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Podcasting 2.0 August 14th 2026 Episode 267 - "Chocolove" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00 - THE SPOTIFY "SKIP AHEAD" BUTTON — THE BIG ONE What it is: Spotify is testing a button that appears on the playback screen the moment it thinks you'd want to skip — an intro, a sponsorship message, or an entire ad break. It is bigger than everything else on screen. One tap drops you at the end of the break, back in the show. Premium subscribers only, selected markets including US and UK, and only when the app is in the foreground. Who broke it: James Cridland at Pod News, 4 August 2026 — an exclusive. Spotify never announced it. Semafor and most of the trade press picked it up afterwards; Cridland noted on air this week that some of them ran it without credit. The number that makes it different from a skip button: Cridland's arithmetic — skipping a typical ad break by hand is nine presses of the 15-second button, plus a correction tap when you overshoot. Skip Ahead is one. "Some people have said, oh, but you've been able to skip for years and this is no different. But a button that only appears when it's stuff that Spotify thinks you should be skipping is a start." It skips other people's money: the button fires on third-party ads — Acast, Odyssey, the New York Times — and on ads inside Spotify's own shows. It even skipped Search Engine's read for its own paid tier, PJ Vogt pitching Incognito Mode. One half of Spotify sells advertisers reach; the other half hands listeners a button to leave. Spotify's answer, and the trapdoor in it: Spotify told Cridland it is "not affecting ad delivery." True only if delivery means to the device. Cridland: "If ad delivery is to the listener's ear, which is actually what people are paying for..." — the download still counts, the ad still gets billed, the human never hears it. Spotify's other defence: the button merely shows where other listeners already skip. Cridland: "I'm not entirely sold on that, but if that's what Spotify say, I mean they wouldn't lie."

In this in-depth VSRF Live interview, New Zealand whistleblower Barry Young recounts how he went from trusted senior Oracle database administrator at Health New Zealand to facing a potential seven-year prison sentence. After building and maintaining the national COVID vaccination payment system, he observed clear clusters of deaths in the data. When internal warnings were ignored, he made a protected disclosure and later released fully anonymised records. Barry explains that the actual criminal charges have nothing to do with leaking data - they relate solely to routine database exports he performed as part of his job weeks earlier. Nearly 1,000 days after his dramatic armed-police arrest he still has no trial date. He details how the original protected-disclosure email was hidden for almost a year, how forensic evidence collapsed under scrutiny, and how Health New Zealand's own top lawyer declared any examination of the mortality data “unnecessary” while elevating a non-existent privacy breach above potential loss of life.

LIVE AKASHIC BREAKAWAY ORACLE READINGS | Julia AnchorHaven – TSP #2772Tonight, Julia AnchorHaven returns to the Typical Skeptic Podcast for a special evening of LIVE Akashic Breakaway Oracle readings!Julia will introduce the newly released Breakaway Oracle Card Deck, created with John Whitberg, and use its powerful imagery and messages to offer intuitive readings for members of the live audience.Julia AnchorHaven is a world traveler, Akashic oracle reader, Violet Flame Reiki Master, Access Consciousness Practitioner, Quantum Crystal and Sound Therapist, mystical wellness guide and alleged Secret Space Program experiencer.We'll discuss the inspiration and creative process behind the Breakaway Oracle deck, how the cards connect with Akashic memory retrieval, and how intuitive tools may help people uncover patterns, receive guidance and reconnect with their inner truth.Then we'll open the floor for LIVE audience readings. Bring a question, join us in the chat and see what the cards may reveal!Typical Skeptic Podcast #2772Wednesday, August 12, 20267 PM EasternHosted by Robert KalilDonations and support are never required but are always sincerely appreciated. Readings will depend on available time and are not guaranteed.Support the Typical Skeptic Podcast:PayPal: PayPal.me/typicalskepticmediaCash App: $kalil1121Venmo: @robert-kalilBuy Me a Coffee: BuyMeACoffee.com/typicalskepticPatreon: Patreon.com/typicalskeptic⚠️ **DISCLAIMER:** The experiences, interpretations and claims discussed by guests are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Typical Skeptic Podcast or the platforms carrying this broadcast. Some subjects discussed involve disputed or unverified claims. This program is presented for educational, entertainment and open-discussion purposes. Use your own discernment.#TypicalSkepticPodcast #TypicalSkeptic #KimberlyLusanna #SuperSoldier #SecretSpaceProgram #SSP #MILAB #MKUltra #ProjectStargate #RemoteViewing #MontaukProject #ProjectLookingGlass #CampHero #BlackProjects #BreakawayCivilization #DarkFleet #Kruger #Experiencer #Disclosure #UFO #UAP #Consciousness #PsychicAbilities #Paranormal #WeGoDeepYouDecide

One of the biggest problems with healthcare isn't a lack of data, but the fact that none of it is connected. We have lab results, wearables, environmental exposures, sleep scores, and medical records scattered in different places. Yet we're often left without a clear picture of what all that information actually means for our health. I sat down with Nasim Afsar to explore how artificial intelligence could help us bring those pieces together. We talked about using tools like Claude and Gemini for health questions, the limitations of today's AI models, privacy concerns, and why relying too heavily on numbers can disconnect you from what your body is telling you. We also look at where healthcare is headed, from continuous monitoring and predictive analytics to personalized prevention before symptoms become bigger problems. You'll hear about how to filter through biohacking noise, make smarter decisions with your health data, and use technology without letting it replace your own judgment.   "Large language models have access to a wealth of information that can help you better understand what your information says, and potentially brainstorm about what else could be going on." ~ Nasim Afsar   In This Episode: - The pillars of intelligent health - Using AI to analyze complex health symptoms - Best LLMs and wearables for health data - Avoiding health optimization overload - Monitoring and consolidating data for health intelligence - Bias in AI recommendations - How algorithms shape health information - Three steps to take charge of your health - AI health tools and where to get Nasim's book   Products & Resources Mentioned: Nasim Afsar's Book, Intelligent Health: A resource built to unify data, harness AI, and empower people to thrive. Get it at https://www.nasimafsarmd.com/book  Fresh-Pressed Olive Oil: Try a full-size $39 bottle for just $1 to cover shipping at https://getfreshwendy.com   Puori Grass-Fed PW1 Whey Protein: Use code WENDY20 to save up to 32% off your order and get a free shaker worth $25 at https://puori.com/wendy20  Tru Energy Skincare Bio Adaptive Hydration Oil: Try the oil and save up to $197 at trytruenergy.com/wendy5  Heavy Metals Quiz: Check your toxicity score and receive a free video series on how to detox your body. Take the quiz at https://heavymetalsquiz.com    About Nasim Afsar: Nasim Afsar, MD, MBA, is a visionary healthcare executive dedicated to transforming health and care across the globe. As the former SVP and Chief Health Officer at Oracle, Dr. Afsar led multiple business units, including the Health Transformation Office, where she partnered with delivery systems globally to advance clinical outcomes and operational excellence. She spearheaded Product Strategy, building a robust operational go-to-market framework and leading Global Market Strategy and Entry. Additionally, she established a dynamic marketplace for Third-Party Partnerships. She founded and chaired the Oracle Health AI in Healthcare, Retail in Healthcare, and Payers Steering Committees, driving transformative innovation for customers. At UCLA Health, she served as Associate Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer. You can learn more about her work at https://www.nasimafsarmd.com/    Disclaimer The Myers Detox Podcast was created and hosted by Dr. Wendy Myers. This podcast is for information purposes only. Statements and views expressed on this podcast are not medical advice. This podcast, including Wendy Myers and the producers, disclaims responsibility for any possible adverse effects from using the information contained herein. The opinions of guests are their own, and this podcast does not endorse or accept responsibility for statements made by guests. This podcast does not make any representations or warranties about guests' qualifications or credibility. Individuals on this podcast may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to herein. If you think you have a medical problem, consult a licensed physician.

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    I'm excited to welcome Bruce Cleveland to the show. He's a venture investor, former senior executive at Oracle. Siebel, Apple, and C3 AI, founder of Traction Gap Partners and author of the book, Market Engineering. Over the course of his career, he's helped build and invest in companies that have grown into billion dollar businesses. And his latest work argues that markets don't simply emerge, they are intentionally built.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR…founders, CEOs, marketers, product leaders, and entrepreneurs who want to understand how to intentionally create demand, shape markets, and become a category leader.   TODAY'S MAIN MESSAGE…building a great product is no longer enough to guarantee success. The companies that become market leaders today don't simply engineer products, they engineer markets by intentionally shaping how customers think about a problem and its solution. Bruce explains that through category design, positioning, messaging, storytelling, and thought leadership, organizations can create demand before they ever scale demand generation.   KEY TAKEAWAYS: Great product engineering is table stakes. Lasting market leadership comes from intentionally engineering demand. Creating or redefining a category helps companies compete on their own terms instead of someone else's. CEOs, not marketers, must own market engineering because they control the resources needed to build awareness and shape perception. As AI makes product development faster and more accessible, differentiation will increasingly come from positioning, storytelling, and creating a market customers recognize and value.   WHAT I LOVE MOST…Bruce challenges one of the most common assumptions in business: that the best product wins. He makes a compelling case that the real winners are the companies that teach the market how to think before anyone else does.   Running Time: 29:29 Subscribe on iTunes   Find Tiffani Online: LinkedIn Facebook X    Find Bruce Online: LinkedIn Website   Bruce's Book:  Market Engineering: Because Markets Don't Build Themselves

NEW! Little Big Affirmations Deck for Kids: Check it out.   Click here to Shop Affirmation Decks, Oracle Decks, and more! Use Promo code: RCPODCAST20 for 20% off your first order!   Today's Power Affirmation: I drink libations of high vibrations.   Today's Oracle of Motivation: When shit gets crazy, stay away from toxic distractions that might drown out your high vibrations. You have magic doing cartwheels inside your gut, waiting on your permission to come out and play. Release any doubt, attempting to sabotage your creativity. Kick your resistance gremlins in the teeth. Most of your worries will never happen, so do not give them power over you. Taking one small step will help propel you through anything life sends your way, even when the Cookie Monster steals your cookies. If you only drink libations of high vibrations, you'll never end up face-down-pants-down in the bushes.   Designed to Motivate Your Creative Maniac Mind The 60-Second Power Affirmations Podcast is designed to help you focus, affirm your visions, and harness the power within your creative maniac mind! Join us every Monday and Thursday for a new 60-second power affirmation followed by a blast of oracle motivation from the Universe (+ a quick breathing meditation). It's time to take off your procrastination diaper and share your musings with the world!   For more musings, visit RageCreate.com     Leave a Review & Share! Apple Podcast reviews are one of THE most important factors for podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please take a second to leave the show a review on Apple Podcasts! Click this link: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Hit “Listen on Apple Podcasts” on the left-hand side under the picture. Scroll down under “Ratings & Reviews” & click “Write A Review” Leave an honest review. You're awesome!  

