Month: August 2024

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Big Technology Podcast - Wall Street Chaos, OpenAI Leadership Shakeup, Google The Monopolist

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Wall Street's roller coaster week 2) Does market turmoil change AI investment? 3) The Yen trade 4) NVIDIA's stock market drop 5) Warren Buffet sells Apple 6) OpenAI loses more key leaders 7) Is OpenAI struggling to fundraise? 8) Are LLMs hitting a wall? 9) Google loses antitrust case 10) Does this hurt Google? Or Apple? 11) U.S. government deterrence restored? 12) Do we actually need new antirust laws for Big Tech? 13) Twitter sues advertisers

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Do Kwon’s Extradition Postponed Yet Again; Coinbase Argues Against CFTC Rules

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from delay of Do Kwon’s extradition from Montenegro to Coinbase's response to the CFTC's proposed rules regarding prediction markets.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, including the delay of Do Kwon’s extradition from Montenegro at the request of the country’s top prosecutor. Plus, Coinbase argues against the CFTC's proposed rules regarding prediction markets, and JPMorgan says positive catalysts have been priced in.

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State of the World from NPR - Fighting a War and Keeping an Economy Afloat in Ukraine

Ukraine has competing needs from its military aged population. It needs many of them to join the military to fight the Russian invasion. But it also needs them in the workforce, to keep the economy going so it can afford to pay for the war effort. As our reporter in Kyiv tells us, the most recent conscription law has exacerbated the problem.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: How did North America’s largest city disappear? The Mysterious Collapse of Cahokia

Four centuries before Columbus reached the western hemisphere, Cahokia was a prosperous pre-American city with a population similar to London’s. In fact, it was probably the largest North American city north of Mexico at that time. While Cahokia was a major population centre around AD1050, by 1350 it was largely abandoned by its people – and, even today, no one is sure why.

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Focus on Africa - What can the Sudan ceasefire talks in Geneva achieve?

Talks aimed at ending the 16-month conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces are due to take place in Geneva.

Can lifestyle audits help curb corruption by Kenya's public servants?

And we meet the Cameroonian lawyer who's walking a marathon at the Paris Olympics to highlight disability.

Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Victor Sylver and Nyasha Michelle in London. Charles Gitonga and Frenny Jowi in Nairobi Technical Producer : Jack Graysmark Senior Producer Paul Bakibinga Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard

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Native America Calling - Friday, August 9, 2024 – Democrat vice president pick puts new spotlight on Minnesota

The Land of 10,000 Lakes, Paul Bunyan, and Tater Tot hotdish is also home to 11 federally recognized tribes. A citizen of one of those tribes, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (White Earth Ojibwe/D-MN) is already the highest ranking female Native elected executive in the country. Now that Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her running mate, Lt. Gov. Flanagan is one presidential election victory away from becoming the first Native female governor. We’ll hear from current and former political leaders from Minnesota and the Upper Midwest about any contributions or detriments the state's Native elected leaders bring to the national stage.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Hashprice, Iris Energy’s Failed Hedge and Paraguay Mining

Miners are feeling the burn only a few months after the halving…have we officially bottomed?


Welcome back to The Mining Pod! This week we’re in studio talking about Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news! Colin Harper, our new Editor-in-Chief, walks us through important updates including mining revenue bottoming to historic lows, Iris Energy (IRENE) struggling after a failed hedging strategy this summer in Texas, a flopped narrative violation on China banning (or not banning, depending on the quality of your research) Bitcoin mining and Paraguay trying to bring more Bitcoin mining down south!


Timestamps:

00:00 Start

02:44 Difficulty report

06:13 Miner Mag: $150M into new ASIC design

09:43 Core Scientific Signs AI Contract

20:49 Iris Energy Power Usage Spike

24:43 Miners Holding BTC

30:27 Paraguay Mining

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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CBS News Roundup - 08/09/2024 | World News Roundup

A new arrest -- and new details emerge about the alleged terror plot against Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna. Former President Trump and Vice President Harris agree to debate on September 10. Ferguson, Missouri - 10 years later. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Friday, August 9, 2024:

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What Could Go Right? - The Progress Report: Pro-Democracy Protests

In this episode of The Progress Report, Emma discusses three news stories: the pro-democracy protests in Bangladesh, the projected peak of world population, and state-level initiatives in the United States. The main themes include political unrest and democratic movements, population growth and sustainability, and state-level experimentation and regulation. The takeaways include the power of grassroots movements, the potential positive impact of declining population growth, and the importance of state-level action in shaping policy.

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