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Due to our ongoing China conferences, I am unable to record a new podcast this week. What follows is a lightly edited show from 2024, that focuses primarily on Guangxi, the province where the grandfather of my current travel partner, Dan Bausum, lived and served. We're going to be sharing some of the stories from today's podcast with the Chinese leaders this coming week. They love to hear the stories of the missionaries who first brought the Gospel to China! Donate to help cover the expenses for these Chinese pastors/leaders/missionaries: MCI3.org (or contact me for more info)! On today's podcast I discuss some of the latest rule changes for tourist visits to China. Then I talk in depth about Guangxi, including my first and only visit to the karst mountains of Guilin (2018), concluding with fascinating stories from the missionaries and martyrs who served in Guangxi before, including my friend’s grandfather. Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. You can follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). You can also email me with any questions or comments @ bfwesten at gmail dot com. You can also find easy links to everything we are involved in @ PrayGiveGo.us! China Transit Visa Opportunities https://www.china-briefing.com/news/china-upgrades-144-hour-visa-free-transit-to-10-day-stay-adds-21-ports/ Recommended Resources (in the order they were mentioned): Operation China: Introducing All the Peoples of China https://www.asiaharvest.org/operation-profiles His Life For Mine: A Missionary’s Story (The Life and Legacy of Joy Bausum) https://a.co/d/gY0Huyp The Memoirs of William Milne (Foreword by Dan Bausum): https://a.co/d/bALLtAf Pray for China Province of the Week: Guangxi (Zhuang Autonomous Region) Guangxi in south central China is matched up with Alabama and Mississippi for prayer. See which Chinese province your state is praying for @ PrayforChina.us! Asia Harvest overview: https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/guangxi Wikipedia profile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangxi “I Don’t Want Your Jesus”: Evangelism in the Mysterious Mountains of Guilin https://chinacall.substack.com/p/i-dont-want-your-jesus Guangxi Missionaries & Martyrs (incl. many who didn't make it on the show): https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/guangxi/1924-j-r-cunningham https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/guangxi/1926-tang-pan https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/guangxi/1928-preacher-zhong https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/guangxi/1951-bill-wallace

You've done everything right. Emergency fund, employer match, maxed-out retirement account, boring diversified index funds quietly compounding in the background. And now some part of you is wondering: is there a next level? Financial educator Brian Feroldi joins Paula Pant and Jesse Cramer for a genuinely useful gut-check on whether picking individual stocks is a smart next step, a fun hobby, or a trap dressed up as ambition, and how to tell the difference before you put real money on the line.What You'll Walk Away WithThe single question that determines whether you're actually ready to buy individual stocks: do you have real interest in the process, not just the potential payoffWhy working in an industry doesn't automatically make you qualified to invest in itThe real statistics behind stock picking: roughly two-thirds of individual stocks underperform the market averageWhy losing money on your first few stock picks might be the best possible outcome, and why winning right away can be dangerousA clear framework for position sizing, so a stock-picking hobby never puts your actual financial plan at riskThe real opportunity cost of stock picking as a "side hustle," and why it competes with your time as much as your moneyWhy a great company and a great stock investment are often two completely different thingsWhy This Matters NowThere's a point in a lot of people's financial journeys where the basics start to feel almost too simple, and that itch to do something more advanced is worth taking seriously, not dismissing. But "more advanced" doesn't automatically mean "individual stocks," and jumping in without genuine interest or a clear framework can turn a healthy curiosity into an expensive mistake. Knowing honestly whether you're drawn to the actual process of researching and following businesses, not just the idea of beating the market, is the difference between a rewarding new hobby and a costly detour from a plan that was already working.From the BasementA tight, competitive trivia round on Bank of America's 1958 "Fresno Drop," the unsolicited mass credit card mailing that eventually led to the creation of Visa, shakes up the year-long standings in a genuinely dramatic way.Resources MentionedStock Simplifier — Brian Feroldi's AI-powered stock research toolWhy Does The Stock Market Go Up? by Brian Feroldi — Brian's bestselling book on how the market worksAfford Anything podcast — Paula Pant's showPersonal Finance for Long-Term Investors podcast — Jesse Cramer's showSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this live episode of Gamertag Radio sponsored by MediaWise, host Danny Peña is joined by co-host Riana Manuel-Peña, actor/composer Greg Chun, content creator Destin Legarie and MediaWise Deputy Director, Brittani Kollar. Together, they dive deep into navigating online toxicity, avoiding clickbait, detecting AI-generated content, and maintaining media literacy in today's attention economy. Want to win a $50 Visa gift card? Complete our quick survey to share your feedback about today's discussion, help shape future programs, and enter for your chance to win! 

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AI agents are moving from simply answering questions to actually doing things for us — shopping, booking hotels, making reservations, comparing prices, managing transactions, and eventually negotiating with other machines on our behalf.That shift could have enormous consequences for some of the world's biggest companies.In this episode, I look at the rise of agentic commerce and a simple framework for determining which businesses are most exposed: How much of their value comes from removing friction, and how much scarce infrastructure or capability remains once that friction disappears?We break down what this could mean for Booking Holdings, DoorDash, Intuit, Google, Amazon, Uber, Duolingo, Microsoft, Meta, Visa, Mastercard, ASML, S&P Global, Costco, Netflix, Texas Roadhouse, and more.Some businesses may lose their direct relationship with the customer. Others could become even more valuable as AI agents increase transactions, computing demand, and the need for trusted infrastructure.The question may no longer be, “Can AI automate this business?”It may be: “What happens when an AI agent becomes the customer's gatekeeper?”0:00 The Agentic Commerce Thesis2:03 Meta Muse: The First Real Consumer Agent5:43 How AI Agents Could Reshape Business7:26 The Friction Framework: Who Is Most Exposed?11:57 The Four Stages of the Agent Economy18:28 Booking Holdings, DoorDash & Intuit27:12 Google, Amazon, Uber & Duolingo32:15 Microsoft, Meta, Visa & Mastercard36:50 ASML, S&P Global, Costco, Netflix & Texas Roadhouse41:14 Which Companies Are Most Exposed to AI Agents?

