Month: August 2023

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Big Technology Podcast - The Cage Match That Wasn’t, Trouble At Goldman Sachs, Social Algorithms Reality Check

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) How the Zuck v. Musk cage match fell apart. 2) Whether Musk's antics are actually a problem for his business. 3) Why Walter Isaacson writes so positively about his subjects 4) Why Goldman Sachs is running into trouble 5) The issues Goldman is finding with its Apple partnership 6) Ranjan's observations from his trip to Taiwan 7) A bunch of new studies cast new light on social media algorithms 8) Cruise car stuck in the concrete 9) Why you should be able to pick your own 'flavor' of algorithm on social media.

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Consider This from NPR - Fighting Noise Pollution

A growing body of research makes it clear that noise pollution can have severely harmful impacts on our health. It has been tied to heart disease and thousands of premature deaths around the world.

Still, our communities seem to get louder and louder. Some people are fighting back - pushing for more regulation and quieter cities.

NPR's Pien Huang takes a sonic tour of Providence, Rhode Island with researcher Erica Walker and talks about noise pollution solutions with Jamie Banks the founder and president of Quiet Communities, and New York City Council member Gale Brewer.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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The Gist - To Sound The Maui Sirens?

Herman Andaya, Maui’s emergency chief decided not to sound sirens before the fires scorched Lahaina, which seems like an obvious mistake. But all the officials agreed, to do so would have been a contradiction of policy ... and perhaps a dangerous one. Andaya was pushed out anyway, though he was, to some extent, the author of his own fate. And how much was Barbenheimer Hollywood's salvation? We talk franchise movies and box office with John Campea. And superheroes aren't the only ones failing to deliver the goods. Superconductors—at least room temperature ones—remain works of fiction.


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The Daily Signal - Pence Pledges to ‘Clean House’ at the Justice Department

The Daily Signal's Tyler O'Neil sat down with former Vice President Mike Pence, a 2024 Republican presidential candidate, at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead. Pence pledged to "clean house" at the top of the Department of Justice, firing the entire leadership in the wake of multiple scandals including Russiagate, the Hunter Biden probe, and the FBI targeting of "radical-traditional Catholics." Pence spoke at The Gathering, an event organized by radio host Erick Erickson.

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In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: August 18, 2023

Chicago Public School students are heading back to the classroom, with thousands still unclear how they’re getting there. President Biden issues a disaster declaration for Cook County and a man is sentenced for setting fire to a Peoria Planned Parenthood. Reset goes behind those headlines and more with Monica Eng, Chicago reporter for AXIOS; Becky Vevea, bureau chief for Chalkbeat Chicago; and Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune state government reporter on the Weekly News Recap.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: August 18, 2023

Chicago Public School students are heading back to the classroom, with thousands still unclear how they’re getting there. President Biden issues a disaster declaration for Cook County and a man is sentenced for setting fire to a Peoria Planned Parenthood. Reset goes behind those headlines and more with Monica Eng, Chicago reporter for AXIOS; Becky Vevea, bureau chief for Chalkbeat Chicago; and Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune state government reporter on the Weekly News Recap.
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The Daily Signal - Pence Compares Trump Policy to Biden’s, Rep. Jim Jordan Subpoenas Citibank, Maui Official Resigns Amid Criticism Over Handling of Wildfires | Aug. 18

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


  • GOP presidential candidates speak at The Gathering in Atlanta. 
  • Florida becomes the first state to sanction Medicaid providers for covering the attempted-gender transitions of minors.
  • Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's office says there may not be support for a special session of Georgia’s legislature. 
  • Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan subpoenas Citibank. 
  • The head of Maui’s Emergency Management Agency administrator resigns amid the devastating wildfires that ravaged the island. 


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Planet Money - Vacation, and why the U.S. takes so little of it

Do you work more for more money? Or work less for more time? For some, this is the ultimate economic choice.

Every single worker in the European Union is guaranteed four weeks of paid vacation. No matter how long they've been at a company. No matter how low paying the job is. Vacation is a right.

In fact, all but one of the richest countries in the world guarantees paid vacation, except: the U.S.

According to a 2019 study, people in Japan get 10 paid vacation days and 15 paid holidays; in Australia it's 20 paid vacation days and 8 paid holidays; and in Spain it's 25 paid vacation days and 14 paid holidays.

And it's not just a rich country thing: Mexico, Afghanistan, Thailand, Tanzania - they all guarantee paid vacation from work, at least in the formal job sector.

In the U.S: Zero paid vacation days and zero paid holidays. So, why is the United States the outlier? We go to several labor economists and historians, to find out what makes Americans different from Europeans. It's a winding journey, so maybe put in a request for some paid time off and take a listen!

This episode was hosted by Sarah Gonzalez, produced by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler, edited by Jess Jiang, engineered by Maggie Luthar, and fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Alex Goldmark is our executive producer.

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Motley Fool Money - Inside China’s Economic Woes

A real estate bankruptcy shakes confidence in China and consumers across the globe focus on lower-priced items. 

(00:21) Ron Gross and Emily Flippen discuss: - Why the consumer focus on groceries and lower cost items are helping Walmart and hurting Target.  - The story behind Adyen’s 40% post-earnings drop. - The latest results from JD.com and Tencent, and how to look at some of the scary headlines coming out of China. 

(19:11) VICI CEO Ed Pitoniak speaks with Motley Fool Money’s Deidre Woollard to talk about what to expect next on the Las Vegas strip, why wellness is an increasingly interesting category for experience spending, and what good real estate deals look like in this environment. 

(33:24) Ron and Emily break down two stocks on their radar: Astec and NICE.

Stocks discussed: WMT, TGT, ADYEY, JD, TCEHY, ASTE, NICE 

Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Emily Flippen, Ron Gross, Deidre Woollard, Ed Pitoniak Engineers: Dan Boyd, Annie Pope

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