Month: August 2023

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Federalist Radio Hour - Breaking Down The Big Tech Policy Battle

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Jake Denton, a research associate at The Heritage Foundation's Tech Policy Center, joins Federalist Staff Editor Samuel Mangold-Lenett to discuss why the U.S. needs a regulatory framework to rein in Big Tech, analyze Twitter's "X" rebrand, and explore how competition with China will change the future of the digital landscape.

Read Denton's report "The Tech Trajectory" here.
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Listener Mail: Skyborg, Misdiagnosis, Madlib and More

Could Skyborg be even worse than we thought? Why are some conditions so often misdiagnosed in women? A listener makes a timely complaint about madlibs. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.

They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Featured Story | Some Users May Want an ‘Everything App’, but What We Need Is Digital Sovereignty

Jameson Lopp argues Twitter's recent rebrand falls in line with big tech's obsession with data. Nostr, an increasingly popular social network, is one alternative.

Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro.

Today’s featured story is an opinion piece from Jameson Lopp, titled: “Some Users May Want an ‘Everything App’, but What We Need Is Digital Sovereignty.”

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This episode was hosted by George Kaloudis. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey. This episode used Wondercraft Voice AI.

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Inside Europe - Inside Europe – 10 August 2023

What the Niger coup means for France, Sweden’s freedom of speech laws are tested by book burnings and Bulgaria reckons with domestic violence. Also: A new inquiry opens up old questions about the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands, why are so many people experiencing homelessness in Germany? Russian LGBTQ+ refugees share their stories and French towns compete to host nuclear power plants.
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Focus on Africa - Is there a baguette shortage in Tunisia?

Endless queues and empty bakery stalls. Earlier this week, around 200 Tunisian bakers staged a sit-in after a government decision to stop selling them subsidised flour, a move threatening the closure of hundreds of bakeries.

Five people, including a police officer have died in violent protests related to the taxi strike in Cape Town, South Africa. We'll hear a first hand account of what it's like to live through the Cape Town minibus taxi strike in South Africa.

And we'll also hear from the Nigerian hit singer Flavour who is back on tour in Europe after eight years away. He sheds positive light around crossing the boundaries of tribalism through music.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - CARPE CONSENSUS: PayPal Steps Into the Stablecoin Game

PayPal’s announcement is a big deal for crypto. But what’s the business model behind this decision, and why launch a stablecoin now?

On “Carpe Consensus,” hosts Ben Schiller and Cam Thompson dive into the latest crypto news alongside CoinDesk Chief Insights Columnist David Z. Morris.

  • [1:24] Inside the Desk: PayPal’s entry into the stablecoin game has wide ramifications to the crypto industry. David Z. Morris gives his first takes, analyzing what the announcement means for crypto adoption, other stablecoin issuers and privacy.
  • [18:22] Cam’s Corner: Cam recaps the latest data reports from the world of NFTs, showing that although NFT trading volume is sinking, it's not stopping developers from entering Web3.

“Carpe Consensus” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl.

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