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US equity futures are firmer, while Asian markets are mixed and European equities are mostly weaker. AI remains a key focus following Nvidia's earnings, with its strong revenue growth outlook reinforcing expectations for continued AI spending and supporting semiconductor and memory stocks. Nvidia also pushed back against concerns around circular financing. Elsewhere, lower energy prices are providing some support as Iran and Oman work toward finalizing an agreement over the Strait of Hormuz. In Europe, German consumer confidence beat expectations but remained deeply negative, while expectations for an ECB rate hike in September remain supported by recent policymaker comments.Companies Mentioned: Nvidia, Shein, Alibaba, Z.AI , MiniMax

S&P futures are flat following a broadly higher Asia session. Semiconductor and AI stocks were gaining momentum ahead of NVIDIA's earnings. South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Mainland China, and Hong Kong all closed in the green today. Australia and Singapore saw minor losses. European markets opened mixed this morning.Companies Mentioned: Meta, Alibaba, Par Pacific

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Daniel Eckert und Lea Oetjen über die steigenden Nvidia-Preise, den ökonomischen D-Day und den Milliarden-Coup von Alibaba. Außerdem geht es um Seagate Technology, Sandisk, Micron Technology, Western Digital, Rocket Lab, Ford, General Motors, J.B. Hunt Transport, Cleveland-Cliffs, Nucor, Steel Dynamics, Century Aluminum, Infineon, SUSS MicroTec, Wacker Chemie, thyssenkrupp, SoftBank, KKR, Live Nation Entertainment, CTS Eventim, Robinhood Markets, Interactive Brokers. Am 2. Oktober findet unser „Alles auf Aktien“-Summit in Berlin statt. Mit dem Code „AAAFRIENDS“ sparst du 50 Prozent auf dein Ticket – aber nur unter folgendem Link: https://veranstaltung.businessinsider.de/event/financesummit26/summary?rp=c6dc55d6-6f4f-4fb4-b75f-3f3501d84859 Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und – ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Anzeige: Eight Sleep: Der Pod 5 reguliert die Temperatur im Bett automatisch, trackt Schlaf- und Gesundheitswerte ohne Wearable und kann so zu besserem Schlaf beitragen. Mit dem Code ALLESAUFAKTIEN erhaltet ihr auf https://www.eightsleep.com/allesaufaktien bis zu 350 Euro Rabatt. Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

Ohne Aktien-Zugang ist's schwer? Starte jetzt bei unserem Partner Scalable Capital. Mit eigenem KI-Chatbot, der dir alle Fragen rund ums Investieren beantwortet. Alle weiteren Infos gibt's hier: scalable.capital/oaws. KI-Chips unter Druck. Goldpreis auf Hoch seit Mai. Alibaba sammelt 10 Mrd. $ für KI. YMTC plant IPO. Xpeng baut Roboter-Sparte auf. Trump will 50% Autozoll auf Kanada. Porsche zahlt 1,3 Mrd. € an Tata für KI. NVIDIA will Perplexity-Anteil. Aktie von Boston Scientific (WKN: 884113) hat 50% verloren. Die zwei Wachstumsmotoren Farapulse und Watchman schwächeln. Aber der CEO kauft für 9 Mio. $ eigene Aktien. Turnaround oder Falle? Klaus-Michael Kühne ist verstorben. Sein 49 Mrd. $ Imperium liegt in einer Stiftung. Wie kam es dazu und wie geht es jetzt weiter? Kühne + Nagel (WKN: A0JLZL), Hapag-Lloyd (WKN: HLAG47), Lufthansa (WKN: 823212), Brenntag (WKN: A1DAHH). Wie geht's weiter? Diesen Podcast vom 25.08.2026, 3:00 Uhr stellt dir die Podstars GmbH (Noah Leidinger) zur Verfügung. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25/8 Buyback sui Treasury, la prima di Warsh a Jackson Hole, nuovi dazi (Canada e Cina) e sanzioni (Iran). La settimana del test sulla credibilità americana. Cosa significa per i vostri portafogli? Debasement Trade: dollaro in recupero, stabili Treasury e oro con Bitcoin sopra 80mila. Futures in verde dopo il sell-off di semiconduttori e memory della vigilia. Petrolio stabile dopo “warning” su sanzioni secondarie su digital asset, Tech, oro, aviazione e shipping. Il caso cinese. Nvidia prepara i conti e mette in produzione i chip Groq, Trump investe in Spacex, Anthropic prepara l'Ipo ma l'America rifiuta i datacenter. Sec: mandato di comparizione a banche Wall Street per caso Situational Awareness. ***Questo episodio è offerto da ⁠Scalable Capital ⁠Apri un conto con Scalable Capital e inizia a ricevere il 2,5% di interessi* sui tuoi risparmi:  https://it.scalable.capital/broker-online?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=qualityclick&utm_campaign=broker&c_id=QC59486e7f67706c777b517d435049607362766c747c5aS7541p&utm_term=983 Messaggio pubblicitario. Tasso lordo annuo variabile sulla liquidità depositata nel conto deposito non vincolato, composto da tasso base collegato al Tasso di Deposito BCE e tasso bonus discrezionale. Liquidità allocata presso banche partner e fondi monetari riconosciuti. Foglio informativo e condizioni su scalable.capital. Investire comporta dei rischi*** Asia prudente, Kospi giù con Samsung e Sk Hynix. Boj, verso altro rialzo. PPI sotto attese. In Cina recupera Alibaba, debacle Unitree. Europa: più mementum vs. Usa? Oggi dati su commercio e Ifo. Focus su auto e dazi al Canada. Bpm oggi cda straordinario su Ops Mps. Giorgetti incontra rappresentanti Siena. ISS a sostegno di Intesa, oggi si riunisce la Consob sotto Stazi. Unicredit, Weidmann apre a Orcel.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Daily Business and Finance Show - Tuesday, 25 August 2026 We get our business and finance news from Seeking Alpha and you should too! Subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium for more in-depth market news and help support this podcast. Free for 14-days! Please click here for more info: Subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium News Today's headlines: Nancy Pelosi discloses new buys of Intel, Bloom Energy How bullish is Cathie Wood about SpaceX? Amazon develops 'Tetromino' as it steps up warehouse automation Tesla raises Cybertruck prices by $5,000 in the U.S. 3 things to look out for on Tuesday AM Markets Need to Know: Canada tariffs, Alibaba buys, and more La Rosa Holdings regains Nasdaq listing rule compliance following 10-Q filing Bank of Montreal plans to repurchase up to 25M shares IPO watch: Oura, Dunkin' owner may go public in coming months Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast provides information only and should not be construed as financial or business advice. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.M. Edition for Aug. 24. Trade talks between Canada and the U.S. have broken down, with Mark Carney betting no deal is better than a bad deal. WSJ trade reporter Gavin Bade details the new tariffs. Plus, Paramount begins settlement talks with several Democratic states today in a bid to avert an antitrust lawsuit over its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. And Nvidia, not satisfied with producing the computing power for AI, spends billions of dollars on developing open-weight AI models to compete with China. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus: Alibaba to raise $10.2 billion for AI investment with share placement. And the Justice Department and TikTok reach $400 million settlement over children's privacy suit. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus: Paramount and officials in California meet to resolve their antitrust lawsuit. And Shein prices its upcoming IPO in Hong Kong. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus: Bond yields soothe on oil price retreat. And shares of semiconductor companies including Marvell Technology, Micron Technology, and Intel fell. Alexis Moore hosts. Sign up for WSJ's free What's News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Risiko, al vaglio le offerte; domani Cda di BancoBPM; Asia in rosso, pesa Alibaba; Tech, in settimana i conti di Nvidia; Usa-Iran, oggi "D-Day" economico su sanzioni; Borse europee prudenti, futures sulla parità Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

