Month: April 2024

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State of the World from NPR - Israel Strikes Back at Iran, Will This Calm or Inflame Tensions?

Israel and Iran have been trading attacks on each other for a week including, for the first time, attacks on each other's territory. Will Israel's latest retaliation be the end of this wave of hostilities, or will Iranian response bring the long-standing enemies closer to all-out war? We hear from NPR's national security correspondent and our correspondent in Israel.

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Motley Fool Money - Strong Earnings Results, Mixed Reactions

Earnings are in full swing! We’ve got updates from the industry leaders in streaming, banking, chips and real estate – but strong numbers aren’t always turning into positive market reactions.


(00:21) Ron Gross and Matt Argersinger discuss:

- Whether investors should be buying Netflix’s “pay attention to this, not that.”

- What Taiwan Semi’s results say about chips and why investors are up on United Health despite the company’s recent cybersecurity issues..

- The state of banking and brokerages, and why the current macro is confusing for everyone, even management at industrial REIT Prologis.


(19:11) Malcolm Ethridge, CFP and author of Financial Independence Doesn't Happen by Accident, walks through money conversations you should be having during financial literacy month and why he’s watching cybersecurity.


(35:42) Ron and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: Five Below and UPS.


Stocks discussed: NFLX, TSMC, UNH, BAC, GS, MS, SCHW, PLD, BUG, CIBR, UPS, FIVE


Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Matt Argersinger, Ron Gross, Malcolm Ethridge

Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl

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CrowdScience - Are our coastlines being washed away?

Around the world, coastlines are constantly changing due to the power of waves, currents and tides. Coastal areas are also some of the most heavily populated and developed land areas in the world. So it’s not hard to see how the natural process of coastal erosion can cause serious problems for us.

It’s an issue that’s been bothering CrowdScience listener Anne in Miami Beach, Florida. She can see the beach from her window and wonders why after every storm, several trucks arrive to dump more sand on it.

In this first of two programmes, CrowdScience visits Anne’s home in south Florida and finds out how erosion threatens Florida’s famous beaches. Caroline Steel speaks to geoscientist Dr Tiffany Roberts Briggs and hears why it’s such a problem for this tourist-reliant state. Tiffany explains the delicate balance between natural processes and human infrastructure.

Meanwhile, the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico declared a state of emergency in April 2023 due to coastal erosion. Caroline witnesses the impacts of erosion first-hand, as Ruperto Chaparro shows her abandoned houses crumbling into the sea.

But how can we quantify the rate of erosion? Dr Kevian Perez in the Graduate School of Planning at University of Puerto Rico explains the methods they use to monitor Puerto Rico’s coastlines, and how they are evaluating the effectiveness of different mitigation methods.

However, some of the methods used to protect coastal communities from the encroaching sea have done more harm than good. So what are the best ways to tackle this problem? That’s what we’ll be exploring in next week’s programme.

Presenter: Caroline Steel Producer: Hannah Fisher Editor: Cathy Edwards Production Co-ordinator: Liz Tuohy Studio Manager: Steve Greenwood and Bob Nettles

Featuring: Dr Tiffany Roberts Briggs, Associate Professor at Florida Atlantic University Ruperto Chaparro, Director of Sea Grant Programme, University of Puerto Rico Anabela Fuentes Garcia, Villa Cristiana community leader Dr Kevian Perez, researcher at the Coastal Research and Planning Institute of Puerto Rico at the Graduate School of Planning

(Photo: Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Credit: Orlando Sentinel/Getty Images)

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Big Technology Podcast - Meta’s Big Llama 3 Release, Google’s New Culture, MKBHD vs. Humane

Alex Heath from The Verge is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Taylor Swift's new album 2) Meta's new Llama 3 release 3) Does conversational AI work in a social media products? 4) Will the value of generative AI be realized in foundational models or products? 5) Zuck's new icon status 6) Bearded Zuck 7) The risks of open sourcing massive AI models 8) Sundar Pichai writes a stern letter to Google employees 9) Google fires 28 employees involved in office takeover protest 10) Is a new Google culture taking hold? 11) Should product reviewers be kinder when products suck.

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The Bulwark Podcast - Amanda Carpenter: Welcome to Coalition Government

Hey, look: Republicans and Democrats are working together! Meanwhile, Trump is still trying to destroy our institutions, Bill Barr is comfortable playing Russian roulette, and Mark Esper speaks the truth. Plus, more from the mailbag. Amanda Carpenter joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.

show notes:

Amanda on the pardon power
Amanda's piece about Trump's attacks on the courts
Bill Kristol's interview with Mark Esper
The Times' Mike Bender on Trump's VP contenders
Trump being scared of a bald eagle
Trump claiming a protester was from ISIS

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - UNCHAINED: After the Bitcoin Halving, Will the Runes Protocol Live Up to the Hype?

