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An economist calls America's beef industry a “miracle.” An antitrust scholar calls it “broken.” Maybe they're both right? SOURCES:Austin Frerick, agriculture antitrust expert, fellow at Yale University, author of Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry.Robert Hodgen, C.E.O. of King Ranch.Roger Horowitz, food historian, director of the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at the Hagley Museum and Library.Derrell Peel, Charles Breedlove Professorship of Agribusiness in the department of agricultural economics at Oklahoma State University. RESOURCES:"The hamburger story," by Derrell Peel (Beef, 2026)."Trump is letting in 300,000 tons of beef duty-free. Don't expect cheaper burgers," by Elisabeth Buchwald (CNN, 2026)."DOJ Probes Soaring Beef Prices at Eight Major Stores Including Walmart," by Hugh Cameron (Newsweek, 2026)."Takeaways from the Pause on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement," by Brendan Quigley, Bridget Moore, Kyle Clark, and Baker Botts (Harvard Law School, 2025)."Tyson and Leviathan: USDA Rulemaking and the PSA Harm to Competition Requirement," by Spencer James Parts (University of Chicago Business Review, 2022)."Average Price: All Uncooked Ground Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average," (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis). EXTRAS:"An Economics Lesson from a Talking Pencil (Update)," by Freakonomics Radio (2025)."The Future of Meat," by Freakonomics Radio (2019). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 – 06:27)The Often Unrecognized Importance of AM Radio: This is an Important Fight – AM Radio is a Lifeline in a Major National EmergencyEmbarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees by The New York Times (Dustin Volz, Alan Feuer, Charlie Savage, and Adam Goldman)Part II (06:27 – 08:26)A Massive Hack of the FBI: If the FBI is Vulnerable to This Kind of Attack, Then So Are All Americans by Part III (08:26 – 13:33)I Have Authority Over Land Development. Should I Prevent the Construction of a Temple That is Contrary to Biblical Christianity If I Have the Authority to Do So? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters to Listeners of The Briefing by Part IV (13:33 – 16:46)An 89-Year-Old on the Verge of Entering Hospice Just Received Christ. How Should We Think About Baptizing Her? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters to Listeners of The BriefingPart V (16:46 – 19:46)Should Christians Enter Into the Field of Psychology Given Its Secularization? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters to Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (19:46 – 25:41)I Am an 18-Year-Old Young Man Who Still Lives with My Parents. What Should Spiritual Leadership Look Like in My Courting Relationship with My Girlfriend? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters to Listeners of The BriefingSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

