AI in Classrooms, Weed on Court 17, & $100 in Your Wine Glass 8/31/23
Salesforce reported a surprise beat in its quarterly report, and investors seem pleased with Marc Benioff’s optimistic outlook. Elon Musk’s X Corp. is hoping to collect biometric data for the “everyth...
31 Aug 202325min
Grayscale CEO on Crypto’s Big Bitcoin Win, & Political Ads on ‘X’ 8/30/23
The crypto community celebrated a win this week after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled that the SEC was wrong to deny crypto investment giant Grayscale permission to convert its popu...
30 Aug 202330min
Biden’s Drug Pricing Push, ChatGPT for Business, & Meta’s Disinformation Discovery 8/29/23
The Biden administration has unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medicare. CNBC’s Bertha Coombs and Centers for Medicare and ...
29 Aug 202328min
Fed Tips from the Tetons, A U.S. Trade Trip to China, & Drug Pricing Power in DC 8/28/23
The Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole meeting is over, but chair Jay Powell’s comments there are still echoing through the markets. Allianz Chief Economic Advisor Mohamed El Erian digests Powell’s Wyomin...
28 Aug 202335min
The Strike Strikes Movie Releases & LA’s Smash & Grab 8/25/23
The SAG-AFTRA strike is resulting in movie release delays from big studios. Semafor’s Ben Smith discusses the delay of “Dune: Part Two” and the importance of promotion and marketing in the Hollywood m...
25 Aug 202328min
Nvidia’s Chip Boom, GOP Fireworks, & The Escape of Carlos Ghosn, a Docu-Series 8/24/23
Chipmaker Nvidia boasted a 171% uptick in data center revenue in the second quarter; CNBC’s Kristina Partsinevelos explains the earnings beat and the road ahead for chips. Venture capitalist and tech ...
24 Aug 202337min
The First Republican Debate & Return-To-Office Backlash 8/23/23
Eight presidential hopefuls have officially qualified for the first Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee. Frank Luntz, FIL Inc. pollster and political strategist, previews the debate, what to e...
23 Aug 202334min
Shoppers & Shrink, Big Tech’s Big Role in AI, & an Arm Up for IPOs 8/22/23
Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Meta aren't just investing in AI internally; CNBC’s Julia Boorstin reports, big tech is also playing a key role in the AI startup ecosystem. Aneesh Chopra, CareJo...
22 Aug 202329min