De grote Amerikaanse zakenbanken hebben een waarschuwing voor jou als belegger. De toenemende weerstand tegen datacenters in de maatschappij, kan een risico worden voor de Amerikaanse beurs. En niet het minste risico: bij een Democratische overwinning bij de komende midtermverkiezingen, moet je volgens Bank of America rekening houden met verliezen van meer dan 10 procent! Wat je daarmee moet, zoeken we deze aflevering voor je uit. Vertellen we je ook over Shell. Dat weet niet wat het aan moet met z'n chemie-tak en twijfelt over een verkoop, nu het meer en meer de focus verlegd naar puur olie- en gas. Naar een koper hoeft Shell in ieder geval niet lang te zoeken. Onder meer ExxonMobil, Lyondell-Basell en Apollo staan te springen om de (Amerikaanse) chemietak te kopen, melden bronnen aan de Financial Times. Bespreken we ook nog: Een Chinese beursgang met dank aan een diefstal bij ASML De beleggingsstrategie van president Donald Trump Het grootste koersverlies bij Alibaba in anderhalf jaar Een meevaller, gevolgd door een tegenvaller voor Paramount Te gast: Erik Mauritz van Trade Republic BNR Beurs is een journalistiek onafhankelijke productie, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Saxo. Over de makers: Jelle Maasbach is presentator van BNR Beurs en freelance financieel journalist. Zijn favoriete aandeel om over te praten is Disney, maar daar lijkt hij de enige in te zijn. Sinds de eerste uitzending van BNR Beurs is 'ie er bij. Maxim van Mil is presentator van BNR Beurs en journalist bij BNR, waar hij zich focust op de financiële markten en ontwikkelingen in de tech-wereld. Je krijgt hem het meest enthousiast als hij kan praten over ASML, of oer-Hollandse bedrijven zoals Ahold of ABN Amro. Jorik Simonides is presentator van BNR Beurs, economieredacteur en verslaggever bij BNR. Hij wordt er vooral blij van als het een keer níet over AI gaat. Je hoort hem ook in de BNR-podcast Moerdijk: dorp van de rekening. Milou Brand is presentator van BNR Beurs, freelance podcastmaker en columnist bij het Financieele Dagblad. Jochem Visser is presentator van BNR Beurs, maakt Beursnerd XL en is redacteur bij de podcast Onder Curatoren. Vraag hem naar obscure zaken op financiële markten en hij vertelt je waarom het eigenlijk nóg leuker is dan je al dacht. Over de podcast: Met BNR Beurs ga je altijd voorbereid de nieuwe beursdag in. We praten je in een kleine 25 minuten bij over alle laatste ontwikkelingen op de handelsvloer. We blijven niet alleen bij de AEX of Wall Street, maar vertellen je ook waar nog meer kansen liggen. En we houden het niet bij de cijfers, maar zoeken ook iedere dag voor je naar duiding van scherpe gasten en experts. Of je nu een ervaren belegger bent of net begint met je eerste stappen op de beurs, de podcast biedt waardevolle inzichten voor je beleggingsstrategie. Door de focus op zowel de korte termijn als de lange termijn, helpt BNR Beurs luisteraars om de ruis van de markt te scheiden van de essentie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Nando Sommerfeldt und Holger Zschäpitz über Broadcoms Schuldenplan, Georgs geniale Gas-Idee und die historischen Auswüchse am Anleihemarkt. Außerdem geht es um Walmart, Advance Auto Parts, AutoZone, O'Reilly Automotive, Home Depot, Lowe's, TJX Companies, Coty, JD Sports Fashion, Adidas, Puma, Fresenius, Fresenius Medical Care, Sartorius, UBS, Tonies, Korea Gas Corporation, Vontobel, Alibaba, Deere, Broadcom, Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, TSMC, Meta Platforms, Samsung Electronics, ASML, SK Hynix, Deutsche Börse, Moderna, BioNTech, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Mini Future Long auf den TTF-Gaspreis von Vontobel, (WKN: VY80G4), Vanguard FTSE Global All-Cap ETF thesaurierend (WKN: A42B1M), Vanguard FTSE Global All-Cap ETF ausschüttend (WKN: A42B1N), Vanguard FTSE Global Small-Cap ETF thesaurierend (WKN: A42B1P), Vanguard FTSE Global Small-Cap ETF ausschüttend (WKN: A42B1Q), Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. UCITS ETF thesaurierend (WKN: A42B1R), Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF ausschüttend (WKN: A42B1S), SPDR MSCI ACWI IMI ETF (WKN: A1JJTD), Vanguard ESG Global All Cap ETF thesaurierend (WKN: A2QL8U), Vanguard FTSE All-World ETF thesaurierend (WKN: A2PKXG), Vanguard FTSE All-World ETF ausschüttend (WKN: A1JX52). Am 2. Oktober findet unser „Alles auf Aktien“-Summit in Berlin statt. Mit dem Code „AAAFRIENDS“ sparst du 50 Prozent auf dein Ticket – aber nur unter folgendem Link: https://veranstaltung.businessinsider.de/event/financesummit26/summary?rp=c6dc55d6-6f4f-4fb4-b75f-3f3501d84859 Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Holt euch jetzt den exklusiven NordVPN-Deal inkl. 4 Bonusmonaten mit dem Code Allesaufaktien oder unter https://nordvpn.com/allesaufaktien Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und – ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Anzeige: Eight Sleep: Der Pod 5 reguliert die Temperatur im Bett automatisch, trackt Schlaf- und Gesundheitswerte ohne Wearable und kann so zu besserem Schlaf beitragen. Mit dem Code ALLESAUFAKTIEN erhaltet ihr auf https://www.eightsleep.com/allesaufaktien bis zu 350 Euro Rabatt. Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Asian bonds declined and the dollar remained under pressure after a rally in Treasuries faded, with investors betting that US efforts to contain long-term borrowing costs through buybacks may offer only a temporary reprieve. We speak to David Finnerty, Bloomberg's FX and Rates Strategist. And - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s profit plunged more than 75% after the company increased quarterly capital spending to almost $10 billion to safeguard its position in the global AI arena. Even so, Alibaba shares rose after the the company reported accelerating cloud revenue growth and better margins that offset fears over its AI spending. Bloomberg TV host Haidi Stroud-Watts and Paul Allen spoke to Arete Research Senior Research Analyst Shawn Yang.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aktien hören ist gut. Aktien kaufen ist besser. Bei unserem Partner Scalable Capital geht's unbegrenzt per Trading-Flatrate und auf der hauseigenen European Investor Exchange, die genau auf Privatanleger zugeschnitten ist. Alle weiteren Infos gibt's hier: scalable.capital/oaws. Bitcoin steigt, Trump pusht. US-Zinsen steigen. Meta zahlt Hunderte Millionen an Microsoft. Alibaba investiert massiv. JD Sports enttäuscht, Nike und Adidas leiden mit. John Deere sieht Comeback 2027. Walmart (WKN: 860853) verliert 20% seit Mai. KGV von 40, aber schwächstes Wachstum seit 2019. Physische Läden schrumpfen, Target und Aldi holen auf. Perfektes Beispiel, wie gefährlich hohe Bewertungen sind. Peter Thiel steigt massiv in Energieaktien ein. Vistra (WKN: A2DJE5) betreibt Gas- und Atomkraftwerke, hat Deals mit Amazon und Meta. KGV bei 14, günstiger als seit Jahren. Dazu Vista Energy (WKN: A2PPAS) aus Argentinien. Diesen Podcast vom 21.08.2026, 3:00 Uhr stellt dir die Podstars GmbH (Noah Leidinger) zur Verfügung. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Gidwitz shares an early version of a brand-new, Grimm-inspired tale and invites listeners to help shape it. Adam Gidwitz is joined by Sana Alimohamed to tell this fairy tale based on Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves from the 1001 Arabian Nights. When Qasim doesn't come home, Marjana gets worried and decides to go looking for him. On a cold, dark night, she travels to a secret cave hidden behind a giant rock and says the special words to open it. Inside, she finds a shocking surprise that tells her something very bad has happened. We'll pause the story here, at this suspenseful moment, before finding out what Marjana will do next. This episode is rated Grimmest.

