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Chris, Saied and Rajeil dive headfirst into the weirdest corner of the modern economy, where the next Fed chair sounds like a political hostage negotiation, AI is either the greatest productivity boom in history or the most expensive layoff machine ever built, private credit is quietly turning banks into shadow-bank Uber drivers, and crypto keeps pretending it's financial freedom while throwing money at Washington. From Kevin Warsh and Fed independence to AI hype, corporate cost-cutting, Bitcoin mythology, Epstein-adjacent crypto lore, and the political machine behind digital assets, this episode asks the question nobody in power wants to answer: are we innovating our way into the future, or just putting better software on the same old greed machine?

On this episode, Travis is joined in studio by his producer for a hilarious and surprisingly insightful breakdown of how a simple, oddball idea turned into serious extra tip money for delivery drivers. They dig into a viral Threads post about “Uber Feets,” the psychology of tipping, and what it reveals about how people actually behave (versus how tech optimists want to believe they behave). On this episode we talk about: How a viral “Uber Feets” Threads post led to dramatically higher tips for Uber and DoorDash drivers. Why adding a human (or “foot”) element to delivery photos might trigger bigger tips and follow-up bonuses. How brands like Uber Eats and Crocs jumped into the conversation with offers, credits, and free products. The line between clever growth hacks and tapping into fetish culture online—and why it matters for creators and side hustlers. What this trend says about social media virality, monetizing attention, and where the real money is in the creator economy. Top 3 Takeaways Small, weird tweaks to how you present yourself or your service—like “Uber Feets” photos—can unlock significantly higher earnings from the exact same work. When you go viral, brands will often offer “credits” or free products instead of cash, so you need to think strategically about what exposure and compensation are actually worth to you. Not every revenue bump comes from noble motives; understanding the real (sometimes uncomfortable) reasons people spend or tip can help you design more effective money-making strategies. Notable Quotes “I started leaving my feet in the frame of the picture of the food by the door. I've seen my tips go up by a lot with people adding extra tips after drop off.” “Their fare for this order was 15.99. They got a 49.69 tip, so they earned 65.68 on the trip.” “People aren't tipping for the toes. They're tipping because the photo reminded them that a human brought their food… That is such an optimistic, innocent reading of the world.” Connect with Travis: - LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travischappell/ - Instagram: https://instagram.com/travischappell - Website: https://travischappell.com Travis Makes Money is made possible by High Level – the All-In-One Sales & Marketing Platform built for agencies, by an agency.Capture leads, nurture them, and close more deals—all from one powerful platform.Get an extended free trial at gohighlevel.com/travis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 120 Ana Barbosa On May 6, 2024, 53 year old Ana Barbosa vanished. She was last known to be with her husband at his auto shop in the Oildale section of Bakersfield, CA. By his own admission, her husband admitted that they had argued at the shop, but then gave varying accounts top people of what happened to his wife. In one version, he called her an Uber. In another version, she walked away and claimed there would be footage of her leaving on the shop's surveillance footage. However, there is no footage of her leaving, and there is no record of any Uber picking Ana up.  Ana's daughter, Ana Maria Leal Ochoa, who is our guest in this episode, was surprised and upset to get a call that her mom was missing and it was only at her urging, that Ana Barbosa's husband finally reported her missing. She remains missing to this day. Ana Barbosa is described as a Hispanic adult woman standing 5ft3, and weighing 140 pounds. She has Black hair and Brown eyes. There is currently a $10,000 reward being offered in this case.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Kern County Sheriff's Office at 661-861-3110 or Kern Secret Witness at 661-322-4040. To listen to every episode of Missing Persons early, and ad-free, and get other benefits, simply  visit our channel page on Apple Podcasts to get started with an AbJack Insider subscription.  Follow us on social media; https://linktr.ee/missingpersonspodcast   ©2026 AbJack Entertainemt- All rights reserved. This content is the sole property of AbJack Entertainment. Any unauthorized use, re-selling, re-purposing, or re-distribution, is strictly prohibited, and will be subject to legal action.   

Instead of pumping the brakes on the Iran war, President Trump is breaking the pumps. This week Alex looks at how high gas prices are impacting Americans, and why they've long been considered an existential political threat. First, she speaks to an Uber driver and a gas station owner to get first hand accounts of the financial toll of the war. Then Alex is joined by Derek Thompson, writer and host of the Plain English podcast, to break down the other ways financial strain is going to spread across industries and wallets, and why it feels like one crisis after another has made it impossible to afford life in America.