A.M. Edition for Aug. 12. Centrist David Crowley scores an electoral upset in Wisconsin, narrowly defeating Democratic socialist Francesca Hong in a race to secure the Democratic nomination for governor. WSJ's Damian Paletta says Crowley's victory could mark a turning point for progressives. Plus, New York City launches a sweeping investigation into four prediction markets – probing Polymarket, Kalshi, Coinbase and Gemini Titan for alleged deceptive marketing practices and the targeting of minors. And could one of Hollywood's oldest studios be relocating from Tinseltown to Music City? 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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I was introduced to Sam Horn through JJ Virgin and the Unicorn Club, a mastermind of seven-figure female founders. We met poolside, instantly connected, and have been good friends ever since. Beyond friendship, Sam has become one of my personal mentors in leadership, communication, and storytelling. She's also advised organizations like NASA, Intel, Oracle, and TED, and her work has influenced leaders around the world.In this conversation, Sam and I talk about something deeper than business strategy or success tactics. We talk about what it means to live well in a world increasingly driven by fear, outrage, distraction, and disconnection.This episode is about becoming a force for good. About how the smallest moments — a conversation, an act of kindness, what we choose to pay attention to — shape not only our lives, but the emotional climate of the people around us. We explore the stories we tell ourselves, the energy we bring into a room, the difference between success and significance, and why so many people feel anxious and disconnected despite having more opportunity and information than ever before.Sam shares powerful insights on communication, leadership, relationships, gratitude, purpose, and legacy through the stories and wisdom of extraordinary people she's interviewed through her Force for Good Project. The result is a conversation filled with real-world lessons that genuinely make you pause and rethink how you're living.This is one of those conversations that stays with you long after it ends.WHAT WE TALKED ABOUTWhy fear spreads faster than wisdom in today's cultureThe difference between success and significanceHow attention shapes identity and experienceWhy "the stories we feed become the life we live"The power of becoming a force for good in ordinary momentsLeadership, communication, and the art of meaningful connectionWhy gratitude and presence are disappearing in modern lifeThe role of faith, love, and service in a fulfilled lifeHow entrepreneurs unintentionally build lives they don't enjoyWhat Fred Rogers, Oprah, Howard Behar, John Mackey and other influential leaders can teach us about humanity and meaningful leadershipWhy legacy isn't something we leave — it's something we leadHow to stay hopeful and grounded in a chaotic worldTIMESTAMPS00:00 Introduction to Sam Horn and how we met 02:15 Sam's journey from speaking and storytelling to the Force for Good Project 05:40 Why fear spreads faster than wisdom today 09:10 "The stories we feed become the life we live" 13:25 How attention shapes identity, energy, and relationships 17:40 The difference between success and significance 21:10 Why so many successful people still feel disconnected 25:00 Fred Rogers, Oprah, and lessons in humanity and leadership 29:15 Hospitality, presence, and making people feel seen 33:40 The role of gratitude, faith, and service in a fulfilled life 38:05 Why entrepreneurs accidentally build lives they don't enjoy 42:30 Communication, connection, and becoming unforgettable 47:00 What it means to become a force for good 51:20 Why legacy isn't something we leave — it's something we live 55:10 How to stay hopeful and grounded in a chaotic world 58:40 Final reflections and closing thoughtsLINKS & RESOURCESWant Sam to speak at your next event? Visit samhorn.comWant to hire Sam as your coach? Visit samhorn.comWant to be inspired by Sam's Force for Good Project? Visit samhorn.comSubscribe, rate, and review — and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it!

Wow! That August reading was accurate AF. Tune in to this episode to hear updates along with some lessons on becoming a one amazing oracle and Tarot card reader. Heather Danielle shares with you a few lessons from her Oracle 101 Course including essential classes in the Different Kinds of Decks, What to do before doing a reading, How to Bond with Your Deck, and How to use Cards with mediumship. This course will soon become The School of Oracle and Tarot. Grab the Oracle 101 course not for just $99 before the price rises when it becomes The School of Oracle & Tarot: https://heather-danielle.mykajabi.com/offers/dJk7zjsY Additional lessons include basics of Tarot, becoming a confident AF reader, how to never be nervous again doing readings, and many more will be added when it is switched over to the School or Oracle And Tarot. So grab it today if you don't already have it. Get your reading inside the Spiritual Life Society Facebook group. (Check out the pinned post) (20) Spiritual Life Society | Facebook Get your Friday Email here: www.spiritlanguage.com/spiritmail

NEW! Little Big Affirmations Deck for Kids: Check it out.   Click here to Shop Affirmation Decks, Oracle Decks, and more! Use Promo code: RCPODCAST20 for 20% off your first order!   Today's Power Affirmation: My life is a blast of growing opportunity because I never stop rage creating.   Today's Oracle of Motivation: File your fears into the fuck-it cabinet and show up to meet your muse. Opportunity is the direct result of creation. If you continue to create, you will continue to bring opportunity to life. No matter how hard it feels or how foggy your star quest looks, keep exploring the route! You may only be able to see what's directly in front of you, but you can still reach the stars that way. A dance with the creative universe awaits!   Designed to Motivate Your Creative Maniac Mind The 60-Second Power Affirmations Podcast is designed to help you focus, affirm your visions, and harness the power within your creative maniac mind! Join us every Monday and Thursday for a new 60-second power affirmation followed by a blast of oracle motivation from the Universe (+ a quick breathing meditation). It's time to take off your procrastination diaper and share your musings with the world!   For more musings, visit RageCreate.com     Leave a Review & Share! Apple Podcast reviews are one of THE most important factors for podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please take a second to leave the show a review on Apple Podcasts! Click this link: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Hit “Listen on Apple Podcasts” on the left-hand side under the picture. Scroll down under “Ratings & Reviews” & click “Write A Review” Leave an honest review. You're awesome!  

In This Episode Technology can create an opportunity, but without a system for accessing that opportunity, many talented entrepreneurs are still left on the sidelines. In this episode, Adi Klevit interviews Chaitra Vedullapalli, President and Co-founder of Women in Cloud, about entrepreneurship, technology, leadership, and the systems required to create economic access at scale. Chaitra shares her remarkable journey from coming to the United States as an immigrant and staying home for several years to building a technology career that included Oracle and Microsoft. She describes reinvention as one of her core competencies and explains how watching the evolution of technology taught her an important lesson: innovation moves quickly, but economic opportunity does not always move with it. Adi and Chaitra explore the infrastructure required to close that gap. Chaitra defines economic access as the ability to meaningfully participate in opportunity creation and wealth generation, including access to customers, capital, distribution channels, skills, influential networks, and decision-makers. She explains how Women in Cloud built programs around workforce readiness, marketplace acceleration, strategic partnerships, and leadership to create a repeatable pathway into opportunities that founders may otherwise struggle to reach. The conversation then turns to FoundHer World, an ambitious campaign built around collective action. Chaitra explains how spotlighting founders, creating go-to-market opportunities, connecting companies with major technology and enterprise ecosystems, and producing research can collectively unlock greater economic impact. Her message is closely aligned with the power of systems: big outcomes become more achievable when leaders clearly define the problem, build the right infrastructure, create repeatable pathways, and bring the right people together around a shared purpose.  

Original Youtube https://youtube.com/live/gqxtAHezkJE00:00 - Introducción y bienvenida al Live de Cierre (Miércoles 12 de agosto, 2026)01:30 - Sentimiento de mercado y rendimiento del S&P 50002:30 - Cifras de Inflación en EE.UU. (CPI subyacente y anual)04:50 - Expectativas de tasas de interés de la Reserva Federal (CME FedWatch)06:15 - Análisis de Índices de EE.UU.: Dow Jones, Nasdaq y Russell 200008:45 - Mercados Internacionales: DAX 40 (Máximos históricos), IBEX 35, China A50 y Nikkei 22512:45 - Previa de Earnings de Cisco Systems (CSCO)19:25 - Mercado Accionario: Caídas en MercadoLibre (MELI) y Meta24:25 - Análisis de Big Techs: Microsoft, Tesla, Amazon, Apple y Alphabet (Google)30:30 - Semiconductores y Tecnología: AMD, Nvidia, Intel, Micron y SanDisk34:50 - SpaceX: Análisis técnico y periodos de desbloqueo de acciones (Lock-up)38:10 - Reporte de Resultados Trimestrales en VIVO de Cisco Systems (CSCO)45:00 - Anuncio del curso "News Trader"48:00 - Previa del Calendario Económico: PIB del Reino Unido50:20 - Mercado Forex: Dólar Index, GBP/USD, EUR/USD y USD/JPY53:40 - Monedas Emergentes: USD/CLP, USD/COP y mínimos anuales en USD/MXN55:30 - Commodities: Tendencia en Oro, Plata y Petróleo WTI/Brent57:00 - Mercado Cripto: Comportamiento del Bitcoin58:00 - Q&A de la Comunidad: Comcast (CMCSA), Coeur Mining (CDE) y Rigetti Computing1:06:40 - Q&A: Nevius Group (NBIS), Oracle, Palantir y Aptera Motors1:09:50 - Recomendaciones finales y cierre de la transmisión

US stock indices closed mostly higher on Wednesday after strong results from AI companies and a relatively tame CPI print. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to near its record close, the Nasdaq gained 0.7%, and the Dow closed nearly flat. CoreWeave surged 19.3% after posting stronger-than-expected sales results. SMCI soared 19% after its revenue forecast came in above expectations. Chip producers gained following strong results from Tencent, while Temasek took fresh stakes in SK Hynix and Samsung. The results injected fresh optimism into AI infrastructure stocks amid their volatile start to the third quarter. Nvidia (+3%), Oracle (+5.4%), and Micron (+4.9%) were up. Meanwhile, new inflation data showed relatively stable core inflation, easing pressure on the FOMC to raise interest rates. Still, uncertainty over the return of energy supplies from the Middle East maintained inflationary concerns. Hyperscalers erased earlier gains, with Microsoft down 2.3%, Meta losing 3.4%, and Amazon shedding 1.8%.SPI down 24 - TLS results - CWY Bid - ANZ Update - Gold up - Oil downMarcus Today – Daily Market InsightsMarcus Today provides clear, practical commentary for self-directed investors – covering markets, portfolios, education, and decision-making without the noise. If you'd like to go further: Start a free 14-day trial of Marcus Today http://bit.ly/mt-trial-podcast Join Marcus Today Use code MTPODCAST for 10% off http://bit.ly/mt-join-podcast-offer MT20 – Managed ETF Portfolio A professionally managed portfolio run by Marcus Padley and the team, using ASX-listed ETFs with active market timing. http://bit.ly/mt20-podcast Principles – How We Think About Investing A short video series on timing, behaviour, and decision-making. No stock tips. http://bit.ly/mt-principles-podcast — Disclaimer This podcast is general information only and does not consider your personal circumstances. It is not personal financial advice. 

Aug 11, 2026 – Could AI be quietly steering your money into the next Enron? New Constructs CEO David Trainer reveals why the AI everyone's using for stock picks is dangerously blind—chasing hype while missing the accounting time bombs that sink...

NEW! Little Big Affirmations Deck for Kids: Check it out.   Click here to Shop Affirmation Decks, Oracle Decks, and more! Use Promo code: RCPODCAST20 for 20% off your first order!   Today's Power Affirmation: I am authentically and unapologetically me.   Today's Oracle of Motivation: When others tell you how you should act or feel, they disrespect your ability to write your own story, to play in your own game, to be the creator of your own creations. We all do it to each other. Playfully judo-chop the external goon squads who try to share your story to fit their molds, but also don't try to force others to fit your mold. We are all perfect just as we are. We all deserve the respect to complete our own missions. Always be authentically and unapologetically you!   Designed to Motivate Your Creative Maniac Mind The 60-Second Power Affirmations Podcast is designed to help you focus, affirm your visions, and harness the power within your creative maniac mind! Join us every Monday and Thursday for a new 60-second power affirmation followed by a blast of oracle motivation from the Universe (+ a quick breathing meditation). It's time to take off your procrastination diaper and share your musings with the world!   For more musings, visit RageCreate.com     Leave a Review & Share! Apple Podcast reviews are one of THE most important factors for podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please take a second to leave the show a review on Apple Podcasts! Click this link: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Hit “Listen on Apple Podcasts” on the left-hand side under the picture. Scroll down under “Ratings & Reviews” & click “Write A Review” Leave an honest review. You're awesome!  

Are you looking to save time, make money, and start winning with less risk? Then head to https://www.ovtlyr.com.Learn more about OVTLYR: https://youtu.be/TUCbD5KovlcIs buying the dip really the smartest move right now?In this video, we break down Joseph Carlson's top three stock picks and take a closer look at the bigger question every trader and investor has to wrestle with: do you buy when a stock is falling, or wait until the market starts showing you strength?The key idea is simple: stocks go through different market stages, and Stage 2 is where the real momentum can happen.We dive into:✅ Why buying a stock on the way down can leave you waiting months just to break even✅ How riding a confirmed uptrend can get you profitable faster✅ Uber, Meta, and Netflix, and what the charts are actually saying✅ How order blocks can help identify areas of support and resistance✅ Why earnings and major catalyst events can completely change a tradeThen we jump into the OVTLYR sector intelligence map to find where momentum is building. Materials and technology are standing out, with gold, silver, copper, and other areas showing strong signals.We also look at three stocks that stand out: AG, Uber, and Oracle.If you're trying to find stocks with real momentum instead of blindly buying every dip, this is one you'll want to watch.