Plus: California sees record venture capital funding this year. And OpenAI has paused new AI model training for two weeks. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus: China's Alibaba reports weaker earnings. And jet fighters destroyed a Russian naval drone that Romania says threatened hundreds of lives near a Black Sea gas platform. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for WSJ's free What's News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Nando Sommerfeldt und Holger Zschäpitz über die Unitree-Euphorie, gute Gründe für Gold und die große Bitcoin-Shorts-Liquidierung. Außerdem geht es um Merck & Co., Qiagen, Sartorius, Infineon, SUSS MicroTec, CXMT, Marvell Technology, Alphabet, Broadcom, KraneShares China Technology & Semiconductor STAR 50 Index ETF (WKN: A3CU6C), Walmart, Alibaba, Baidu, Deere, Goldman Sachs, Royal Bank of Canada, Jefferies Financial Group, Evercore, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, DocMorris, Amazon, Redcare Pharmacy, iShares Global Infrastructure UCITS ETF USD (thesaurierend) (WKN: A3D6N1), iShares Global Infrastructure UCITS ETF USD (ausschüttend) (WKN: A0LEW9). Am 2. Oktober findet unser „Alles auf Aktien“-Summit in Berlin statt. Mit dem Code „AAAFRIENDS“ sparst du 50 Prozent auf dein Ticket – aber nur unter folgendem Link: https://veranstaltung.businessinsider.de/event/financesummit26/summary?rp=c6dc55d6-6f4f-4fb4-b75f-3… Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und – ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Anzeige: Eight Sleep: Der Pod 5 reguliert die Temperatur im Bett automatisch, trackt Schlaf- und Gesundheitswerte ohne Wearable und kann so zu besserem Schlaf beitragen. Mit dem Code ALLESAUFAKTIEN erhaltet ihr auf https://www.eightsleep.com/allesaufaktien bis zu 350 Euro Rabatt. Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

The dominant structural shift explored is the erosion of document-based differentiation for MSPs and IT service providers, driven by advances in generative AI, regulatory mandates, and automation of AI detection and content creation processes. Regulatory requirements such as the EU AI Act are compelling vendors like Anthropic and Google to introduce invisible watermarks on machine-generated content, while vendors including OpenAI have yet to standardize this practice. At the same time, third-party entities such as BlazeHive are automating the production and humanization of AI-generated output, raising concerns about the long-term viability of artifacts as proof of human oversight or competency. Evidence cited includes Anthropic's implementation of invisible watermarks on content produced by its Claude model, fulfilling regulatory obligations and planning to release detection tools to third parties. The durability of these watermarks is limited: "light editing probably won't strip the mark, but a complete rewrite... will" according to Anthropic's own guidance. Market analysis by Ramp shows a ceiling on enterprise spend for premium AI models like Anthropic's Fable 5, with adoption of high-end models remaining restricted in practice, and cost pressures pushing organizations towards locally-run, unmetered models such as Alibaba's recent release. Additional developments reinforce the structural gap in process and talent. Channel Dive and Information Week report that IT providers face increasing difficulty deploying the AI tools they sell, not because the tools are unavailable, but due to a lack of engineering skill and process clarity. Gartner's research, as reported by Information Week, identifies that failures in deploying AI agents stem from breakdowns in business process definition, not deficiencies in the technology. These trends illustrate that service providers' core asset is not tooling but an explicit, transparent process with clear review and accountability—something that automation and documentation alone cannot supply. For MSPs and IT service providers, these trends create risks around vendor substitution, diminished artifact value, and increased client scrutiny. The implication is a need to codify review standards and accountability practices for deliverables, as automated AI output can no longer serve as a market differentiator, and clients now have both the suspicion and means to probe the origins of documents. Differentiation will shift toward the ability to transparently describe, defend, and consistently execute meaningful human review and oversight—not merely the ability to generate professional-looking outputs. Providers who cannot articulate and document their review process may find themselves commoditized or excluded from competitive evaluations. 00:00 The Mark Arrives Everywhere  03:11 A Test That Can't Come Back No 06:38 Nobody Can Answer With the File 09:24 Why Do We Care?    Supported by:  OpenText Guardz 

In today's MadTech Daily, we discuss critics arguing that Google's new Search Console feature masks the decline in AI-driven traffic, Alibaba's Qwen becoming the world's most downloaded open-weight AI model, surpassing Meta and Google, and an IAB report finding that Australian agencies are pushing for greater transparency in programmatic DOOH.

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Apple made peace with the EU, unveiling new App Store terms and a 5% Core Technology Commission. OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens, camera-equipped AirPods Ultra leaked, Alibaba's Qwen model blew past 1M downloads, and Harvey built its own legal model. Links Apple squashes EU beef with new App Store rules (The Verge) AirPods Ultra with cameras just leaked in video — and the privacy debate has already started (Tom's Guide) OpenAI debuts ChatGPT for Teens, a mode that limits high-risk chats about self-harm, eating disorders, violence, and more, and has studying tools and guardrails (The New York Times) Comcast is rolling out Wi-Fi motion sensing to its Xfinity XB7 and newer gateways, a free opt-in feature that enables its routers to detect movement at home (The Verge) Alibaba says its new open-source multimodal model, Qwen3.8-27B, passed 1M+ downloads within a few days of release, making it one of its fastest-growing models (The Information) Harvey announces Harvey Tenet, its first in-house, proprietary model for legal work, trained on mock disputes and case files using a version of Kimi K3 (Business Insider) Subscribe to the ad-free feed.

The US has threatened Canda with a 50% tariff on goods, with billions of dollars of trade at stake. But can Canada persuade President Trump to change course? We take a look into the talks that have been happening so far. We'll also explore Chinese tech giant Alibaba's latest move in the AI race.And we ask if changing jobs is becoming a gamble fewer workers are willing to take?

