Month: July 2024

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NPR's Book of the Day - Kara Swisher’s memoir ‘Burn Book’ reflects on a career covering Silicon Valley

Journalist Kara Swisher, who's been covering the internet and the tech industry for decades, says she's not surprised when people like Steve Jobs or Elon Musk lie to her — but what she says they sometimes don't realize is how much they lie to themselves. Her new memoir, Burn Book, recounts what she's learned in conversation with some of the brightest minds in Silicon Valley. In today's episode, Swisher tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that as disillusioned as she is with how much harm the industry has caused, she's still optimistic about the future of tech and AI.

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The Best One Yet - 📺 “$4.7B for NFL fans” — NFL Ticket’s lawsuit loss. Grindr’s AI wingman. The Return of the Billboard.

The NFL just lost an antitrust lawsuit over how you watch the NFL… so fans are getting paid.

Every dating app stock is down except for Grindr… because Grindr’s got an AI wingman.

And Billboards are back, baby… we’ll tell you how in an age of digital ads, Billboards are big.

Plus, if you’re looking for a man in finance, blue eyes, trust fund, 6’5”, we’ve found them… And there are only 215 of them in the entire country.


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01:18 - Song of the Summer

04:02 - Grindr’s AI wingman

08:25 - NFL Ticket’s lawsuit loss

12:59 - The Return of the Billboard

18:23 - Takeaways

19:01 - OTHER NEWS

20:33 - Best Fact Yet

22:21 - Shout outs

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It Could Happen Here - Presidential Debate Recap: Senility Edition

Robert, James, and Gare discuss the first presidential debate of 2024, Biden’s poor performance, Trump's lies and what this means for the upcoming election.

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The Economics of Everyday Things - 54. Ghostwriters

Channeling the voices of celebrities can be a lucrative career — one that requires empathy and discretion as well as literary chops. Zachary Crockett checks the acknowledgements.

 

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