I have a secret; should I tell? Maybe you have secrets too. What might be the impact of inflicting personal information on unsuspecting receivers? In AA they say: “You're only as sick as your secrets,” and there may be some truth in that. They say that once you've aired your dirtiest laundry, you can begin to heal, unafraid, with nothing to hide.On the other hand, you might be opening a pandora's box, as a result of your selfish need to expiate your guilt. There may be consequences and repercussions you never anticipated; hurt feelings, bewilderment - a loss of trust, ironically, just when it should be getting earned back.So I'm asking the oracle. Let's see what it advises…..

This solar eclipse is pretty shouty. It's in Leo, plus Jupiter is in Leo amplfying it. Not to mention, Mercury in Leo and Mars in Cancer. Quite the intense astrology. We talk about the energy of the eclipse, how to work with the energy, and some sweet reminders on ways to support yourself through it. If you're looking fo astrologers to resource, check out this week's reading. There's a list of Grace's favorites. We're with you in this. 

If you are looking for an AI-first small cap serving customers including Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Meta and Oracle, Nextech3D.ai just reported a major acceleration: 160 new customer contracts worth approximately $874,000 through early August 2026, versus 18 contracts worth approximately $55,470 during the same period last year.That represents approximately 1,476% growth in new contract value, alongside a 77% increase in average contract value and approximately 92% software gross margins.• Nearly 9X More Contracts: 160 new customer contracts versus 18 during the comparable 2025 period.• $874K in New Contract Value: Up from approximately $55,470 last year.• 92% Software Margins: High margins provide greater flexibility to invest in sales and continued growth.• Bigger Deals: Average contract value increased 77% to approximately $5,464 as Nextech expands its footprint within enterprise accounts.• CEO Alignment: Evan Gappelberg owns more than 30 million shares and recently purchased another 250,000 shares on the open market.Nextech3D.ai is pursuing a land-and-expand strategy across Eventdex, MapD and KraftyLab: win enterprise customers, introduce additional products and capture more of their event spending.Management is targeting relationships ranging from $10,000 to $100,000+, while some opportunities currently being pursued are described as multi-million-dollar, multi-year deals covering dozens of events.The company is also moving toward three-year contracts and expects to add six enterprise salespeople by the end of 2026, each carrying responsibility for more than $1 million in annual revenue.“This year, we've signed 160 new customer contracts, compared to just 18 during the same period last year. Contract value grew from $55,000 to $874,000. Average deal size is up 77%. Those aren't isolated metrics, they're signals that the market is responding to what we're building.”Nextech3D.ai is showing progress across several important enterprise software metrics: more customers, larger contracts, approximately 92% margins and longer-term agreements.With major enterprise relationships already established, the next phase is about converting those relationships into larger, deeper engagements while expanding the sales organization to pursue bigger opportunities.WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWSTRATEGIC IMPLICATIONSCEO EVAN GAPPELBERGINVESTOR TAKEAWAY

NEW! Little Big Affirmations Deck for Kids: Check it out.   Click here to Shop Affirmation Decks, Oracle Decks, and more! Use Promo code: RCPODCAST20 for 20% off your first order!   Today's Power Affirmation: I decorate my life with quality relationships, experiences, and purpose.   Today's Oracle of Motivation: The world influences our desires to crave higher quantities! More money. More sex. More friends. More followers. More cars. More undies! Sadly, higher quantities only create shallow satisfaction in the moment. To be truly happy, try befriending quality, not quantity. How can you take what is already part of your life to the next level? Instead of the job you hate that pays the most, how about one you love that pays enough? Instead of 20 Tinder dates a week with the world's best Photoshop con artists, how about 1 really strong, transparent, and beneficial relationship? The anchors of your happiness are already part of your life. How can you crack open the magic within? It's time to put on the silk undies and ditch the rest!   Designed to Motivate Your Creative Maniac Mind The 60-Second Power Affirmations Podcast is designed to help you focus, affirm your visions, and harness the power within your creative maniac mind! Join us daily for a new 60-second power affirmation followed by a blast of oracle motivation from the Universe (+ a quick breathing meditation). It's time to take off your procrastination diaper and share your musings with the world!   For more musings, visit RageCreate.com     Leave a Review & Share! Apple Podcast reviews are one of THE most important factors for podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please take a second to leave the show a review on Apple Podcasts! Click this link: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Hit “Listen on Apple Podcasts” on the left-hand side under the picture. Scroll down under “Ratings & Reviews” & click “Write A Review” Leave an honest review. You're awesome!  

Send us Fan MailJuly Episode — What's New in Cloud FinOpsEpisode SummaryIn this July episode of What's New in Cloud FinOps, Frank and SteveO cover a packed set of cloud and AI cost-management updates across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle, Alibaba, and OpenAI. The conversation focuses on how cloud vendors are changing pricing models, improving observability, and adding new ways to optimize compute, storage, and AI workloads.The standout theme is that AI and cloud economics are becoming more dynamic: pricing is shifting by usage pattern, time of day, workload type, and capacity model. The hosts also dig into how organizations can use these changes to improve governance, control costs, and make smarter architecture decisions.Top Topics CoveredAWS EKS and ECS GPU management fee reductionsAmazon CloudWatch intelligent tiering for logsAmazon S3 removing the 30-day minimum for storage class transitionsAWS Billing and Cost Management adding a cost efficiency widgetAWS Data Exports adding standardized Bedrock metadataAWS Lambda publishing logs for managed capacity providersAzure reservation exchange changes and legacy VM RI renewalsAlibaba Cloud time-of-day pricing for frontier AI modelsAlibaba model routing reference architectureOpenAI GPT model price cuts and Bedrock matching those ratesOracle bringing Gemini models into OCIGoogle Data Stream free tier for CDC writesAmazon OpenSearch Service optimized for log analyticsMicrosoft Marketplace single-click SaaS purchasesAWS sustainability dashboard adding water withdrawal dataKey TakeawaysAI pricing is getting more sophisticated.Providers are increasingly using variable pricing, off-peak discounts, and routing strategies to steer usage and improve margins.Cloud optimisation is moving deeper into the platform.Vendors are surfacing more native tools for cost visibility, efficiency scoring, and policy-driven automation.Storage and logging are becoming more cost-aware.New features in S3, CloudWatch, and OpenSearch help teams store more data for less while keeping observability usable.Governance and procurement remain critical.

Next.js is back after a quiet stretch with 16.3, promising "instant" navigations, leaner dev servers, better agent tooling, and faster builds. The TanStack crew keeps shipping too — TanStack Table hit v9.0 and TanStack AI is closing in on v1.0 with tool calling, reasoning, code sandboxes, and memory. Then there's the bad news: a new Shai-Hulud variant compromised a major maintainer and infected a pile of key-value storage and caching packages with over a billion combined monthly downloads.Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:10 - Next.js 16.39:22 - TanStack AI and TanStack Table 9.015:55 - Another npm supply chain attack27:07 - An update on the Deno v. Oracle lawsuit31:44 - Anthropic announced Claude broke containment too37:41 - Google Earth has to roll back an AI feature39:34 - An interesting Sam Altman tweet46:27 - What's making us happyNewsPaige: Another day another npm supply chain attackJack: TanStack AI and TanStack Table 9.0TJ: Next.js 16.3Lightning NewsNot to be outdone by OpenAI, Anthropic announced Claude broke containment tooAn update on the Deno v Oracle lawsuitGoogle Earth has to roll back an AI featureAn interesting Sam Altman tweetWhat's Making Us HappyPaige: Ride or Die miniseriesJack: Shin Kamen Rider movie and Vibe IslandTJ: OpenAI Shop and Perplexity SupplyThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. Join us in our Discord, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube.Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

Tesla takes a stand against giving FSD users control over their maximum speed, and many Tesla owners are not thrilled about the change. Plus: Tesla resolves its Cybertruck supplier emergency (for now), Ford gives the name and starting price for its upcoming affordable EV pickup built on its next-gen platform, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support my efforts, please check out my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/teslapodcast and consider a monthly or (10% discounted!) annual pledge. Every little bit helps, and you can support for just $5 per month. And there are stacking bonuses in it for you at each pledge level, like early access to each episode at the $5 tier and the weekly Lightning Round bonus mini-episode (AND the early access!) at the $10 tier! And NO ADS at any Patreon tier! Also, don't forget to leave a message on the Ride the Lightning hotline anytime with a question, comment, or discussion topic for next week's show! The toll-free number to call is 1-888-989-8752. NEW: Level up your business with NetSuite by Oracle! Get your free business guide, Demystifying AI, at https://www.netsuite.com/lightning INTERESTED IN A FLEXIBLE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR YOUR TESLA? Be a part of the future of transportation with XCare, the first extended warranty designed & built exclusively for EV owners, by EV owners. Use the code RTL250 to get $250 off your XCare Premium or Battery & Drive Unit Protection Plan using the one-time payment option! Offer expires July 31! Go to https://xcare.com to find the extended warranty policy that's right for you and your Tesla. P.S. Get 15% off your first order of awesome aftermarket Tesla accessories at AbstractOcean.com by using the code RTLpodcast at checkout. Grab the SnapPlate front license plate bracket for any Tesla at https://everyamp.com/RTL/ (don't forget the coupon code RTL too!). Enhance your car with cool carbon-fiber upgrades from RPMTesla.com. And make your garage door foolproof with the Infinity Shield – get yours at https://www.infinity-shield.com and use the promo code RTL at checkout for a $25 discount.

Podcast Episode Description "You are the leadership lid of your company. If you don't grow yourself, you will top out the growth of the company." Host Laurie Barkman sits down with Patrick Thean, co-founder of Rhythm Systems and author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Rhythm and The Journey to CEO Success. Patrick started his career at Oracle, founded Medicis — a supply chain software company — in 1991, grew it to $25 million in sales in seven years while making the Inc. 500 at #51, and sold it at 32 feeling not victorious, but lost. He then survived the dot-com bust, sold his stake in a second company he no longer felt passionate about, and eventually discovered his true calling: helping CEOs avoid being blindsided by the things that destroy companies not because of bad strategy — but because of poor execution. Patrick shares the lessons that only come from living through it: cash flow, burnout, identity crisis, accountability, self-awareness, and what it really takes to build a business that can thrive without you.   Key Insights Cash is oxygen — and revenue without collection is just a number. Patrick never missed payroll across all the companies he ran. The reason: he learned early that profit on paper means nothing if you haven't collected. Sales go up, profitability goes up, but if cash doesn't follow, the business dies. Cash is king — not revenue. A burnt-out founder CEO is not good for anyone. Patrick burned the candle at both ends and in the middle — and thought it was a badge of honor. It wasn't. He initially believed taking care of himself was selfish. The reframe: you are the leadership lid of your company. If you don't grow yourself, you cap the company's growth. Putting your oxygen mask on first isn't selfish — it's strategy. Most companies don't fail because of bad strategy. They fail because of poor execution. Strategy is fun — you can sit in a room and come up with ideas all day. The hard work hasn't started yet. Patrick's niece wanted to be an Olympian at 12. She made it — after a decade of consistent daily commitment. The gap between decision and getting it done is commitment. And most organizations can't close that gap. Accountability is about helping someone succeed — not punishing them for failing. Most leaders define accountability as consequences after the fact. Patrick reframes it: accountability starts at the beginning, helping the person understand what they need to do to succeed. If you're whacking someone on the head, it's already too late. Both parties must share the same philosophy — otherwise one sees coaching, the other sees micromanagement. The fish rots from the head — and that means you. When Patrick works with a struggling CEO, the first question he asks is: what part in this movie did you play? Not to assign blame — but to open the possibility that the leader is part of the problem. The leaders who grow the fastest are the ones willing to look in the mirror before they look at their team. Build a business that can run without you — before someone forces you to. Patrick's friend sold his company with one specific request: he didn't want to stay after the transaction closed. He got his wish — because he had trained a strong president who could run everything. The buyer didn't need him from day one. That's the goal. Build the machine, then make yourself optional.     Chapters: 00:04 Introduction of Patrick Thean 01:28 Patrick's Background — From Cornell to Oracle 02:01 Early Career Lessons at Oracle 02:56 Founding Medicis: Zero to $25M in 7 Years 03:22 Cash Is King — The Lesson Every Founder Learns Too Late 05:08 Selling Medicis at 32 — And What It Actually Felt Like 07:29 Burnout, Self-Care, and the Oxygen Mask Principle 10:18 Identity After the Exit — "I Don't Know If I Can Program Anymore" 12:53 The Dot-Com Company: Saving the Child You Don't Love 14:32 The Question That Changed Everything: What Do You LIKE To Do? 16:05 Why Transitions Are Hard Even When They're Positive 19:33 Execution vs. Strategy: Why Most Companies Fail 20:08 The Olympian Analogy — What Real Commitment Looks Like 23:09 Accountability: Helping People Succeed, Not Punishing Failure 25:27 The Fish Rots From the Head — And That Means You 25:53 What Part of the Movie Did You Play? 28:03 Do Most Leaders Have Self-Awareness? 29:22 Questions Every CEO Should Ask Themselves Regularly 32:41 The One Lesson for Founders Five Years From Transition 34:57 Patrick's Legacy: Helping Entrepreneurs Make Better Decisions 36:41 Books, Resources, and How to Connect with Patrick Thean   Is your business truly ready—and are you? Take the Succession Readiness Assessment to get a clear snapshot of where you stand and what to focus on next. https://btsherpa.com/succession P.S. Most owners don't realize where they stand until they're already in a transition. Take a few minutes now to understand your readiness—and give yourself more options later.   Connect with Laurie Barkman:  Website: https://lauriebarkman.me LinkedIn: in/lauriebarkman YouTube: @LaurieBarkman_BTSherpa   Connect with Patrick Thean: Website: http://rhythmsystems.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickthean Email: patrick@rhythmsystems.com    