Plans to detain and deport visa overstayers, and cut down backpacker and student visa numbers are among the key pillars of Labor's new plan to reduce net migration.How will it work and what will it mean for hopeful migrants and the industries that rely on them? 

P.M. Edition for Sept. 17. Yesterday's interest rate increase from the Fed seemed to some like an assertion of the central bank's independence. But afterward President Trump revealed that he and Warsh had a conversation before the decision was announced. WSJ Washington bureau chief Damian Paletta discusses what we know and what this could mean for the future of the Fed. Plus, House Speaker Mike Johnson sent lawmakers home early this week ahead of the November election, despite criticism that Congress isn't doing its job. We hear from Journal reporter Maya Davis about what the data show about how much Congress is getting done. And Mastercard becomes the latest credit card company to roll out the option for AI bots to do your everyday shopping. But, as reporter Ben Glickman notes, many consumers aren't yet ready to hand over their cards to a bot. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus: Mastercard and Alchemy are partnering on AI shopping tools. And Nokia partners with Microsoft to offer agentic support for telecommunications companies. Danny Lewis hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus: General Motors is supplying missile components to Lockheed Martin. And U.S. housing starts fell last month, missing economists' expectations. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for WSJ's free What's News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

RECLAIM Your Life; Stop Scrolling, Take Back Your Attention & StartLiving; HEATHER HENDERSON; Live from California#realconversations #scrolling #recruiter #author #humanbehaviorCONVERSATIONS WITH CALVIN — WE THESPECIESHosted by Calvin SchwartzMEET HEATHER HENDERSON: It's been several hours since ourinterview. I'm still reverberating. Heather and I chatted before the Zoom.  I was absorbing. There is much to Heather.There is a critical message in her book “Reclaim: How to Stop Scrolling ThroughYour Life and Start Living It.” I rarely do this, but I want to make a pointabout how important this is. Invoking Cher slapping Nicholas Cage in‘Moonstruck' and telling you to “Snap out of it” while I slap some faces. Yes,dramatic. Heather's message is dramatic and real. Heather is brilliant,worldly, hugely experienced and talented. To enhance the mood here.Fragmentation of attention. Unprecedented connectivity with quiet exhaustion.Did I choose this, or was it chosen for me? (powerful). Long live thealgorithm. And this scary thing: behind all the productivity, something ismissing. I say this all the time. Our world is changing every 15 minutes. Thisinterview is critical and necessary. Heather's book ‘Reclaim' is releasedSeptember 22. Now as I like to do. Here are some of Heather's words andsentences from our interview. She was on that Google bus as a recruiter. (andothers). Busy scrolling. Blinds closed instead of watching the sunset.Awareness is a first step. It takes 24 minutes to regain focus. AI can threatento accelerate the attention crisis. Archetypes: Ways to see yourself, i.e., TV watcher, scorekeeper. That'sme! Unplugging is uncomfortable. Self-control is extraordinarily difficult. Somuch more here with Heather. I'm invoking Cher's slap across the face again.“Slap out of it.” Reclaim is so necessary. Calvin

Lester Kiewit speaks to journalist and editor Nic Dawes about the US imposing visa restrictions on South Africa because of their view that the state is waging a war on white South Africans. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the announcement saying the visa restrictions would target those who promote "race-based discrimination, incite violence, or enable land confiscation without compensation in South Africa. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily. Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Good Morning CapeTalk with Lester Kiewit broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/xGkqLbT or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/f9Eeb7i Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tematem tego odcinka programu Technologicznie są dane w retailu. Jarosław Kuźniar rozmawia z Martą Kirstein z Visa i Karimem Syllą z Grupy Żabka o tym, jak dane pomagają decydować, gdzie otworzyć sklep i co w nim sprzedawać. I dlaczego sama matematyka nie wystarczy.Żabka analizuje ruch pieszych, pogodę, a nawet wydarzenia sportowe, żeby dopasować asortyment do konkretnej ulicy. Visa dokłada do tego szerszy kontekst. Pokazuje, jak klienci zachowują się poza siecią i na co ich naprawdę stać. Rozmówcy są zgodni. Dane mają wspierać decyzje, a nie mają ich zastępować.Z tego odcinka programu Technologicznie dowiesz się:- Jak dane wpływają na decyzję o tym, gdzie powstanie nowa Żabka?- Dlaczego dwie Żabki blisko siebie wcale nie są błędem?- Jak pogoda i wydarzenia wpływają na to, co trafia na półkę?- Czym różnią się dane deklarowane od tego, co pokazuje karta -płatnicza?- Czy klienci są gotowi na zakupy robione przez AI?Materiał powstał w ramach płatnej współpracy z Visa.Masz pytanie do ekspertów? Możesz je zadać tutaj: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tally.so/r/npJBAV⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠W aplikacji Voice House Club m.in.:✔️ Wszystkie formaty w jednym miejscu.✔️ Możesz przeczytać lub posłuchać.✔️ Transkrypcje odcinków Serii in Brief z dodatkowymi materiałami wideo.Dołącz: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/VoiceHouseClub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Znajdziesz nas też:

This week, women in sports couldn't catch a break. From Novig's controversial “Just Sports” ad featuring Sydney Sweeney to Arch Manning laughing at an A.I. video depicting violence against Holly Rowe – there is a lot to call out. Blake and Caroline break down these stories, plus the NFL's return.  In this episode, we also cover:  Taylor Swift's Emmys cameo – plus Caroline's new name for Travis Kelce  Team USA's first FIBA World Cup win under Sue Bird's leadership The sticker price on Malik Nabers' game-day hair Why so many US Open fans were disappointed with Zverev's win  Hyrox's latest response to pooma-gate  Thanks to our presenting sponsor Visa. Visit⁠ https://bayfc.com/community/visa/⁠ to learn more. Send Its: The Savannah Bananas should've recruited Troy Bolton: ⁠https://www.threads.com/@blaaakkkke/post/DdOrqHmIJvz⁠  Hyrox competitor: ⁠https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/sep/15/hyrox-changes-rules-apology-australian-woman-joanna-wietrzyk-soils-herself-mid-race-beijing⁠  Jalen Brunson goes incognito at Harry Styles concert: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdO347msrIa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==⁠ Stefon Diggs making terrible impressions on his new team: ⁠https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49935938/commanders-back-stefon-diggs-costly-unsportsmanlike-flag⁠  Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens pre-game handshake: ⁠https://people.com/simone-biles-finds-husband-jonathan-owens-for-pregame-kiss-first-game-with-colts-12120480⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nikhil Chandhok, Chief Technology and Product Officer at Circle, joins CoinDesk Contributor Kate Irwin on Markets Outlook the day Arc mainnet goes live. Chandhok explains why gas on Arc is USDC and not a native token, how opt-in privacy works, why BlackRock and Visa signed on as validators, and what changes for institutions when GENIUS rules take effect in January. Plus, Beezie Founder and CEO Andrea Miele on why tokenized luxury goods are the next frontier for provenance and liquidity. - This episode is brought to you by Grayscale, the world's largest digital asset-focused investment platform. Grayscale's mission is to make digital asset investing simple and open to every investor. Learn more at grayscale.com. - This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a smarter stablecoin, backed by real-world assets. Join the Testnet now at realfi.co. - Timecodes: 00:00 - Nikhil Chandhok Joins Markets Outlook 00:59 - CLARITY Failed. Why GENIUS Is Circle's Guiding Light 02:37 - Circle Announces Arc Mainnet 03:00 - How Opt-In Privacy Works on Arc 04:35 - Why Gas Is USDC and Not a Native Token 06:52 - Will AI Agents Take Over Onchain Activity? 10:10 - Brand New Rails: Tokenized Luxury with Beezie 13:11 - Why BlackRock and Visa Signed On as Validators 15:20 - DeFi on Arc: Aave, Morpho and Uniswap 16:43 - The Biggest Challenge Facing Institutions 18:45 - Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Why Circle Isn't Bearish

Crypto News: The Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act, a landmark crypto market structure bill. The vote was 49-50, with three Republicans and all Democrats voting against. Will Bitcoin and crypto crash as a result with potential rate hikes from the Fed?

Nikhil Chandhok, Chief Technology and Product Officer at Circle, joins CoinDesk Contributor Kate Irwin on Markets Outlook the day Arc mainnet goes live. Chandhok explains why gas on Arc is USDC and not a native token, how opt-in privacy works, why BlackRock and Visa signed on as validators, and what changes for institutions when GENIUS rules take effect in January. Plus, Beezie Founder and CEO Andrea Miele on why tokenized luxury goods are the next frontier for provenance and liquidity. - This episode is brought to you by Grayscale, the world's largest digital asset-focused investment platform. Grayscale's mission is to make digital asset investing simple and open to every investor. Learn more at grayscale.com. - This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a smarter stablecoin, backed by real-world assets. Join the Testnet now at realfi.co. - Timecodes: 00:00 - Nikhil Chandhok Joins Markets Outlook 00:59 - CLARITY Failed. Why GENIUS Is Circle's Guiding Light 02:37 - Circle Announces Arc Mainnet 03:00 - How Opt-In Privacy Works on Arc 04:35 - Why Gas Is USDC and Not a Native Token 06:52 - Will AI Agents Take Over Onchain Activity? 10:10 - Brand New Rails: Tokenized Luxury with Beezie 13:11 - Why BlackRock and Visa Signed On as Validators 15:20 - DeFi on Arc: Aave, Morpho and Uniswap 16:43 - The Biggest Challenge Facing Institutions 18:45 - Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Why Circle Isn't Bearish

En esta edición del Show del Abogado Jonathan hablamos de novedades que están impactando a estudiantes internacionales y a personas con casos de asilo ante las cortes de inmigración. También respondemos preguntas de la comunidad sobre VAWA, ciudadanía, detenciones de ICE, fianzas y otros procesos migratorios. En este episodio hablamos de:  La pausa judicial mencionada en el programa sobre cambios relacionados con las visas F-1 y F-2 y el concepto de duration of status.  Una nueva tendencia observada en cortes de inmigración relacionada con Matter of M-A-F- y las actualizaciones de solicitudes de asilo I-589.  La diferencia entre actualizar detalles de un caso de asilo y presentar una historia o base sustancialmente distinta. VAWA como posible defensa dentro de ciertos procesos de deportación.  Preguntas sobre naturalización, examen de ciudadanía y peticiones familiares.  Qué considerar cuando existen cargos criminales y una detención de ICE.  Asilo después de haber tenido TPS y la regla general de presentar dentro del primer año.  Fianzas migratorias y la diferencia entre el proceso de fianza y la defensa contra la deportación.  Preguntas en vivo de la comunidad sobre cortes, asilo afirmativo y permisos de trabajo. Este episodio ofrece información general sobre inmigración y no sustituye una evaluación legal individual.Capítulos 00:00 – Bienvenida y temas del programa 01:13 – Reflexión sobre inmigración y elecciones de medio término 06:06 – Visa F-1 y F-2: duration of status 08:27 – Pausa judicial sobre cambios para estudiantes internacionales 10:53 – Asilo en corte: Matter of M-A-F- y el formulario I-589 13:22 – Nueva tendencia en argumentos de fiscales de inmigración 15:47 – Actualizar un asilo vs. presentar un caso diferente 18:35 – Comienzan las preguntas de la comunidad 23:30 – VAWA como posible defensa contra la deportación 25:05 – Ciudadanía, naturalización y examen de inglés 31:24 – Procesos de ciudadanía y casos con cargos criminales 40:39 – Corte migratoria, ICE y preguntas sobre asilo venezolano 44:19 – TPS, regla de un año y opciones relacionadas con asilo 49:01 – Detenciones, fianzas y cierre del programa  Contenido informativo general; no sustituye asesoría legal individual. 