In this episode, Conor and Jaeden explore Apple's plans to enhance Siri by potentially paying publishers for content and its strategic move to introduce a proprietary AI model in China. They discuss what these developments could mean for the Chinese and U.S. markets and how they may reshape the user experience with Siri.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lE63ODs2uLkGet the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: https://aibox.aiExplore the AI Mindset learning platform: https://www.ai-mindset.ai/coursesJoin our AI Hustle Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/aihustleChapters00:00 Apple's AI ambitions and global implications02:04 First US company approved to deploy AI in China04:23 Challenges of AI model performance and user trust06:25 Alibaba's role as a training partner for Apple09:02 User preferences: cloud vs on-device AI10:04 Practical uses of on-device AI for everyday tasks11:04 Edge cases and the value of on-device AI12:10 Apple's potential impact on user privacy and experience13:08 Tools and strategies for AI model comparison13:35 Call to action/support podcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/upgrade/633 http://relay.fm/upgrade/633 Jason Snell and Myke Hurley Oops! All segments! This week we've got Snell Talk (tea), Upstream (Apple TV), Lawyer Up (regulations), Rumor Roundup (new iPhones), The Betails (final betas?), and Ask Upgrade! Oops! All segments! This week we've got Snell Talk (tea), Upstream (Apple TV), Lawyer Up (regulations), Rumor Roundup (new iPhones), The Betails (final betas?), and Ask Upgrade! clean 5941 Oops! All segments! This week we've got Snell Talk (tea), Upstream (Apple TV), Lawyer Up (regulations), Rumor Roundup (new iPhones), The Betails (final betas?), and Ask Upgrade! This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Shipaton, from RevenueCat: The world's biggest mobile hackathon for people who actually ship. Scribe: AI-powered workflow documentation. Get your first month free. Keeper: Get 60% off personal and family plans. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Check out Upgrade merch! Submit Feedback Twelve – The Enthusiast New Mexico Tea Company Assam Breakfast | Organic – New Mexico Tea Company 'Ted Lasso' Season 4 Enters The Pitch With Record Premiere Audience Eddy Cue said the thing we wanted to hear on future Ted Lasso seasons - 9to5Mac Apple TV just added a bunch of classic movies to stream for free - 9to5Mac Apple TV Could Gain Major Warner Bros. Titles via Acquisition - MacRumors Apple Hires American Airlines' Nate Gatten as Government Affairs Chief - Bloomberg Trump Administration Opposes Any Plan by Apple to Use Chinese Memory Chips, Lutnick Says - WSJ Apple trains its own AI model for China market with Alibaba's support, sources say | Reuters Apple trained its own AI model for China with help from Alibaba | The Verge Apple and Epic argue over how much Apple should get from purchases made outside the App Store | The Verge Epic responds to Apple's bid for settlement talks in App Store case - 9to5Mac Supreme Court to Hear Apple Appeal Over Contempt Ruling - Bloomberg macOS Tahoe 26.7 is Full of References to Unreleased Apple Products - MacRumors Apple's Camera-Equipped AirPods Confirmed: See Them in Action - MacRumors Tim Cook: Apple will ‘double down on secrecy on products' | The Verge Cortex - Relay Apple's Glass-Centric 20th-Anniversary iPhone Remains on Track for 2027 - Bloomberg Leaker: All-Glass 2027 iPhone Still on Track Despite Cancellation Rumors - MacRumors Exclusive | Apple in Talks to Pay Publishers to Improve AI-Powered Siri - WSJ Report: Apple seeks publisher deals to give Siri AI better access to current events - 9to5Mac Apple Now Stockpiling More Components Amid Rising Prices - MacRumors iOS Version History Chart – Thinky Bits Everything New in iOS 27 Beta 5 - MacRumors Here's what's new with iOS and macOS 27 beta 6 - 9to5Mac Golden Gate Beta 6 Turns Stoplights into Liquid Glass - 512 Pixels Daring Fireball: Nature Is Healing: MacOS 27 Golden Gate Beta 6 Adds Redesigned Traffic Light Window Controls RedirectWeb StrawPoll Timery: Time Tracker Where I Have Been –The Enthusiast

In today's MadTech Daily, we discuss Apple overhauling app tracking consent rules following a German antitrust probe, France's top court blocking an under-15 social media ban in a setback to Macron, and Alibaba offloading its gaming unit Lingxi Games to Trustar Capital in a USD$1.5bn (£1.12bn) deal.

Copper has overtaken iron ore as BHP’s biggest earnings engine for the first time, as the mining giant delivers a 30% jump in underlying profit and its highest dividend in four years. Michelle Martin looks at what BHP’s results tell investors about the long-term copper story. Meanwhile, Meta faces a potentially enormous legal test over allegations surrounding social-media addiction, and Alibaba sharpens its focus on AI with the sale of its gaming business. Plus, which industry is being hit by climate change?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A.M. Edition for Aug. 17. For the second time in three days, NATO warplanes on Sunday were forced to shoot down a drone in alliance airspace. WSJ Brussels bureau chief Daniel Michaels says that while electronic jamming could make the drone incursions an accident, some countries fear Russia is deliberately probing European air defenses. Plus, the Colorado River's water crisis worsens as Lake Powell joins Lake Mead at record lows. And we'll look at the race among job seekers to write AI experience into their résumés. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Qwen is the story of Alibaba's (BABA) growth, says Dave Nicholson of Futurum. He adds that it raises "huge price pressure" concerns for Alphabet (GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (META) as Alibaba's model threatens to take more market share. Dave examines some of the other biggest names in Chinese tech, including Baidu (BIDU), as investors express concerns of increased CapEx and shrinking ad revenue. He then turns to JD.com (JD) as a more "traditional" company. ======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/ About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

In der heutigen Folge sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Nando Sommerfeldt und Holger Zschäpitz über die Drohnen-Volte des Donald Trump, die erdrückende Passiv-Dominanz und unglaubliche Anthropic-Prognosen. Außerdem geht es um Unusual Machines, Red Cat Holdings, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, AeroVironment, Swarmer, ACSL, Parrot, Draganfly, Palantir Technologies, Cloudflare, Berkshire Hathaway, Alphabet, Apple, American Express, Walmart, Target, TJX Companies, Ross Stores, Home Depot, Lowe's, Toll Brothers, Analog Devices, Keysight Technologies, Deere & Company, Alibaba, Baidu, Pony AI, Xiaomi, Bavarian Nordic, Klarna Group, Lang & Schwarz, Tonies, CTS Eventim, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, Fabrinet, Geely Automobile Holdings, Reddit, SanDisk, Micron Technology, Bloom Energy, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), Nebius Group, Goldman Sachs, D.R. Horton, Delta Air Lines, Lennar, Constellation Brands, Nvidia, Amazon, Electronic Arts, FedEx Freight, Vista Energy, Porsche AG, Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF (WKN: A2DWAV). Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" findet Ihr bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Hier könnt ihr den AAA-Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.welt.de/newsletter/article232797673/Alles-auf-Aktien-Der-taegliche-Boersen-Newsletter-fuer-WELTplus-Abonnenten.html Und – ganz neu: AAA gibt es jetzt auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alles_auf_aktien/ Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Anzeige: Diese Folge enthält Werbung für Smartbroker+. Depot eröffnen, 30 € ETF als Bonus sichern und aus tausenden ETFs wählen. Smartbroker+ macht Investieren einfach. Alle Informationen gibt es unter: https://get.smartbrokerplus.de/triple-aaa-podcast2/ Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

In today's MadTech Daily, we cover Apple training its own AI model for China with Alibaba's help, Walmart Connect adding negative keyword controls for sponsored ads, and Audigent's brand disappearing as Experian absorbs it into its marketing services division.

