The beginning of the end of the 2024 GOP primary is here. Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi as they analyze Nikki Haley's second-place finish in New Hampshire, discuss former President Donald Trump's potential vice president picks, and explain the significance of the Los Angeles Times and other corporate media layoffs. Mollie and David also discuss Ryan Gosling's Oscar nomination for his performance in "Barbie" and share their complicated feelings about remakes.
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We’ve got some different takes on the state of semiconductors, and continued signs that Netflix is the king of streaming.
(00:21) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss:
- ASML’’s surging revenue, and why the key semiconductor company has a different outlook for 2024 than its main customer Taiwan Semi.
- Huge subscriber gains for Netflix, and the metric that shows the company’s streaming supremacy.
- Chipotle’s preparations for “peak burrito.”
(15:00) The trend of stay-at-home is hitting some “eatertainment” companies. Motley Fool Money’s Ricky Mulvey caught up with Fool contributor Rick Munnariz to talk about one arcade company that’s trying to reverse a sales decline.
The approval of Bitcoin ETFs has both legitimization and inclusion implications, but the impact on the market is still uncertain. Will a Grayscale ETF Approval Affect Bitcoin's Decentralization and Future Blockchain Technology?
In this episode of "Money Reimagined," hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren discuss their experience at Davos and their interview with Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of Grayscale. They explore the recent approval of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) ETF and its impact on the market. They also delve into the intersection of AI and crypto, highlighting the potential for blockchain technology to address issues in AI such as bias and deep fakes. The hosts debate the implications of the ETF approval for Bitcoin's decentralization and the battle for its soul. They also touch on the challenges and potential outcomes of the upcoming Ethereum ETF applications.
Money Reimagined has been produced and edited by senior producer Michele Musso and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “The News Tonight ” by Shimmer.
We hear of the saga of the mango pineapple, an exclusive new pineapple cultivar from Taiwan that was allegedly stolen by China. It shows the economic ties between two places that are also adversaries and the incident is prompting questions about how far Beijing will go to coerce Taiwan — and who really owns the food we eat.
As we pivot from primary season to the general election, Biden is telling Democrats to accept that Trump will be the nominee. Meanwhile, the ex-POTUS is doing 'peak Trump'—talking about Jan 6, his legal cases, and calling E. Jean Carroll a liar. Semafor's Benjy Sarlin joins Charlie Sykes
Joelle Pineau is the head of Meta's AI Research division. She joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss the company's recent proclamation that it intends to build Artificial General Intelligence, digging into how we get there and why it feels it must. In a wide-ranging discussion, we cover the latest research trends, the company's open-source practices, what actual products developers have been built with AI, video generation, and the reasons why NVIDIA chips are so in demand. Tune in for a deep dive into the world's most crucial technology from someone directing one of its most important research labs.
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The first episode of Song Exploder, about The Postal Service song "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight," came out 10 years ago, in January 2014. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the podcast, we're doing what bands do, and putting out a deluxe, expanded edition of our very first release: this version features a new interview, new insights, and new pieces of the song and demo.
The Postal Service formed in 2001. Their debut album came out in 2003, and it was a game changer. Their combination of electronic music and indie rock not only sold over a million copies; their songs were everywhere on TV and in film, and influenced a generation of artists. Last year, they played sold-out concerts across the US in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the album, and there are more shows to come in 2024. A few weeks ago, I spoke to Ben Gibbard, and I combined that with my original interview from 2013 with Jimmy Tamborello. And here, together, the two of them tell the story of how they made their song “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight.”
The current president of Venezuela made global headlines when he seemed on the cusp of invading the neighboring country of Guyana -- why would a country already in the grip of domestic chaos aim to start a war? In today's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel dive into the disturbing history of Venezuelan-Guyanese relations, as well as the claims that there may be more -- much more -- to the story than what we're seeing in the headlines.
Eliana Johnson joins the podcast to discuss the strange triumphalism of Nikki Haley's loser speech last night in New Hampshire and the strange negativity of Donald Trump's winner speech a few hours later. Does this portend a season in which Haley exposes Trump's flaws as she continues her run? Give a listen.