It's EV News Briefly for Wednesday 22 April 2026, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the EV News Daily Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDailyBMW GIVES I7 MORE RANGE AND SCREEN SPACEBMW has revealed what it calls the most extensive refresh ever applied to a BMW, with the updated electric i7 arriving first in September 2026 and plug-in hybrids to follow, with pricing expected to rise from the current £105,000 starting point. The new i7 swaps its old 105.7kWh battery for a 112.5kWh pack using Gen6 cylindrical cells, pushing maximum range from 387 miles to 452 miles and DC charging speed from 195kW to 250kW, while adaptive dampers and active rear steering become standard across the whole range.The styling adopts BMW's Neue Klasse design language with slimmer crystal-embedded headlights, a horizontal-slat grille, 22-inch alloys as standard, and up to 500 exterior colour combinations including a new two-tone option. Inside, the i7 becomes the first BMW to offer a front-passenger touchscreen (14.6 inches), gains a 17.9-inch central display and a sweeping 43.3-inch Panoramic iDrive dashboard, while rear passengers keep their 31.3-inch 8K cinema screen and 35-speaker Bowers & Wilkins system.***RIVIAN STARTS R2 PRODUCTION IN ILLINOISRivian has begun production of the R2 at its Normal, Illinois plant, with CFO Claire McDonough confirming the start in a Reuters interview and first customer deliveries expected later this spring. Reservation holders will receive configuration invitations in June, with the $57,990 Launch Edition shipping first, followed by the $53,990 Premium later in 2026 and the more affordable Standard and entry variants arriving through 2027.Rivian expects R2 to cost less than half of what an R1 costs to build once higher volumes are reached in 2027, and the vehicle also underpins the company's broader ambitions including the $2,500 Autonomy+ self-driving package and an Uber robotaxi partnership worth up to $1.25 billion across 25 cities.***GM SAYS NO DELAY TO ELECTRIC TRUCK PROGRAMMEGM publicly denied cancelling any electric trucks after Crain's Detroit Business — citing three anonymous sources — reported that the automaker had indefinitely delayed its next-generation electric truck programme, which had been targeting a 2028 production start for refreshed versions of the Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV, Hummer, and Escalade IQ. GM told Motor1 that "EVs remain the end game" and confirmed no impact to current electric truck production, though the company gave no timeline for when the next-generation programme might resume.Supplier executives and analysts told Crain's they do not expect a new generation of GM's all-electric truck line until 2030 or beyond, suggesting the delay is substantial even if GM stops short of calling it a cancellation.***SMART #2 SETS UP FORTWO RETURNSmart has unveiled the Smart #2 concept, a two-door, two-seat electric city car that revives the spirit of the original Fortwo, with a production model expected to launch in October 2026. Built on the Electric Compact Architecture platform, it offers an estimated 186-mile range — a dramatic leap over the old EQ Fortwo's 58-mile range — along with a 10–80% charge time of under 20 minutes and vehicle-to-load capability.Expected to measure around 106 inches (2.7 metres) long, the Smart #2 would be smaller than the Dacia Spring and Renault Twingo, placing it among Europe's smallest new EVs at launch.***ID. BUZZ ADDS AWD AND NEW TECHVolkswagen Commercial Vehicles is rolling out a 2026 model year update for the ID. Buzz this summer, headlined by the new Pro 4MOTION variant that pairs a 210kW rear motor with a front motor for a combined 250kW and raises towing capacity to 1.8 tonnes on the standard wheelbase. The update also brings one-pedal driving capable of bringing the vehicle to a full stop, a new Innovision infotainment system with an integrated app store, traffic-light-responsive Connected Travel Assist, a welcome return to physical steering wheel buttons, and optional vehicle-to-load capability at up to 2.0kW.***CHARGEPOINT LAUNCHES 600KW EXPRESS SOLOChargePoint has unveiled the Express Solo, a standalone DC fast charger capable of delivering up to 600kW, which the company says sets a new benchmark for public charging in the US. The unit supports two simultaneous sessions, accepts direct DC input for integration with on-site battery storage, enables bidirectional charging, and uses an Omni Port combining CCS1 and NACS connectors — all at a claimed 30% lower purchase and operating cost than comparable high-power chargers.***FRANCE SETS 2035 ROAD CHARGING PLANFrance's government has published a national strategy to deploy around 30,000 EV charging points on motorways and national roads by 2035, targeting corridors that carry roughly one third of all traffic despite representing just 2% of total road length. The plan includes approximately 22,000 fast chargers at around 150kW for light vehicles across 900 service areas — a fivefold capacity increase — plus 8,000 heavy-duty charging points across 560 locations.***COKE CANADA ADDS VOLVO ELECTRIC TRUCKSCoca-Cola Canada Bottling is expanding its electric fleet to nearly 40 vehicles by adding Volvo VNR Electric trucks in Quebec City and the Vancouver area, building on a 2023 pilot programme that tested six of the trucks in real-world conditions. Each VNR Electric uses a six-battery configuration with a range of up to 440km, and the expansion is supported by a new 180kW Heliox Flex charging station in Quebec City and two additional chargers in Vancouver.***PG&E ADDS CYBERTRUCK TO V2G PILOTPG&E and Tesla have added the Cybertruck to PG&E's residential vehicle-to-grid programme, using Tesla's Powershare Gateway and Universal Wall Connector in what is the first AC-based V2G application approved for California customers. Participants can receive up to $4,500 in incentives for bidirectional charging equipment and earn additional compensation for exporting electricity back to the grid during peak demand events.***VOLKSWAGEN SETS GERMAN V2G LAUNCH FOR 2026Volkswagen and its energy subsidiary Elli plan to launch a fully integrated vehicle-to-grid service for private customers in Germany in Q4 2026, with pre-registration opening in June, promising annual earnings of €700–€900 under favourable conditions. Elli will manage the full stack — dynamic tariff, DC bidirectional charger, smart meter integration, and a control app — backed by around one million bidirectional-capable MEB-platform EVs already on European roads.