What does investing like Warren Buffett look like now that the Oracle of Omaha has retired? Michelle Martin follows the money at Berkshire Hathaway as the Greg Abel era takes shape, with fresh bets on US housing and a bigger position in Alphabet. What might Berkshire be seeing in a difficult housing market, and is its growing appetite for tech really such a departure from the Buffett playbook? In China, Goldman Sachs is looking beyond the usual AI names to companies supplying the hardware behind the boom. Could printed circuit boards, data centres and robotics components offer another way into the AI trade - and how much should investors factor in geopolitics? On Wall Street, Home Depot, Target, Lowe’s and Walmart put the American consumer under the microscope, while minutes from the Federal Reserve’s divided July meeting could offer clues on where rates go next. Plus, Michelle goes Up or Down on Stripe’s US$7 billion OpenRouter deal, WuXi AppTec after its huge rally and Alibaba as Qwen passes three billion downloads. And why are Chinese consumers more optimistic about AI than Americans? Where might Singapore sit? Finally, Spider-Man crosses US$2 billion as Hollywood rediscovers the power of the big-screen blockbuster. Hosted by Michelle Martin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

De Fed-notulen komen eraan - wat Errol Keyner betreft hét moment om het nieuwe sausje dat Kevin Warsh over het voorzitterschap giet te bespreken. Warsh wil, in tegenstelling tot zijn voorganger Powell, spaarzaam zijn met zijn guidance, zodat beleggers zich daar minder door laten leiden. Een goed plan, vindt Keyner. Het heeft weinig toegevoegde waarde om voorspellingen over rente en inflatie te doen, die met veel onzekerheid zijn omgeven. Wel moet Warsh nu écht een keer boter bij de vis gaan doen, om die inflatie onder de 2% te duwen. Iets wat al vijf jaar niemand is gelukt... In Beurs in Zicht stomen we je klaar voor de beursweek die je tegemoet gaat. Want soms zie je door de beursbomen het beursbos niet meer. Dat is verleden tijd! Iedere week vertelt een vriend van de show waar jouw focus moet liggen. Te gast: Errol Keyner van de Vereniging van Effectenbezitters BNR Beurs is een journalistiek onafhankelijke productie, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Saxo. Over de makers: Jelle Maasbach is presentator van BNR Beurs en freelance financieel journalist. Zijn favoriete aandeel om over te praten is Disney, maar daar lijkt hij de enige in te zijn. Sinds de eerste uitzending van BNR Beurs is 'ie er bij. Maxim van Mil is presentator van BNR Beurs en journalist bij BNR, waar hij zich focust op de financiële markten en ontwikkelingen in de tech-wereld. Je krijgt hem het meest enthousiast als hij kan praten over ASML, of oer-Hollandse bedrijven zoals Ahold of ABN Amro. Jorik Simonides is presentator van BNR Beurs, economieredacteur en verslaggever bij BNR. Hij wordt er vooral blij van als het een keer níet over AI gaat. Je hoort hem ook in de BNR-podcast Moerdijk: dorp van de rekening. Milou Brand is presentator van BNR Beurs, freelance podcastmaker en columnist bij het Financieele Dagblad. Jochem Visser is presentator van BNR Beurs, maakt Beursnerd XL en is redacteur bij de podcast Onder Curatoren. Vraag hem naar obscure zaken op financiële markten en hij vertelt je waarom het eigenlijk nóg leuker is dan je al dacht. Over de podcast: Met BNR Beurs ga je altijd voorbereid de nieuwe beursdag in. We praten je in een kleine 25 minuten bij over alle laatste ontwikkelingen op de handelsvloer. We blijven niet alleen bij de AEX of Wall Street, maar vertellen je ook waar nog meer kansen liggen. En we houden het niet bij de cijfers, maar zoeken ook iedere dag voor je naar duiding van scherpe gasten en experts. Of je nu een ervaren belegger bent of net begint met je eerste stappen op de beurs, de podcast biedt waardevolle inzichten voor je beleggingsstrategie. Door de focus op zowel de korte termijn als de lange termijn, helpt BNR Beurs luisteraars om de ruis van de markt te scheiden van de essentie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Apple heeft een eigen AI-model getraind voor de Chinese markt, met steun van Alibaba. Dat melden bronnen aan persbureau Reuters. Apple leunde in China tot nu toe op Chinese modellen, omdat Amerikaanse AI-diensten er niet mogen. Verder opende Apple een nieuwe fabriek in Houston en haalt Microsoft de AI-avatar Mico uit de spraakmodus van Copilot. Stijn Goossens vertelt erover in deze Tech Update. Google, OpenAI en Anthropic mogen hun modellen niet in China aanbieden. Apple kreeg vorige maand toestemming om AI-functies op Chinese iPhones te leveren, op voorwaarde dat het daarvoor Chinese modellen gebruikt. Die update volgt de komende maanden. Volgens Reuters komt daar nu een eigen model bij, getraind met steun van Alibaba, dat met Qwen ook het model levert waarop Apple Intelligence in China leunt. Daarmee zou Apple het eerste Amerikaanse techbedrijf zijn met een eigen AI-model in China. Apple en Alibaba hebben het nieuws niet bevestigd. Apple opent nieuwe fabriek in Houston Apple opende donderdag een nieuw Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, waar de Amerikaanse handelsminister Howard Lutnick samen met topman Tim Cook het lint doorknipte. In de fabriek worden nu al AI-servers voor Apple zelf geassembleerd, en later dit jaar begint daar de productie van de Mac mini. Cook zit in zijn laatste weken als ceo en zal na september vooral het contact met overheden blijven onderhouden. Apple laat graag zien dat het werkgelegenheid en productie naar de Verenigde Staten haalt: vorig jaar kondigde het bedrijf aan meer dan 600 miljard dollar te investeren in Amerikaanse productie. Het gros van de Apple-producten wordt nog altijd in China en India gemaakt. Lutnick zei dat hij de Mac mini eerst voor een gewone desktopcomputer hield, tot Cook hem uitlegde dat er geavanceerde AI-modellen op kunnen draaien. Microsoft haalt AI-avatar Mico uit Copilot Microsoft presenteerde Mico eind vorig jaar: een blob met een gezichtje die expressie moest geven aan AI en die vooral zichtbaar was als gebruikers met Copilot spraken. Die rol is nu geschrapt. Volgens Microsoft blijft de avatar wel bestaan op het Learn Live-platform, waar Mico als tutor gebruikers door lesstof leidt. Het bedrijf zegt dat de lessen uit het experiment doorwerken in de verdere ontwikkeling van Copilot. De ingreep volgt op een reorganisatie eerder dit jaar, waarbij Microsoft de consumententak en de zakelijke tak van Copilot onder een gezamenlijke leiding bracht. Mico werd bij de introductie neergezet als de opvolger van Clippy, de paperclip die Microsoft-gebruikers in de jaren negentig hielp. Eerdere assistenten als Cortana en Rover werden eveneens stilgezet. Apple traint eigen AI-model voor China met steun van Alibaba China krijgt Apple Intelligence op de iPhone via Alibaba en Baidu Cook en Lutnick openen nieuwe Apple-fabriek in Houston Apple over de opening van het Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston Microsoft verplaatst Mico van de spraakmodus naar Learn Live Over de maker:Stijn Goossens is techredacteur en programmamaker bij BNR Nieuwsradio, met een focus op technologie, wetenschap en innovatie. Bij BNR Beter volgt hij de belangrijkste zorginnovaties, in de liveshows bespreekt hij het actuele technieuws en duidt hij nieuwe wetenschappelijke inzichten. Wekelijks test hij in De Schaal van Hebben de meest spraakmakende techproducten. Ook is hij te horen in de podcast Op de Zaak, met een inkijkje bij buitengewone mkb'ers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris and Jake Yap were two weeks from shutting down. A billion-dollar retailer had copied every product they launched and sold them for one tenth the price, then put it in the news - buy this coffee table from us for $499, or from them for $49. They'd burned their business savings, their personal savings, and taken out personal guarantee loans chasing speed. Jake was telling his wife he wasn't sure he could make rent. Then in those two weeks they made one switch that changed everything: instead of testing designs, they started testing problems. Little Lively launched last October, grew 30% compounding month on month, went worldwide in the same month it launched, and now spends around $600,000 a month on Meta. In this interview, Chris and Jake break down the exact testing framework that found their winning product, why they killed 700 SKUs to bet everything on one, and how they built an internal AI agent that runs across their entire company. What you'll learn in this interview: • The switch from testing designs to testing problems - and why it saved the business in two weeks • How they turned $10 wireless chargers off Alibaba into $300K cash in their first year • The Abundance Framework: testing up to 1,000 designs a week before ever committing to production • Why fast-fashion-style furniture drops became a vicious discount cycle that nearly killed them • How suppliers with 60-day payment terms effectively became their investors - and the relationship approach behind it • The 60 ROAS launch: what happens when you actually solve a real problem • Why they now welcome copycats - and how being 4-5 years ahead on the roadmap makes competitors into free marketing • Why they launched worldwide in the same month instead of proving one market first • "Australia is small and hard, the US is big and easy" - the contrarian take on market selection • Caesar: the company-wide AI agent living in their Slack that their team used to build an entire ERP system from scratch If you're running a DTC brand, drowning in SKUs and discounts, or trying to figure out how to find the one product worth betting everything on, this conversation will fundamentally change how you think about focus, product testing, and what it takes to come back from the brink. WANT TO GROW YOUR BRAND WITH META ADS? Join the Foundr Operators Waitlist → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/operators⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HOW WE CAN HELP YOU SCALE YOUR BUSINESS FASTER Learn directly from 7, 8 & 9-figure founders inside Foundr+ Start your $1 trial → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com/startdollartrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PREFER A CUSTOM ROADMAP AND 1-ON-1 COACHING? → Starting from scratch? Apply here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-start-application⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ → Already have a store? Apply here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-growth-application⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONNECT WITH NATHAN CHAN Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/nathanchan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanhchan/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONNECT WITH LIFELY Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/lifelyhome/ LinkedIn →https://www.linkedin.com/company/lifelyhome/ Website → https://lifely.com.au/ CONNECT WITH JAKE YAP LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-yap/ CONNECT WITH CHRIS YAP LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-yap-185964198/ FOLLOW FOUNDR FOR MORE BUSINESS GROWTH STRATEGIES YouTube → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/2uyvzdt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/foundr/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundr/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com/podcast⁠