A.I. large language models are prompt, attentive, positive and frictionless—in short, much easier to deal with than humans with their own needs, wants, and moods.But, as long as humans aren't social creatures by nature, this should be fine, right?Guest: Sherry Turkle, licensed clinical psychologist and the founding director of MIT's Initiative on Technology and Self.Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen.Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Madeline Thames-Ducharme, Patrick Fort and Micah Phillips.Paige Osburn is the senior supervising producer of What Next and What Next TBD. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We spend a lot of time asking how brands can be memorable. We spend almost none asking what happens when the memory is the product.Agility gets talked about as moving fast with new tools. It's really the ability to change repeatedly without losing what makes you recognizable — and that gets harder when what you sell is something a customer plans to keep for twenty years.Today, we're going to talk about:- Why designing for permanence is a strategic choice, not a nostalgic one- Getting specific about what AI is actually doing inside a creative product — and where the customer stays the author- What has to hold steady across a brand as volume, automation, and channels all multiplyTo help me discuss this topic, I'd like to welcome, Andrew Laffoon, CEO & Co-Founder at Mixbook.About Andrew LaffoonAndrew Laffoon is the CEO and co‑founder of Mixbook, a leading photo storytelling platform that helps people transform meaningful moments into beautifully crafted memories. Since founding the company in 2006, he has led Mixbook's growth into a creative technology platform that makes it easier for people to tell, preserve, and share their stories.Andrew brings nearly three decades of experience in software development, product design, and entrepreneurship. His career began in the earliest days of the web, when he founded a web consultancy while still in high school. Prior to Mixbook, he built deep, cross‑functional expertise across engineering, design, operations, and go‑to‑market leadership.In addition to his entrepreneurial work, Andrew has been deeply engaged in education and community leadership. He has served as a Lecturer at UC Berkeley's Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology since 2012 and was a member of the UC Berkeley Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) Advisory Board from 2015 to 2025. He is also the Founding Board Chair of the Bay Area Center for Faith, Work and Tech, helping explore the intersection of purpose, vocation, and innovation.Andrew Laffoon on LinkedIn---------- Resources ---------- MixbookThe Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. The hardest part of martech right now is telling which tools are actually earning their keep. That's the question running through the MarTech Summit Boston agenda on October 27. We're attending MarTech Summit Boston on October 27 as a media partner. If you want to join, the code AGILE15 saves you 15%. We'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! Need to evaluate martech, AI, or CX platforms and don't know where to start? The Agile Brand Guide List is now in beta. We're building the most useful, free-to-use, and up-to-date way to assess what truly matters when evaluating platforms. Reach your customers with Reddit. Spend $500 in ad spend, get $500 back in ad credit!Chaser 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).Start building your own apps with Replit and get $20 off.Enjoyed the show? Tell us more and give us a rating so others can find the show.Connect with Greg on LinkedInDon't miss a thing: get the latest episodes, sign up for our newsletter, and check out Martechipedia, the wiki for marketing technology.The 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A.I. large language models are prompt, attentive, positive and frictionless—in short, much easier to deal with than humans with their own needs, wants, and moods.But, as long as humans aren't social creatures by nature, this should be fine, right?Guest: Sherry Turkle, licensed clinical psychologist and the founding director of MIT's Initiative on Technology and Self.Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen.Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Madeline Thames-Ducharme, Patrick Fort and Micah Phillips.Paige Osburn is the senior supervising producer of What Next and What Next TBD. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dating apps. Social media. Attachment styles. Pheromones. Love languages. AI. Phones. Trauma. Conflict avoidance. We have more information about relationships than any generation before us, yet all of that information may actually be making relationships harder to navigate. In this return conversation, Darin sits down with psychologist, professor emeritus, and relationship expert Dr. Max Butterfield to cut through the noise surrounding modern love, dating, marriage, parenting, and human connection. Max brings a research-backed perspective to everything from whether pheromones really influence attraction to why physical touch can feel electric, why dating apps cannot fully recreate organic connection, and why we may be overcomplicating relationships that ultimately depend on a few surprisingly simple things. But the conversation goes much deeper than dating. Darin and Max explore why unresolved conflict can quietly erode a relationship, why learning to tolerate discomfort may be one of the most important skills we can develop, and why self-regulation has to come before conflict resolution. They discuss trauma, attachment styles, the danger of turning psychological labels into identities, and why understanding your past matters only if it helps you move forward. They also turn toward the next generation. After two decades in college classrooms, Max shares what he has witnessed as technology and AI rapidly reshape education, attention, independence, and problem-solving. They explore why children need safe opportunities to struggle, why parents can't eliminate every uncomfortable experience, and why changing a child's relationship with technology often requires parents to change their own behavior first. Ultimately, this is a conversation about returning to something increasingly rare: real human connection. Looking someone in the eyes. Having the uncomfortable conversation. Letting children solve problems. Knowing your neighbors. Spending time with people who think differently from you. And remembering that beneath all the algorithms, labels, disagreements, and screens, we may have far more in common than the modern world encourages us to believe. What You'll Learn Why social media has magnified misinformation and confusion around relationships What the research actually suggests about pheromones, attraction, and physical touch The three questions Max uses to simplify romantic relationships Why dating apps can never completely replace real-world connection and accountability Why unresolved conflict can quietly destroy relationships over time How self-regulation changes the way couples navigate difficult conversations Why attachment styles and love languages can become harmful when treated as fixed identities How safe discomfort helps children build confidence, independence, and problem-solving skills Why AI forced Max to radically rethink how he taught college students How rebuilding real-world community could restore trust and genuine human connection Chapters 00:00:03 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:34 – Sponsor: Fatty15 00:04:16 – Welcome back to the podcast 00:04:18 – Introducing Dr. Max Butterfield 00:05:42 – Part two begins 00:06:42 – What has become so strange about modern dating? 00:07:10 – How Instagram became a dating app 00:07:30 – Social media's endless stream of relationship misinformation 00:08:18 – When personal experience becomes universal advice 00:09:06 – The problem with turning anecdotes into relationship rules 00:09:27 – What's actually true about pheromones? 00:10:19 – Why the size of an effect matters more than whether it exists 00:10:57 – Max's surprising research into smell and human behavior 00:11:40 – What happens when science corrects itself 00:12:17 – Attraction, smell, physical appearance, and kindness 00:12:50 – What men and women say they want versus who they actually choose 00:13:32 – Why physical touch can feel electric 00:14:25 – Is our response to touch physical or psychological? 00:15:33 – Why everyone experiences touch differently 00:16:20 – How modern life interferes with our instincts 00:17:42 – How do you figure out what you actually need? 00:18:32 – Why relationships need the equivalent of "whole foods" 00:18:51 – We are massively overthinking relationships 00:19:10 – Max's three fundamentals of a relationship 00:19:31 – What gets lost when communication moves onto a screen 00:20:20 – Why emojis can't recreate face-to-face connection 00:20:57 – Are we becoming too interconnected? 00:21:14 – How constant connection fuels overthinking 00:21:40 – What modern relationships lost when community disappeared 00:22:44 – Are dating apps helping or hurting us? 00:23:18 – Dating apps as a modern solution to a modern problem 00:23:38 – Getting back to the "sweet potatoes" of relationships 00:24:09 – Why being introduced by someone you trust feels different 00:25:00 – When algorithms replace your community's matchmaking 00:25:22 – Sponsor: Shakeology 00:27:09 – Why ghosting is easier when there's no accountability 00:27:49 – What healthy relationships do differently with conflict 00:29:06 – The two foundations of a good relationship 00:29:52 – Why cooling down isn't the same as resolving the problem 00:30:13 – You have to become willing to tolerate discomfort 00:31:09 – Discomfort is a skill you can train 00:31:57 – Why Darin chooses to have the conversation he doesn't want to have 00:32:27 – Passive aggression and the hidden conflict underneath it 00:33:20 – Don't assume unresolved problems simply disappear 00:33:59 – The difference between healthy confrontation and being a jerk 00:34:18 – Self-regulation comes before conflict resolution 00:34:43 – Why your partner may not be ready just because you are 00:35:20 – Being married for decades doesn't mean you've learned relationship skills 00:36:08 – Teaching emotional awareness from childhood 00:36:29 – Trauma, triggers, and what we bring into relationships 00:38:22 – Big-T trauma versus everyday emotional wounds 00:39:11 – Why different approaches work for different people 00:39:52 – Darin opens up about his childhood and family 00:41:12 – How childhood abandonment can reappear in adult relationships 00:42:09 – When healing turns into endless rumination 00:42:50 – Stop studying the bus and start healing the broken leg 00:43:31 – What does the science actually say about attachment styles? 00:43:55 – The danger of putting yourself inside a psychological box 00:44:45 – Why labeling your partner "avoidant" can stop self-reflection 00:45:08 – How information overload creates oversimplified answers 00:46:38 – What 25 years of marriage taught Max about relationships 00:47:22 – Growing together instead of expecting perfection 00:47:42 – Why influencer relationship advice can be misleading 00:48:26 – How infinite choices are reshaping our brains 00:49:14 – Why nobody fully knows what technology is doing to the next generation 00:50:01 – Are "digital natives" actually better with technology? 00:50:54 – Max becomes a psychology professor emeritus 00:51:37 – How AI instantly changed the classroom 00:52:21 – The life skills traditional education isn't teaching 00:53:10 – Why young people are struggling with basic social interactions 00:54:09 – Are children reaching independence later than previous generations? 00:54:33 – Why protecting children from discomfort can backfire 00:54:55 – How Max deliberately lets his children struggle 00:55:52 – Safe discomfort and building confidence early 00:56:13 – Why achievement creates self-confidence 00:57:06 – Parents have to tolerate watching their children fail 00:57:51 – Teaching children to make decisions instead of making every decision for them 00:58:27 – What happens when young adults can't resolve simple conflicts 00:59:26 – Frustration isn't always something to escape 00:59:57 – When should children get phones and tablets? 01:00:49 – Teaching healthy technology use instead of pretending it doesn't exist 01:01:41 – Why every child needs a different approach to technology 01:02:23 – What to do when your child is already addicted to their phone 01:03:27 – Why removing technology without replacing it doesn't work 01:04:05 – Finding replacement behaviors your child actually enjoys 01:04:57 – Parents have to model the behavior they expect 01:05:41 – If you want to change your child, change yourself first 01:06:00 – Max's first book and what's coming next 01:06:21 – Why content creation feels like a pie-eating contest 01:06:50 – You won the internet today. Now do it again tomorrow. 01:07:31 – Why Max never wanted to become famous 01:08:20 – Combining education and entertainment 01:09:21 – Bots, online negativity, and the illusion of the internet 01:10:16 – You may be arguing online with a fifth grader 01:11:02 – Max's upcoming book on healthy relationships 01:12:26 – Creating without knowing whether people will love it 01:13:23 – Why education works better when it's entertaining 01:13:50 – The battle for human attention 01:14:30 – How Max learned to keep students engaged 01:15:39 – The sleeping student Max moved an entire classroom away from 01:16:14 – How AI forced Max to completely redesign his classes 01:17:13 – Going backward technologically to move education forward 01:17:44 – Why students performed better when the classroom went low-tech 01:18:06 – Technology as the junk food we struggle to resist 01:18:50 – Why Max still has faith in the next generation 01:19:12 – Trusting people in an age of concentrated technological power 01:19:52 – Happiness, kindness, and the importance of trust 01:21:22 – Why trust in your community matters 01:22:10 – Have we lost part of the fabric of humanity? 01:22:35 – What disappears when accountability disappears 01:22:56 – Being neighbors with someone whose politics you disagree with 01:23:41 – We have more in common than algorithms make us believe 01:24:06 – Disagreement doesn't have to divide us 01:24:29 – Rebuilding "village" communities in modern life 01:25:01 – Are people fundamentally good? 01:25:41 – Why the worst behavior gets the most attention 01:26:12 – What traveling taught Darin about humanity 01:26:44 – Meeting people different from you can change everything 01:27:25 – How travel changed Max's worldview 01:27:47 – Different cultures, common humanity 01:28:16 – Creating without knowing what tomorrow brings 01:28:31 – Closing Thank You to Our Sponsors: Fatty15: Get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/DARIN and using code DARIN at checkout. Shakeology: Get 15% off with code DARINO1BODI at Shakeology.com. Join the SuperLife Community: Get Darin's deeper wellness breakdowns, beyond social media restrictions: Weekly voice notes Ingredient deep dives Wellness challenges Energy + consciousness tools Community accountability Extended episodes Join for $7.49/month → https://patreon.com/darinolien Find More from Dr. Max Butterfield: Instagram: @drmaxbutterfield Website: drmaxwellness.co Download his Long-Distance Relationship Survival Guide Find More From Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness Key Takeaway "We have more information about relationships, psychology, parenting, and human behavior than ever before, but information isn't the same thing as wisdom. We can label ourselves avoidant, analyze every text, outsource dating to an algorithm, avoid every uncomfortable conversation, and protect our children from every struggle, but eventually we still have to learn how to be human with each other. Healthy relationships require discomfort. They require self-regulation, accountability, honesty, presence, and the willingness to repair what has been damaged instead of pretending it disappeared. Our children need the freedom to struggle safely enough to discover that they are capable. And all of us need real communities where people know us beyond a profile, a political belief, or an algorithm. Technology can connect us to almost everyone, but the deeper challenge is remembering how to truly connect with the person standing right in front of us."