Australia's immigration policy involves a complex system of visas designed to fill labour shortages, reunite families, sustain our higher education sector and provide refuge. Australia Wide takes a look at how the debate plays out in regional and rural Australia.  

Produced in partnership with the Association for Project Management, this episode explores how organisations turn ambition into outcomes. Debbie West is joined by Professor Adam Boddison OBE, Chief Executive of APM, alongside Ana Reiley, VP and Head of Acceptance UK & Ireland at Visa, Ben Rule, Railway Operations Director at East West Rail, and Dan Caines, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at Bupa. Together they examine what the word 'project' really means to senior leaders, why strategy and execution have become inseparable, and how success is increasingly measured through benefits realisation rather than time, cost and quality alone. From knowing when to kill a project to balancing pace with 200-year infrastructure thinking, and the role of storytelling in bringing people with you, this conversation asks what every C-suite leader should rethink about projects.

In this interview with Chris Steyn, Jacques Broodryk, the Chief Spokesperson for Community Safety at AfriForum, hails the announcement by the Trump administration of visa restrictions for those “responsible for, or complicit in, the enactment or implementation of laws or policies that enable uncompensated land seizures, race-based discrimination, and/or the incitement of imminent violence against members of minority ethnic or racial groups in South Africa.” In his reaction, Broodryk says: “We've been asking for direct sanctions against these political leaders for quite some time now, publicly and as well as in discussions with the US…we hope that the work that we've been doing has had some kind of an impact on the steps that the US has now taken. Because this is what we've been asking for, for international pressure so that the South African government can stop dismissing minorities' complaints and concerns the way that they have been doing for the last 30 years.” Broodryk also unpacks a new AfriForum report – focused on 47 separate violent farm attacks - that reveals a recurring pattern of torture. He says AfriForum will now continue to expand and strengthen its 178 neighbourhood and farm watches and invest in volunteer training as well as the expansion of its specialised response capabilities, technology, and communication networks.

Washington has stopped talking about South Africa in the abstract. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a new visa restriction policy aimed not at the country, but at named officials inside the Pretoria government, over land seizures, race-based discrimination and incitement. No names were published, but the bar for inclusion is deliberately low, and family members with a US visa, a green card, or a child studying in America could be caught up in it too. Within hours, US Ambassador Brent Bozell was on X calling it "only the first step in a series of escalatory measures." Alec Hogg traced the arc from Trump's February 2025 executive order through the Oval Office ambush, where a 2020 roadside memorial became "over a thousand" burial sites on camera, to this week's announcement, and laid out what it actually changes for anyone with capital, a career, or a conscience invested in South Africa.

Dollar Tree's everyday basics grew almost 6% last quarter. The discretionary side, toys and seasonal and party goods, grew under 2%. Dollar Tree and Dollar General reported the same day, and both chief executives worked hard to tell analysts the spread doesn't mean what you think it means. Dollar General credits its share gains to households making over $100,000 a year and raised full year guidance. Rick's read is that a retailer winning because the economy is bad has borrowed the quarter and pays it back later. The more durable move is the $1 frozen set sitting on top of DG Fresh, because a dollar store with a working cold chain is a grocery store in places that don't have one.Costco shut down the Costco Next marketplace at the end of August, over a weekend, with no notice. Members who bought through it can no longer return the item to Costco. Customer service hands them a vendor phone number. The last thing Costco said publicly about Next was on the third quarter call last May, when CFO Gary Millerchip said a single quarter's sales matched the program's entire fiscal 2022. There has never been a dollar figure for Next in any filing, and a growth rate without a denominator is what you hand analysts when the absolute number is small. Fourth quarter and full year results land September 24.Greg Foran is rebuilding Kroger with the people he ran Walmart US with. Nate Faber, who cofounded Jet.com and ran supply chain for Walmart's US eCommerce, started as eCommerce chief September 1. Mark Ibbotson, formerly central operations at Walmart and COO at Asda, starts in stores today. Earnings landed between the two start dates. eCommerce grew 20% and turned a profit for a second straight quarter. Identical sales excluding fuel grew two tenths of 1%, and the full year outlook for that measure got cut. Foran called the price work a glide path funded by cost savings rather than margin, which raises the question of what actually pays for it when almost all of roughly $147 billion in revenue is food, operating profit is a little over 3 cents on the dollar, and more than 400,000 associates work under UFCW contracts.Anthropic published a commerce agent blueprint on September 2, a public GitHub repo with two working reference builds, one shopping agent and one merchant agent. The company says retailers running these see carts up to 35% larger and shoppers 60% more likely to complete a purchase. Those numbers come from the vendor giving the code away, with no baseline and no outside auditor. The blueprint is also silent on payment. Visa and Mastercard are quoted in the announcement talking about trust, and neither shipped code. Shopify's Vanessa Lee says they're building a reference storefront connecting the blueprint through catalog, the universal commerce protocol, and Shop sign-in, which puts Shopify's own login layer inside someone else's agent framework. Somebody could run this in production before December and find out what a 35% lift looks like when it's measured by a party that didn't build it.Plus the Investor Minute with four raises: Locus Robotics Series G, Atorie in seed, Advizar pre-seed, and Overroute in seed.The Watson Weekly podcast is sponsored by Avalara. Learn more at: avalara.watsonweekly.com#watsonweekly #dollartree #costco #kroger #anthropic #ecommerce

The U.S. immigration landscape continued to evolve, with several significant developments that could affect employers, foreign nationals, and families navigating the immigration process.Partner and Attorney Gladys Gervacio and Client Services Manager Arianna Gonzalez, MBA led an informative session discussing key developments affecting H-1B employers and workers, including USCIS's proposed new $103,265 fee for H-1B cap petitions and DHS's proposal to eliminate the discretionary maximum 60-day grace period available to certain nonimmigrant workers following termination of employment.The session also covered the temporary worldwide pause on U.S. immigrant visa interviews, including what was known about the pause and its potential impact on applicants awaiting consular processing.Gladys and Arianna explained where these developments stood, who could be affected, their practical implications, and what employers and foreign nationals should watch for moving forward.The discussion provided employers, HR professionals, foreign nationals, and others navigating the U.S. immigration system with valuable insights into these evolving developments and their potential impact.Listen in to know more!

