Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Tuesday briefing: Solar eclipse; student debt forgiveness; Tesla Autopilot settlement; Jonathan Majors; U-Conn. Huskies; and more
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Explore "solar eclipse" with insightful episodes like "Tuesday, April 9, 2024", "Student Debt Relief for 30M People? & Fiber is Bringing Sexy Back", "Fed Rate Cut Debate; McConnell Backs TikTok Divestment Bill", "Trump's money grab, student loan relief, solar eclipse spoiled?" and "The $6B Eclipse Economic Boom & Is the Internet Too Small for AI?" from podcasts like ""The 7", "Morning Brew Daily", "Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition", "CNN This Morning" and "Morning Brew Daily"" and more!
Episodes (11)
Student Debt Relief for 30M People? & Fiber is Bringing Sexy Back
Episode 297: Neal and Toby chat about President Biden’s plan to relieve a large number of Americans from their student loans for up to $20k and how it would impact the economy. Then, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon thinks AI is the biggest thing to happen for humanity since the printing press. Next, Brazil is fed up with Elon Musk and is now taking to its Supreme Court to do something about it. Meanwhile, Toby’s trends on why fiber is sexy. Also, bad tax advice is spreading on TikTok and what can be done about it. Lastly, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s food excursions across China has social media buzzin’.
00:00 - Intro
3:25 - Biden’s student loan relief plan
7:20 - Jamie Dimon speaks on AI
11:30 - Elon v. Brazil
15:00 - Toby’s trends: Fiber
18:25 - Bad tax advice
21:35 - Yellen eats
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Fed Rate Cut Debate; McConnell Backs TikTok Divestment Bill
On today's podcast: 1) Bullard Says Three Fed Rate Cuts This Year Is ‘Base Case 2) Trump loses a bid to delay his New York hush money trial. 3) Senate GOP Leader McConnell Backs TikTok Divestment Bill
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Trump's money grab, student loan relief, solar eclipse spoiled?
Donald Trump closes the financial gap with President Biden with a record fundraising haul. Biden prepares to bring student loan relief to a new group of borrowers. Bad weather threatens to spoil plans for millions of Americans hoping to get a glimpse of today's solar eclipse.
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The $6B Eclipse Economic Boom & Is the Internet Too Small for AI?
Episode 296: Neal and Toby prepare for the biggest event under the Sun. Well, it actually IS the Sun. The solar eclipse is estimated to bring in billions of dollars into the economy. Then, a recap of the March jobs report that shows signs that the labor market is strong and healthy. Also, the rapid advancement of AI is possibly going too fast for its own good as internet data is becoming dried up. Next, the weekend’s biggest winners. Meanwhile, 24-hr restaurants are closing up their doors. Lastly, what to know ahead of this week to get your Monday started in the right direction.
00:00 - Intro
2:45 - Solar eclipse economy boom
7:15 - Jobs are growing! Again
11:00 - The internet is too small
14:30 - Weekend winners
19:30 - 24-hr restaurants are closing
22:00 - The week ahead
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EP.177 - WORLD ENDING IN APRIL, SOLAR ECLIPSE THEORIES & WII SPORTS MANDELA EFFECT
Jump in with Carlos Juico and Gavin Ruta on episode 176 of Jumpers Jump. This episode we discuss: The 2024 Solar Eclipse, Events that will happen on April 8th, Bible prophecy on the solar eclipse, Mississippi mandela effect, Wii sports announcer mandela effect, Laughing cow mandela effect, Real estate photographer story , Dog afterlife story, Guy who wanted to impress his wife story, Scary construction worker story, Cow tipping is not a thing, Predictions for 2024, Michael jackson and Tupac, Assassin's teacup, Idea of a sit-down, Getting struck by lightning, different alcohol vibrations, and much more!
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Gaza’s food crisis
Five months into the Israel-Hamas war, the United Nations is warning of “imminent famine” in northern Gaza. Guest host Samantha Fields discusses the challenge of getting food aid delivered to the region. Plus, the nation’s largest employer is considering pay transparency laws. Then, we’ll smile about cherry blossoms and the upcoming solar eclipse.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
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- “UN says famine is ‘imminent’ in northern Gaza as Israel launches another raid on main hospital” from The Associated Press
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- “The first ship to use a new sea route delivers aid to Gaza, Israeli military says” from The Associated Press
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- Data on Gaza Strip Acute Food Insecurity from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
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- “Senators Urge Biden to Stop Arming Israel, Citing Violation of U.S. Aid Law” from The New York Times
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- A Snapshot of Government-wide Contracting for FY 2021 from the U.S. Government Accountability Office
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- “What Constituent Correspondence Reveals About Voter Sentiment” from FiscalNote
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- “Commentary: Eclipsenomics: April’s solar eclipse will be the most profitable 22 minutes in Texas history” from San Antonio Express-News
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- #BloomCam from the Trust for the National Mall
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- Live: Iconic cherry trees begin to blossom in Washington D.C. from The Associated Press
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Should school be cancelled for the solar eclipse?
Julie Bolduc-Laval is a science communicator in Thetford Mines, executive director of Discover the Universe, a group that teaches kids about space. She spoke to Andrew Carter about what to look forward to with the solar eclipse.
Monday, April 10, 2023
Monday briefing: Abortion pill rulings; sea level rise; Jon Rahm’s Masters win; next year’s total solar eclipse; and more
Predictions: This Year in Science
Kick the New Year off with Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice as they discuss scientific predictions for 2018 submitted by fans and friends of the StarTalk universe; Neil and Chuck also, not surprisingly, get sidetracked by their great conversation.
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Hands-on with the Note 8, Android Oreo, and Verizon's new unlimited data plans
This week on The Verge, Dieter was able to get his hands on the new Galaxy Note 8. So on The Vergecast, Nilay, Dieter, and Paul go over the first impressions of Samsung’s latest product and what the pricing will mean for future smartphones.
Next up, Loren Grush returns to the show to talk about the second episode of Space Craft, as well as her experience seeing the eclipse this week in Nashville.
There’s a lot more in between, like Android Oreo’s name announcement, Verizon’s new unlimited data plans, and some new smart speakers on the horizon, so listen to it all and you’ll get it all.
02:43 - Note 8 specs and features
17:06 - Apple reportedly planning $999 price for new iPhone
26:36 - How I outran clouds to get the perfect eclipse photo with Loren Grush
34:12 - Space Craft episode two with Loren Grush
44:34 - Android O is now officially Android Oreo
47:40 - Google may take on the Echo Dot with a mini Google Home
51:26 - Samsung confirms it’s working on a smart speaker
52:13 - Paul revisits Intel’s new chip announcements
57:41 - Verizon’s good unlimited data plan is now three bad unlimited plans
1:09:38 - Paul’s weekly segment “YotaPhone 3; still Yota-ing”
1:12:07 - Apple TV is losing badly to Roku and Amazon in the living room, survey finds
1:13:28 - iOS 11 Safari will turn Google AMP links back into regular ones when sharing
1:19:34 - Nikon’s new D850 has 45.7 megapixels and enough features to tempt Canon shooters
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