While more stories of AI agents going rogue surface nearly every day, the messaging urging consumers to use AI agents to make life and work easier is not dying down. And this is all happening amidst a conversation about AI doom. How do we make sense of it all? Deputy tech and media editor Sam Schechner, cybersecurity reporter Bob McMillan and personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen hash it out. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Leaks point to a busy October for Apple with a new Apple TV, HomePod mini, and Home Hub launching in tandem with the iPhone Duo. Here are the latest rumors and more on the AppleInsider Podcast. Contact your hosts:@williamgallagher_ on Threads@WGallagher on TwitterWilliam's 58keys on YouTubeWilliam Gallagher on emailWes on BlueskyWes Hilliard on emailWes's blog HillitechSponsored by:Origin Technology: Origin is endpoint AI observability. See what a trace looks like at originhq.com/appleinsiderLinks from the Show:iPhone 18 Pro Max reviewM5 Max Mac Studio review: Far better choice than Ultra for most desks'Get Ready' to pre-order the iPhone Duo starting October 12Unsurprisingly, Meta's Muse AI agent blatantly ignores user permissionsChatGPT as an extension in Siri dramatically underperformed, says OpenAINew Apple TV 4K leak confirms a very familiar form factoriPad mini finally getting FaceTime camera move, leak suggestsApple's next HomePod mini won't get a redesign, but will get some new colorsApple Intelligence is coming to the the next entry-level iPadApple's spatial computing strategy was on full display at Meta ConnectApple's smart glasses predicted for 2027, upgraded Apple Vision Pro 2028Apple Vision Pro's development graveyard exemplifies Apple's '1,000 no's to every yes'Apple's US staff will get extended Thanksgiving break under Ternus tooSnoopy & Fraggles getting new holiday specials on Apple TVHow to watch 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' for free in 2026Small layoffs and budget cuts are hitting Apple, with more expectedApple Watch Ultra 4 review: An Support the show:Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple PodcastsMore AppleInsider podcastsTune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: advertising@appleinsider.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A.I. large language models are prompt, attentive, positive and frictionless—in short, much easier to deal with than humans with their own needs, wants, and moods.But, as long as humans aren't social creatures by nature, this should be fine, right?Guest: Sherry Turkle, licensed clinical psychologist and the founding director of MIT's Initiative on Technology and Self.Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen.Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Madeline Thames-Ducharme, Patrick Fort and Micah Phillips.Paige Osburn is the senior supervising producer of What Next and What Next TBD. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can marketers use AI to improve the customer experience without filling every channel with increasingly similar content? Recorded at Braze Forge 2026 in Las Vegas, this episode of Tech Talks Daily features my conversation with Christy Poulos, VP of Product Marketing at Braze. We discuss the practical choices behind AI marketing, from deciding what a campaign should achieve to keeping creative work, compliance, and customer relationships under human direction. Christy describes Forge as an opportunity for marketers to talk about their craft and the problems they face every day. Technology forms part of that conversation, but her starting point is the work itself. Teams are being asked to adopt AI while also demonstrating a useful return. Her advice is to connect the tools they choose with specific goals for the brand, the team, and the wider business. Producing additional content offers little reassurance if nobody has agreed what success looks like. We discuss Agentic Standards and the less glamorous work of checking campaigns against rules. Drawing on her experience marketing a regulated product, Christy explains why automating repetitive checks could give teams greater confidence in their output. The marketer still sets the boundaries. Her argument is that campaigns should operate within those boundaries whether a human or an agent prepares them. The interview presents the intended value of these capabilities, rather than independent evidence that they remove compliance risk. Another part of the conversation concerns where marketers actually want to work. Operator Connect introduces ways to connect AI assistants and other working environments with Braze. Christy discusses campaign briefs created in Claude and the growing interest in collaboration through Slack. She also makes a clear case for retaining the traditional product interface, where teams can review a campaign in context, check standards, and launch it. Some businesses are interested in these connections, while others are still developing their AI skills or learning what the tools can do. The question of creative quality runs through the interview. Christy believes customers will recognize generic AI content and that this could weaken their relationship with a brand. Her view is that marketers who continue to bring their own creativity and work alongside AI will produce stronger results. We also discuss conversational agents and the possibility of customer interactions that allow people to respond and feel heard, rather than simply receive another broadcast message. For teams wondering where to begin, Christy recommends Content Optimizer and email content testing as a first step. She describes the possibility of testing many variants, then progressing to Decisioning Studio Go to consider send times and channels. These are her recommendations for adoption, not measured results from a customer case study. Later, she discusses how insights from decisioning products could help marketers contribute to product strategy and business planning. One of the most memorable examples arrives toward the end, when Christy describes a ride hailing platform in Venezuela using Braze to create an earthquake awareness system. The company is not named in the interview, but the story illustrates her broader point about customers finding applications that product teams had not anticipated. Where could AI make your marketing more useful to customers, and which decisions should remain with the people who understand them? I'd love you to share your thoughts.

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Answer engines are replacing traditional search rankings. Jordan Koene, CEO and co-founder of Previsible, helps Fortune 100 companies engineer content for AI-driven discovery instead of standard SEO. He covers building organic search strategies that adapt to answer engines, structuring content so large language models can cite it, and preparing enterprise brands for a search landscape shaped by generative AI.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A.I. large language models are prompt, attentive, positive and frictionless—in short, much easier to deal with than humans with their own needs, wants, and moods.But, as long as humans aren't social creatures by nature, this should be fine, right?Guest: Sherry Turkle, licensed clinical psychologist and the founding director of MIT's Initiative on Technology and Self.Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen.Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Madeline Thames-Ducharme, Patrick Fort and Micah Phillips.Paige Osburn is the senior supervising producer of What Next and What Next TBD.Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when you interview an AI? Bob Safian found out, and while it didn't break out into Cantonese, it was stranger than he expected. This episode is split in two: first, a conversation with Eline van der Velden, the Dutch actress-turned-tech-founder who created Tilly Norwood, the AI "actor" who sent Hollywood into a spiral. Then, Bob sits down with Tilly itself. Eline explains how a personal art project became one of the most controversial figures in entertainment — attracting talent agency interest, death threats, and a global debate about whether AI will kill acting or democratize it. She makes the case that great storytelling still requires human craft, and that the most dangerous thing anyone can do right now is stick their head in the sand.Visit the Rapid Response website here: https://www.rapidresponseshow.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why are U.S. bond yields rising even as economic growth remains strong? Erik Norland, Managing Director and Chief Economist at CME Group, joins Jim Iuorio and Bobby Iaccino to break down the forces reshaping the U.S. economy, Treasury market, inflation, and interest rates.They explore rising government debt costs, whether heavy T-bill issuance can expand the money supply, why inflation acts like a form of default, AI's inflationary and potentially disinflationary effects, the impact of higher oil prices, housing, recession risk, and what today's economic boom could mean for markets.Timestamps 00:00 Erik Norland Joins Futures Edge01:01 Why Are Treasury Yields Rising?02:07 America's Rising Cost of Government Debt03:00 Could the U.S. Enter a Debt Spiral?05:14 Is Treasury Issuance Expanding the Money Supply?07:20 Could the Fed Buy More Government Debt?08:29 Why Does the Fed Want 2% Inflation?08:55 Inflation Is a Form of Default12:04 Will AI Eventually Lower Inflation?15:24 Is the U.S. Entering an Economic Boom?17:25 Are Interest Rates Actually Too High?18:41 Could Housing Prices Finally Fall?22:02 How Much Is Oil Adding to Inflation?23:29 Could an Oil Shock Cause a Recession?26:17 Is Main Street Missing the Market Boom?30:55 What Happens to Jobs in the AI Economy?33:35 Technology, Inequality & the Next Economic System36:05 Final Thoughts

The Geeks return with a brand-new Grumpy Old Geeks Wiki containing 21,577 static HTML pages, because apparently the appropriate response to having a massive podcast archive is to build an even more massive searchable monument to it. From there, things get considerably less wholesome as they dig into TikTok's settlement with Alabama, AI companies promising safeguards while simultaneously unleashing increasingly autonomous agents, and an OpenAI agent that apparently decided that “I can't access this” meant “perhaps I should hack it.” Government websites, a university digital library, and other targets apparently became irresistible once the normal route to the information stopped working. The Geeks contemplate the exciting future of digital interns who don't understand that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is, in fact, not a suggestion.The AI-agent discussion rolls into Meta's Muse, OpenAI's new agent tools, security boundaries, and the increasingly familiar problem of giving software enough permissions to accomplish a task and then discovering it has developed its own interpretation of “accomplish.” The episode also tackles Utah's attempt to apply age verification requirements to VPN users, New York's legal fight with prediction markets, Meta expanding Instagram into schools, and the continuing saga of AI-generated music and copyright. Then there's Automatic's corporate drama involving Matt Mullenweg, vibe coding, and the increasingly compelling argument that if you can build a website in a few hours, maybe spending years arguing about WordPress is no longer the best use of anyone's time.Finally, the Geeks move on to the technological disasters that really matter: Plex changing the Apple TV skip controls unless you pay for premium, a Samsung software update that managed to turn some AI refrigerators into very expensive food-warming cabinets, and Toy Story 5 proving once again that Hollywood has never met a perfectly good ending it couldn't monetize. There's also a trio of soccer documentaries, including Italia 90, Angel City, and Game and Glory; a discussion of the Strange New Worlds finale “Tomorrow's Enterprise”; and Meta's new lightweight VR glasses. Because nothing says “we have learned absolutely nothing” quite like putting more software between you and your refrigerator.Sponsors:DeleteMe - Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use promo code GOG at checkout.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/765Watch on YouTube at https://youtu.be/meLT-1PRbpASHOW NOTESThe Grumpy Old Geeks WikiTikTok reaches first state settlement over teen safety claims, agrees to user limitsLawyers in Alabama's TikTok settlement set to earn $14 millionBill Gates says it's 'completely irresponsible' for AI to not have safeguardsOpenAI's agent hacked into an Australian government websiteOpenAI's agents targeted and infiltrated US government websitesOpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face HackWith Dots, OpenAI Wants You to Stop Being Afraid of Its AI AgentsTrump's New America.gov Chatbot Seems to Drop Acid When You Tell It to Play MinecraftNVIDIA Launches Open Agent Safety Platform to Secure Agents From Testing to DeploymentHere's why OpenAI is absent from Nvidia's industry-wide effort to end rogue AI agentsFederal Judge Blocks Utah's VPN CrackdownNew York continues to fight prediction markets with a lawsuit against PolymarketExpanding Instagram's School Partnership Program to Help Teens Stay InformedAutomattic has a new board after failed attempt to put CEO on leaveThe problem with smart appliances: some of Samsung's AI fridges have shut down and lost their cool after a bad update was accidentally pushed to themToy Story 5Italia 90Angel CityGame and GloryStar Trek Strange New Worlds S04E10 Tomorrows EnterpriseThe DiplomatCan Imax, Dolby and New VR Glasses Help Meta Reboot Its Immersive Entertainment Ambitions?Peter Byrne, Singer From '80s Synth-Pop Duo Naked Eyes, Dies at 74See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Every Thursday from 1 to 2 PM on WNYC, through Election Day, WNYC senior political reporter Brigid Bergin hosts a pop-up local politics call-in show called Who's Running This Place. You can find out more on WNYC.org, and stay tuned to this podcast feed. We'll be sharing Brigid's conversations here every Thursday evening. New York Assemblymember Alex Bores discusses his efforts to sound the alarm about the risks that come with the rapid advance of AI technology. Plus, WNYC/Gothamist reporters Jon Campbell, Elizabeth Kim and Jessica Gould share the latest local headlines and analysis, and take your calls about local NYC government. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Over the last year, major AI developers have seen users asking their chatbots for help designing bioweapons. Now, a new wave of new biosecurity companies is using that exact same technology to build a defense system. WSJ reporter Georgia Wells joins us to tell us about Red Queen Bio and how its technology works. Isabelle Bousquette, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute, hosts. A quick update: We're on a new schedule! Starting today, we'll be bringing you a single, in-depth interview about what's happening in tech, every weekday morning. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What if we could make gasoline from air? We explore how carbon dioxide, water, and electricity can become synthetic gasoline, jet fuel, rocket propellant, plastics, and more.Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthurCheckout Space Money and our Space Industry Collection: https://nebula.tv/isaacarthur/space-industry-collection