Honoré par une rétrospective aux Rencontres de la photographie d'Arles 2026, Alain Keler a su documenter les grands conflits du XXè siècle en créant des images d'actualité à hauteur d'hommes, de femmes et d'enfants. À l'heure du bilan en noir et blanc, son œuvre photographique révèle combien son histoire personnelle est connectée à l'histoire du monde. Un reportage de Maxime Grember. Le goût du voyage et les débuts d'un photoreporter  Depuis plus de cinquante ans, Alain Keler regarde le monde à travers son objectif. Un monde qu'il a d'abord parcouru en photoreporter, au rythme de l'actualité et de ses bouleversements, avant de prendre le temps de s'arrêter, de revenir sur ses pas et, peu à peu, de tourner son regard vers sa propre histoire.   Après ses années de lycée à Honfleur, en Normandie, Alain Keler apprend la technique photographique et travaille dans un laboratoire à la fin des années 1960. Avec ses premières économies, il achète deux appareils photo et un billet de train pour Istanbul. Ce premier départ marque le début d'une vie de voyages.   Quelques années plus tard viennent New York, puis l'Amérique latine, où il est rémunéré pour la première fois comme photographe en 1974. De retour à Paris, Alain Keler entre en 1975 à l'agence de presse Sygma.   Commence alors une quinzaine d'années de photojournalisme au cœur des grands bouleversements de son époque : la révolution iranienne en 1979, les grèves des chantiers navals de Gdansk en Pologne en 1980, la guerre du Liban en 1982, la famine en Éthiopie en 1985 ou encore les manifestations de la place Tiananmen à Pékin en 1989.   Ses photographies font le tour du monde et sont publiées dans les grands magazines internationaux.  Après la chute du Mur, prendre le temps de regarder  À force de courir d'une actualité à l'autre, Alain Keler ressent une frustration grandissante : celle de devoir repartir trop vite, sans pouvoir rester suffisamment longtemps auprès de ceux qu'il photographie. La chute du mur de Berlin, le 9 novembre 1989, marque un tournant. Derrière le rideau de fer, tout un monde vacille. Keler décide alors de prendre le temps. À partir des années 1990, il parcourt les pays de l'ancien bloc communiste à la rencontre des minorités ethniques et religieuses. De ce travail au long cours naît Vents d'Est, récompensé par le prix W. Eugene Smith, l'une des distinctions majeures de la photographie documentaire. Entre 2004 et 2005, une bourse de la fondation 3P, créée par Yann Arthus-Bertrand, lui permet de se rendre à plusieurs reprises en Israël et dans les Territoires Palestiniens. En photographiant ce territoire et ceux qui l'habitent, Alain Keler se rapproche, presque malgré lui, de sa propre histoire. Quand l'Histoire rencontre la mémoire familiale  Du fracas de l'Histoire à la mémoire familiale, son regard change de distance. Après avoir photographié les guerres, les révolutions et les peuples menacés, Keler se tourne vers ses parents, ses origines et les traces laissées par l'histoire du XXè siècle dans sa propre famille.   Membre de l'agence MYOP depuis 2008, il poursuit cette exploration de l'intime, notamment à travers la photographie et le documentaire. Une quête de mémoire qui devient aussi une histoire de transmission avec son fils Léo Keler, lui-même photographe.   En 2024, père et fils reprennent ensemble la route en Allemagne, sur les traces du grand-père d'Alain, déporté à Buchenwald, et de l'itinéraire qu'il a parcouru lors des marches de la mort d'avril 1945. Transmettre, raconter ce que l'image ne dit pas  Cette transmission passe aussi par les archives. Aujourd'hui encore, Alain Keler retourne à ses planches-contacts, exhume des photographies parfois oubliées et en raconte l'hors-champ : une rencontre, un voyage, les circonstances d'un déclenchement, tout ce que l'image, seule, ne dit pas.   Un travail au long cours qu'il poursuit notamment sur son blog Journal d'un photographe et qui trouve en 2026 un nouvel écho à travers deux monographies et plusieurs expositions.  L'odyssée photographique d'Alain Keler, quand l'histoire du monde rencontre la mémoire familiale, c'est un nouvel épisode documentaire de La marche du monde, signé Maxime Grember, produit par Valérie Nivelon et mis en ondes par Aurèle Charlieux.   Remerciements : Alain Keler, Léo Keler, Thierry Grillet, Olivier Monge, Antoine Kimmerlin, le Planches Contact Festival de Deauville, l'Abbaye du Château de Vincennes, le laboratoire Dupont à Paris et les Rencontres de la photographie d'Arles.   Photos :   Portrait d'Alain Keler © Olivier Monge/MYOP  Des Éthiopiens quittent le camp de Gondo à Korem, Éthiopie, 1985 © Alain Keler/MYOP  Un pays entouré de murs, 2004 © Alain Keler/MYOP  Israël, 2004 © Alain Keler/MYOP  Polaroid de la mère d'Alain Keler en 2007 © Alain Keler/MYOP Défilé irlandais à New-York © Alain Keler/MYOP.  Expositions :  Alain Keler : Rétrospective, aux Rencontres de la Photographie d'Arles 2026 Alain Keler - Histoires de vie, à la Sainte-Chapelle du château de Vincennes, 2026 Musiques :   Army Dreamers de Kate Bush  Vesoul de Jacques Brel  Medley We are the World, du collectif USA for Africa, Chanteurs sans frontières – Éthiopie et Tam-tam pour l'Éthiopie Another Brick in the Wall des Pink Floyd  Tombe la neige de Salvatore Adamo.  Documentaire :   Le dernier voyage, Alain Keler (2014).  Livres :  Alain Keler, aux éditions Delpire, 2026  Journal d'un photographe, aux éditions de Juillet, 2018  America, Americas, aux éditions de Juillet, 2021  Vents d'Est, aux éditions Marval, 2000  La Traversée, aux éditions de Juillet, 2027 (à paraître). Blog d'Alain Keler :  Journal d'un photographe.  Autres émissions :   Dans l'œil de Solidarnosc, La marche du monde, RFI, 2022  Visa pour l'image: rencontres avec Alain Keler et Frédéric Noy, L'Atelier des médias, RFI, 2019. 