We return from what may or may not have been a long break. Honestly, we recorded some episodes out of order, so nobody really knows where we are in the timeline anymore. Before figuring out our own lore, we have some bad news: The Spleen is in the hospital after crashing an Uber at three times the speed limit. His prognosis remains unclear, though he was reportedly administered 30 cc's of Funyuns. From there, we meander through Spencer getting bitten by a large dog whose elderly owner was being dragged down a hiking trail like an upturned Koopa shell, a coworker who died and was eulogized via workplace intercom sandwiched between parking reminders and a car show announcement, and an airport encounter with a man who was absolutely convinced that eating large quantities of homemade hummus was directly improving his tennis game. Kevin then arrives at his Las Vegas hotel to discover Mr. Beast staring at him outside his window, and somehow this is the least weird part of the episode. We debate whether their podcast intro saying "white lives" is giving undue prominence to white lives, and discuss the chaotic teenage internet figure known as "Clavicular," who has been bone-smashing, meth-smoking, and tying backpacks to his genitals in pursuit of physical perfection. Spencer also reveals he has relapsed into smoking weed, while learning game development in Godot partly to spite his father, and has committed to invoking "Michael Jordan Flu Game" as a life philosophy. Listener emails round things out, including a fan whose wife assumed Spencer was "an educated black man." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Re-releasing a DAT listener favorite! Kiera is joined by Brad from Kleer to talk about the perks of membership plans over dental insurance, why a membership plan can create consistent revenue for your practice during uncertain times, and how to even start putting together such a plan. Kleer, by the way, helps roll out membership plans effectively and successfully to uninsured patients Kiera and Brad also touch on why patients may be hesitant to sign up for a membership plan and dental practice resistance, and how to overcome each. Episode resources: Subscribe to The Dental A-Team podcast Schedule a Practice Assessment Leave us a review Transcript: Kiera Dent (00:00) Hello, Dental A Team listeners. This is Kiera. And today we are bringing you something so special. I am so excited because this is one of our most popular episodes from the archives. Whether you're hearing this for the first time or catching it again, I am so excited because it's jam packed with a ton of takeaways that you can start using right now in your practice. We have released thousands, literally thousands of episodes. And I wanted to start bringing a few of these amazing episodes back for you. So I hope you enjoy. And as always, thanks for listening and I'll catch you next time.   on the Dental A Team podcast.   speaker-0 (00:32) And you guys, I am so excited to welcome back one of my dear friends, someone that I just respect. I respect their company a ton. And right now, I think it's super relevant for everybody out there because we all know dental insurance is not the greatest. It's shifting. It's changing. It's unpredictable times. So I'm so jazzed to be bringing on Brad. He's with Kleer. Brad, how are you today? How are you, Kiera? I'm doing really well, thanks. So. ⁓   speaker-1 (00:53) Good night, how are   speaker-0 (00:57) Brad, I said real quickly, Kleer. didn't give any thing behind it. People who have listened to the podcast have definitely heard me talk before about Kleer for membership programs. So just for those who don't know, let's just have you kind of share what Kleer is, how they can connect with you. And then we're going to dive into it. always like, I hate at the end where it was like, and by the way, if you want to hang out with Brad, so I'm just going to give you guys Brad's info, what Kleer is about, and we're going to dive into how to like really make a predictable income.   in unpredictable times. get ready, but Brad, how can people connect with you? What is Kleer all about? Let's just give our listeners a little bit of background on you guys.   speaker-1 (01:33) Yeah, so Kleer got started in 2018. And so this is now our fourth year in dentistry and having our software available. And basically what we do is we work with dentists and office managers to help implement and stand up and easily manage their own membership plans, something that's scalable that ⁓ can be successful for their practices.   Like, should I go for membership plans as well? ⁓ Or do you feel like most of the airplanes kind of knows that?   speaker-0 (02:05) Like let's just at least I mean if you haven't heard of membership plans guys now is the time to get on board with membership plans because I just did a podcast the other day where we were talking about how tis the season for dropping insurance plans like it is becoming rampant people are realizing with inflation what insurance plans are reimbursing that it's really not sustainable and so a lot of people are shifting dropping insurance plans and I think membership plans are the number one way to go which is why I wanted Kleer to get on the podcast today to talk to you guys about it   as a great solution to a problem that if you're not experiencing it, you will be experiencing it. I don't think it's a matter of if, it's a matter of when your practice will experience it. So yeah, dive into membership plans just so people understand if you haven't heard of a membership plan yet.   speaker-1 (02:50) Yeah, so membership plans are basically like an alternate coverage options for your primarily uninsured patients. Because like real quick background research is a lot of our data shows us that uninsured patients, they come in less frequently, and they accept a lot less treatment compared to their insured counterparts. So what can we do to provide some type of coverage option that doesn't have the red tape and restrictions that insurance traditional insurance has?   And this is where with membership plans, these practices can create their own care plans and offer them directly to the patients at a monthly or annual subscription. So like what's included with the membership plan, we see that pricing is anywhere typically between like say $260 a year all the way up to like $380 a year. It can go higher or lower, but what the patient's paying for when they're paying for that 260 to 380,   they are getting access to their hygiene and preventative care. And in addition to that, they'll get say a 10, 20 % discount off other procedures. So like I said, the practices have full autonomy. There's no more third party that's really meddling with that relationship and dictating the fees and the treatment protocol. Practices are in full control. They offer a dressing to the patient. So it's a really good patient retention tool.   