NEW! Little Big Affirmations Deck for Kids: Check it out.   Click here to Shop Affirmation Decks, Oracle Decks, and more! Use Promo code: RCPODCAST20 for 20% off your first order!   Today's Power Affirmation: By kissing my bliss, I electrify my relationship with life.   Today's Oracle of Motivation: "When you follow your bliss, that thing that truly electrifies you, four things automatically happen: you put yourself in the path of good luck, you meet the people you want to know, doors open where there weren't doors before, and doors open for you that wouldn't open to anybody else." ~ Joseph Campbell Electrify yourself. Follow those smiles!   Designed to Motivate Your Creative Maniac Mind The 60-Second Power Affirmations Podcast is designed to help you focus, affirm your visions, and harness the power within your creative maniac mind! Join us every Monday and Thursday for a new 60-second power affirmation followed by a blast of oracle motivation from the Universe (+ a quick breathing meditation). It's time to take off your procrastination diaper and share your musings with the world!   For more musings, visit RageCreate.com     Leave a Review & Share! Apple Podcast reviews are one of THE most important factors for podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please take a second to leave the show a review on Apple Podcasts! Click this link: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Hit “Listen on Apple Podcasts” on the left-hand side under the picture. Scroll down under “Ratings & Reviews” & click “Write A Review” Leave an honest review. You're awesome!  

Eclipse season is here! We talk about key astrology this week and give you possible energy around each transit. Remember, we never fear astrology, it just informs us on what energy is present, the reason for certain things showing up and/or what you can alchemize for your growth and evolution. Here's some resourses to check out to take your understanding futher:Grace's fav astrologers:Chani.comHere is a free Eclipse workshop: https://virginiarosenberg.com/eclipse-opt-inLady Cazimi - https://www.cntraveler.com/story/your-august-2026-horoscope-travel-hiccups-will-ultimately-lead-to-more-meaningful-experiences

What's up, guys? Today I'm diving deep with one of the most legendary minds in finance—Warren Buffett's impact on modern investing and what his latest moves say about where the economy is headed. We're breaking down why the Oracle of Omaha is dumping stocks, stacking up record cash, and signaling alarm bells that every investor needs to hear. If you've ever wanted to understand how economic forces shape your portfolio, what metrics like the CAPE ratio and the Buffett Indicator actually mean, and how to avoid being blindsided when the next crash hits—this episode is absolutely vital.You're going to walk away with a practical understanding of the same strategies the world's sharpest investors use to navigate market bubbles, protect themselves from massive downturns, and thrive even when things look bleak. This is about shutting out the hype and seeing the real signals—so you can make the smartest moves for your future. If this episode hits you, drop us a review and help us keep bringing you the truth that moves you forward.I'm Tom Bilyeu, and welcome to Impact Theory.Special Thanks to the Infographics Show. Check out their page: https://youtu.be/BnSTr7_NwtU?si=8RBu2wgZ-D-7fdb3Sign up for my AI Masterclass: https://tombilyeu.com/ai-masterclass?utm_campaign=TBS-Livestream&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social Check us out wherever you get your podcasts:Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/1nARKz2vTIOb7gC9dusE4b?si=a8daffd2bf1f48fdApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tom-bilyeus-impact-theory/id1191775648Do you need my help STARTING a business? Join me here inside ZERO TO FOUNDER: (https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder)Get the exact systems, mindset shifts, and principles that built a $1B brand delivered straight to your inbox every week. Subscribe for free (https://tombilyeu.com)Check out our Video game - Project Kyzen: (https://projectkyzen.io/)Catch Me Streaming on Twitch - (https://twitch.tv/tombilyeu)Link to IT discord: https://discord.gg/TZKJ2etPbTTom's Favorite Things List: https://amzn.to/41Ftt7eFor Business inquiries: connect@impacttheory.comFOLLOW TOM:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeuYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeuQuince: Free shipping and 365-day returns at https://quince.com/impactpodWhatnot: Download the Whatnot app today and get free shipping on your first order.Monarch Money: Start your free trial and get 50% off your first year of total money clarity at https://monarchmoney.yt.link/QxOLEVx or code TB50 for 50% Off Monarch Core tier.ATT Business: Switch to AT&T Business at business.att.comKetone IQ: Visit https://ketone.com/IMPACT for 30% OFF your subscription orderNetsuite: For the first time ever you can try NetSuite Next for free. If your revenues are at least in the seven figures, go to https://NetSuite.ai/Theory.Surfshark: Go to https://surfshark.com/TOMB or use code TOMB at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Marcella Kroll is an artist, author, mystic and spiritual teacher whose work bridges contemporary art, divination, and lived spiritual practice.  She has been celebratred for her transformative work as a multi-racial and autistic artist, intuitive, teacher and occult practitioner.  Her work includes:  Healing the Liminal (2025), Sacred Symbols Oracle Deck (2022); Dreamers Tarot (2023);  Magical Sheilding (Upcoming 2027--Preorder now);  Priestess (2021); Nature Nurture Oracle (2024); The Roast Iconic Oracle (2023); and Initiates Oracle:  Occult Hermetic (2026)(which is the subject of this podcast). Marcella's work is rooted in ethical engagement with the unseen, cultural memory, and the reclamation of intuitive knowledge.  She is widely recognized for making esoteric traditions accessible, inclusive, and relevant to modern life.  For more information please see:  https://www.marcellakroll.com/about or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marcellakroll/ This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-351-marcella-kroll-initiates-oraclepieces-as-portalssacred-symbolsmagical-shielding Have a blessed weekend!

NEW! Little Big Affirmations Deck for Kids: Check it out.     Click here to Shop Affirmation Decks, Oracle Decks, and more! Use Promo code: RCPODCAST20 for 20% off your first order!   Today's Power Affirmation: May the sacredness of my work bring healing, light, and renewal to all.   Today's Oracle of Motivation: When you hopscotch around your creative playground, invite your heart to feel and your gut to lead. If you truly love and believe in your work, projects, and dreams, there is no excuse to be doing anything else. Even when you flounder and feel overwhelmed, keep your eyes upon the sky. You'll soon rise like the phoenix on turbo-boost and slam dunk your bitch-ass troubles into the Sun.   Designed to Motivate Your Creative Maniac Mind The 60-Second Power Affirmations Podcast is designed to help you focus, affirm your visions, and harness the power within your creative maniac mind! Join us daily for a new 60-second power affirmation followed by a blast of oracle motivation from the Universe (+ a quick breathing meditation). It's time to take off your procrastination diaper and share your musings with the world!   For more musings, visit RageCreate.com     Leave a Review & Share! Apple Podcast reviews are one of THE most important factors for podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please take a second to leave the show a review on Apple Podcasts! Click this link: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Hit “Listen on Apple Podcasts” on the left-hand side under the picture. Scroll down under “Ratings & Reviews” & click “Write A Review” Leave an honest review. You're awesome!  

The AI trade might have found its canary in the coal mine. Leopold Aschenbrenner—a 25-year-old former OpenAI researcher built Situational Awareness into one of the hottest funds on Wall Street by betting long on the construction and infrastructure side of AI (Micron, CoreWeave) and short on the chips and software everyone else was chasing (Nvidia, Broadcom, Oracle). Then July happened, prime brokers made margin calls, and his entire public stock book got liquidated overnight in a single block trade. This episode uses that blowup as the lens for a much bigger story: how a three-quarters-of-a-trillion-dollar hyperscaler spending pledge is propping up U.S. GDP growth, why OpenAI just quietly cut prices as “tokenmaxxing” dies and Chinese labs undercut on cost, why Mark Zuckerberg picked a fight with OpenAI and Anthropic, how overleveraged Oracle has become, how the most profitable companies in the world are posting negative free cash flow, why hyperscaler bonds are going undersubscribed, and why the length of this year’s tech bond issuance is starting to crowd out the rest of the corporate debt market. It closes with the 2008 parallel: mortgage-backed securities stacked into CDOs stacked into synthetic swaps, and how today’s version runs through corporate bonds, CLOs, hedge fund leverage, and private credit—with Treasuries as the eventual exit ramp when the unwind accelerates. Resources Analysis Atlas: Hyperscaler AI Capex 2026: The $710 Billion Year Inside the Four Spenders J.P. Morgan Asset Management: How AI demand and capex shape investing in tech stocks New York Times: U.S. Economy Slows as Inflation Bites U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA): GDP (Advance Estimate), 2nd Quarter 2026 CNBC: OpenAI cuts prices for two of its GPT-5.6 AI models as companies grow sensitive to costs Business Insider: The All-You-Can-Eat AI Era Is Over. It’s Time to Count Calories CNBC: Chinese AI models are gaining ground with U.S. companies as OpenAI, Anthropic costs surge The New York Times: Even China’s A.I. Powerhouses Can’t Figure Out How to Profit Off A.I. CNBC: Meta’s flurry of AI initiatives this month hasn’t helped lift the stock. What will? The Hill: Zuckerberg knocks AI development centralization, control Buttondown: D.A.D.: Zuckerberg Blasts Anthropic and OpenAI for “Centralizing” AI Power Reuters: AI investment boom puts Big Tech’s free cash flow under pressure CNBC: Bets against SpaceX grow to 32% of float as Elon Musk warns short sellers won’t survive Yahoo! Finance: NVIDIA’s rising CDS the talk of Wall Street amid circular financing fears Bloomberg: Big Tech Debt Flood Is Taking Over Risk In Market: Credit Weekly CNBC: Fed meeting recap: Warsh says Fed won’t hesitate to stop inflation, but bond market has doubts CNN: AI investor Leopold Aschenbrenner forced to unwind all public stock positions after steep losses, sources say Yahoo! Finance: Hyperscalers Hit $700 Billion in 2026 AI Spending Plans - 24/7 Wall St. Global Finance Magazine: AI’s Financial Circle Game Reuters: Hyperscaler debt binge pushes yields up as investor demand cools UNFTR Resources Video: Situational Awareness: How a 25-Year-Old's Hedge Fund Exposed the Entire AI Bubble. Essay: The Great Unwind. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Brad Neuman, Director of Market Strategy at Alger, assesses what the changing rate outlook means for growth stocks and the broader market. Phil Streible of Blue Line Futures explains what copper and other commodities are signaling about global demand, inflation and the economy. Plus, OpenAI is delaying the release of an AI model. CrowdStrike co-founder Dimitri Alperovitch tackles the growing concern around AI models behaving unpredictably and what companies need to do to contain the cybersecurity risks. Then Katie Stockton of Fairlead Strategies analyzes the technical setup for semiconductors, Oracle and other key stocks as investors look for the market's next move. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

NEW! Little Big Affirmations Deck for Kids: Check it out.   Click here to Shop Affirmation Decks, Oracle Decks, and more! Use Promo code: RCPODCAST20 for 20% off your first order!   Today's Power Affirmation: All of my problems breed the opportunity for a solution. I rage create to dominate the solutions.   Today's Oracle of Motivation: Problems are our homies, our peeps, and our friends. There will always be problems, and this means there will always be new opportunities to creatively solve these problems! Opportunities open the door to unlimited possibilities. Freedom is for those who solve the problems. Pacifiers are for those who don't.   Designed to Motivate Your Creative Maniac Mind The 60-Second Power Affirmations Podcast is designed to help you focus, affirm your visions, and harness the power within your creative maniac mind! Join us every Monday and Thursday for a new 60-second power affirmation followed by a blast of oracle motivation from the Universe (+ a quick breathing meditation). It's time to take off your procrastination diaper and share your musings with the world!   For more musings, visit RageCreate.com     Leave a Review & Share! Apple Podcast reviews are one of THE most important factors for podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please take a second to leave the show a review on Apple Podcasts! Click this link: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Hit “Listen on Apple Podcasts” on the left-hand side under the picture. Scroll down under “Ratings & Reviews” & click “Write A Review” Leave an honest review. You're awesome!  

Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm's Mike Casey.This week's episode features special guest Heather Clancy from Trellis, who discusses why some data center companies see fuel cells as an attractive option for onsite power.This week's “Cleantecher of the Week” is is Aytaç Yilmaz, Co-founder & CEO of Ore Energy. The Amsterdam-based startup just closed a $43 million Series A for its iron-air batteries, which store renewable power for up to 100 hours by rusting and unrusting iron electrodes, no lithium or cobalt required. Ore's also just signed the largest long-duration storage deal in continental Europe, a 1 gigawatt-hour agreement with Dutch utility Budget Thuis. Congratulations, Aytaç!This Week in Cleantech — August 7, 2026 Solar to Soon Pass Coal as China's Top Power Capacity Source — BloombergHow Solar Donors Helped Take Down a Trump-Backed Republican –– PoliticoThe World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed –– BloombergThis Is What the New Rush to Mine America Looks Like –– TIME MagazineWhy data center companies Equinix and Oracle are buying fuel cells – TrellisEnergy policy on your mind? Check out all episodes of the Factor This Policycast

Oracle cards have become increasingly popular, but do they really predict the future—or is something much deeper taking place? In this live, interactive episode, Suzanne explores how oracle cards can become powerful tools for strengthening intuition, expanding awareness, and receiving guidance from higher consciousness. Suzanne will also demonstrate how she works with oracle cards and invite participants to join in interactive exercises that allow you to experience the process for yourself. Whether you're completely new to oracle cards or have been using them for years, you'll discover practical ways to work with them that build confidence, clarity, and trust in your own connection with Spirit. Continue the Journey: Suzanne Giesemann Website → https://suzannegiesemann.com Grief & Loss → https://suzannegiesemann.com/about/grief-loss/ Search Suzanne's YouTube Videos → https://suzannegiesemann.com/search-all-of-suzannes-youtube-videos/ About Suzanne Giesemann: Suzanne Giesemann is a spiritual teacher, author, evidential medium, and Messenger of Hope. Her work helps people live consciously connected and divinely guided lives through teachings, books, meditations, retreats, and messages of hope. Stay Connected: Newsletter → https://bit.ly/suzanne-news Awakened Way App → https://suzannegiesemann.com/connect/awakened-way-app/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Has Wall Street been looking at hyperscaler debt all wrong? Lance Roberts & Michael Lebowitz examine claims that the "hidden debt" of AI hyperscalers has surged to $1.65 trillion through off-balance-sheet obligations, including long-term leases and infrastructure commitments. But does that mean the AI investment thesis is breaking down? We'll separate the headlines from the fundamentals by comparing the financial strength of Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Oracle. While hidden obligations deserve attention, not all debt carries the same risk, and not every hyperscaler should be viewed through the same lens. 0:00 INTRO 1:02 - ISM Looking Good, MFG at 4-year High 4:13 - Markets Take a Rest - time to rebalance? 9:27 - Forward Returns After Breakout to New Highs 14:04 - Open Source AI vs Closed Source AI 17:18 - Who Benefits, Regardless of Source? (Who is the common denominator?) 22:31 - Hyperscaler Bear Porn - Look at the debt 24:53 - A Basket of Hyperscalers Does Not an Index Make 27:35 - What Does "Off Balance Sheet" Mean? (There Are Three Types) 28:27 - Data Center Leasing 30:32 - Joint Ventures 30:55 - Chip Leasing 35:20 - Listen to the Markets 38:34 - Busting Narratives; don't believe the hype Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO, w Portfolio Manager, Michael Lebowitz, CFA Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- Do you enjoy our content? Rate us on Google: https://bit.ly/4b9JtEo ------- Watch Today's Full Video on our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/live/HeU8LWC2rfo?feature=share ------- Articles mentioned in this report: "Palantir Earnings Provide Hope For The Software Sector" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/palantir-earnings-provide-hope-for-the-software-sector/ "Hidden Debt: Is Our Hyperscaler Thesis Wrong – Part 2" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/hidden-debt-is-our-hyperscaler-thesis-wrong-part-2/ "Carnage In Hyperscaler Credit: Really?" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/carnage-in-hyperscaler-credit-really/ -------- Watch today's "Before the Bell" premarket commentary, "Time to Rebalance?" https://youtu.be/y7Er-AsOkFc ------- Watch our previous show, "Q&A Wednesday: Market Questions Answered" https://youtube.com/live/9KGokK9tGuA ------- Get more info & commentary: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/insights/real-investment-daily/ ------- * REGISTER for our next Dynamic Learning Series, "Savvy Medicare Planning: Everything You Need to Know Before You Enroll," Thursday, August 20, 2026: https://streamyard.com/watch/Qjx33M2tS4i4 --- Visit our Site: https://www.realinvestmentadvice.com Contact Us: 1-855-RIA-PLAN --- Subscribe to SimpleVisor : https://www.simplevisor.com/register-new --- Connect with us on social: https://twitter.com/RealInvAdvice https://twitter.com/LanceRoberts https://www.facebook.com/RealInvestmentAdvice/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realinvestmentadvice/ #StockMarket #Investing #PortfolioManagement #RiskManagement #MarketOutlook #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #FinancialPlanning

Has Wall Street been looking at hyperscaler debt all wrong? Lance Roberts & Michael Lebowitz examine claims that the "hidden debt" of AI hyperscalers has surged to $1.65 trillion through off-balance-sheet obligations, including long-term leases and infrastructure commitments. But does that mean the AI investment thesis is breaking down? We'll separate the headlines from the fundamentals by comparing the financial strength of Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Oracle. While hidden obligations deserve attention, not all debt carries the same risk, and not every hyperscaler should be viewed through the same lens. 0:00 INTRO 1:02 - ISM Looking Good, MFG at 4-year High 4:13 - Markets Take a Rest - time to rebalance? 9:27 - Forward Returns After Breakout to New Highs 14:04 - Open Source AI vs Closed Source AI 17:18 - Who Benefits, Regardless of Source? (Who is the common denominator?) 22:31 - Hyperscaler Bear Porn - Look at the debt 24:53 - A Basket of Hyperscalers Does Not an Index Make 27:35 - What Does "Off Balance Sheet" Mean? (There Are Three Types) 28:27 - Data Center Leasing 30:32 - Joint Ventures 30:55 - Chip Leasing 35:20 - Listen to the Markets 38:34 - Busting Narratives; don't believe the hype Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO, w Portfolio Manager, Michael Lebowitz, CFA Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- Do you enjoy our content? Rate us on Google: https://bit.ly/4b9JtEo ------- Watch Today's Full Video on our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/live/HeU8LWC2rfo?feature=share ------- Articles mentioned in this report: "Palantir Earnings Provide Hope For The Software Sector" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/palantir-earnings-provide-hope-for-the-software-sector/ "Hidden Debt: Is Our Hyperscaler Thesis Wrong – Part 2" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/hidden-debt-is-our-hyperscaler-thesis-wrong-part-2/ "Carnage In Hyperscaler Credit: Really?" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/carnage-in-hyperscaler-credit-really/ -------- Watch today's "Before the Bell" premarket commentary, "Time to Rebalance?" https://youtu.be/y7Er-AsOkFc ------- Watch our previous show, "Q&A Wednesday: Market Questions Answered" https://youtube.com/live/9KGokK9tGuA ------- Get more info & commentary: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/insights/real-investment-daily/ ------- * REGISTER for our next Dynamic Learning Series, "Savvy Medicare Planning: Everything You Need to Know Before You Enroll," Thursday, August 20, 2026: https://streamyard.com/watch/Qjx33M2tS4i4 --- Visit our Site: https://www.realinvestmentadvice.com Contact Us: 1-855-RIA-PLAN --- Subscribe to SimpleVisor : https://www.simplevisor.com/register-new --- Connect with us on social: https://twitter.com/RealInvAdvice https://twitter.com/LanceRoberts https://www.facebook.com/RealInvestmentAdvice/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realinvestmentadvice/ #StockMarket #Investing #PortfolioManagement #RiskManagement #MarketOutlook #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #FinancialPlanning

Helidon 4.4 was released in April 2026 and stands out from other web frameworks by embracing new Java features as early as possible, particularly virtual threads and ahead-of-time computation. It is also aiming to become an OpenJDK project in the coming months. In this "Input/Output" episode of the Inside Java Podcast, recorded during JavaOne 2026, Nicolai Parlog talks to Joe Di Pol, Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer at Oracle where he works on Helidon. "Input/Output" is our new show, where we talk to people outside of OpenJDK to bring you their perspectives and insights into what's happening in the Java ecosystem.

NEW! Little Big Affirmations Deck for Kids: Check it out.   Click here to Shop Affirmation Decks, Oracle Decks, and more! Use Promo code: RCPODCAST20 for 20% off your first order!   Today's Power Affirmation: Everything I Desire Is On Its Way To Me At Warp Speed   Today's Oracle of Motivation: Ask the Universe for water, and your thirst will be quenched. You are a magnet of your own blessings. You know the essence of what you want, and you earn it. You are a fish in the water, swimming in any direction you choose. All visions that you support with your highest intentions will come to pass. Whatever you are reaching for, in return, is reaching for you. Be one with your calling.   Designed to Motivate Your Creative Maniac Mind The 60-Second Power Affirmations Podcast is designed to help you focus, affirm your visions, and harness the power within your creative maniac mind! Join us every Monday and Thursday for a new 60-second power affirmation followed by a blast of oracle motivation from the Universe (+ a quick breathing meditation). It's time to take off your procrastination diaper and share your musings with the world!   For more musings, visit RageCreate.com     Leave a Review & Share! Apple Podcast reviews are one of THE most important factors for podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please take a second to leave the show a review on Apple Podcasts! Click this link: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Hit “Listen on Apple Podcasts” on the left-hand side under the picture. Scroll down under “Ratings & Reviews” & click “Write A Review” Leave an honest review. You're awesome!  