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 EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with Jia Hang from DCS Group, a payments veteran with over two decades of experience at China UnionPay and Alipay, to explore how stablecoins are quietly revolutionising the way the world pays. Jia walks me through why the traditional card and mobile payment waves are giving way to a stablecoin-powered third wave, how DCS is acting as a Web 2.5 bridge so consumers can spend stablecoins at any merchant without the merchant needing to change a thing, and what it really takes to build trust on both sides of that equation. We also dig into the macro battle for stablecoin dominance, whether the US dollar will tighten its grip or lose ground to other currencies, and what the developing world's rapid adoption of stablecoins means for financial sovereignty. If you work in fintech, payments, or crypto infrastructure, this episode is packed with hard-won insights from someone who has built global payment networks from the ground up. DISCLAIMERNothing mentioned in this podcast is investment advice and please do your own research. It would mean a lot if you can leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share this podcast with a friend. Be a guest on the podcast or contact us - https://www.web3pod.xyz/ CONNECT DCS Website: https://www.dcsfintech.com/ DCS LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/dcsccJia LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hang-jia-81a83a234/Web3 with Sam Kamani: https://www.web3pod.xyz/ KEY POINTS WITH TIMESTAMPS • [00:00] Sam introduces Jia Hang from DCS Group and his background spanning UnionPay and Alipay• [01:27] Jia's journey: from computer engineer to 9 years at China UnionPay building the Americas market• [03:05] Why Jia left Alipay after 10 years and stepped into the stablecoin payments world• [04:43] Why the global south leads on payment innovation , infrastructure gaps drove QR code adoption• [10:43] The three waves of payments: card, mobile, and now stablecoins , and why stablecoins merge information flow and fund flow• [14:23] How DCS focuses on C2B (consumer-to-merchant) stablecoin payments, not just B2B cross-border• [17:02] How the merchant experience stays unchanged , they still receive local fiat, DCS handles the stablecoin conversion• [20:39] DCS as a Web 2.5 bridge: connected to Web3 on the consumer side, Web2 on the merchant side• [22:27] The chicken-and-egg challenge , and why merchant-side adoption is harder than consumer-side• [25:44] DCS's Visa-backed stablecoin card: live in 9 countries, expanding to 70+• [28:10] What sets the DCS card apart: banking licence in Singapore, physical and metal cards, credit functionality, and Visa rewards• [33:12] The macro stablecoin currency war: will USD dominance in stablecoins exceed its fiat dominance?• [35:32] Jia's belief that all currencies will eventually become stablecoins , and what that means for smaller nations• [39:03] DCS's roadmap: auto-debit, subscription payments, smart contract-powered UX that feels like Web2• [42:07] Closing thoughts and preview of Token2049

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I attended the “Surprise and Shine” event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California. I'll share my impressions of the iPhone Duo and Apple Watch Series 12I also catch up with Avi Greengart, president and analyst for advisory firm Techsponential, while at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park. He tells us why it's significant that Apple has entered the foldable phone scene.It's back to school time, and so tech expert Amber Mac joins us with some top tips to starting off the school yearVariational AI is a company that's leveraging artificial intelligence to help develop new pharmaceuticals. We get the scoop in our chat with its co-founder, Handol KimThank you to Visa, Norton, and SanDisk for your incredible support. Get a huge discount on Norton anti-malware at norton.com/techitout

As the school year for Oregon universities begins, some international students may not be able to start classes with their peers. As first reported in the Oregon Capital Chronicle, travel bans, changes to the length of stay for student visas and increased immigration enforcement have led to a 20% decline in international students choosing to study in the U.S. Even more so, students from foreign countries who do choose to attend university in the states are seeing delays in the student visa process that could mean they will not be able to start classes in the fall.   Eowyn Brown is the associate vice provost for global engagement at Portland State University. Dennis Galvan is the dean and vice provost for global engagement at the University of Oregon. They both join us to share what they are hearing from students about the visa application process and what the overall decline in international students means for Oregon schools.  

More Americans than ever are looking to relocate overseas. Their motivations are numerous. Portugal has created a special visa - the Golden Visa - to attract foreign investors and many Americans are attracted to it.

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En esta emisión de Carrusel de las artes, nos adentramos en la edición 38 de Visa pour l'image, el único festival en el mundo dedicado exclusivamente al fotoperiodismo, celebrado Perpiñán, al sur de Francia, que retrata los conflictos armados y las crisis globales, marcado este año por el luto tras la muerte de su histórico director, Jean-François Leroy, quien falleció el día de su inauguración.

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Biogen CEO Christopher Viehbacher joins from the Wells Fargo Health Care Conference to discuss the company's drug pipeline and growth outlook. Then, Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan joins after the company had its third drug trial setback in a week. Plus, we bring you an interview with the CEO of Visa after the company released new data around AI and shopping. Squawk on the Street Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Crypto News: The US Treasury is set to do near $10 billion in bond buybacks which will make crypto and markets pump. On Sept. 15, the Senate holds its cloture vote on the CLARITY Act but republicans say the vote may fail.