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The episode's primary focus centers on the introduction of China-based Alibaba's new artificial intelligence (AI) model, which is positioned to rival existing US-developed models. This development has triggered concerns within the US federal government regarding the potential superiority of these foreign AI models and resulting security and data governance risks. The discussion further noted that recent import bans in the US have included consumer and business products containing AI elements, such as robotic vacuum cleaners, reflecting heightened regulatory scrutiny and caution toward foreign AI integration in both enterprise and consumer environments. Supporting details outlined that Chinese technology companies have released an increasing number of AI models, including both large-scale and smaller, task-specific models. According to the discussion, the trend toward “distilled” or smaller models, which are trained based on larger systems, introduces efficiency benefits but also creates concern about loss of fidelity or intelligence in iterative retraining. Reference was made to a lengthy public statement by Meta's CEO on the risks and advantages of model distillation and to US regulatory actions responding to these broad technology shifts. A key secondary topic was the launch of the Managed Intelligence Alliance (MIA), formed at ChannelCon 2026 to address AI standards, accreditation, and governance for MSPs. However, analysis pointed out that the Alliance's executive leadership is comprised primarily of large aggregators and vendors, with a notable absence of direct representation from operational MSPs. The structure involves engagement with Texas A&M University for association-building, but concerns were raised regarding industry self-regulation, stakeholder representation, and the practical function of such alliances for the broader MSP segment.TITLE: Probing Client AI Opportunities and Managing Leadership Meetings for MSPsQuestion of the Week: What are some good pre-sales probing questions to get the conversation going with a prospect around AI opportunities? AI: Chinese AI models, smaller/distilled models, and AI trainingMeetings: How to run better weekly leadership meetingsChannelCon: Managed Intelligence Alliance and MSP industry standardsTales from the Field: The value of a small MSP business The discussion concluded with practical implications for MSPs and IT service providers, emphasizing risk management, the importance of understanding both external technological developments and internal AI adoption, and the need for clear standards and governance amid evolving vendor and regulatory landscapes. The conversation highlighted the necessity for MSPs to critically assess tool adoption, process discipline in meetings, and asset valuation, while maintaining vigilance over the security, accountability, and ownership structures within emerging technology initiatives and industry alliances. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In today's MadTech Daily, we discuss an appeals court allowing thousands of addiction lawsuits against Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap to proceed, YouTube raising the bar for creators to join its monetisation program, and Alibaba testing paid tiers for its Qwen AI assistant. 