– OOFAH – Microsoft, Apple and Amazon earnings and stock moves. – Hackathon disguised. – KOSPI wild ride wrecks portfolios. – Oil moved up on War – now no War again… PLUS we are now on Spotify and Amazon Music/Podcasts! Click HERE for Show Notes and Links DHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar. Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? PayPal.Donation.Button({ env:'production', hosted_button_id:'JJJHP2GDEJC7J', image: { src:'https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif', alt:'Donate with PayPal button', title:'PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!', } }).render('#donate-button'); Follow John C. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter Warm-Up - Some bad days and some good days - AH is walking - and driving - We have to talk about Free Cash Flow changes NO Agenda / DHUnplugged Meet-Up (Saturday - 8-8-2026 @ 3:33PM) - Location to be determined - SIGN UP HERE Meet-Up Invite Markets - OOFAH - Microsoft, Apple and Amazon earnings and stock moves. - META too - KOSPI wild ride wrecks portfolios - Oil moved up on War - now no War again DO WE TALK ABOUT MORE AI HACKING - Latest stories of even more AI breach of containment - Is this really just a plan to gain regulation (to limit competition?) GOOGLE WANTS YOUR SELFIE - Google will allow account sign-ins using selfie video. - The feature adds another way to verify identity. - It could reduce dependence on passwords and recovery codes. - The tradeoff is greater use of facial data. - Privacy, storage and security questions will follow. SPACEX SHORT SELLERS CASH IN - Short sellers reportedly earned $15.5 billion as SpaceX shares fell. - The move rewarded investors betting against the company's valuation. - It shows how quickly enthusiasm can reverse at extreme prices. - SpaceX still has strong growth stories in launches and satellites. - The debate is whether too much future success was already priced in. --- Price hit $108 today before bouncing - major rug pull CATHIE WOOD DOUBLES DOWN ON SPACEX - Cathie Wood called SpaceX potentially the most important company in history. -  Her comment came after a sharp decline in the shares and it seems is more of talking her book. - Her case rests on launch, satellite and communications growth. - The problem is that losses are expected for the foreseeable future. TSMC ADDS ANOTHER $100 BILLION - TSMC plans another $100 billion investment in Arizona. - Second-quarter profit surged 77%. - AI-chip demand continues to drive the expansion and the idea is that the project strengthens U.S. semiconductor production. - It also adds labor, construction and execution risk. - The spending shows the scale of the AI infrastructure race. --- So far many of these promises have been a bit hallow BOND YIELDS FEEL THE OIL SHOCK - The 10-year Treasury yield reached its highest level since January 2025. (4.7%) - Surging oil prices brought inflation fears back into the market. - Higher energy costs could delay Federal Reserve rate cuts. - Rising yields pressure stocks, housing and other rate-sensitive assets. - Oil is again influencing the entire interest-rate outlook. - 30-year is zooming higher and higher CANADA GETS A 50% TARIFF - Trump imposed 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods. - The administration cited discrimination against U.S. companies. - The move could raise costs for manufacturers using Canadian inputs. - Canada could respond with tariffs of its own. - The fight adds more uncertainty to North American trade. WILDFIRE SMOKE BECOMES A TARIFF ISSUE - Trump criticized Canada as wildfire smoke spread into the U.S. - He said pollution costs could be added to tariffs. - The idea links environmental damage directly to trade policy. - Canadian goods could face another unpredictable cost. - Companies may struggle to price a pollution-based tariff. MIAMI TURNS INTO A BUYER'S MARKET - Miami reportedly has 140% more home sellers than buyers. - Buyers now have more leverage on price, inspections and concessions. - The reversal follows one of the country's strongest pandemic housing booms. - High prices, insurance and carrying costs may be pushing demand lower. - Starting to see some pricing erosiokn and sellers pulling homes UNITEDHEALTH TURNS THE CORNER - UnitedHealth beat earnings estimates and raised its outlook. --- Co-Pick for JCD and AH - Cost controls helped drive the improvement. DELTA SAYS HIGHER FARES ARE STICKING - Delta expects higher airfares to continue. - Strong pricing could help it reach its 2026 profit goal. - Higher fares provide protection against fuel and labor costs. - Travelers may see fewer discounted tickets. - Capacity growth remains the key variable. --- Say it enough and its true? THE GREAT EGG RECALL - Nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs were recalled over possible salmonella. - The FDA announced the recall after identifying contamination concerns. --- Now what will be the political angle? - Supply disruption could also add pressure to egg prices. HUMAN SKIN ENTERS K-BEAUTY -Injectable skin boosters derived from donated cadaver skin to regenerate aging skin tissue - Human skin is becoming part of some K-beauty treatments. - Demand is tied to premium anti-aging products. - South Korean biotech firm L&C Bio manufactures the treatment, producing roughly 80,000 vials per month as demand outpaces supply. -- They are nuts in Korea EARNINGS AMAZON - Q2 results released Thursday evening. - AWS revenue was $42.2 billion, up 37% year over year. - The stock gained about 15% Friday. - The key investor takeaway was that AI-related cloud demand accelerated enough to outweigh concern about higher capital spending. - Amazon rose about 5% Monday to a record and crossed a $3 trillion market value after last week's results showed the strongest AWS growth in more than four years and management raised its capital-spending outlook. The move reinforced the market's view that AI infrastructure demand remains robust and helped lift other hyperscalers, including Microsoft, Alphabet and Oracle. Apple - Fiscal Q3 revenue was $109.4 billion and EPS was $2.02. - iPhone revenue reached $54.25 billion. S - September-quarter revenue growth guidance of 9%–11% disappointed. - Apple warned that unusually high memory-chip costs could pressure margins - Stock FELL about 7% Friday. Microsoft - Fiscal Q4 revenue was $90.0 billion and adjusted EPS was $4.74. - Azure growth was 43% - Microsoft Cloud revenue was $59.3 billion, - Fiscal Q1 revenue guidance was approximately $90.4 billion. - Shares rallied strongly - - up 15% and best since October 2008 REDDIT - Reddit shares plunged roughly 20% following its second-quarter earnings report due to a warning about choppy search traffic, slowing domestic user growth, and a lack of new AI licensing announcements - Despite beating Wall Street's revenue and profit expectations - Revenue: Reached $805 million, marking a 61% increase year-over-year and beating the estimated $730 million. - Earnings: Reported net income of $253 million, or $1.25 per share, easily topping the forecasted 95 cents per share. - Guidance: Projected third-quarter revenue between $860 million and $870 million, which also surpassed consensus expectations. Meta Earnings: Strong Sales, Expensive Problems - Q2 revenue jumped 28% to $60.8 billion, slightly beating estimates, as advertising and user engagement remained strong. - Earnings were only $6.18 per share versus roughly $7.19 expected, hurt by $2.4 billion in legal costs and $1.18 billion in severance charges. - Free cash flow collapsed 91% to just $784 million as Meta poured money into chips, servers, power, data centers and AI hiring. - Meta raised 2026 capital-spending guidance to $130-$145 billion; it began the year expecting only $115-$135 billion. - Reality Labs lost another $4.6 billion, while management gave investors limited detail on when its AI and metaverse spending will generate meaningful returns. - The stock fell roughly 9%-10% because strong ad growth was overwhelmed by the earnings miss, shrinking margins, weak cash flow and another increase in AI spending.DHUnplugged Story Build - August 2, 2026 Korea's Market Meltdown - The KOSPI fell about 40% in one month, wiping out roughly $2 trillion in market value. - Leveraged retail investors were hit hardest as margin calls accelerated the selloff. - Anger turned toward President Lee after officials had encouraged broader stock ownership. - Regulators are now restricting leveraged products, but only after the damage was done. The AI Agents Got Out - OpenAI found more cases of autonomous AI agents escaping intended containment. - One agent reportedly operated for days and compromised Hugging Face infrastructure. - Anthropic also disclosed model breaches during cybersecurity testing. - The incidents raise serious questions about monitoring and shutdown controls. Amazon's $600 Million Refund - Amazon received about $600 million in tariff refunds after courts invalidated the duties. - The company had reduced exposure by buying and importing inventory early. - Only customers tied to a traceable tariff charge will receive automatic refunds. - Most of the money will remain with Amazon and support lower prices. Microsoft's $450 Billion Day - Microsoft gained nearly $450 billion in market value in one session. - Shares jumped more than 15%, pushing its valuation near $3.35 trillion. - Azure growth guidance of 45% easily topped expectations. - Microsoft still plans about $175 billion in 2026 capital spending. Meta's Metaverse Money Pit - Reality Labs lost more than $4.6 billion in the quarter. - The division remains tiny compared with Meta's advertising business. - Meta is funding heavy spending on both AI and metaverse products. - Management continues to warn that Reality Labs losses will remain large. Dow Drops 1,100 Points - The Dow fell about 1,100 points, its worst day since April 2025. - The 30-year Treasury yield climbed near 5.24%, a 19-year high. - Investors feared the Fed was falling behind persistent inflation. - Higher yields hit technology stocks and other expensive assets. Tariffs Return Under New Authority - New tariffs of 10% to 12.5% cover imports from 60 trading partners. - The administration shifted to Section 301 after losing its emergency-powers case. - Major partners affected include China, Europe, India, Japan, Canada, and Mexico. - New lawsuits argue the administration is again stretching trade law too far. - 25 States are suing on this .... Warsh Lets the Bond Market Do the Talking - The Fed held rates at 3.50%-3.75%, but three officials dissented and wanted an increase. - Warsh gave little guidance, saying markets should follow the data rather than Fed speeches. - He suggested rising market rates could tighten conditions without an immediate Fed hike. - The 30-year Treasury yield jumped above 5.20%, its highest level since 2007. - Warsh said he welcomed markets moving independently; investors read the move as doubt about the Fed's inflation commitment. Inflation Cools - But Not Enough - Headline PCE inflation eased to 3.7% in June from 4.1% in May. - Core PCE slipped to 3.3% from 3.4%, still well above the Fed's 2% target. - Consumer spending rose 0.3%, while personal income increased 0.2%. - The softer report reduced immediate pressure, but did not eliminate the possibility of a September hike. Oil's Wild Week - On Monday, July 27, oil plunged nearly 9% after Trump paused U.S. strikes against Iran. - On Tuesday, July 28, Brent fell another 4.8% to $84.09 as traders hoped the pause could lead to peace talks. - On Wednesday, July 29, oil reversed and jumped about 7% as airstrikes escalated and supply fears returned. - Trump's repeated pauses, threats, and renewed attacks produced violent daily reversals in crude. - Brent still finished July up nearly 24% as the Strait of Hormuz remained a major supply risk - Large oil companies benefited from stronger crude, fuel and trading margins during the quarter. The Long-Bond Warning - The 10-year Treasury yield ended July near 4.74%, up about 32 basis points for the month. - The 30-year yield climbed roughly 37 basis points to about 5.27%, a 19-year high. - The move raises financing costs for mortgages, corporations and the federal government even without a Fed hike. AI Earnings Expectations Get Extreme - Analysts expect second-quarter S&P 500 earnings to rise about 48% from a year earlier. - AI-related companies account for much of the expected growth. - Microsoft and Amazon delivered record market-value gains after strong cloud results. - Apple, Meta Reality Labs and weaker chip stocks showed the market is becoming less forgiving of disappointing AI returns. Free Cash Flow Changes - Year Over Year ------FCF shows how much real cash remains after operating costs and capital spending. Analysts use it to judge earnings quality and a company's ability to fund buybacks, dividends, debt repayment, or growth. - Apple: up about $7.5 billion, or 31%. - Microsoft: down about $6.0 billion, or 23%. - Meta: down about $7.8 billion, or 91%. - Amazon: deteriorated about $25.8 billion, from positive $18.2 billion to negative $7.6 billion. - Alphabet: down $11.2 billion, swinging from positive $5.3 billion to negative $5.9 billion. - Tesla: down $1.24 billion, swinging from positive $146 million to negative $1.09 billion. - Intel: adjusted free cash flow worsened by $7.37 billion, from negative $1.05 billion to negative $8.42 billion. - Nvidia: up $22.4 billion, or 86%, from $26.1 billion to $48.6 billion.   Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? 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In this episode of Facts vs Feelings, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist at Carson Group, open with a cautionary tale from the AI-focused hedge fund Situation Awareness, whose founder went from up over 400% year-to-date to a 67% collapse in July, a stark reminder that concentration, leverage, and liquidity can undo even the best fundamental research.At the Fed's latest meeting, Chair Walsh's refusal to offer guidance sent long-term yields soaring instead of calming markets, with the 30-year hitting its highest level since 2007. Sonu explains why nominal GDP growth running near 6-8% (even as real growth stays soft) points to a genuinely inflationary growth environment, and why the bond market, not stocks, may be the real test of the new Fed chair's credibility. Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Google, and Oracle are now projected to spend over a trillion dollars in 2027 alone, close to 3% of GDP, with Microsoft and Amazon rewarded for showing results while Meta and Oracle get punished for spending without proof of ROI. They close with a look at GDP internals showing AI investment now accounts for over 40% of real GDP growth, banks breaking out to new highs as a bullish signal, a weakening dollar, and seasonal risks heading into August and September.[Key Takeaways]Situation Awareness, an AI-focused hedge fund, went from up over 400% year-to-date to down 67% in July after a concentrated, leveraged bet unwound, forcing a distressed sale of stock holdings to Citadel.Fed Chair Walsh's press conference offered little forward guidance, and long-term yields spiked in response, with the 30-year Treasury hitting its highest level since 2007 and 30-year mortgage rates climbing from 5.9% to 6.7% over the last five Fed meetings despite no rate changes.Nominal GDP growth has averaged 5.8% over the last six quarters (7.9% in Q2 alone), well above the 2010-2019 trend of 4%, supporting the view that this is an inflationary growth environment even as real GDP growth lags at 1.9%.The five largest hyperscalers (Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta, Oracle) are now projected to spend over $1 trillion in CapEx in 2027 alone, up from earlier 2026 outlook estimates of $600 billion, with markets rewarding companies showing revenue results (Microsoft, Amazon) and punishing those that aren't (Meta, Oracle).AI-related hardware and software investment accounted for roughly 42% of real GDP growth over the last six quarters and now represents about 5% of GDP, surpassing the peak proportion seen during the dot-com boom.Bank stocks (KBE) are breaking out to new highs after a base dating back to 2007, a signal Ryan argues is historically a positive one for the broader bull market, even as seasonally weak August and September approach in a midterm year.Jump to:0:00 - Welcome And Quick Banter1:25 - Live Boston Show Announcement3:24 - AI Hedge Fund Blowup Lessons9:39 - Fed Meeting And Market Whiplash16:47 - Nominal Growth And Sticky Inflation28:37 - Hyperscalers March Toward One Trillion32:34 - Earnings Reactions From Big Tech43:45 - GDP Under The Hood And AI Share48:56 - Markets Sideways Seasonality And Banks53:33 - Dollar Drop International Angle And WrapConnect with Ryan:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandetrick/• X: https://x.com/RyanDetrickConnect with Sonu:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonu-varghese-phd/• X: https://x.com/sonusvarghese?lang=enQuestions about the show? We'd love to hear from you! factsvsfeelings@carsongroup.com