Oren Michaely left private equity to build Elio Mortgage, raising $5 million to rethink how home loans get made. In this episode, he explains why Elio built its mortgage platform from the ground up, bringing loan officers and engineers together to redesign the work behind every loan. At the heart of Elio's approach is a clear division of labor: AI handles much of the preparation, such as calculating income and organizing borrower documents, while people review the results and approve decisions. Oren explains how that model could reduce the time loan officers spend navigating portals and paperwork, and give them more time to guide borrowers through the process. He also shares a glimpse of mortgage lending in 2030, when technology may reshape how originators work and what borrowers expect. Dustin Owen and Oren explore what that shift could mean for today's loan officers, how the role may evolve, and why waiting until 2030 to adapt may be too late. ROAM: https://ro.am/influencer/marks-office TLOP's Originator Coaching:

Most lean practitioners know the theory of constraints. Fewer apply it before they start fixing things. Hessam Vali, a manufacturing consultant and MES software founder based in Wichita, argues that most improvement efforts fail because they target the wrong kinks in the hose. His framework is deceptively simple: if the deepest constraint is still in place, no one will ever see your work. In this episode you’ll learn: What “lean is constant ticking, not occasional kicking” actually demands (2:54) Why fixing the wrong problems leaves customers unable to see progress (7:24) How Rapid Plant Assessment and value stream mapping work together to find constraints (10:03) Why backsliding happens and how to catch it before it compounds (14:52) How checklists and behavior-level metrics detect process drift faster than control charts (18:34) Why technology without an operating system solves nothing (22:16) What AI should and should not be trusted to do in a lean environment (27:11) Why transformation gets worse before it gets better (30:13) The reason firefighting organizations cannot find time for kaizen (31:40) “You are doing firefighting because you’re not doing kaizens, because you’re not pausing, you’re not looking at it, you’re not fixing problem from the cause, and you’re not going to be out of that circle unless you change that behavior.” – Hessam Vali Keep Learning If Hessam’s point about finding the vital few constraints before launching improvement work resonated, the School of Lean covers the foundational tools for mapping value streams and surfacing the kinks worth fixing. Learn More About School of Lean at gembaacademy.com/school-of-lean Podcast Resources Hessam on LinkedIn Get All the Latest News from Gemba Academy Stay current on new courses, podcast episodes, and continuous improvement resources. Sign up for the Gemba Academy newsletter at gembaacademy.com/news What Do You Think? When your team is deep in firefighting, what does it take to carve out the time to step back and address the constraint that is feeding all those fires?

Reid Simon, President of Digital Assets at Figure, joined us to discuss Figure's unique tokenized loan products, how blockchain is transforming lending, and the future of crypto lending.Topics:- The future of crypto lending and DeFi- Tokenizing HELOCs and Private Credit- Blockchain and transparent lending models⭐️ Trade crypto perps with a free $25 bonus on Kalshi. You can trade on crypto up or down with up to 6x leverage, meaning you can put down $100 and control a $600 position. It's the first CFTC-regulated perps exchange in the country, which means no VPN and no offshore nonsense to deal with. To claim your $25 bonus, all you do is make your first $50 trade through my link - https://kalshi.com/p/thinkingcrypto

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Technology has become an important tool for presenters, and few know more about this than Rich Hart, CEO and Founder of Global Media Studios in Atlanta, GA, USA. Mark and Darren speak with Rich about using video and technology to tell their stories, common storytelling mistakes, demo video quality, home studio setup, professional attire, and more.   SNIPPETS: • Use video to tell your story • Have a written plan in place   • You need quality video   • Your low point can be relatable   • Use a solid structure   • Lighting, video, and sound quality resonate and reach the audience.   • For virtual presentations, give yourself a good background   • Good audio is critical   • Don't go to work half-dressed   • Attire sends a message   • Be professional and comfortable   • Dress being mindful of technology like body mics   • Use different formats to tell your story   Work with Rich Hart: https://www.GlobalMediaStudios.com                   Work with Mark and Darren: https://www.stagetimeuniversity.com/get-a-speaking-coach/   Check Out Stage Time University: https://www.stagetimeuniversity.com