Our 254th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!Recorded on 08/09/2026Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie HarrisFeel free to email us your questions and feedback at andreyvkurenkov@gmail.com and/or hello@gladstone.aiRead out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/In this episode: Multiple frontier AI systems (OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Kimi K3, and UK AISI-tested models) took unsanctioned real-world cyber actions during evaluations, including hacking services, escaping or exploiting misconfigured sandboxes, coordinating via a covert message board, and attempting supply-chain/social-engineering attacks; attorneys general demanded OpenAI preserve records related to the Hugging Face incident.Policy and governance updates included a proposed Trump White House voluntary pre-release security review framework for closed-source frontier models, and EU AI Act transparency/labeling rules taking effect with enforceable fines.Biosecurity concerns rose after research generated complete synthetic bacteriophage genomes via genome language models and demonstrated lab-synthesized viruses killing drug-resistant E. coli, alongside calls for stronger DNA screening and detection.Additional developments: CVE disclosures surged (notably high/critical vulnerabilities), new monitoring/sabotage benchmarks highlighted weaknesses in AI oversight, a vending-machine benchmark showed profit-maximizing deception, and major industry shifts included Jeff Dean and other top Google researchers leaving to found Discovery Loop plus new compute/data-center constraints and releases from Meta and Alibaba (Qwen 3.8 Max).Timestamps (note - these don't take into account dynamically inserted ads and therefore may be off by a couple of minutes):(00:00:10) Intro / Banter(00:02:17) News Preview(00:03:19) Response to listener commentsPolicy & Safety(00:14:30) OpenAI's rogue AI agent didn't stop at hacking Hugging Face | The Verge + OpenAI Didn't Notice Its AI Agents Using a Message Board to Plan Their Hacking Spree + 15 attorneys general have instructed OpenAI to preserve all materials related to the Hugging Face hack(00:43:51) Anthropic Says Its A.I. Systems Broke Into Computers at 3 Organizations - The New York Times(00:51:14) Meta AI model hacks another company during testing(00:52:11) One of China's Most Powerful AI Models Has Also Escaped Containment | WIRED(00:56:12) Incident Report: unsanctioned agent behaviour during cyber testing(01:02:32) Trump White House Readies AI Framework to Review Security Risks - The New York Times(01:05:45) This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature - The New York Times + Scientists Used AI to Create 16 New Viruses(01:16:03) Europe's AI labeling and transparency rules are now in effect | The Verge(01:18:58) Serious cyber vulnerability disclosures kept climbing in July(01:21:13) ResearchArena: Evaluating Sabotage and Monitoring in Automated AI R&D(01:25:34) Claude Opus 5 became downright ruthless when tasked with running a vending machine | TechCrunchTools & Apps(01:28:34) Meta debuts Muse Code to take on Anthropic and OpenAI(01:32:36) Improving Fable 5 Safeguards AnthropicApplications & Business(01:33:50) Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch their own startup | TechCrunch(01:40:38) Google DeepMind enters a new era as co-founder Demis Hassabis shifts AI role(01:43:40) Anthropic signs $10B deal with AI cloud startup Volta | TechCrunch(01:44:53) Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand - Ars TechnicaProjects & Open Source(01:49:56) Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max AI Model Claims Benchmark Scores Rivaling Anthropic - BloombergSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Everyone in AI is talking about open-weight models right now. Some see them as the ticket to faster, more efficient development; others see them as an economic threat; they're either a security risk or the only security solution, depending who you ask. The Verge's Robert Hart explains how open-weight models work, why they're suddenly at the center of discussions about AI safety, and whether the only way to stop a bad guy with AI is a good guy with AI. Further reading: The next Xbox could play every Xbox game ever made Microsoft is bringing Xbox 360 games to PC Apple briefly yanked Telegram from the App Store over CSAM violations These trackable batteries could help you locate a missing camera OpenAI's rogue AI agent didn't stop at hacking Hugging Face We're running out of reasons to ignore AI safety Anthropic says Claude accidentally hacked real companies too China's Alibaba takes another swipe at America's AI supremacy OpenAI's biggest threat may just be open AI Nvidia, Microsoft launch open AI security alliance — without OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic Subscribe to The Verge for unlimited access to theverge.com, subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed. We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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On the first trading day of August, David Faber and Jim Cramer explored several developments of importance to the markets; The U.S.-Japan joint intervention to prop up a yen trading at 40-year lows; Stocks jump as oil prices tumble on hopes for a diplomatic solution to the U.S.-Iran conflict; AstraZeneca reportedly in merger talks with Bristol Myers Squibb to create a nearly $400 billion pharmaceutical giant. Also in focus: Starbucks gets upgraded, SpaceX hits new lows ahead of its Tuesday earnings report, Alibaba's AI bounce, a look at whether July's biggest stock losers can rebound in August, the Dow aims for a five-month win streak, the 19th anniversary of Cramer's "They know nothing!!" Fed rant.   Squawk on the Street Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Last week, Ralph, along with our constitutional law expert, Bruce Fein, organized another symposium in Washington DC on impeaching Donald Trump. On today's program, we play you highlights from that symposium with eight of the participants, each of whom are going to give listeners their perspective on why Donald Trump should be impeached even before the midterm elections.The rhetoric from many Democratic leaders has not kept up with the horror and the urgency of what [Donald Trump] is inflicting on America and the American people. He has moved very, very quickly to develop a fascist dictatorship embodying a kleptocratic corporate state that is marked by non-regulation, tax cuts for the wealthy, and tax escapes for the wealthy and major corporations, as well as expanded corporate welfare in the midst of personal and institutional two-way bribery and extortion. It's very important to punctuate the seriousness of what he's already done.Ralph NaderCelinda Lake is a political strategist and president of Lake Research Partners.What I love about polling is: conventional wisdom is wrong about 90% of the time, plus or minus 5%. Beltway conventional wisdom is wrong about 100% of the time, plus or minus 5%. So, “Everybody knows impeachment is unpopular.” No, it's not. It's very popular. A majority of people support it. “Everyone knows that it'll energize the other side.” No. The other side, to the extent they're going to be energized, they're already energized. We need to energize our side. We need to get our people out to vote… “Everyone knows it's very volatile.” No, it's not. Attitudes about impeachment track with job performance… And finally, “Everybody knows that nobody understands impeachment.” Well, frankly, voters understand it better than a lot of elected officials.Celinda LakeSuparna Reddy is the Senior Counsel for Free Speech For People.Let us be clear: Congress should impeach and remove Trump for each and every one of these hundreds of offenses. And we have a duty to record his every abuse of power. But in the process, we should not miss the forest for the trees— Trump is intentionally and systematically dismantling our democratic institutions to consolidate his own power and line his own pockets.Suparna ReddyRichard Painter is the S. Walter Richey professor of corporate law at the University of Minnesota Law School and was the chief White House ethics lawyer from 2005 to 2007.We have seen serious, indeed, tragic financial conflicts of interest in the executive branch never before seen in the history of our country—unless we look at our very early Presidents who held vast plantations with slave labor, a clear economic conflict of interest with their official duties. A conflict of interest shared by many Senators and Representatives and Justices of the Supreme Court, and indeed a tragic conflict of interest for the first eighty years of our history that ended only with a bloody civil war. But since then, we have not had at least a President who is embroiled in financial conflicts of interest with his official duties.Richard PainterDoug Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, specializing in foreign policy and civil liberties.We need to make a persuasive argument for people, whether they like Donald Trump or not, to understand the Constitution transcends this President. The Constitution transcends future Presidents and future crises. We need to convince Americans across the political spectrum to stand with the rule of law, to stand with accountable government, to stand with an accountable executive, responsible legislatures. History tells us that one person making these decisions is not good. Plenty of authoritarians in the past have made these decisions and brought their countries to disaster.Douglas BandowErwin Chemerinsky is the Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.We're now at a moment when the federal government is a threat to our rights. The actions of the Trump administration are unprecedented in the violations of the Constitution. And so I think it's crucial that state and local governments step in so as to protect rights. It's interesting that through American history, Federalism has always been equated, states' rights have always been equated with regressive policies… But now it's time for progressives to use states' rights and look for the opportunities for states to safeguard our constitutionErwin ChemerinskyKeira Havens is a United States Air Force veteran, a former scientist, and a longtime political activist. She is the executive director of Citizens' Impeachment.Everybody has agency. Everybody has a role that they can play. Everybody can take action. As a private citizen, I can say, “Man, there are a lot of things wrong with what's happening.” In fact, I wrote several articles of impeachment: tyranny, treason, obstruction of justice, and of course, corruption, right? Members of Congress have more power than that. They need to do more than say things. They have to take action. Courage is an action. It's what you do after you say the words that really matters. And every single member of Congress is able to take action. They are able to introduce articles of impeachment, and they are refusing.Keira HavensJessica Denson is a former Trump staffer and founder of the Removal Coalition.The American people (and particularly Democratic primary voters) are looking for fighters. For God's sake, what could you do better than to exert the power that you have—this one privilege in the House, Rule 9, that gives any member of the Congress, including the minority, the ability to force a vote any time. Why would you sit on that? Why would you wait? Instead, in my activism, I've had to resort to relying on literally one Congressman. This is so pathetic. He is a dear friend, and I am so grateful for him. But to this day, I think it is pathetic that I have to rely on one Congressman to bring forth articles of impeachment and force votes, and that's Representative Green.Jessica DensonNews 7/31/26* Our top stories this week have to do with the Democratic National Committee. Several stories have recently come out about DNC Chair Ken Martin, ranging from interpersonal issues to his utter failure to raise money for the Democratic Party. The most stunning example of this comes from NOTUS, which reports that Martin “put [the DNC's] physical headquarters up for collateral last year in order to obtain a $15 million line of credit to help invest in off-year elections.” While the party has used this mechanism before, it underlines the gaping disparity between the DNC, which is currently over $2 million in debt compared to the Republican National Committee (RNC), which can boast $128.5 million cash on-hand.