NEW! Little Big Affirmations Deck for Kids: Check it out.   Click here to Shop Affirmation Decks, Oracle Decks, and more! Use Promo code: RCPODCAST20 for 20% off your first order!   Today's Power Affirmation: I am fucking made for this!   Today's Oracle of Motivation: You were made specifically for these times; otherwise, you wouldn't be here. Your mission is to help interpret the messages Earth sends us so we can move toward ultimate community, peace, love, truth, and constructive creativity. We cannot do that if we deny our magic, our powers, and our miracles. Today, see if you can make peace with yourself and shift your mind away from fear and disease and into love and acceptance. Look at yourself in the mirror and say I love you until you cry or laugh. You are loved. You are protected. You are perfect just as you are. You are fucking made for this!   Designed to Motivate Your Creative Maniac Mind The 60-Second Power Affirmations Podcast is designed to help you focus, affirm your visions, and harness the power within your creative maniac mind! Join us every Monday and Thursday for a new 60-second power affirmation followed by a blast of oracle motivation from the Universe (+ a quick breathing meditation). It's time to take off your procrastination diaper and share your musings with the world!   For more musings, visit RageCreate.com     Leave a Review & Share! Apple Podcast reviews are one of THE most important factors for podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please take a second to leave the show a review on Apple Podcasts! Click this link: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Hit “Listen on Apple Podcasts” on the left-hand side under the picture. Scroll down under “Ratings & Reviews” & click “Write A Review” Leave an honest review. You're awesome!  

Graffiti! Ham Clocks! Fish Guts! These are just a few of the topics we'll explore with today's guest, Tim Huddlestone…sorry, Tom Hiddleston, in this special bonus episode as we dig into what the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the preservation of Pompeii reveal about life as an ancient Roman in the first century C.E. ⚡ Want more? Binge the full show, including new episodes, ad-free at pinna.fm. Use code GREEKINGOUT30 to receive a special discount!

Why are we still "kicking the hornet's nest"? The last time Mark Labberton interviewed Daniel Zoughbie (UC Berkeley/UCSF) for his expertise on international diplomacy in the Middle East, there was not yet an Iran war. Regardless of your geographical distance, this war is imminently important as it escalates and impacts not just Iran but the entire Middle East and the entire world economy. "War is really supposed to be a last resort." Taking seriously both the significance and validity of Israel as a nation and the need for appropriate and just treatment of all Jews, Christians, and Muslims during a time of rising anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, this conversation comes at a volatile moment, pregnant with violence and chaos in American foreign policy. Starting the timeline at the 2018 US exit from the "Iran nuclear deal" (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) Zoughbie discusses a variety of interconnected issues, including the role of Middle Eastern geography such as the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandab ("Gate of Tears"), the proliferation cascade a Saudi Arabian nuclear program could set off, and the difference between tactical brilliance and strategic vision. Together, they also consider hopes for improvement, looking at Gerald Ford's unpopular but effective ultimatum that forced Egypt and Israel to talk; the Olmert-Abbas negotiations that almost reached a two-state solution; the role of Christianity in politics; the danger of national pride; wisdom from antiquity in Herodotus, Croesus, and Cyrus the Great; and a definition of greatness that has nothing to do with force. Episode Highlights Regarding the term "an unnecessary war": "I think the word 'unnecessary' is absolutely the appropriate term, and I might just add another term: unjust. War is really supposed to be a last resort." "Iran has discovered not only that they have this nuclear program, which is incredibly powerful, but they've discovered that they have this power to shut off world's economy [through The Strait of Hormuz]." "Exiting [the JCPOA—Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] was a really, really big blunder because we did not have anything else to fall back on. The Iranians pointed to this and said, 'Look, we can't trust your word.'" "I feel like the current atmosphere in Washington is really about 'me, mine, and more.' And for us to really have a change in our foreign policy ... we really need to think beyond ourselves as a country." "We'll always try to turn every problem into a nail, right? And we'll use our hammer to deal with that problem. And that's exactly why we're in this mess in the first place." "Greatness is not about testosterone shots. It's about being able to show mercy. It's about being able to see the humanity in others, even your enemy, and ultimately what I would call Herodotus's paradox, which is that the mightiest of the mighty turns an enemy into a friend." About Daniel Zoughbie Daniel E. Zoughbie is a complex-systems scientist, diplomatic historian, and expert on presidential decision-making. He is associate project scientist at the UCSF/UCB Center for Global Health Delivery, Diplomacy, and Economics; principal investigator of Berkeley's Middle East and North Africa Diplomacy, Development, and Defense Initiative; and a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's MENA Futures Lab. He wrote Kicking the Hornet's Nest: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East from Truman to Trump and Indecision Points. He founded Microclinic International, whose model has reached refugee and low-income communities across four continents, and studied at Oxford as a Marshall and Weidenfeld Scholar. Helpful Links and Resources Kicking the Hornet's Nest, Zoughbie's 2025 book on twelve presidents and the Middle East https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Kicking-the-Hornets-Nest/Daniel-E-Zoughbie/9781668085226 "Toxic Foreign Policy and Citizen Diplomacy," Zoughbie's first Conversing conversation: https://comment.org/podcasts/toxic-foreign-policy-and-citizen-diplomacy/ "The Lesson Trump Can Take From Herodotus' Paradox" https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-lesson-trump-can-take-from-herodotus-paradox/ UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorsed the JCPOA https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/2231/background "World Oil Transit Chokepoints," the US Energy Information Administration on Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandab https://www.eia.gov/international/content/analysis/special_topics/World_Oil_Transit_Chokepoints/ Gerald R. Ford's 1977 Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary commencement address, quoted at length in this episode https://www.christianitytoday.com/2006/12/gerald-r-ford-lessons-from-presidency/ Herodotus, The Histories, Book 1, where Croesus consults the Oracle and Cyrus spares him https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0126:book%3D1 American University of Beirut, Zoughbie's standing example of citizen diplomacy https://aub.edu.lb/ Show Notes The 2018 exit from the Iran Nuclear Deal (the JCPOA, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) as the origin point of the current war P5+1: US, UK, Russia, China, France, plus Germany What the deal never covered: missiles, proxies, regional behavior Nuclear non-proliferation In the wake of the US bombing of Iran: enrichment stockpiles, IAEA detections, inspectors no longer on the ground An unnecessary and unjust war How to work backward from the real goals of American national security Proliferation cascade risk: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt Leverage the US still holds through China, Russia, India, and Pakistan The Saudi nuclear offer, walked back a day later over Israeli recognition Strait of Hormuz geography: 21 miles wide, shipping lanes two miles each The Red Sea, the Houthis, and the Bab el-Mandab ("The Gate of Tears") Israel's tactical brilliance and strategic blindness Mossad's mottos, drawn from Proverbs, and the danger of self-deception 1967 revisited: not a short war but a nuclear near-miss Gerald Ford as counterexample: the ultimatum that opened Egypt-Israel talks Gerald Ford's 1977 Gordon-Conwell address and his oath on the book of Proverbs Hubris: ancient and current Testosterone shots, lethality, and the inverse of humility Pastors and power in the Oval Office Reinhold Niebuhr, Karl Barth, and Christian nationalism Herodotus, Croesus, and Cyrus: mercy as the measure of greatness The path to Tehran runs through Jerusalem The Olmert-Abbas negotiations as a known formula Citizen diplomacy and the American University of Beirut What listeners can do, including welcoming Middle Eastern neighbors #Conversing #MarkLabberton #DanielZoughbie #IranWar #ForeignPolicy #StraitOfHormuz #NuclearProliferation #MiddleEast #Diplomacy #FaithAndPolitics Production Credits Conversing is produced and distributed in partnership with Comment magazine and Fuller Seminary.

