Big Technology Podcast - Did The AI Bubble Just Pop?, Apple Intelligence Beta Arrives, Friend Dot Com

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) The week's market selloff 2) Consumer spending declines and other negative economic factors 3) Starbucks as a economic barometer 4) Favorite boba 5) AI spending comes under scrutiny 6) Big Tech earnings performance 7) NVIDIA's resilience 8) Apple Intelligence beta arrives 9) Siri is still bad 10) Ranjan depressed about Siri being bad 11) Review of OpenAI's ChatGPT 4o voice edition 12) Friend dot com launch 13) Olympics recap 14) The case of Gianmarco's lost wedding ring

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The Bulwark Podcast - George Conway: Crazy in a Bad Way

Donald Trump checks all the boxes of a person with narcissistic personality disorder, but the mainstream press goes out of its way not to cover his apparent pathologies—and ends up normalizing them. 

George Conway wants to change the media narrative to stop the guy who only cares about himself from getting back in the Oval Office. Conway joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.

show notes:

George's Anti-Psychopath PAC
Rolling Stone piece by Alex Morris that George references
Post story on whether Trump took a $10 million payout from Egypt
Tim's playlist

CoinDesk Podcast Network - UNCHAINED: Is It a Good Idea for the US Government to Stockpile Bitcoin?

Presidential candidates Donald Trump and RFK Jr., as well as Senator Cynthia Lummis, have proposed the U.S. establish a strategic bitcoin reserve. George Selgin of the Cato Institute unpacks their various proposals.


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In this episode, George Selgin, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses the recent proposals by Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Senator Cynthia Lummis for the U.S. government to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve. George provides his insights into the differences between these proposals, their potential implications, and why he believes the government should not be investing in bitcoin or other assets.

Show highlights:

  • How the Bitcoin proposals by Trump, RFK Jr., and Lummis differ
  • Why George believes that Trump’s proposal to not sell the government’s bitcoin is just symbolic 
  • What the purpose of acquiring BTC is in the Lummis and RFK proposals
  • Whether the government should even be investing in bitcoin or other assets
  • How would the government buy BTC as per the Lummis bill
  • How likely is it that the bill passes through Congress

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Guest

  • George Selgin, Senior Fellow and Director Emeritus of the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives


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Lost Debate - A Kamala Skeptic Makes Her Case

Ravi welcomes New York Times Op-Ed columnist Pamela Paul to the show to discuss her skepticism about Vice President Kamala Harris as a candidate and the way in which Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee. Ravi and Pamela explore what Harris needs to do to start making her case to voters, from the importance of a new vision for K-12 education to how voters crave authenticity in today's politics. They also discuss Pamela’s recent piece, 'The Republican Party’s Elite Conundrum,' which examines how Ivy League graduates lead the Republican Party but downplay any whiff of intellectualism.


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Kamala Harris Can’t ‘Cede Crypto to Trump’; Bybit Withdraws Services From France

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from how Kamala Harris should approach crypto policies to Bybit's exit from France.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum says that Harris cannot afford to "cede crypto to Trump." Plus, the U.S. added 114,000 jobs in the month of July, and crypto exchange Bybit said it will withdraw its services from France in response to regulations in the country.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Prisoner Swaps—and a VP Swap?

Our old pal Noah Rothman comes back on the podcast today to discuss whether and how to celebrate the release of American prisoners from Russian jails and how this might tie in to the question of Israel's handling of its own prisoner swaps—one of which led directly to October 7. And a fearless prediction is made about the Republican ticket. Give a listen.

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