* Compounding the issues of the already cash-strapped DNC, the New Republic reports the Democratic National Committee was scammed out of nearly $29,000 by an email from someone pretending to be Chair Ken Martin last year. DNC spokesperson Mia Ehrenberg is quoted saying “The DNC takes seriously our duty to protect the funds provided to us by millions of patriotic Americans chipping in to fund our mission…this was a one-off mistake that was promptly caught and addressed, and no similar issues have occurred since.” That said, only $7,000 worth of this money has been recovered. As TNR puts it, “This has all been very embarrassing. Martin can't raise money, can't keep money, and can't unite the base under the big tent' he likes to talk about.” Martin may also be facing an outright rebellion led by party insiders.* One surprising proposal to this effect is coming from a very unlikely source. The Hill reports veteran Democratic strategist James Carville, while tearing into Martin, opened the door to former DNC Vice-Chair David Hogg taking the reins. Carville said the DNC appears “dysfunctional” and that the committee needs to “figure out a way maybe they could be somewhat relevant,” adding that “If David Hogg wants to take it over, I ain't stopping you…Go ahead, man, I don't really care.” This is a stark turnabout from Carville's position on Hogg when the latter was in DNC leadership; back then, Carville dismissed him as “a contemptible little twerp.” In an interview, Hogg highlighted this exact reversal, while simultaneously saying that he did not want to lead the crumbling Democratic Party organization. Ben Wikler, the former Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair who challenged Ken Martin in 2025 has also resisted calls to take over the DNC, with rumors circulating that he is gearing up to run for Senate in the Badger State next cycle. While pressure continues to mount on Martin, alternative leadership remains elusive.* Speaking of lackluster leadership, Sources Say News reports Capitol CNCT has launched The Scoop which they describe as “a confidential rating system that lets current and former Hill staffers weigh in on the members and offices they have worked for.” As one might imagine, some reviews are extremely scathing. This piece cites one that reads, “Leadership is abusive. Lies about promotions and bonuses…This place will leach at your mental health like a vampire…Beware.” Sources Say highlights the fact that “Unlike most workplaces, Congress has no HR department, which means bad behavior by members and senior staff can go unreported and unchecked for years.” The new site verifies that the posters are or were real employees of these offices, but keeps their names anonymous to protect them from retaliation.* In more news from Congress, POLITICO reports Maryland Representative and House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin is launching a new investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, this time focusing on whether the deceased sex offender and financier acted as an unregistered foreign agent. In a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, Raskin writes that “Jeffrey Epstein never registered as a foreign agent…Yet numerous recently released documents now show he acted aggressively on behalf of multiple foreign governments, including several with interests adverse to the United States, in order to influence policies of the first Trump Administration.” The declassified files reveal that Epstein “offered to serve as a conduit between Saudi Arabia and members of the Trump administration, consulted with Russian officials on engaging with the president and advised former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.” This inquiry is likely to raise fresh questions about not only Epstein's role working on behalf of foreign governments, but his possible connections with intelligence and espionage organizations including the CIA and Mossad.* Other progressive members of Congress, led by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, have issued a formal response to a new Trump administration report on Cuba. These members interpret this report – which claims that the tiny Caribbean nation of 10 million people has “waged a sustained campaign” to “conquer” the United States and is backing “left-wing terrorism on American soil” – is in fact an instrument the administration plans to use to persecute “Trump's perceived political enemies.” Omar, joined by Representatives Jim McGovern, Delia Ramirez, Rashida Tlaib, AOC and more, contend that Trump is “hell-bent on taking America back 70 years to the height of Cold War McCarthyism, when hawkish foreign policy was paired with unsubstantiated accusations of communist subversion and political repression against dissidents at home.” The administration report singled out several organizations and activists, including the National Lawyers Guild, Hasan Piker, and campus activist Isra Hirsi, daughter of Congresswoman Omar. This from Common Dreams.* In more news from the left, POLITICO reports Donavan McKinney – who is challenging incumbent Congressman Shri Thanedar in Detroit – picked up a major batch of endorsements this week from members of the Congressional Black Caucus. These new endorsers include Representatives Steven Horsford, the former chair of the CBC, along with Lateefah Simon and Ayanna Pressley. These endorsements, particularly that of Congressman Horsford, are notable because Thanedar retains the support of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and his deputies, Representatives Pete Aguilar and Katherine Clark. McKinney said he was “honored” by these endorsements, adding that he “[looks] forward to working alongside these incredible leaders to pass critical legislation to protect voting rights, get big money out of our politics, and ensure all families have access to the resources they need to not just survive, but to truly thrive.” McKinney's primary will be held on August 4th, along with the more closely watched Senate primary between progressive Abdul El-Sayed and his moderate, establishment-backed opponent Haley Stevens.* Meanwhile, in New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani continues to fulfill campaign promises at an astonishing rate. First, Forbes reports that Mamdani has officially introduced a $124.7 billion city budget which includes funding for five city-run grocery stores which will sell staple foods at a 30% discount compared to private grocery stores. These staples are set to include produce, dairy, bread, select meat and seafood, and approximately 20 other products. Being city-owned, these stores will not have to pay rent or property taxes, ensuring they can operate more cheaply than their competitors in the private sector. This piece notes that similar experiments in smaller cities like Baldwin, Florida, and Erie, Kansas proved unsustainable financially, while proposals in Chicago and Kansas City struggled to get off the ground. There is reason to believe New York will prove a different matter entirely, but that remains to be seen. At the same time, Jacobin reports Mamdani is launching a new initiative called “Talk to Tenants,” which will “send volunteers door-to-door in buildings with chronic housing code violations, connecting renters with organizing resources, neighborhood organizations, and training on tenants' rights and how to build tenant associations.” This effort will be led by the Office of Mass Engagement in partnership with the Office to Protect Tenants. It is extremely encouraging to see Mamdani utilizing a varied array of tools at his disposal – including both direct action by the city as on grocery stores or using city resources to promote the formation of non-governmental organizing efforts – in order to achieve his vision of a just and affordable American metropolis.* In more troubling, if not surprising, news, the Wall Street Journal is out with a new report finding that the Department of Justice is giving a green light to corporate criminals. The Journal cites examples ranging from Alibaba to Boeing and EagleBank to Abbott Laboratories where the Trump DOJ “declined to charge companies even when prosecutors thought executives or managers were involved in the wrongdoing.” This follows from directives given by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who has “said prosecutors shouldn't view prosecuting companies as their goal and should instead focus on holding individual wrongdoers accountable.” This piece cites a December speech by Blanche in which he stated that “Companies don't go to jail, people do.” Yet, it seems that under the Trump Justice Department, neither do.* Finally, in more corporate news, the antitrust lawsuit filed by over a dozen state attorneys general has at least temporarily succeeded in halting the mega-merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and the Ellisons' media conglomerate, Paramount Skydance. After the lawsuit was filed, a federal judge in Oakland ordered a pause on the deal, and since then, the Ellisons themselves have agreed to put the merger “on ice” pending the outcome of the trial, Variety reports. This piece also highlights the private sentiments of anonymous Warner Bros. executives who apparently hope that the deal hits a “legal landmine” and is ultimately “nixed.” However, in an internal memo, David Ellison maintained that “the facts and the law are on our side, and a full hearing will demonstrate why the plaintiffs' arguments should not prevail.”This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe