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A dirty showdown between TikTok and Universal Music Group over licensing fees is making us wonder how co-dependent the two are on each other.

What is TikTok without its music library? And, what can a music label (even one as big as Universal) do if TikTok doesn't advertise its artists? Tune in for a deep dive into TikTok vs UMG.

In other news, there's a new job category in the market: robot wranglers. Apparently, even though robots can replace you in the office, they still kinda need your help in the workplace.

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The episode was researched, written and produced by Anup Semwal and Shorbori
Edited by Soumya Gupta
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On Sunday, a drone attack killed three American soldiers at a US military camp in Jordan. The US blames Iran for the deadly attack, while Iran has denied involvement. Now American President Joe Biden is facing an impossible choice in the run-up to the US elections. He is expected to avenge the deaths of American soldiers, yet he cannot afford to trigger a full-blown war in West Asia.

Tune in to today’s episode as we discuss Joe Biden’s predicament. 

In other news, employed Indians spend roughly two hours commuting on days they work from the office.

CREDITS

The Signal Daily is produced in association with IVM.
The episode was researched and written by Anup Semwal 
Produced by Shorbori 
Edited by Dinesh Narayanan
Mastered and mixed by Manas and Nirvaan 

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On Monday, a court in Hong Kong ordered the liquidation of Chinese property giant Evergrande. Once China’s biggest property developer, Evergrande is now the crumbling symbol of China’s ongoing real estate crisis. Tune in today’s episode as we analyse the fallout from Evergrande's collapse.

In other news, actresses from the 1970s and 1980s are the hottest new brand ambassadors in tinsel town.

CREDITS:

The Signal Daily is produced in association with IVM.
The episode was researched and written by Anup Semwal 
Produced by Shorbori 
Editorial inputs by Dinesh Narayanan
Mastered and mixed by Manas and Nirvaan

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To comply with Europe’s new competition law, Apple will let European iPhone users download apps from third-party app stores, but there's a catch behind the seeming compromise. Tune in to today’s episode to find out. 

In other news, Taylor Swift is the latest victim of AI porn. 

CREDITS:

The Signal Daily is produced in association with IVM.
The episode was researched and written by Anup Semwal  
Edited by Dinesh Narayanan and Roshni Nair
Produced by Shorbori
Mastered and mixed by Manas and Nirvaan 

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Move over, K-dramas! Thailand’s Boy-Love Dramas are the next big thing in pop culture. And reportedly, English-speaking, urban, heterosexual Indian women are big fans. But hold on, there's an obvious question here. Why are straight Indian women so enamoured with Thai gay romance? 

In other news, Netflix is upping its merchandise game to take on Disney. Traditional toy-makers, such as Mattel and Lego, also want to compete with the house of Mickey. What does Disney want? Tune in to find out. 

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Well, if not everywhere, ad-free social media might become a reality in Europe, at least. But here’s the catch: to scroll through Instagram without its annoying ads, users would have to pay Meta a minimum of 10 euros a month, according to the Wall Street Journal. 

In other news, Chinese social media users are adopting the online alter-ego of Momo, the pink dinosaur. Tune in to today’s episode to discover why. 

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After years and years of negotiation, UN member states have finally agreed on a treaty to protect open oceans from exploitation. This pact, which is called the High Seas Treaty wants to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030. Why is this being hailed as a landmark move?

Also in this podcast, we take a look at India’s booming wedding industry. 

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5.9 million tonnes of Lithium reserves have been found in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. This discovery could be an important step towards meeting the rising demand for lithium brought on by India's booming electronics and electric vehicle industries. 

In other news, a group of scientists have proposed spraying moon dust in space to tackle global warming on Earth. How will this work?

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Google and Microsoft are battling it out on the AI front. On one side we have Bard, Google's experimental conversational AI service, and on the other side there's Microsoft's Bing GPT. And it's not just the big tech companies investing in chatbots, but even go-to QnA platform, Quora. 

In other news, millets are making a comeback in India. But why, though? Tune in to The Signal Daily to know more! 

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How is the Indian economy doing? We take a look at some of the key highlights from the Economic Survey 2023. The Signal's co-founder and Editor, Dinesh Narayanan also joins us today to slice and dice the report for us.

In other news, EdTech company Byju's is now planning to offer one-on-one home tuitions for the K-12 segment or the kindergarten to class 12 kids.

Private home tuitions is a thriving unregulated business in India and tutors who are in the business, have already created their niche. Will Byju’s be able to make its place in it?

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First Sri Lanka, then Bangladesh and now Pakistan is also teetering towards an economic collapse. With mounting debts, depreciating currency, high inflation rates and depleting forex reserves, it desperately needs a financial bailout.

Will the IMF aid come through?

In other news, the last Boeing 747 flight is being rolled out of the factory to be delivered to Atlas Air. With this, the 55-year-long production run of this iconic jet plane has come to an end. 

Tune in to The Signal Daily, know more about how this jumbo jet changed air travel!

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It’s barely been a few days since its release but SRK-starrer ‘Pathaan’ has already become the buzzword for the whole of India.

Is this the Bollywood comeback that we’ve been waiting for?

In other news, after Hindenburg’s salvo against the Adani Group, the billionaire’s fortune has declined by $22.5 billion and he has already slipped to 7th in Forbes’ magazine’s global ranking of the richie rich. The tremors of the falls were felt all over the market and scrutiny is rising. 

What will Adani do next?

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A happy new year to all our listeners! After a short break we're back with the first episode of The Signal Daily for 2023.

This new year brings good news for India's travel aggregators. A Morgan Stanely survey of 100 global corporate travel managers revealed that despite increased airfares and hotel prices, business travel expenses have already returned to their pre-pandemic stages.

But will it survive the pressures of inflation and new coronavirus variants?

In our second segment, we talk about the Supreme Court's demonetisation verdict and why this judgment was an important one to watch out for.

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The infamous online community known as Kiwi Farms, which encouraged harassment, has finally disappeared. This internet group grew as a result of an online cult that targeted anyone they perceived as their enemy and was inflamed with hatred, intolerance, and prejudice. In other developments, eight African cheetahs are coming to India from Namibia, by the end of this week, as a part of the Centre's plan to reintroduce the animal in the country, 75 years after it went extinct and in the 75th year of India's independence. But that's not it, we have in-house writer, Roshni Nair joining us in todays episode, who shared some interesting facts about the inception of this project.

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India's dairy industry appears to be having problems. The cause? Climate change. According to a NYT report, India's milk production fell by 11% this year. Now that's a matter of concern. For the deep dive we understand that YouTube, which has previously been criticised for not being an activist despite being a major source of misinformation, is planning to run advertisements that educate viewers on how to spot disinformation. Tune in to know more!

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In this episode, we take a look at how Scotland became the first country to provide free mensural items to all citizens. Which implies that it is now a legal entitlement for people in Scotland to get free period products when they are in need. And for the deep dive, we understand that China, which had imposed a controversial one-child policy for 35 long years, is now desperately trying to lift its birth rate. Perhaps, this is a cautionary tale for India where the demand for a two-child policy keeps propping up off and on. Tune in to know more!

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It appears that job seekers in India are prepared to turn down an offer if the employer follows a six-day work week instead of a five-day one. Additionally in this episode, we talk about India's new headache Yuan Wang, a Chinese ship. Tune in as we speak to N Sathiya Moorthy, Head of ORF’s Chennai Initiative, for today's deep dive. 

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