Patients appreciate the benefits that they're now receiving directly from the practice. And we actually see that the membership plan patients are more profitable than the other patients that still remain without coverage. And like over the past two years, like Carrie, you know that a lot of practices have been implementing membership plans, but the pandemic has really acted as like a catalyst during that time because   a lot of practices and practice owners who are very cognizant of their patients want some type of coverage option, some type of alternate that they can offer to their patients, whether they're going through financial hardships, they refer load, whatever it is. ⁓ But yeah, that's essentially what membership plans 101, if you will. That's what they are. We help practices automate processes with our platform.   and make sure that it's easy to manage and implement and be successful.   speaker-0 (05:14) Which I love and Brad, it's funny because for those of you who heard my and Brad's podcast, gosh, it's probably been over a year now. Um, but we talked about me as a fee for service patient and we literally did, like, I was a case study because I wasn't going to sign up for my six month cleaning. Um, because like I work with hundreds of dentists for me to get a cleaning. It's pretty simple to do. I'm on the road often. I really do. Like offices are super nice to me. I can get a cleaning at any practice I go to.   But Brad, we like it was a case study where I signed up for the membership program at my dental practice and I literally scheduled my six month cleaning because it was quote unquote free. And so I am a literally a walking in testament that membership plans do work even for somebody who's been in the dental field. And I think I'm pretty savvy when it comes to what people are doing. But just, mean, they got me and it made sense. And something I feel people don't realize is one, a lot of offices right now   I've been seeing and Brad, I'm curious from your guys's research, which is why I love Kleer. guys research things so much. So you're very data driven from the research rather than just feelings. And I've been seeing from a lot of our practices that the topics are, how can we drop insurance plans? And I'm always like, the first question I ask is, okay, perfect. Do you have a membership plan in place? Because as soon as you drop this insurance, I don't think practices realize that patient becomes a free agent. They are no longer tied to you.   They're going to go somewhere with insurance or if you can get them on a membership plan, they're no longer a free agent patient. They're now tied to you in some way. But guys, like if I'm a fee for service patient, I am literally a free agent walking around and I can go to whatever practice I want to go to. I'm going to choose an office based on location, their responsiveness to me, their cleanliness, if I like their dentist or not, how their billing is, but I'm not tied to that practice. And so without these membership plans, I think a lot of practices don't realize   that you can drop insurance plans and get patients to stay and retain and even become higher paying patients than they were before by implementing a membership plan. So that's what I've seen. I'm sure you guys have data on it. Anything that you guys have found Brad in conjunction with that or things you guys have seen on your side.   speaker-1 (07:28) Yeah, it's pretty funny. And I touched on how the pandemic has acted as this catalyst. But now the dust has kind of settled after two years. People are understanding how to adapt and how to behave when it comes to COVID-19. But what's really interesting is there's all different types of reasons why practices are implementing these membership plans. Because every practice is different and their priorities are different. So one that you mentioned that's a huge one right now is that they want   membership plans in place when they're planning on dropping one, a couple, or several PPO's because they want to leverage the membership plan as a patient retention tool. But we're seeing other reasons too. It's like, I mean, you said so yourself, you were a case study. We're seeing that more and more. Like you heard it throughout the past like six months, the great resignation. It's been, they've been talking about it since like September, October of 2021, but   We're seeing that there are more people that are starting small businesses. There are more people that are retiring from their jobs earlier than anticipated. And there's more gig economy workers out there now that we're seeing these larger tech companies like Uber, ⁓ Lyft, whatnot, all these gig economy jobs are in place. And we're slowly seeing that the amount of uninsured when it comes to dental benefits in the marketplace or in the United States.   it's growing more and more, what almost feels like day after day. ⁓ So you definitely want to make sure that like when it comes to your retirees, a lot of them have primarily had some type of dental coverage their whole lives and they'll be looking for it as soon as they retire and lose it. So you want something in place for them, for yourself, someone that's a younger business owner, perhaps a millennial, ⁓ those are the types of people that are used to monthly subscriptions.   So you want something in place for them, like who doesn't want coverage? So millennials fit the bill. And then lastly, like you said, a lot of practices are starting to really overcome that fear of dropping insurances because we know it's kind of been this necessary evil, if you will, but a lot of practices, they've wanted to do it. They've been a bit hesitant, but now you're seeing a lot of them are.   starting to do that and they're being pretty methodical with their approach. I guess long story short with dropping the PPOs, you definitely just want to make sure no matter what you're going to lose patients, but what can we do to mitigate that number? And that's where a lot of practices have them in place.   speaker-0 (10:09) Right, I think it's something that is not hard to set up. You guys make it very easy to do it. You manage it. Because I think so many practices get scared of that, like, ugh, how am going to manage this? And that's honestly why I love you guys as a company. I think you guys have amazing values. guys, I've helped with your team so they know dental. They're super innovative. You guys are very, cognitive of learning the dental lingo, understanding the ledgers and how to make it make sense and set it up in a simple, easy way.   But Brad, there's something else that membership plans are starting to get a lot of accolades for, and that is creating consistent revenue in inconsistent times, which honestly I've watched a lot of my offices, like they go up and down and they're riding these waves of, ⁓ like in January, was cancellation after cancellation after cancellation because of the Omnicron variant. I was guilty of that. got it too. Like it was just, it was crazy. so people had like,   January's it just tanked when in traditional times that wasn't the case. I know September historically is called suck timber It's not a great month. It tends to just be harder But yeah, I know membership plans are really getting like I said these accolades for creating more consistent revenue And that's something I know you guys have been working on So can you kind of touch and explain how a membership plan can create this consistent revenue? When to me I'm like Brad, it's like 200 bucks a month like not even a month like a year   How can I create some consistent revenue when I'm used to producing five, 12, $20,000 a day? How can this actually create some consistent revenue for me?   speaker-1 (11:41) Yeah, well, there's all types of businesses, whether it is health care or not, deal with ebbs and flows, or they deal with some type of seasonality. So if you just think of ourselves as consumers, I have about probably six different subscriptions, maybe more. And a lot of those business executives know exactly what they're doing. They understand that.   You know what? It's better to just have this recurring revenue, whether they're charging me month over month or year over year. They know that I am a loyal consumer to their brand and we'll just use like Netflix as an example. That's why so many different businesses, if you go out there and you're on the Internet or you're just walking from store to store as a shopper, like everywhere now is offering some type of membership loyalty program, rewards program, you name it. It's almost harder to find a business that's not doing it.   And basically like why not dentistry? And right now that's what the membership plans are doing. You're getting all of these patients to subscribe to practice where month over month, year over year, you know that you have this predictable revenue stream coming into your practices doors and into your bank account. So no matter what, like God forbid there's another ⁓ variant that shuts things down, I doubt it happens, but.   I think the real thing right now is you're starting to see, it's very topical, it's inflation. A lot of people are dealing with financial hardships. You're seeing that all these borrowing rates and interest rates are going to increase. So like, what can the practices do to offer something that seems very empathetic to your patients? You know they don't have coverage. Let's create these care plans and offer it to them. And at the same time,   If you see that some of your patients are starting to scale back or push out patient visits because they might be having a tough month financially, this is where no matter what, with having a bunch, whether it's dozens, whether it's hundreds, thousands, whatever, of patients on your membership plan is a better business model for your practice.   speaker-0 (13:52) Mm-hmm. think it's a something that I didn't realize until I created a membership if you will I used to do when we first started the consulting company. I was a one Visit and I would bill you after I traveled to your practice and I would send you to the penny the travel and I was almost going broke like complete transparency because it was such like I was always delayed on my revenue coming through and   I had a lot of smarter people than myself say, Kiera, you really should switch out to where they just pay monthly, like figure out what your costs are, have them pay monthly. It's easier for the client. They're not getting hit with these huge costs right away. And it's going to be much easier for them. And I will say as a business, it became so much easier for me, like good months, bad months, high months, low months. It's a more consistent revenue stream. And so I think for practices, I had an office and they're a really like adorable office. It's a husband and wife.   duo there, Volt Dentist, and the husband was all pro a membership fee. He was like, this is gonna be great. We're gonna be able to, it's going to be awesome for our patients. It's gonna create consistent revenue for us. And the wife was adamant. This is so much work, probably because she knew she was going to have to set it up. Husband's like, this will be great. Wife's like, I don't wanna do this. They ended up setting it up. And it was crazy because last year she told me, she's like, Kiera, it's crazy how much money is actually coming off of these membership plans month over month over month.   and we're able to have more retention of our patients. So that's ⁓ a testimonial of a practice that saw the benefits of it. A lot of practices will set these up in separate bank accounts. So it also can become, if you're not needing that cash, a lot of offices were using it to rebuild their stashes of ⁓ emergency funds and rainy day funds and practice growth funds because the membership fees were doing that. So again, I mean,   What? How much is Netflix, Brad? You've got that subscription. Do you even know how much your subscription is?   speaker-1 (15:49) I think like $12.99 or something.   speaker-0 (15:51) Right, I don't even know and that's what I think so cool is because it's 200 to 350 375 They're very low monthly fees that people forget about them It's really not that much and they're still coming to the dentist So I think that that's a very smart logical plan and truth be told like for me as a small business owner for Millennials, I know my sisters my brothers. They don't want to go spend two three hundred dollars to go to the dentist But if it was only fifteen dollars a month   they get their two quote unquote free cleanings, which are actually free on a membership plan. It's not dependent on a insurance plan. Why would they not do it? So it's really, I think, taking the, like there's no reason not to do it. It's just, it makes logical sense. And I think you guys are eliminating a lot of the objections through this that's going to retain patients coming to your practice every six months on a much more consistent basis. So I'm all for, I think offices should do it.   ⁓ But Brad, I know people are always hesitant. So what are some of the objections you guys get as to why, like, patients don't want to sign up for it or why offices might not want to implement this? Because I hear like, it's just too much work. But honestly, you guys make it very easy. So like, that's eliminated. But what are some of the objections you guys hear so we can help the listeners realize like, this is a true awesome, like, it's not a necessary evil. It's a necessary goodness.   Like there's no evil to it. feels so good. What are some of the objections you hear the concerns offices have that we can mitigate for them?   speaker-1 (17:18) really good question. on the patient, I'll answer the patient question first, just because it was the first one that you brought up. But believe it or not, the biggest pushback that we see from patients has nothing to do with like their actual experience once they sign up for the membership plan. A lot of it are patients giving the office feedback that they're looking for the catch because they think that the offer is too good to be true. So that is like always, not always.   but we hear it consistently from some of our practices. They're like, our patients see it as such a good deal that they feel like that they're gonna get the short end of the sticks somehow. But I think like everything that we're looking at in our economy, it's just like, it's all value driven and it's all consumer experience. So like best user experience possible. And if we're just like comparing a membership plan to traditional insurance or a traditional discount plan,   whatever it may be, there are restrictions, there's maximums, there's waiting periods, a lot of red tape for these patients. And that is what the membership plans are essentially removing. mean, who knows what their patients need more than the actual practitioners and the actual front office teams within these dental practices? No one. mean, they know what's best for their patients. And that's the beauty about the membership plan.   the patient, they need four crowns, whatever it may be, they can say, hey, is this possible? The doctor can say, of course, like there's no waiting periods. We can get this as soon as you are ready to get this done. So that's really where that seamless process for the patient and that better experience for the patient comes into play. And they perceive more value in your practice as well. So that is the patient question is it's too good to be true.   