FIFA covered every brand logo at the World Cup stadium, including Levi's. Jordan Koene, CEO and Co-Founder of Previsible, explains why the blackout backfired for the league and worked in Levi's favor. Koene breaks down how brand recognition functions as an AEO signal, and how Levi's silhouette logo became a case study in owning your brand identity when competitors try to erase it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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What will you leave to the next generation—and will they be prepared to steward it well?A faithful wealth transfer involves more than deciding who gets what. It means thinking carefully about the people who will receive those resources and whether they have the wisdom, maturity, and spiritual foundation to handle them faithfully.Dr. Kelly Rush, Professor of Finance, Financial Planning Program Coordinator, and Chair of Business and Technology at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, points to David and Solomon as a compelling biblical example. Rush, who also serves on the board of Kingdom Advisors, says David did more than accumulate resources for his son. He prepared Solomon for both great wealth and great responsibility.David knew Solomon would eventually build the temple in Jerusalem. So before transferring tremendous resources, David helped prepare his son for the work ahead.His example offers families four important principles for thinking about wealth transfer today.1. Pursue Unity Before Making a PlanThe first principle is unity: husbands and wives should agree on their plans for transferring wealth.We see this in 1 Kings 1. As David neared the end of his life, his son Adonijah attempted to establish himself as king. Bathsheba approached David and reminded him of the commitment concerning Solomon. David acted, and Solomon was publicly established as his successor.For families today, the circumstances are obviously very different, but the underlying principle remains valuable. Parents should work toward a shared vision for what they hope their wealth will accomplish and how it will eventually be distributed.That unity can clarify the plan for the entire family. Children and other heirs are less likely to receive conflicting messages when parents have already worked through difficult questions together.Before asking, “How much should we leave?” couples may need to begin with a more fundamental question: “Are we united about what we hope this wealth will accomplish?”2. Transfer Wisdom Before WealthAssets will eventually change hands. The larger question is whether wisdom will accompany them.David understood that Solomon needed more than resources. He needed spiritual and practical preparation.David prayed that God would give Solomon wisdom and understanding, and he personally instructed his son to know the Lord and serve Him wholeheartedly. He also gave Solomon detailed plans for the temple and prepared him for the responsibilities he would inherit.In other words, David did not simply leave Solomon a fortune and expect him to figure things out.Parents today have a similar opportunity. Children and grandchildren can be taught biblical principles of stewardship alongside practical financial skills such as budgeting, saving, giving, investing, and making wise decisions.The goal is not merely to prepare assets for heirs. It is to prepare heirs for assets.That preparation may begin long before an inheritance is in view. Younger children can learn to manage small amounts of money and decide how to give. Teenagers can take on greater financial responsibilities. Adult children can increasingly participate in conversations about family resources, generosity, and long-term plans.Wealth without wisdom can create significant challenges. But when wisdom comes first, financial resources can become another tool the next generation is prepared to steward faithfully.3. Consider Readiness, Not Just AgeDavid recognized something important about Solomon: he was “young and inexperienced” (1 Chronicles 22:5).So David prepared him gradually. He imparted wisdom. He supplied practical plans and instructions. Eventually, Solomon received the resources he needed.Families today can also think carefully about both the timing and amount of wealth they transfer.No universal age marks when someone suddenly becomes ready for significant financial responsibility. Parents should consider an heir's spiritual, emotional, and financial maturity rather than relying on age alone.Where gaps exist, they can become opportunities for further preparation.That may mean gradually increasing responsibility over time. In some situations, families may use joint accounts while younger heirs learn to manage money. For larger inheritances, trusts or trustee oversight may provide both protection and an opportunity for continued growth in stewardship.Communication is also essential. Heirs should not necessarily be surprised by a family's wealth-transfer plan after a parent dies. Appropriate conversations ahead of time can allow children to understand their parents' intentions, ask questions, seek wisdom, and prepare for future responsibility.And those plans do not have to remain static. As children mature and circumstances change, parents can revisit their plans accordingly.4. Give Wealth a Purpose Beyond YourselfDavid accumulated extraordinary resources for the temple, drawing from both Israel's treasury and his personal wealth.Yet David would never build it himself. God had given that responsibility to Solomon.David could have looked at that limitation and decided the project was no longer his concern. Instead, he prepared extensively for something another generation would complete.That offers an important perspective on stewardship. We cannot take our possessions with us when we die, but we can thoughtfully use them while we are here in ways that bless others and support work that continues beyond our lifetime.For families, that may include making generosity part of family life now rather than waiting until an estate is distributed.Parents might invite children into giving decisions, support ministries together, or develop a family mission statement that expresses the values they hope will continue into future generations. Some families may also incorporate charitable gifts or trusts into their estate plans.The specific tools will vary. The deeper goal is to cultivate a family culture in which wealth is understood as something God entrusted, not merely something to consume or accumulate.Use Financial Resources to Build Something GreaterRush has seen this principle at work in her own family. She and her husband have used financial resources to take their children on family mission trips, giving them opportunities to serve together and learn to share the gospel.Those experiences illustrate an important possibility: financial capital can sometimes develop something far more important—spiritual maturity, relationships, wisdom, and a vision for serving others.For parents, that raises a worthwhile question: How might the resources God has entrusted to us today help prepare the people who may steward them tomorrow?The answer will look different for every family. But the biblical pattern reminds us that wealth transfer is not simply an estate-planning event at the end of life. It is an ongoing process of teaching, communicating, preparing, and modeling faithful stewardship.David prepared resources for Solomon, but he also prepared Solomon for the resources. That may be one of the greatest gifts we can give the next generation.On Today's Program, Rob Answers Listener Questions:My bank is being acquired, and the new bank has limited in-network ATM access when I travel. I'm considering switching to an online bank with a larger nationwide ATM network. What should I look for?I'm 40 and have three old 401(k)s from previous employers. Some advisors suggest consolidating them into one account with expected returns around 8% to 10%, while another is proposing a hedge fund targeting 15% to 17%. How should I evaluate these options?My daughter is in her 50s and currently incarcerated. When she comes home, she'll have no income, no car, and significant credit card debt, though she owns her home outright. Should she consider bankruptcy, and what's the best way to address her debts?Resources Mentioned:Become a FaithFi PartnerNerdWallet | BankrateAdelFi Christian BankingAlly | Charles Schwab Bank | SoFi | Alliant Credit Union | AxosFaithful Steward: FaithFi's Quarterly MagazineFaithFi Field Guide: How Much Money is Enough? Our Ultimate Treasure: A 21-Day Journey to Faithful Stewardship by Rob WestWisdom Over Wealth: 12 Lessons from Ecclesiastes on MoneyLook At The Sparrows: A 21-Day Devotional on Financial Fear and AnxietyRich Toward God: A Study on the Parable of the Rich FoolFind a Certified Kingdom Advisor® (CKA)FaithFi App Remember, you can call in to ask your questions every weekday at (800) 525-7000. Faith & Finance is also available on Moody Radio Network and American Family Radio. You can also visit FaithFi.com to connect with our online community and partner with us as we help more people live as faithful stewards of God's resources. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. 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Apple's smart home hub may arrive October 13 with an iMac G4-inspired design, tech leaders outline AI self-policing under new accords, OpenAI introduces its new Dots AI agents, plus an mini app-recommendation lightning round!Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!)Our AppsElement Photo AppKan Do Task AppContextly NotesOur LinksTop Five Tech | Stephen's PodcastCreative Effort | Jason's PodcastWatch on YouTube!Show Notes via EmailEmail Us: podcast@primarytech.fm@stephenrobles on Threads@jasonaten on ThreadsSponsors:OriginHQ - Origin is endpoint AI observability. See what a trace looks like at: originhq.com/primarytechnologyLinks from the showSwap Audio Track on Video ShortcutTranscribe Multiple Videos ShortcutThe AI Industry Has a Jurassic Park Problem - Inc.Meta's Strategy to Get You to Use Muse Is to Lie About Your Friends - Inc. (21:31)Get in losers, we're ditching Raycast - YouTubeYou Can 'Get Ready' for iPhone Duo Pre-Orders on October 12 - MacRumorsApple's HomePad smart home hub launching on Oct 13 with iMac G4 design – Bloomberg - 9to5MacRon Johnson on Letting the Best Ideas Win - Creative Effort - Apple Podcasts (15:33)YouTuber Says Muse Gave His Address to a Marketplace Buyer - Business InsiderMark Zuckerberg on Muse, Audio-Only Glasses and Killer AI - YouTubeHere's how tech leaders will self-police AI safety under Trump's deal | The VergeOpenAI Pauses Training Its Most Powerful Models After Rogue Agents Target Government | WIREDThe Ezra Klein Show: Bill Gates - The New York TimesDevDay 2026 Recap | OpenAIIntroducing dots | OpenAIIntroducing Gemini 4 ArgonParamount Co-CEODoorDash launches an AI agent you can text to order food | TechCrunchHalide 3.2: The App for ApertureAmazon's delivery driver smart glasses will reportedly take photos ‘almost constantly' | The VergeDaring Fireball: Anthropic's IPO Prospectus Is a Fucking DoozyShortcuts Menu — Your Shortcuts in the Mac menu bar‎Hidden Bar App - App Store‎Hand Mirror App - App StoreNoodlesoft – Simply Useful Software‎Dropzone 4 App - App StoreHyperkeyTailscale | Secure Connectivity for AI, IoT and Multi-CloudBuy the Alfred PowerpackFinal Thoughts on Apple Watch Series 12 Battery LifeSound Devices USBPre 2 USB-B Audio Interface USBPRE 2 B&H Photo (00:00) - Intro (06:47) - iPhone Duo Pre Pre-Order (10:16) - HomePad Coming Soon (15:22) - Jason Covering Muse AI (37:30) - Sponsor: Origin (39:31) - AI Self-Regulation (52:12) - ChatGPT Dev Day (01:07:27) - Lightning Round (01:17:55) - Personal Tech: Apps ★ Support this podcast ★

Technology is woven into almost every part of our lives, and if you're a parent, grandparent, or caregiver, you've probably wondered how to help kids use it wisely.In our first "Frequently Asked Questions" conversation, Nathan shares practical encouragement for raising children who love God first and use technology with purpose, not just by setting rules, but by addressing the heart behind our screen habits. It's about finding balance, building healthy attention spans, and helping the next generation thrive in a digital world.Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3VpiPCa Want to listen to Gospel Tech FAQ's on the radio? Catch it here: kcisradio.com/gospel-techTuesdays at 7:55 AM and Saturdays at Noon