Célèbre photographe américain, David Guttenfelder a l'habitude de couvrir les conflits internationaux. Mais cette année, il a braqué son objectif sur les violences dans son propre pays, et notamment sur les opérations de la police fédérale de l'immigration, l'ICE, à Minneapolis. David Guttenfelder est lui-même originaire de Minneapolis. Il a choisi de documenter les manifestations massives qui ont suivi la mort d'Alex Pretti et de Renee Good, tous deux abattus en janvier 2026 par des agents de l'ICE. À l'occasion de l'exposition de ses photos au festival Visa pour l'image, à Perpignan, le photographe explique à Sarah Krakovitch qu'après de longs mois de reportage en Ukraine et au Moyen-Orient, c'est la première fois que l'actualité qu'il couvre se déroule au bout de sa rue.   Les Républicains se rassemblent pour une convention inédite à mois de deux mois avant les élections de mi-mandat Ce mercredi (9 septembre 2026), Donald Trump réunit son camp à Dallas, au Texas, pour une convention républicaine d'un genre inédit. Traditionnellement consacrées à la désignation des candidats à la présidentielle, cette grande messe partisane est cette fois destinée à mobiliser l'électorat républicain alors que les projections électorales sont défavorables au parti présidentiel. Les démocrates pourraient reprendre le contrôle de la Chambre des représentants et, peut-être, du Sénat, avec plusieurs scrutins très serrés, notamment au Texas. Donald Trump entend donc faire de ces élections un référendum sur son bilan et mise sur sa propre popularité pour pousser les électeurs républicains aux urnes. Mais cette stratégie ne fait pas l'unanimité dans son camp : certains candidats ont boycotté la convention, préférant rester sur le terrain ou prendre leurs distances avec un président dont la popularité est en baisse.   À écouter aussiPas candidat, mais en campagne: Donald Trump fait le show à Dallas   En Haïti, le défi de l'accès à l'électricité Seuls 35% de la population sont raccordés au réseau public, un réseau qui fonctionne de manière très intermittente dans la capitale. En province, dans des villes comme Cap-Haïtien, Saint-Marc ou les Gonaïves, c'est le black-out quasi permanent. Aux Gonaïves, la centrale électrique est même à l'arrêt depuis près de dix ans. Pour pallier ces coupures, ceux qui en ont les moyens se tournent vers les génératrices diesel ou les panneaux solaires. Mais là encore, les solutions ont leurs limites : les batteries nécessaires au stockage sont coûteuses et, pendant la saison des pluies, la production solaire peut fortement diminuer. Un dossier de Ronel Paul. Journal de la 1ère  En Martinique, les bus devraient être de retour sur les routes d'ici à la fin de la semaine.

Today's blockchain and crypto news Bitcoin is down slightly at $78,408 Ethereum is down slightly at $2,473 BNB is down slightly at $750 Strategy repurchases 1.8M STRC preferred shares. Visa's stablecoin settlement volume has surpassed a $20 billion ARR. Cronos said about 9 million dollars remains unrecovered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Maher (Creative Dir/Choreographer) has spent decades dancing, choreographing, teaching (Madonna, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Bad Bunny), and figuring out what actually matters to him as an artist. We trace his path from hustling through the late-'90s NYC dance scene to performing with artists including Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey, and what happened when the reality of the work didn't always match the dream. Kevin gets into why he resists labeling his choreography by dance style, what 'being bad' can unlock, knowing when it's time to move on, and valuing your influences without feeling pressured to put your movement into a box. We also get practical about getting unstuck when choreographing, bringing freestyle into choreography, creating under a time crunch, returning to your basics, and taking class without needing to be great at everything. This one gets into craft, artistic identity, career longevity, and building a dance career that actually feels like your own.

In this episode, we kick things off with a tragic cargo jet accident that has crippled half of Miami International Airport's operations. An Amazon Air Boeing 767 freighter operated by 21 Air overran a runway during landing, struck multiple vehicles on a nearby road, and caught fire, leaving five people dead and five seriously injured. Listen in to learn how two of Miami's four runways remain closed following the deadly Amazon cargo jet accident, causing massive flight disruptions while the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the runway excursion that occurred at one hundred thirty miles per hour. Shifting gears to the rails, we examine a rare display of Democratic Party unity just weeks before crucial midterm elections. More than one hundred House Democrats are demanding that railroad workers come first in the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern mega-merger review by the Surface Transportation Board. The eighty-five billion dollar deal would create the first transcontinental freight railroad and the largest rail network in U.S. history, but union leaders warn that Union Pacific's lifetime employment offer does not fully protect some critical positions. Finally, we cover a critical visa enforcement dispute threatening to disrupt cross-border freight flows between Mexico and the United States. Mexican trucking industry leaders are intensifying calls for clarity after a trucker protest raised the stakes in the escalating Mexico-U.S. B-1 visa dispute with drivers blocking the Mexicali-Calexico East border crossing. Mexico's National Chamber of Freight Transportation estimates more than twenty-five thousand visas have been revoked from commercial drivers, potentially disrupting time-sensitive shipments including medical products, technology, food, and perishables. Follow the FreightWaves NOW Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

War Room Trump Threatens Lawsuits Against Soros, Google, Bill and Melinda Gates, Apple, Visa, Goldman Sachs and Others, PLUS House Chairman Links China-Tied Billionaire to Riots From California to Minnesota

In our 300th episode, Terry Seitz, Partner & COO at the Nuance Collective and former VP of North America Marketing at Visa, reframes what marketing leadership actually means today. Terry makes the case that marketers have evolved from "commercial artists" into "mad scientists," professionals who hypothesize, test, and validate their way toward better decisions without losing the alchemy that makes great work great. We dig into why ambiguity, not competition, is the real enemy of strong leadership. Why do most B2B marketers are fight over the wrong 5% of their market? Why does emotion still drive B2B purchase decisions more than logic? Don't miss Terry's mentorship lesson ("enough rope to hang yourself") that shapes how he leads teams today. If you lead a marketing organization, or want to, this episode will change how you think about your remit.

In the headlines today, Thailand drops foreign business license requirements for seven service categories, then, a French woman's passing on Koh Samui raises questions about nominee holdings, in Bangkok, a data center has been accused of hoarding fuel without a permit, also, Thailand's friend for hire businesses are finding a growing audience, and a little later some good news for public transport as Bangkok prepares to roll out more than 1500 new electric buses.