But we do, our success team and support team do help practices overcome that objection. But on the dentist side or on the office manager side, there's some resistance with maybe some high-end or fee-for-service practices that look at the membership plan and say, like, I don't want to cannibalize my cash-paying patients. Like, they're supposed to be paying me 100 % out of pocket. They're supposed to be my most profitable patients.   et cetera, et cetera, why would I want to give them a discount through the membership plan? And there's several reasons why. I mean, the biggest glaring ⁓ solution for that is that we see that the membership plan patients are generating twice as much revenue. So that's hygiene revenue, treatment acceptance revenue, and then overall production. They're generating twice as much, and that's extremely consistent across all of our customers. So that is first and foremost,   ⁓ Another reason why is because you definitely want to build the patient loyalty like what you mentioned earlier that you were a free agent, you definitely want to make sure that you're retaining those patients. And like if you go and check out, say like, I hate to mention names, like names here, but if you go to Delta Dental's website, and you see their homepage, they're actually proactively marketing to individuals, small business owners, retirees. So the last thing you want   are those fee for service patients to go and look for individual insurance plans where you're probably getting the worst reimbursement possible.   speaker-0 (20:49) That was a politically nice way to say that.   speaker-1 (20:56) And then the last thing is a lot of the practices, like I get it. Like you think that the members that these uninsured patients are coming in consistently, but honestly our data and what we've seen from our prospects, like it just is very consistent where the average uninsured patient really does come in once every two years and they accept 50 to 75 % less treatment than insured counterparts. And on top of that,   a lot of practices, they'll just give out like these arbitrary discounts to cash paying patients, 5%, 10%, 15%, we've seen up to 20%. So based upon the data we've been collecting, the fee that they collect ultimately from the average uninsured patient is lower than the membership plan patients. you know, I understand it seems very counterintuitive of, you know, this patient might pay me a hundred percent out of pocket.   And if I give them the membership plan, I'm giving them a 10 % discount, I'm losing that money. But you kind of just have to trust the process and a lot of the data that we've been putting out there is it's extremely consistent and it shows that you will ultimately double your revenue and your patients will have the best experience possible and see more value in your practice with the membership.   speaker-0 (22:15) Well, and I love Brad one of reasons I love our podcast is one. just like you I like your company but the second one is I feel like I really get to be a walking testimonial for membership plans like in my practice that I ran that we were doing 365 a month like it was insanity in a five-up practice Guys, I like close the bulk of my cases with membership plans because there was no waiting period There was no deductible there was there was nothing I really could just give these patients an amazing discount and like you said Brad   A lot of patients or practices are terrified to give these discounts, but myself, I'm literally a walking advertisement of what it's like to be in a practice and offer a membership plan. But then on the patient side, remember, so the practice that I was going to, I didn't love their membership model. was like, you could join like silver gold or platinum or whatever. And I thought I'm not going to have much work done. Honestly, if I need work done, I work with hundreds of dentists. Well, it turns out I had a filling chip and it was driving me nuts and it was   Just bothering me and I wasn't going on the road for a week. So I thought, well, I'll just like go to the practice. So they were upgrading me to a higher membership fee, but I literally didn't pay out of pocket for the filling. I upgraded my membership to get a discount on my treatment. like just that mindset, I'm a fee for service patient. I'm a, and again, I hope offices are really gathering fee for service. Patients are not loyal to you. Yes, they like you, but just think of them as free agents. They can go anywhere at any time.   If you are too far away or they don't like your front desk or the way it was scheduled, they didn't like there's nothing that tethers them to you at all. So with this membership plan, they're going to come in for two cleanings. So two opportunities for exams, better patient care, most likely you'll probably diagnose something on them. You give them a discount for me seeing that filling at what 350 I think was the filling. Maybe it was 500. I just was like,   shocked. been a long time since I paid for dentistry. Thank you to everyone who's given me free dentistry my whole life. Like, whoa! ⁓ But the fact that I got a 10 % discount on my filling, even though that's $35 on 350, I did the filling same day. Whereas if there's no decay, just smooth it, I don't really need this filling fixed, I could probably get by. But because I had a discount, because I had a loyalty program, if you will, I did the treatment. So   Kiera Dent, who I think is one of the strongest dental advocates out there, knows their ploy, knows what they're doing, knows the membership plans, knows all these things. I talked to Brad, I know Claire, I've worked with you guys for so long, and even myself, with that small discount, I did more treatment, I didn't go on the road, it was convenient, and I was tethered to my practice. So I really feel that offices, again, like I said earlier, this isn't an if, it's a when, and I think for us in our consulting company,   We have a checkbox of making sure our practices have membership programs in their practices. That like, I don't care if you're fee for service. I don't care if you're a DSO. I don't care if you are corporate. I don't care if you are a solo practice because membership fees, I am such a believer in them. I'm a believer that it's better for the patient. I don't believe that dental insurance serves the patient. I think it serves somebody else. Whereas membership fees, really do believe in membership plans serve the patient. There's no deductible. There's no waiting period. Like,   It's so cheap to get those fillings or those cleanings done. We had unlimited x-rays. thought that that just sounded better. And honestly, nobody ever took advantage of us. And then we did like, you could do 10 or 20 % off of treatment. So it really, to me, I like, I people to dump their insurance plans on their own, like canceling when it was open enrollment in November, because the membership plan just makes sense if you explain it to patients. So Brad, I just love that you guys do.   this. I love that Kleer is such an easy path for getting a membership plan because I think sometimes it can feel daunting of how do I do this? How do I track it? How do I make sure I'm compliant for my state? You guys also have like brochures and flyers and so much information for the patients that I feel you guys are a plug and play solution for membership plans that for practices who want to get started, which all of you like to me, if you're a Dental A Team listener, it's not an option. Like just do it. Just sign up for a membership.   