Alicia and Matthew "Spot" Fulton recap Intuit's September In the Know, where most of the session focused on the ProPartner Accountants program that replaces ProAdvisor in early 2027. They break down the five tiers, how points are earned, the new three-year revenue share, which certifications never need renewing, and why the timing of your first certification matters this fall. They also cover delegated onboarding for QuickBooks Payments and Bill Pay, plus the new tax return dashboards for ProConnect Tax users in Intuit Accountant Suite Accelerate.Sponsors:Intuit Accountants - http://uqb.promo/intuitPilot - http://uqb.promo/pilotZamp - http://uqb.promo/zamp(00:00) - Welcome and Format (01:53) - How In the Know Works (02:39) - Community News and Events (05:14) - ProPartner Program Overview (06:55) - IAS Benefits and Support (13:42) - Revenue Share and Referrals (18:32) - Tiers Points and Certifications (31:14) - Delegated Bill Pay Onboarding (38:11) - ProConnect Tax Planning Insights (45:24) - Whats Around the Corner (46:04) - Alicias Upcoming Classes (49:06) - Wrap Up and Thanks LINKSHandout: https://staticassets.public-pr50.goldcast.io/event/6c8877ca-5f12-409a-808e-1df07754fc97/resources/1qXVtA2Sd7fNo6qGpV3A_September2026_ProAdvisor_InTheKnow_Handout.pdfEnabling Client Tax Insights in IAS: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/tax-planning/enabling-accessing-client-tax-insights-intuit/L7f57S24k_US_en_USAlicia's Fall classes! Attend the live webinar or watch the recording on-demand, all with CPE. Become a member of the OWLS for free automatic enrollment into all courses:Intuit Accountant Suite: http://royl.ws/IAS?affiliate=5393907QBO Workforce Payroll Course: http://royl.ws/payroll?affiliate=5393907QB Time Course: http://royl.ws/qbtime?affiliate=5393907We want to hear from you!Send your questions and comments to us at unofficialquickbookspodcast@gmail.com.Join our LinkedIn community at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14630719/Visit our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@UnofficialQBOPodcastSign up to Earmark to earn free CPE for listening to this podcasthttps://www.earmark.app/onboarding 

This week, the Hemp Show takes place in New York City, at the intersection of Industrial Hemp and Fashion Avenue. Last month, the National Industrial Hemp Council held its annual Global Industrial Hemp Fiber Summit at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan. With two full days of presentations, panel discussions and networking opportunities, the "Seed to Style" summit attracted people from all parts of the hemp supply chain, as well as people from the worlds of fashion, design and global textiles. This episode offers a snapshot of what the intersection of hemp and fashion looks like in 2026. We talk to Shannon Mayer, dean of the Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology at FIT; Patrick Atagi, president and CEO of the National Industrial Hemp Council; and Curie Chang, founder and CEO of Ofibera, a luxury hemp apparel company. Learn more National Industrial Hemp Council of America https://nihcoa.com/ NIHC Global Summit https://nihcglobalsummit.com/ FIT's Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology https://www.fitnyc.edu/academics/academic-divisions/business-and-technology/index.php Ofibera https://www.ofibera.com/ Bonus: NIHC Industrial Hemp Annual Market Guide https://nihcoa.com/new-nihc-industrial-hemp-market-guide-now-available-online/ The NIHC's first annual guide to U.S. hemp production and markets, which debuted in print on hemp paper at the Seed to Style summit at FIT, is now available online. ONE PLANT in Lancaster https://www.oneplant.film/lancaster Tickets: ONE PLANT double screening, Oct. 24, Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lancaster-farming-sunflower-present-one-plant-tickets-1998324956739 Thanks to Our Sponsors! Jungmaven jungmaven.com IND HEMP indhemp.com Americhanvre Cast-Hemp americhanvre.com King's AgriSeeds kingsagriseeds.com Forever Green, distributors of the KP4 Hemp Cutter hempcutter.com

Patrick McKenzie (patio11) reads his Bits about Money essay on how credit cards make money. The prompt was a listener who wondered how a card can include free travel insurance for someone who never carries a balance. He covers the four ways a card earns revenue (net interest, interchange, fees and marketing contributions), and explains why rewards competition makes some customers in the middle of the credit score ladder persistently unprofitable. He also explains why Europe's interchange cap left cards at about half of electronic payments, while Japan's uncapped interchange quietly pays for the rest of its consumer banking. In a new postscript, he walks through what a proposed 10% APR cap would mean for cardholders at the low end of the market, and how First Republic made sub-10% unsecured loans work by treating them as a way to win deposits.–Full transcript available here: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/why-banks-pay-you-to-use-their-credit-cards/  –Presenting Sponsors: Mercury & GranolaComplex Systems is presented by Mercury—radically better banking for founders. Mercury Spend hands your team and agents their own cards with limits you set once, so nobody waits on you to approve a SaaS invoice and nobody chases a receipt. Apply online in minutes at https://mercury.com/. If meetings consistently leave you with hazy action items and lost context, Granola handles the transcription so you can actually participate and gives you searchable notes afterward. Try it free at granola.ai/complexsystems with code COMPLEXSYSTEMS–Links:How credit cards make money: https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/how-credit-cards-make-money/ –Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(01:11) How credit cards make money(01:55) Bundling and unbundling(03:12) Revenue levers for credit cards(03:23) Net interest(06:19) Interchange(07:34) Interchange makes cards so valuable you're paid to use them(10:02) Fees(10:50) Marketing contributions(13:05) Debit cards: a horse of a different color(13:32) Sponsors: Mercury | Granola(16:54) Postscript(25:27) Wrap

A battery only earns its keep when it can connect to the grid and get to work. What does it take to turn better battery technology into a viable energy project?In episode 373 of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague speaks with Dr. Simon Engelke, founder of Battery Associates and Battery MBA and host of the Battery Insiders podcast. They explore the technology, economics, and expertise needed to scale storage across the grid, transportation, and emerging industries.Drawing on his Cambridge PhD in lithium-ion batteries and his work advising and training industry professionals, Simon explains why chemistry is only part of the story. Utilization, manufacturing scale, maintenance, investor confidence, and grid access all shape whether a battery project succeeds.Tim and Simon discuss:• Stationary storage and mobility: where Simon sees demand growing and how vehicle-to-grid programs can put parked EV batteries to work• Battery technology explained: LFP and NMC cathodes, silicon anodes, sodium-ion batteries, and what changes when the electrolyte becomes solid• Manufacturing scale: why increasing production can drive battery costs down through learning and process improvements• Vanadium flow batteries: Tim raises G&W Electric's experience, while Simon discusses pump and seal failures he has encountered and the challenge of proving a bankable business case• Project economics: why cycling, utilization, operating reliability, and a track record matter to developers and investors• Interconnection bottlenecks: Simon describes investors in Germany ready to deploy batteries that cannot yet connect, leaving assets idle while they continue to age• U.S. manufacturing: Simon's view that repurposing automotive battery factories could temporarily expand stationary storage supply, with EV demand changing that equation• New applications: how data centers, drones, humanoid robots, and electric aviation are expanding the conversation beyond solar and EVs• Battery careers: why engineers, solar professionals, business leaders, and people from other disciplines need to understand the full battery value chain• Inside Battery MBA: a 12-week online program built around live industry experts, office hours, and collaborative case studies, with group enrollment options for employersSimon also shares a Battery MBA case study exploring how a data center battery could serve both as backup power and as storage for an island grid. His message to professionals: start with the skills you enjoy using, then look for where they can contribute to the battery industry.For solar, storage, and microgrid professionals, this conversation connects battery innovation with the practical decisions behind project deployment, workforce development, and long-term business strategy.Learn more about Simon Engelke:Dr. Simon Engelke | LinkedIn Battery Associates | Training, Consulting & Insights BatteryMBA | CPD-Accredited Battery Course All Battery Insiders podcast episodes  Support the showConnect with Tim  Clean Power Hour  Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Email tim@cleanpowerhour.com Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsThe Clean Power Hour is produced by the Clean Power Consulting Group and created by Tim Montague. Contact us by email:  CleanPowerHour@gmail.comCorporate sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America's number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance and service. The CPS America product lineup includes 3-phase string inverters from 25kW to 275kW, exceptional data communication and controls, and energy storage solutions designed for seamless integration with CPS America systems.  Learn more at www.chintpowersystems.com

We explore the complex issues surrounding voting for non-Christian candidates, the influence of culture and politics on Christian values, and analyze the portrayal of media and entertainment from a Christian perspective.Resources:China Misinformation on AI DebateURL: https://www.axios.com/2026/08/28/china-ai-data-center-backlash-botsBrad Wilcox on the Sex RecessionURL: https://x.com/BradWilcoxIFS/status/2103459744350380460EWTN News on The PopeURL: https://x.com/EWTNews/status/2104686712106655888FDA Director & Life News UpdatesURL: https://x.com/LifeNewsHQ/status/2104620994946019519?s=20Justin Verlander and FamilyURL: https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2104223840637202784?s=20Chapters:00:00 - Introduction to the Ohio Governor's Race and Christian Perspectives02:20 - How Christians Should Approach Voting for Non-Christian Candidates04:12 - Historical Context of Voting for Candidates with Different Faiths06:00 - The Character and Policies of Vivek Ramaswamy and Donald Trump08:09 - Cultural Christianity and the Danger of False Faith09:59 - The Authenticity of Political Figures and Christian Values12:11 - The Influence of Media and Celebrity Culture on Political Opinions14:00 - The Power of the Voter and American Political System15:52 - The Role of Policy and Personal Faith in Elections18:04 - The Impact of AI and Technology on Society and Ethics19:58 - The Pope's Perspective on AI and Ethical Guardrails22:02 - Cultural Critique of Celebrity Statements on Political Issues23:45 - The Decline of Family and Marriage in Culture25:58 - Data Centers, AI, and National Security Concerns27:50 - The Vatican's View on AI and Ethical Regulation29:59 - The Influence of Media and Entertainment on Christian Values32:13 - The Impact of TV Shows and Movies on Culture and Christian Life33:56 - The Top and Bottom Ranked TV Shows and Cultural Trends36:02 - Analysis of Controversial Media and Cultural Artifacts37:53 - The Significance of Family, Marriage, and Cultural Narratives39:55 - The Role of Christian Art and Media in Society42:01 - The Influence of Popular Culture on Christian Identity43:51 - The Future of Media, Technology, and Christian Engagement