At the time of the Bitcoin halving, Runes will go live. What’s the hype about, how does it work, and how might it impact the miners?


Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.

Not only will April 20 (or 19, depending on which part of the world you are) mark the fourth Bitcoin halving, but also the launch of a new primitive on Bitcoin called Runes Protocol. 

Charlie Spears, co-founder of Blockspace Media, joined Unchained to talk about all things Runes, which is a messaging protocol that allows for the creation of fungible tokens on Bitcoin. It is designed to fix some of the issues with the BRC-20 token standard, such as inefficiency and proliferation of unspent transaction outputs. Charlie believes that the launch of Runes will increase demand for Bitcoin's blockspace and potentially lead to higher transaction fees. He also discusses the potential for Runes to interact with Bitcoin covenants and layer two solutions.

Show highlights:

  • What Runes are and why Charlie believes that it is the hottest thing since Ordinals
  • The differences between Runes and BRC-20 fungible tokens 
  • Runes’ unique features, with Charlie pointing out that this is “what the degens really want”
  • Whether the Runes Protocol will create a “burst of demand” and have a positive impact on miners 
  • Whether the launch of Runes will be successful in the long-term and how Bitcoin’s blockspace could become more attractive
  • Whether Bitcoin L2s will help clear Bitcoin’s mempool, and why Charlie believes that they won’t reduce fee pressure on the base layer
  • The coolest things that Runes Protocol will enable, according to Charlie
  • How Taproot Assets and RGB differ from Runes and why they have not taken off
  • Why Casey, the founder of Runes, will claim the first inscription with Uncommon Goods

Thank you to our sponsors! iTrustCapital | Polkadot

Guest

Charlie Spears, cofounder of Blockspace Media

Links

Recent coverage on Unchained of the Bitcoin halving: Arthur Hayes and Will Clemente on How This Bitcoin Halving Is Different

Runes

Unchained: What Are Runes? A Guide to the New Fungible Token Protocol on Bitcoin

Bitcoin Runes Explainer by Charlie Spears

BRC-20s and Ordinals:

Unchained:

What Are BRC-20 Tokens? A Brief Introduction

Bitcoin’s BRC-20 Mania: Is It Sustainable?

How to Create a Bitcoin Ordinal

Bitcoin Ordinal NFTs Are Hot and Getting Hotter. What's the Hype About? 

Halving

Unchained: 

Bitcoin Halving: What Is It & How Is It Determined?

Here’s Why No One Agrees Exactly When The Bitcoin Halving Will Happen

Bitcoin Miners Diversify Their Revenue Streams as Halving Nears

Bitcoin L2s

Unchained: 

Stacks’ Muneeb Ali On Why Bitcoin Is Exciting Once Again

Citrea: An Ethereum-Like Experience Built on Bitcoin?

How Botanix Aims to Enable Smart Contracts on Bitcoin

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Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Michele Musso and Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz. 

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: What You Need To Know About The Bitcoin Halving

Bitcoin data, Riot energizing Corsicana and Foundry playing halving block games!

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Matt, Will, and Charlie dig into this week’s biggest news stories ahead of the Bitcoin halving, where Bitcoin’s rewards are dropped by 50% by the network! We go through Bitcoin data, Riot-energizing Corsicana, and Foundry playing halving block games!


Chapter Markers:

00:00:00 Start

00:02:15 Bitcoin Having Discussion

00:04:28 Sponsor: Clean Spark

00:06:06 Miner Mag Data Review

00:09:17 Miner Sell Pressure

00:11:18 Riot's 1 GW Mine

00:14:23 Sponsor: Foreman

00:15:25 Foundry's Rare Sat Auction

00:20:36 Sponsor: Bitmain

00:21:24 Testnet Reorgs & Hash Bender

00:31:39 Mining Innovations & Topics

00:33:42 Upcoming Shows & Events

00:35:36 Wrap-up


Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 


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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Drugs as Weapons

For some, drugs represent the downfall of civilization, despite the fact that drug creation and ingestion is one of the oldest discoveries in human history. In tonight's episode, Ben and Matt explore a bizarre genre of conspiracy: What happens when drugs are weaponized?

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