Plan program. So Brad, how does it work? So let's say I'm in office, I've listened to the podcast and I've said, okay, you've convinced me, I'm gonna take my fee for service practice and I'm gonna turn it into a membership. I feel like you're stabbing me in the heart, but I don't want my patients being free agents. I heard Kiera, I'm gonna try this. How do people even start? What is the process to start a membership program?   speaker-1 (26:50) Yeah, so I mean, the first thing that they can do is they can visit our website that just Kleer it's Kleer.com ⁓ or they can shoot me an email. It's just Brad@Kleer.com And the first step is just sitting through a demo that typically takes about like 30 minutes. And that's just where someone walks you through all the intricacies of the software, our success team, all the processes that we have in place to make sure they're successful.   And then as soon as they've seen the demonstration and they want to move forward, there's really just two calls. The first is our onboarding, what we call the fee consultation. That's where we help design the plan. So we configure the plans. We set the pricing, ⁓ set the fee schedule, all that good stuff. And then the next call is really the training call. And then they're ready to launch. So it's funny. We talked to a lot of prospects and they think that it's going to be a burden.   to get this going, I mean, that's essentially why you're outsourcing it. A lot of teams, we understand they might be struggling with turnover, but at least with Kleer, this is providing some type of consistency, some type of rock, regardless of new employees or losing employees. ⁓ But as soon as they're up and running, ⁓ it's honestly just, it depends on the team's availability. ⁓ And then we can get them going, we'll launch your plans.   We have some move within a week ⁓ of after the demo. And then once they're launched, patients can sign up and they're ready to go. It's that easy.   speaker-0 (28:27) That's awesome because I will just put it out there. I was an office manager. I was a front office. I listened to a lot of content and I heard a lot of great ideas and there is a difference between like knowledge and execution and execution will trump knowledge every single day of the week. So you can sit here and hear this, but getting it executed, implemented and utilized I think is the biggest piece. So I'll just pose a question. Like we've talked about this quite a bit on the podcast and I'm going to say choose your heart.   or choose your own adventure here, but I think choose your heart is a smarter one. Is it harder for you to constantly call insurances and get an insurance breakdown? Like just tell me how much time that actually takes versus calling Kleer and having a 30 minute demo and having it signed up and getting your patients to transfer away from insurance plans. To me, like if I could give up and never have to call another insurance verification program ever again in my life, I would switch to a membership plan immediately because on membership plans,   You don't have breakdowns. You don't have to go and figure out what the insurance is estimated to pay. You don't have to fight claims. You literally sign them up. They pay you monthly or in full and you give them a discount. And it is that simple. So I would just say, I love Kleer. think you guys, there are cheaper membership programs out there. However, I think you guys have the best customer success and the best patient experience as far as the portal goes and making it easy.   that I like, yeah, you guys can go find a cheaper membership program. I'm not going to beat around the bush. I hear it from a lot of clients like, but Claire was so expensive. And I'm like, you're right. But the patient experience is top notch. And that's what your patients are going to complain about. If it's not top notch and it's not easy for them, they're going to drop the membership program because it's not easy. Like think of the apps that you just give up because they're just dumb and junky and you can't handle it. Like I'm ready to dump TD Ameritrade as my investing company. I'm so sick of their freaking app.   Like if you ask me one more time to transfer and have to give you all my information, like I'm quitting Vanguard is like leaps and bounds better. So just thinking of the two differences. So Brad, I am just grateful for you guys. And I truly am like petitioning you guys, like get your dang memberships in play. Insurance droppings happening. Inflation is going up. You've got to find a way to retain these patients. And I think membership plans are the solution plus residual income in uncertain times. So Brad, super jazz guys reach out Brad again. How do they get in touch if they want to talk to you?   speaker-1 (30:46) If they want to reach out to me, just shoot me an email. It's Brad@Kleer.com and I will get back to you ASAP.   Kiera Dent (30:55) I hope you all loved today's episode as much as I did. It is crazy to think that this many episodes have been released since we started the Dental A Team Podcast. And I started looking to say, my goodness, our listeners need to be reminded of some of the things they may have learned a year ago or two years ago or five years ago, because so many things in our practices weren't relevant back then when we heard them, but they are relevant today. And I would be doing you a huge disservice if I didn't re-release some of these episodes for you to remember, to refine.   to optimize and really truly if you ever need a topic or you're like, my gosh, I wonder if the Dental A Team has anything like this, go onto our website, TheDentalATeam.com, click on our podcast tab and you can literally search any topic. So whether it's overhead or hiring or firing or team morale or engagement or case acceptance or hygiene or associate onboarding or whatever it is, we have so many episodes for you. And so I am going to intentionally be   re-releasing some of the top best episodes for you, pulling back some of the ones that I needed to remember, some of the things that I feel for you to really, really relearn right now and to re-remember, or if it's the first time, welcome. I'm so happy you're listening to it, but I hope you truly enjoyed today's episode. I hope that you share this with somebody. I hope that you go and implement today because we only have one day. We only get today. And so making today the best that it possibly can be. If we can help you in any way, shape or form, reach out Hello@TheDentalATeam.com.   And as always, thanks for listening and we'll catch you next time on the Dental A Team Podcast.