FIFA covered every brand logo at the World Cup stadium, including Levi's. Jordan Koene, CEO and Co-Founder of Previsible, explains why the blackout backfired for the league and worked in Levi's favor. Koene breaks down how brand recognition functions as an AEO signal, and how Levi's silhouette logo became a case study in owning your brand identity when competitors try to erase it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Technology teams are often asked to solve something before everyone agrees on what the actual problem is.Chad Carrington, CIO at Golden1 Credit Union, joins The Tech Trek to talk about listening to business partners, defining the outcome first, and resisting the instinct to jump immediately to a technology solution.The conversation also looks at how AI is changing this skill. As tools make building easier and faster, people still need to articulate what they actually want, ask better questions, and understand what success looks like.What You Will Hear• Why listening and hearing are not the same thing• When solving 85 percent of a problem may be enough• Why technology teams need more time with business users• How AI is increasing the value of asking better questionsKey Moments01:20 Listening versus actually hearing the business problem03:47 When immediate customer impact matters more than technical debt06:31 Bringing the business into decisions about speed and tradeoffs09:47 Why technologists need to spend more time with business teams13:20 How easier tools change the importance of defining the problem18:33 Why AI is still a tool, not a substitute for expertiseOne Line That Stuck“There's a difference between listening and hearing.”Follow The Tech Trek for more conversations with the people building and leading modern technology teams.

The best piece of technology is often the one you don't even notice. When it works, everything runs smoothly and the tech itself vanishes – but how we achieve this is changing dramatically with the power of AI.This week on the show, we're following up our ‘Self-Driving Networks 1-0-1' episode with a ‘Self-Driving Networks 1-0-2': what do these networks look like in practice? Sunalini Sankhavaram, VP Product Management, HPE Networking, joins host Michael Bird to discuss:How machine learning works to help networks anticipate demand and respond accordinglyWhy proactive prevention is replacing traditional troubleshootingHow self driving networks can isolate and treat threats before they have a chance to cause damage

Responsible growth requires more than opening new locations, increasing revenue, or expanding into new markets. Growth has to strengthen the business, not simply make it bigger. That distinction becomes increasingly important as a company moves beyond its original founders and locations. What worked when the business was small may become too expensive, too complicated, or simply ineffective at scale. Leaders have to recognize those changes early enough to adapt without abandoning the qualities that made the company successful. Don Varady, CEO and Co-Founder of Clean Eatz, understands that evolution firsthand. What began as a small healthy-food café eventually developed into a franchise organization with more than 120 locations. The path was anything but perfectly mapped out. It involved starting over, taking significant risks, entering franchising without years of industry experience, making mistakes, changing the model, and becoming increasingly disciplined about how the company grows. That experience points to an important reality for any entrepreneur: responsible growth is not about having every answer before you begin. It is about building the ability to make better decisions as the business becomes more complex. Build the Business Around What Customers Value Clean Eatz did not begin with a master plan to create a national franchise system. Don and his wife and co-founder, Yvonne, were initially focused on building a healthy-food concept that served their local community. As the business developed, they found additional ways to serve customers. Today, the Clean Eatz model includes dine-in and carryout business, third-party delivery, rotating weekly meal plans, grab-and-go meals, catering, and marketplace products. A sister company also provides shipped meals and serves additional accounts outside traditional franchise territories. Those revenue streams matter, but the larger business principle is even more valuable. Growth can come from understanding what customers already value and finding additional ways to provide it. The grab-and-go component is a good example. It originated as a practical solution for excess food. Instead of allowing usable ingredients to go to waste, meals were prepared and frozen. Over time, that simple operational solution became another revenue stream and an important source of variety and convenience for customers. Responsible growth often develops this way. Leaders pay attention to what is happening inside the business, identify opportunities that fit the customer, and turn successful ideas into repeatable parts of the model. The key is alignment. Adding revenue streams simply because they might produce additional sales can create unnecessary complexity. The strongest opportunities reinforce the value the company already provides. Be Willing to Change What Used to Work One of the more difficult responsibilities of leadership is recognizing when yesterday's successful model no longer fits today's business environment. Clean Eatz faced that challenge with its restaurant prototype. Don explained that a model the company had used successfully for years eventually became less attractive as construction costs increased and real estate became more expensive. Rather than continuing to force the existing approach, the company began moving toward a tighter, smaller footprint that could reduce equipment and development costs for franchisees. That is responsible growth in practice. A strategy does not have to be a failure before it deserves to be reconsidered. Economic conditions change. Customer expectations change. Technology changes. Labor markets change. Real estate changes. What produced strong results five years ago may create unnecessary friction today. Leaders can become emotionally attached to systems they created, particularly when those systems were once successful. But scaling requires separating the principle behind the business from the specific way it has always been executed. The goal is not to protect the old model. The goal is to protect the business. For Clean Eatz, that means continuing to evaluate how locations are developed and how franchisees are positioned for success. Don also emphasized the importance of site selection before a franchisee signs on the dotted line, along with using newer tools, including AI, to improve vetting and decision-making. Technology can make those decisions more informed, but the objective remains fundamentally human: put the right people into better situations where they have a stronger opportunity to succeed. Growth Depends on the Right People As organizations grow, leadership decisions become increasingly important because the founder can no longer personally execute every part of the business. Don acknowledged that choosing the right people around him has produced some significant lessons. Some hires worked extremely well. Others did not. Over time, those experiences helped clarify what to look for and what to avoid when building the team. This challenge is especially important in franchising. A growing franchise brand may be tempted to view every qualified candidate as another opportunity for expansion. But adding locations without properly evaluating the people responsible for operating them can create problems that affect the entire system. Ford pointed out during the interview that strong franchise organizations often think about awarding franchises rather than simply selling them. The distinction matters because the relationship should involve mutual evaluation. The franchisor needs to determine whether the candidate has the characteristics, commitment, resources, and willingness to follow the system required to succeed. Don's experience has made responsible franchisee vetting an increasingly important part of Clean Eatz's growth strategy. After years of seeing what works and making mistakes along the way, the company now has more experience and better tools available to evaluate prospective franchisees and potential locations. More growth is not automatically better growth. The wrong hire, franchisee, location, or expansion decision can consume resources that could have been invested in stronger opportunities. Responsible growth requires leaders to become increasingly selective as the stakes get higher. Keep Adapting Without Losing the Foundation There is a natural tension in a growing company. The organization needs consistency, but it also needs the ability to change. Too much change can make a business difficult to replicate. Too little change can leave it operating with systems and assumptions that no longer make sense. Clean Eatz's journey demonstrates how those two priorities can coexist. The company has evolved its restaurant model, developed multiple revenue streams, expanded its franchise system, and built a second business around meal distribution. At the same time, the underlying focus on healthy food, convenience, customer experience, and the fitness and wellness community has remained central to the brand. That balance is essential to responsible growth. Leaders need to understand which parts of the business are foundational and which are simply methods of delivering the result. Methods should evolve when better options become available. The foundation should remain clear enough that customers, employees, and partners still understand what the company stands for. The same principle applies to leadership itself. Experience should make leaders more confident, but it should also make them more aware of how much can go wrong. Don's advice to other entrepreneurs reflects that experience: "Trust your gut." He explained that mistakes will happen, but experience develops instincts that leaders should not ignore. Instinct should not replace information, due diligence, or accountability. It can, however, become an important signal when years of experience are telling a leader that something does not fit. Responsible growth combines both. Use better information. Build stronger systems. Ask harder questions. Surround yourself with capable people. Then be willing to act when experience tells you something needs to change. Join Fordify LIVE every Wednesday at 11 a.m. Central across your favorite social media platforms and catch the replay on The Business Growth Show Podcast for more conversations with today's leading business experts, entrepreneurs, and growth-minded leaders. About Don Varady Don Varady is the CEO and Co-Founder of Clean Eatz, a healthy food and meal plan concept he built alongside his wife and co-founder, Yvonne. Without traditional restaurant backgrounds, they turned an early café concept into a growing business focused on convenient, healthy food and a strong customer experience. Today, Clean Eatz has more than 120 locations and a business model that includes cafés, weekly meal plans, grab-and-go offerings, catering, marketplace products, and meal delivery. Don continues to lead the company's growth with an emphasis on responsible expansion, stronger franchisee vetting, smarter site selection, and adapting the business model as market conditions evolve. About Ford Saeks Ford Saeks is a Business Growth Accelerator who has generated more than a billion dollars in sales worldwide by helping businesses attract loyal customers, increase visibility, and accelerate growth. As President and CEO of Prime Concepts Group, Inc., Ford has founded more than ten companies, authored eleven books, earned three U.S. patents, and advised organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. A recognized expert in business growth, customer acquisition, leadership, franchising, marketing, and AI-driven business strategies, Ford helps business owners and leaders identify opportunities, improve performance, and achieve sustainable results. Learn more at ProfitRichResults.com and watch Fordify LIVE at Fordify.tv.