On today’s China Compass podcast, we work our way through three inter-related articles that flow together, starting with China’s relatively open borders, its banning of many VPN services, and its long-time blockade of Tibet, both physically and virtually. Last, we look at all the Pray for China cities of the week. Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me (@chinaadventures) on Twitter/X where I post new Chinese city prayer profiles every single day, including amazing pics and links to more China resources.You can also also email me (bfwesten at gmail dot com) and find everything else at PrayGiveGo.us! Help Us Equip and Encourage China’s Persecuted Church Sponsor a Chinese Pastor/Evangelist for $1000! Contact me (bfwesten AT gmail dot com) Or donate directly at: MCI3.org Unbeaten: My Arrest, Interrogation, and Deportation from China Unbeaten.vip China’s Visa Free Boom https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/chinas-visa-free-boom-is-rewriting-inbound-tourism/ China Cracks Down on VPN Usage https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/its-becoming-more-difficult-finding-stable-vpns-china-increases-crackdown-on-vpn-usage China’s Tibet Censorship Explained https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/china-nepal-tibet-censorship-explained/eo8qkzx0i Pray for China Weekly (Sep 7-13): https://chinacall.substack.com/p/pray-for-china-sep-7-13-2026 Follow or subscribe to China Compass and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. Don’t forget: Follow @chinaadventures on X, and find everything else @ PrayGiveGo.us. Luke 10, verse 2, the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few!

College football’s first full weekend is finally here, and Week 1 is throwing a whole lot of unknowns directly into the fire. We make our picks for the biggest games on the schedule and try to figure out which teams are actually ready for the moment across five days of games from Thursday night through Labor Day. How quickly can new quarterbacks and new coaches settle in? Can Clemson’s offense find enough answers in Death Valley? What should we expect from Auburn and Baylor in Atlanta, Louisville and Ole Miss in Nashville, and Wisconsin and Notre Dame at Lambeau Field? We also dig into SMU-Florida State, UCLA-Cal, Boise State-Oregon and several other games where one matchup could tell us much more about these teams than the final score. Then we go hunting for the games hiding beneath the radar, identify our Window of Opportunity, make our locks and upset picks, and prepare to leap into the great unknown of our 19th season of college football podcasting. Listen to the full episode, rate and subscribe wherever you get the show, and join us at Verballers.com to play Run The Board, where this week’s winner takes home a $500 Visa gift card.Support the show!: https://www.patreon.com/solidverbalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A rancher outside Kansas City put collars on 30 cows and went from moving them every two days to every four or five days on the same ground, at the same cow condition. That is double the carrying capacity overnight, and we spent most of this episode on how virtual fencing works and what it costs. The collar runs $280 plus a subscription. Users report getting back 8 to 10 hours a week. The GPS is accurate to about 4 or 5 feet, which is roughly one fat cow in any direction. One challenger cow averaged 800 sound warnings a day for three weeks, about one every 30 seconds she was awake, while other cows in the same group got one a week. When a cow does get out, she is back inside 80 percent of the time within 5 to 10 minutes, because her friends are still there. There are around 6,000 of these collars in North America and they only started selling here in June. Then we put the skeptic hat on. What happens to your herd if the company runs out of money. Who owns the data. Why he tells customers to never trust a virtual fence alone along a highway, because the liability is too big. And what happens to cattlemen when Silicon Valley decides cattle are a robotics problem. Also in this one: an engineer who quit a VP title in Norway, visa on Monday and a plane on Friday, a farmhouse built in 1318 and the man who will not give it up, why so many farmers keep a town job for the insurance, and what a Norwegian thinks of American water, groceries, and youth sports. Low profit is the one problem every farmer in every country has in common. The other is that not one of them thinks he owns the land. What do you want us to dig into next week? Drop it in the comments and we read them. JOIN THE BARN TALK NEWSLETTER & GET LIVE EVENT ACCESS: We're on a mission to get 10,000 subscribers, and once we do, we're hosting a live event at the barn! Sign up to get exclusive access to tickets and details.

Stripe vient de payer 50 fois les revenus d'une boîte de 90 personnes. Pas pour ses ingénieurs, pas pour son modèle IA mais pour sa position centrale. Open Router ne produit rien : il contrôle qui passe, à quel prix, sur quel modèle. C'est peut-être la position la plus stratégique de toute l'IA.Problème : les copycats débarquent déjà. Les labos contre-attaquent. Et près de la moitié du trafic qui transite par Open Router vient de modèles chinois. Le péage est américain, mais qui contrôle vraiment ce qui passe dedans ?La vraie question n'est pas de savoir si le prix était justifié. C'est de comprendre pourquoi tout le monde veut soudainement être le péage.===================⏱️ DANS CET ÉPISODE :===================0:00 — Intro0:46 — Présentation des invités2:10 — Open Router: le péage stratégique de l'IA racheté par Stripe5:24 — Modèle ou orchestration: où se cache vraiment la valeur ?8:01 — Les LLM s'effondrent plus vite qu'on ne les amortit12:17 — Zéro fidélité: le prix dicte tout le comportement des développeurs14:56 — [Sponsor] DIGITAL SELECTION, votre partenaire recrutement16:24 — La fragmentation LLM va durer20:32 — Les copycats débarquent et les labs contre-attaquent22:46 — La course au prix mène-t-elle l'IA vers une impasse ?26:58 — Bulle ou pari stratégique: un prix qui donne le vertige30:56 — La data d'Open Router: l'actif qu'on ne peut pas copier32:13 — La Chine domine déjà le trafic sur Open Router33:38 — Open Router voit tout passer: une bombe pour la souveraineté35:59 — Stripe, futur Visa et Mastercard de l'IA mondiale==================

La senadora Malú Mícher dice que es mentira que los programas sociales se financien con los impuestos. Dice 'Alito' que a 'Andy' le quitaron la Visa, pero no lo pend... También 'Alito' dijo que ganarán en el '27 y en el '30 y compara a Inzunza con Pablo Escobar. La Dra Sheinbaum dice que no hay rompimiento en Morena y que los que dicen que AMLO siguen mandando son machistas. Y les contaremos cómo hacerse un injerto de pn.

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