P.M. Edition for June 25. Talks between Shell and rival BP are in their early stages, according to people familiar with the matter, but a tie-up would be the largest oil deal in a generation. WSJ reporter Ben Dummett discusses what each company would get out of a deal. Plus, Wall Street is panicking after Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. We hear from reporter Kevin Dugan about what Wall Street is worried about. And the war between Israel and Iran has revived China’s interest in a pipeline that would import Russian natural gas. WSJ foreign correspondent Georgi Kantchev weighs in on the geopolitical impact of such a move. Alex Ossola hosts.
The new head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, is making artificial intelligence a signature issue. Last week, the Vatican hosted tech leaders at a two-day international AI conference in Rome. WSJ’s Margherita Stancati reports on why Silicon Valley is watching to see if Leo will use the Church’s moral authority to push for stronger AI rules. Jessica Mendoza hosts.
Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as Republic is set to let retail investors gain exposure to SpaceX.
Investment firm Republic is set to let retail investors gain exposure to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, one of tech’s most coveted startups. Plus, will we see a Truth Social Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF listed on the New York Stock Exchange? CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”
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Welcome back to Bitcoin Season 2! Today, @0xBunzy, Bitcoin developer and creator of foundational tools, joins us to talk about Laser Eyes, the open source wallet connection library that's become essential infrastructure; Beat Blocks, an inscription tool for putting music on Bitcoin’s blockchain; and why Bitcoin's constraints spark the most creative innovations in art and developer tooling.
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NOTES:
• Opus codec compresses 40% smaller than MP3
• Multiple major apps now use Laser Eyes
• npm installs track Bitcoin dev growth
• Beat Blocks uses recursive inscriptions
• P5 library enables high-quality visuals
• Bitcoin friction creates better art
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:11 How does Bunzy explain his job?
02:49 Laser Eyes
06:39 Modulat wallet construction
08:39 Beat Blocks
14:24 Browser UI experience
16:41 Art on Bitcoin as culture
20:32 Wrap up
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NATO leaders have been meeting in the Netherlands at a time when President Trump's 'America First' policies have strained the transatlantic alliance. We listen to some of President Trump's comments and ask what they might mean for the defence of Europe.
Also in the programme: our Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from the Iranian capital, Tehran; and an interview with British rock legend Sir Rod Stewart, who will be playing at the Glastonbury Festival this month.
(Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump at a press conference at the NATO summit; Credit: REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw)
President Trump dismisses leaked intelligence report that cast doubt on success of Iran strikes. Also: millions of children at risk as vaccine uptake stalls and could weight loss drugs be changing our shopping habits?
A new bout of intercommunal violence in Chad, has left more than 40 people dead, according to the Chadian Government. This includes women and children. What's behind the recent rise in violence?
Also, the border town of Zalambesa re-opened after years of tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Will it stay that way?
And we discuss the mixed reviews of Tyler Perry's latest movie, Straw.
Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Joseph Keen, Nyasha Michelle, Alfonso Daniels and Yvette Twagiramariya
Technical Producer: Chris Kouzaris
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
President Trump insists that Iran's nuclear program has been obliterated. Another day of record heat for much of the nation. And an Axiom space mission is under way. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has those stories and more on the World News Roundup podcast.
New intelligence suggests U.S. strikes only set Iran's nuclear back by months, contrary to claims by President Trump, the President meets today with NATO members, and the nomination of a current Justice Department official to an appellate judgeship is drawing fresh attention to controversies inside the department.
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Today's episode of Up First was edited by Kevin Drew, Andrew Sussman, Anna Yukhananov, Janaya Williams and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Zac Coleman. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange.
A.M. Edition for June 25. An initial damage assessment prepared by the Defense Intelligence Agency finds that weekend strikes by the U.S. on Iran’s nuclear facilities only delayed Tehran’s ambitions by a few months. WSJ Middle East correspondent Jared Malsin tells us what we know about the U.S. strikes’ impact. Plus, Zohran Mamdani deals a major blow to the Democratic establishment, topping Andrew Cuomo in New York’s mayoral primary. And we look at a landmark copyright ruling set to reverberate across the AI industry. Luke Vargas hosts.