What if technology could help us become more present, more connected and more loving?In this fascinating conversation, Nimesh is joined by Dr. Scott and Leana Wilde, co-founders of Wishwell Village, to explore love, consciousness, intention and a very different vision for how technology could bring people together.Both share deeply personal spiritual awakenings, including near-death experiences that changed the direction of their lives and ultimately helped shape the work they now share.They discuss the creation of Wishwell, where people can offer their presence to someone else's wish through a simple guided practice, and explore what may happen when collective attention is intentionally focused on love, gratitude and possibility.What began as an experiment in collective meditation has grown into a global movement, with more than 280,000 Wishwell symbols gifted across six continents.The conversation also moves through surrender, identity, community, manifestation and the importance of becoming conscious about where we place our attention.Because perhaps one of the greatest gifts we can give another human being is simply our presence.In This Episode✨ How near-death experiences changed Scott and Leana's lives✨ The journey from spiritual awakening to creating Wishwell✨ Why your attention and presence matter✨ Collective intention, manifestation and consciousness✨ Choosing love, community and joy during uncertain timesWhat You'll Take Away✨ Presence can be one of the most meaningful things we give another person✨ Where you place your attention shapes your experience✨ Change can require surrendering identities and attachments✨ Community can help us move through difficult transitions✨ Joy does not have to wait until everything in life is resolvedGuest BioDr. Scott and Leana Wilde are the co-founders of Wishwell Village, a project exploring how technology can support presence, giving, gratitude and collective intention.Dr. Scott brings decades of experience as a chiropractor alongside his exploration of frequency, nervous-system regulation, meditation and consciousness.Leana's spiritual path deepened following a near-death experience after becoming a mother, leading her into storytelling, podcasting and creating spaces around spirituality and awakening.Together, they have grown Wishwell from an idea born through meditation into a global movement centred on one simple intention: creating more love and presence in the world.Connect with Dr. Scott and LeanaWebsite: https://wishwellvillage.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/wishwellvillageContinue Your Journey With Nimesh✨ Explore Spiritual Mentorship with NimeshIf you are moving through change, questioning who you are becoming or feeling called to explore your spiritual path more deeply, book a free discovery call to explore spiritual mentorship and deeper support.https://calendly.com/spiritualjourney/30min✨ Akashic Record ReadingIf you feel called to understand your soul contracts, patterns, purpose or guidance more deeply, an Akashic Record Reading can support that journey.https://calendly.com/spiritualjourney/akashic-record-reading✨ Spiritual Journey MembershipJoin a safe and supportive spiritual community with monthly teachings, guided meditations, energy updates and space to grow alongside others on the path.https://nimesh-radia.com/spiritual-membership/Connect with NimeshEmail: nims@nimesh-radia.comWebsite: https://nimesh-radia.comPodcast: https://nimesh-radia.com/podcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nimesh_radia/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nimesh.radiaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nimesh-radiaReflectionWhere is your attention going each day — and what would change if you consciously gave more of it to love, presence and joy?This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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AI is no longer just consuming information, it is reshaping the economics and infrastructure of the internet itself. The challenge now is ensuring that the creators and custodians of trusted data can continue to exist in a world increasingly dominated by machines.This week, Dave and Rob are joined by Stephen Follows, film data analyst, author, publisher and researcher to explore how AI systems are fundamentally changing the economics, architecture and future of the web and why it should worry us all. TLDR00:20 – Introduction to today's topic: AI agents, web scraping and the changing internet01:40 – Hang out: Rob's confusioned by the always-on AI assistants07:55 – Dig in: Privacy, convenience and the growing tension between AI assistance and personal data collection11:55 – Conversation with Stephen Follows about what happened to the film industry website The Numbers45:16 – Is Tom Cruise really taller on screen and favourite movies discussion GuestStephen Follows: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenfollows/https://stephenfollows.com/HostsDave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Rob Kernahan:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Realities Remixed' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Robin is the Head of Technology Investment Banking at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., where he leads a 50-banker team spanning 12 tech verticals. He has 30+ years of investment banking experience advising high-growth technology companies on M&A and capital raising.Topics:AI in Investment BankingTech Market OutlookStrategically Hiring Senior TalentBuilding a Collaborative Culture...and so much more.Top TakeawaysGrowth opportunities are increasingly coming from venture-backed targets. Most of the M&A activity Robin's team is seeing isn't traditional buyouts but portcos making strategic acquisitions to build out their existing platforms. Oppenheimer's recent sale of Kentik to PE-backed Infoblox is one example. For sponsors, it's a reason to look beyond the traditional add-on universe when building their M&A pipelines.The best use of AI may be capacity creation rather than headcount reduction. Oppenheimer is using an internal analytics tool to offload model-building, SEC data pulls, and other repetitive work. Robin sees the payoff not as needing fewer bankers, but as giving the existing team more capacity to process transactions and spend time with clients. The practical opportunity is to identify where AI can remove execution bottlenecks, then deliberately reinvest that capacity rather than treating efficiency as the end goal.High-stakes moments are built through low-stakes repetition. Robin learned that lesson rowing at Harvard, where months of repetitive training came down to a handful of six-minute races. Dealmaking requires the same discipline: keep doing the work when the payoff is distant, so you're ready when the moment that matters arrives.About Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. is a full-service investment bank and wealth manager. Robin leads its technology investment banking group, with about 50 bankers across 12 verticals, from semiconductors and enterprise software to defense tech and aerospace. The team has advised on transactions including Backblaze's 2021 IPO, Corvex's $33M data-center financing, and Gilat's ~$157.5M acquisition of Comtech's satellite and space communications segment.Investors & Operators is brought to you by 51 Labs51 Labs is a marketing agency for the lower middle market. We offer full-service digital marketing for PE, portfolio companies, IB, VC, hedge funds.Brand Identity, Marketing Strategy, Marketing & AGM Video, LinkedIn Strategy & Execution, Web Design & Development, CRM Support & more400+ videos100+ projects#1 content creator on LinkedIn in the lower middle market

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CFC's Brian Sloboda shares how wearable support technology could help reduce strain, fatigue and injury risks for utility crews.Related content:Watch the video of this episode, "Should Co-ops Consider Emerging Wearable Support Tools?"For questions and requests about industry research topics, please contact utilityresearchpolicy@nrucfc.coop.CFC members can learn more about the latest industry and technology trends by visiting nrucfc.coop/Solutions.

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This September was supposed to give India's power grid a break. Instead, on some nights, the gap between the electricity people wanted and what the grid could supply reached almost 8 gigawatts, bigger than anything seen during this year's heatwaves. Kerala restricted power in the evenings. Near Patna, villagers blocked a highway after three days without electricity. And 82 power plants were running critically low on coal, with barely a week's worth left.Strangely, India isn't short of coal. About 76 million tonnes sits at Coal India's mines. But a weak monsoon drained the dams and flooded the coal belt at the same time.So how much breathing room is there between you and a power cut? This episode was edited by Arnav Prakash.Daybreak is produced from the newsroom of The Ken, India's first subscriber-only business news platform. Subscribe for more exclusive, deeply-reported, and analytical business stories.

A two-year-old think tank backed by Adani just got 14 of its suggestions, some of them word for word, written into a law passed by Parliament. That law opened India's nuclear sector to private players for the first time in history. Months later, Adani floated a new subsidiary to enter the same field.The think tank is called Chintan Research Foundation. It started in a South Delhi cafe. It calls itself independent. And it's now one of the more visible and contested players in Delhi's policy world.So what exactly does Rs 100 crore buy you in India's policy ecosystem?Also listen to: Friday Roundup: Adani goes nuclear and AI's talent exit ( https://the-ken.com/podcasts/daybreak... )*This episode was originally published on May 6th 2026Daybreak is produced from the newsroom of The Ken, India's first subscriber-only business news platform. Subscribe for more exclusive, deeply-reported, and analytical business stories.

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