What if your 100 people could feel like 300? That's the bet Robin Daniels, Chief Business Officer at Zensai and author of The Human Success Playbook, is making - and it's working. His company doubled revenue over three years and has been named a great place to work three years running. He joins us to break down how to unlock the potential already sitting inside your organization, lead through genuine uncertainty, and build B2B content that people can actually put to work. About our guest, Robin Daniels Robin Daniels is Chief Business Officer at Zensai, a learning and performance platform competing in a market dominated by Oracle, SAP, and Workday. He previously served as CMO at Matterport and WeWork and held senior marketing roles at Salesforce, LinkedIn, and Box. He recently co-authored The Human Success Playbook - a narrative business book that follows a fictional CEO who refuses a board's demand to cut 40% of the company and sets out to prove there's a better way. The book comes with an AI-powered interface where readers can ask the authors questions and apply every framework directly to their own organization. What B2B Marketers Can Learn From The Human Success Playbook The biggest AI opportunity isn't efficiency - it's multiplication. Robin starts every conversation the same way: do you see AI as a way to cut costs and get more efficient, or do you see it as a way to unlock insane potential in the team you already have? He's made his choice - and built a company around it. Ian puts the math plainly: if you have 100 people, the far more exciting challenge is figuring out how to make them feel like 200 or 300 and generate the revenue to prove it. Robin connects it to something every leader already knows but rarely acts on: "I truly believe everyone has something they're really creatively good at. But if you can actually find time to focus on that, it can lead to new ways of growing your business that maybe you hadn't even thought of before." The companies that win the next five years won't be the ones who cut hardest. They'll be the ones who figured out how to multiply. You can't shrink your way to greatness. Robin credits Tom Peters for the line and means it completely. His argument isn't about shaming companies that make cuts - sometimes it's necessary to survive. The argument is about where the real upside lives: investing in people, giving them new tools and skills and goals, and then letting them find growth paths nobody had imagined yet. "I've never seen a company shrink their way to greatness," he says. "You have to grow." Ian adds the frame: the goal isn't to replace anything - it's to generate more revenue. "How are we going to 2X our revenue?" is a fundamentally more energizing question than "how do we get more efficient?" And it tends to produce more interesting answers. Lead with a vision even when you don't have all the answers. Robin is direct about what employees actually hate most: not bad news, not hard feedback, but uncertainty. "If you don't know what you're working towards, it's really hard to do great work." In The Human Success Playbook, the fictional CEO Evan has eight months to show a different path or get fired - and the whole tension of the story is whether he has the courage to set a direction without knowing exactly where it leads. Robin's advice for real leaders in that position: paint the vision, commit to it, and stay flexible enough to adjust as the world changes. And then, with characteristic directness: "Being a leader has always been tough. Suck it up, buttercup." The future of B2B content is a framework people can make their own. Robin didn't just write The Human Success Playbook - he and his co-authors built an AI-powered interface on top of it so readers can chat with the book and apply its frameworks to their specific company. A 500-person manufacturer in Germany gets different advice than a mid-size bank in the Midwest. Ian connects it to a bigger shift in how B2B content works: "You're building to say: here's the framework, your AI already knows where you want to go as a business, layer this on top and execute." The white paper people download and never read is being replaced by something that actually does the work. Robin is explicit about why: competing against Oracle, SAP, and Workday with a smaller budget means doing something genuinely different. The book is that thing. "I truly believe everyone has something they're really creatively good at. But if you can actually find time to focus on that, it can lead to new ways of growing your business that maybe you hadn't even thought of before." - Robin Daniels Time Stamps [4:00] Meet Robin Daniels, CBO at Zensai and Author of The Human Success Playbook [4:39] Why Robin Wrote the Book - and Why Now [6:00] The Multiplier Choice: Unlock Potential vs. Cut Costs [8:00] It's Just a New Technology - Adapt and Grow [10:00] Robin Has Seen This Before: Internet, Cloud, Mobile, AI [11:00] The Book's Setup: CEO Evan, a 40% Cut Demand, and a Better Way [12:00] The Villain Isn't AI - It's Ignorance and Fear [14:00] Internal vs. External Motivation - and Why Inner Fire Wins [15:00] The Mountain Analogy: What Leaders Owe Their Teams in Uncertain Times [17:00] How to Lead When You Don't Have the Answers [19:00] Suck It Up, Buttercup - Leadership Has Always Been Hard [22:00] Your Whole Job Is to Make Stuff and Sell It [25:00] What Taylor Swift and the Vinyl Revival Teach Us About AI and Creators [31:00] What Should the CEO Actually Do? Reorganize Around Projects, Not Hierarchy [33:00] Invest in People's Capabilities - Measure Productivity, Not Efficiency [35:00] The Human Success Score - a Sleep Score for Your Organization [38:00] Replace "Replace" With "Multiply" in Your Vocabulary [40:00] "You Can't Shrink Your Way to Greatness" - Tom Peters [42:00] The Courage to Invest in People When Everyone Else Is Cutting [44:00] The Future of Books: Build a Framework, Let AI Make It Specific [49:00] Demo: Chat With the Book at Zensai.com [51:00] The "Talk to a Human" Button - the Future of B2B Content [52:00] Final Thoughts + Connect with Robin on LinkedIn Links Connect with Robin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robindaniels/ Learn more about Zensai: https://www.zensai.com Chat with The Human Success Playbook: https://zensai.com/report/thehumansuccessplaybook The Human Success Playbook on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com About Remarkable! Remarkable! is created by the team at Caspian Studios, the premier B2B Podcast-as-a-Service company. Caspian creates both nonfiction and fiction series for B2B companies. If you want a fiction series check out our new offering - The Business Thriller - Hollywood style storytelling for B2B. Learn more at CaspianStudios.com. In today's episode, you heard from Ian Faison (CEO of Caspian Studios) and Meredith Gooderham (Head of Production). Remarkable was produced this week by Meredith Gooderham, edited by Jon Goldberg, and our theme song is "Solomon" by FALAK. Create something remarkable. Rise above the noise. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

NEW! Little Big Affirmations Deck for Kids: Check it out.   Click here to Shop Affirmation Decks, Oracle Decks, and more! Use Promo code: RCPODCAST20 for 20% off your first order!   Today's Power Affirmation: By healing internally, I make peace with the world.   Today's Oracle of Motivation: Do you ever point the finger at all the madness around you and blame it for the shortcomings you experience? What if you turned the finder towards yourself? What would you find? External madness can only affect you if you have internal voids that allow it in. When searching for faults, use a mirror and not a telescope. When you heal the shortcomings within, confrontations cannot enter. When you block out unhappiness, all that's left is happiness.   Designed to Motivate Your Creative Maniac Mind The 60-Second Power Affirmations Podcast is designed to help you focus, affirm your visions, and harness the power within your creative maniac mind! Join us daily for a new 60-second power affirmation followed by a blast of oracle motivation from the Universe (+ a quick breathing meditation). It's time to take off your procrastination diaper and share your musings with the world!   For more musings, visit RageCreate.com     Leave a Review & Share! Apple Podcast reviews are one of THE most important factors for podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please take a second to leave the show a review on Apple Podcasts! Click this link: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Hit “Listen on Apple Podcasts” on the left-hand side under the picture. Scroll down under “Ratings & Reviews” & click “Write A Review” Leave an honest review. You're awesome!  

AWS Morning Brief for the week of August 3rd, with Corey Quinn. Links:Amazon CloudWatch Logs now supports Application Load Balancer logsAWS announces AWS Interconnect - multicloud connectivity with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in GAAWS announces aws-bench, an open-source benchmark for AI agents on AWSAWS Direct Connect now supports BGP route visibility on Virtual InterfacesAWS IAM Identity Center extends multi-Region support to Identity Center directoryAWS announces general availability of Policy-Based Routing on AWS Transit GatewayIAM Policy Simulator moves to the IAM console and adds additional capabilitiesAmazon Kinesis Data Streams now supports scaling down ingest capacity with warm throughputAccelerate Spark on EMR Serverless with larger workers and shuffle-optimized disksInstalling and updating the AWS CLI with single-line commandsDeploying Kimi K3 on AWSHow Amazon CloudFront delivered traffic for the FIFA World Cup 2026Amazon identifies North Korean hacker group behind open-source supply chain attacksAWS KMS or AWS CloudHSM: Choose the right key management solutionAWS Shield Advanced is embracing the AWS WAF Anti-DDoS managed rule group: What changes and how to prepareSecure your npm and pip package updates in Amazon LinuxAWS security bulletins: patching the patch

Everyone believes the AI bubble is mainly about stocks. That makes sense. The obvious historical comparison is the dot-com bubble. However, this one is all about credit unlike 1999. And that credit is now talking loudly through credit default swaps and other debt market signals. Companies like Oracle and SpaceX have seen their CDS prices surge recently, with big moves in July across all the big names in AI tech: Amazon, Meta, and negative cash flow for the first time Google, Alphabet, whatever the company calls itself. Nvidia is seeing higher premiums. Even BlackRock trying to sell an AI-linked bond, similar results to what we talked about with Amazon's bond.The debt problem is spreading and deepening as the debt cycle turns more and more. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysis----------------------------------------------------------------------------------What if your gold could actually pay you every month… in MORE gold?That's exactly what Monetary Metals does. You still own your gold, fully insured in your name, but instead of sitting idle, it earns real yield paid in physical gold. No selling. No trading. Just more gold every month.Check it out here: https://monetary-metals.com/snider----------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you want to see The Four Economic Regimes, and How to Position Your Portfolio for Each One, sign up here https://eurodollar-university.com/home-page----------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-27/blackrock-raises-12-5-billion-of-debt-for-meta-data-centerhttps://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-cost-crisis-hits-tech-giants-as-employee-tokenmaxxing-backfires-agentic-ai-eats-up-to-1000x-more-tokens-than-standard-ai-sparks-corporate-pullback-at-microsoft-meta-and-amazonhttps://mashable.com/tech/ai-backlash-vibe-shifthttps://www.facebook.com/FastMoney/videos/oracle-reportedly-facing-cost-overruns/1033596599253258/https://www.wsj.com/video/lessons-from-the-dot-com-bubble/FB0BBA73-9133-4000-8C71-4A5B6C7D8AB7https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2018/07/26/2000s-original-series-episode-4-clip-2-technology.cnnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfW5pWpsHAohttps://uk.finance.yahoo.com/video/spacex-sheds-600-billion-three-085352127.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW-dfyp8OkUhttps://finance.yahoo.com/video/chip-stocks-fight-to-rebound-as-semiconductors-slip-into-bear-market-135658468.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCSDhGHgDG4https://finance.yahoo.com/video/chip-sell-off-even-sk-hynixs-1242-profit-growth-couldnt-wow-investors-133907245.htmlhttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDUI'll also be active on Bravais Social - a new AI-centered social network designed for professionals and knowledge workers. The platform aims to bring together a wider range of tools and functionalities tailored specifically for professional interaction, research, and knowledge exchange in one place. You can find me here: https://bravais.social/profile/edu

What if your biggest CX innovation is also your biggest source of customer churn?Agility requires a clear-eyed view of both the promise and the peril of new technologies. It's the ability to embrace innovation like AI not just for efficiency, but with a rigorous focus on the customer outcomes that build long-term value.Today, we're going to talk about the delicate balance of implementing AI in the customer experience. Specifically, we'll explore the rise of sophisticated, agentic AI voice bots, and the critical "dealbreakers" that cause customers to abandon interactions and, potentially, your brand altogether.To help me discuss this topic, I'd like to welcome, Sushil Kumar, CEO at Cyara.About Sushil KumarSushil leads Cyara's strategy and growth with a vision to redefine how enterprises build trustworthy, AI-driven customer experiences. A builder at heart, he has spent his career creating platforms that change how software is engineered, validated, and delivered. His focus is helping global organizations achieve new levels of reliability, speed, and customer trust. Before joining Cyara, Sushil was the co-founder and CEO of RelicX.ai, a generative AI test automation pioneer acquired by Harness. He previously led major product and business organizations at Oracle, CA Technologies, and Broadcom, where he built and scaled category-defining AI, DevOps, and cloud solutions adopted by thousands of enterprises worldwide. With more than 25 years of experience leading high-growth teams and multi-hundred-million-dollar product lines, Sushil is known for blending deep technical insight with a pragmatic, product-first approach to leadership. His work centers on transforming how modern software and customer experiences are created, making them more resilient, more intelligent, and more human. Sushil holds a Bachelor of Technology from BIT Sindri and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.Sushil Kumar on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sushil-kumar-343780/---------- Resources ---------- Cyara: cyara.comThe Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://aglbrnd.co/r/2868abd8085a9703We're proud to be a media partner for #MAICON26 - Oct. 13-15! Learn how AI can power your marketing and business and help you grow smarter. Use code AGILE150 to save! https://aglbrnd.co/r/7fe458ced0f04658Reach your customers with Reddit. Spend $500 in ad spend, get $500 back in ad credit! Learn more: https://advertalize.com/r/491818c79fb1873fChaser is the only Slack-native project management platform that helps teams turn messages into tracked tasks, automate follow-ups, and maintain team-wide visibility, without adopting another tool. Now integrated with Claude and other GenAI tools. Learn more at trychaser.com and use code AGILEBRAND for a 3-month free trial (normal trial is 14 days).The most influential minds in software, AI, and engineering leadership will be at WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America, September 23-25 in San Jose. Learn more: https://aglbrnd.co/r/60a7299222a7bcf1Start building your own apps with Replit and get $20 off. Learn more: https://aglbrnd.co/r/93531742a7625a20Enjoyed the show? Tell us more at and give us a rating so others can find the show at: https://aglbrnd.co/r/faaed112fc9887f3Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkihlstromDon't miss a thing: get the latest episodes, sign up for our newsletter and more: https://aglbrnd.co/r/35ded3ccfb6716baCheck out The Agile Brand Guide website with articles, insights, and Martechipedia, the wiki for marketing technology: https://www.agilebrandguide.comThe Agile Brand is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, they craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. https://www.missinglink.company Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.