential. Why focus on eCommerce?
  • Is the “software layer” - IE fintech - on top of finance going to make this better? How?
  • Generative AI and LLMs are the talk of the town, are you using these approaches within Wayflyer? How?
  • How do you prioritize what is important to your eCommerce business customers?
  • What matters to your customers.... do eCommerce businesses expect the funding process to be easy and like magic?
  • What is the real impact of AI on finance going to be?

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The Best One Yet - 💁‍♀️ “The Year of the She-conomy” — Barbie, T-Swift, USWNT. McDonald’s new restaurant. TikTok’s triple-zucking.

The defining moments for the economy so far this year are all feminine — We found the 3 reasons the “economy” is actually the “She-conomy.” McDonald’s stock is at an all-time high, thanks to Grimace — Aaaand it’s launching a new restaurant chain. And TikTok isn’t banned, so it’s going on the offensive — by copying Amazon, Spotify, and Twitter all in one month. $MAT $AMZN $SPOT Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 7.28.23

Alabama

  • Governor Ivey to address low labor force participation in AL
  • Conflict of interest lawsuit filed against AL Medical Cannabis Commission
  • Orange beach mayor says supporting Jason Aldean is fighting cancel culture
  • FL pastor files lawsuit against AL based Church of the Highlands leadership
  • AG Marshall is honored with Crimestopper of the Year award

National

  • GOP senators to stop HHS from withholding grants to pro life states
  • Subpeonaed docs from Facebook reveal White House censorship demands
  • Court transcripts reveal blanket immunity clause in Hunter Biden plea deal
  • Anheuser Busch to lay off 2 percent of upper management as revenue drops
  • Detransitioned FL teen speaks about ordeal at House hearing 


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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Battle of Thermopylae (Encore)

In the year 480 BC, one of the most famous battles in history took place on the shore of the Malian Gulf in the Aegean Sea.

Several thousand Greeks held back several hundred thousand Persians in a battle that is still remembered 2,500 years later. 

While the Greeks lost the battle, they did ultimately win the war.

Learn more about the Battle of Thermopylae and the 300 hundred Spartans on the 300th episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. 


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