Cet épisode solo est un développément de ma newsletter à laquelle vous pouvez vous abonner ici!Depuis vingt ans, la Silicon Valley nous vend la même promesse : une vie fluide, sans résistance, où tout est à portée de clic. Et on a dit oui. Collectivement, sans jamais vraiment en discuter. Le café en dosette plutôt que le café moulu. La playlist algorithmique plutôt que les morceaux glanés un à un. La livraison en deux heures plutôt que la sortie en ville. Individuellement, chaque choix semblait raisonnable.Dans cet épisode, j'explore ce que cette idéologie du "frictionless" nous a réellement coûté, au-delà de l'addiction aux écrans et de la perte d'emplois : une vie qui glisse sans s'accrocher nulle part, une capacité à raisonner qui s'atrophie, un monde commun qui disparaît, et une génération entière structurellement fragile face aux vraies tempêtes.J'interroge les travaux de Matthew Crawford sur la résistance productive, de Tim Wu sur la commodité comme idéologie dominante, d'Hannah Arendt sur le monde commun, de Jonathan Haidt sur la santé mentale des adolescents depuis l'arrivée des smartphones, de Pablo Servigne sur le "réseau des tempêtes" comme seule vraie résilience, et d'Hartmut Rosa sur la résonance. Je m'appuie aussi sur Viktor Frankl, Harry Frankfurt, Sherry Turkle et Cal Newport.Ce n'est pas un texte technophobe. Je commande sur Amazon, je prends des Uber, j'utilise Claude Cowork tous les jours. Mais je me demande, honnêtement, ce qu'on a accepté de sacrifier sans jamais en discuter collectivement. Et si le vrai futur, ce n'était pas un futur sans friction, mais un futur dans lequel on utilise les outils pour monter le niveau d'exigence, pas pour le faire descendre.CITATIONS MARQUANTES1. "La commodité, dans sa version la plus avancée, ne supprime pas juste la contrainte. Elle supprime aussi l'expérience."2. "Une vie dans laquelle il n'y a aucune friction est une vie dans laquelle nous mourons dans le même état que celui dans lequel nous sommes nés. Il ne s'est strictement rien passé." (Michael Dandrieux)3. "On a remplacé le raisonnement par l'accumulation de contenus et de données. Et ces deux choses ne sont pas du tout équivalentes."4. "Des livrables plus beaux, des décisions moins bonnes." (dirigeant d'un cabinet de conseil en stratégie)5. "La démocratie est un effort. Pas seulement un effort de l'intelligence rationnelle. Un effort de confiance aussi. D'aimer son prochain qu'on ne connaît pas." (Edward Snowden, via Flore Vasseur)IDÉES CENTRALES1. La friction n'est pas un bug, c'est ce qui nous constitue Timestamp estimé : 06:30 – 14:30 Matthew Crawford le formule mieux que quiconque : l'engagement avec la résistance du monde réel est précisément ce qui nous constitue comme humains. Quand vous apprenez un instrument, la difficulté des cordes, les fausses notes, la coordination des doigts, c'est ce qui crée la compétence. Et avec la compétence : la fierté, la dignité, le sens. Une application qui jouerait à votre place vous donnerait le son mais pas la musique. Le résultat sans le chemin. Et sans ce chemin, vous avez perdu l'essentiel. La Silicon Valley a fondé son modèle entier sur l'idée inverse : le chemin est le problème, le résultat est tout ce qui compte. C'est une erreur anthropologique majeure.Pourquoi c'est important : Cette inversion du rapport à la difficulté n'est pas anodine. Elle redéfinit ce qu'on entend par compétence, par satisfaction, par vie accomplie.2. Le monde commun est en train d'être démantelé, et c'est une catastrophe démocratique Timestamp estimé : 17:30 – 26:00 Hannah Arendt avait conceptualisé le "monde commun" comme l'espace partagé où se construit la politique, l'humanité, la rencontre avec l'Autre. Ce que la Silicon Valley a systématiquement attaqué, pas par malveillance mais par logique économique, c'est exactement cet espace : chaque moment dans le monde commun est un moment non monétisé. Résultat : des "fantômes collectifs" qui occupent le même espace physique mais vivent dans des réalités informationnelles complètement différentes. Et une démocratie qui continue à s'animer mais qui a perdu sa fonction : elle produit du bruit, pas de la délibération.Pourquoi c'est important : La montée des autocraties, le repli tribal, l'incapacité à cohabiter avec la différence : ce n'est pas qu'un problème politique. C'est un problème d'espace. On a supprimé les lieux où on apprenait à vivre avec ceux qui ne pensaient pas comme nous.3. Déléguer la pensée, c'est perdre la capacité d'apprendre de ses erreurs Timestamp estimé : 26:00 – 37:30 Les grands modèles de langage prédisent sans comprendre pourquoi. Ils corrèlent sans expliquer. Et quand on utilise un outil qui prédit sans expliquer, on obtient des réponses dont on ne peut pas évaluer la validité si on n'a pas cheminé sur le sujet. L'effet de contentement fait le reste : le résultat a l'air assez bon pour qu'on ne dépense pas l'énergie cognitive à voir si on serait arrivé à autre chose par soi-même. Des livrables plus beaux, des décisions moins bonnes.Pourquoi c'est important : La question n'est pas "est-ce que l'IA va remplacer les journalistes ?" La vraie question : est-ce qu'une société dans laquelle pas suffisamment de personnes ne s'entraînent à évaluer un argument est encore capable de se gouverner elle-même ?4. Une génération protégée de l'inconfort mineur devient catastrophiquement fragile face à l'inconfort majeur Timestamp estimé : 37:30 – 46:30 Jonathan Haidt montre comment la corrélation entre smartphones et dégradation de la santé mentale des adolescents depuis 2012 est réelle et préoccupante. La thèse intuitive de Greg : si on protège quelqu'un de tout inconfort mineur, on lui retire les occasions de développer la capacité à gérer les inconvénients majeurs. Pablo Servigne ajoute la dimension collective : la résilience, ce n'est pas une infrastructure, c'est du lien. Et ce que la Silicon Valley a vendu, ce sont des substituts de lien : larges et superficiels plutôt qu'étroits et profonds.Pourquoi c'est important : La logique frictionless crée ses propres victimes : elle optimise pour les conditions normales et rend les gens catastrophiquement fragiles face aux conditions anormales.5. La discipline de la résistance comme réponse systémique, pas individuelle Timestamp estimé : 01:03:00 – 01:08:00 Greg refuse le solutionnisme individuel. Il ne propose pas une liste de hacks. Il propose un concept : choisir consciemment de ne pas déléguer certaines choses précises, pas toutes, pas par idéologie, mais parce qu'elles vous construisent. Ce qu'Hartmut Rosa appelle la résonance : ces moments où quelque chose dans le monde vous touche vraiment, vous transforme, vous répond. La résonance ne se commande pas. Elle surgit dans la lenteur, l'attention, le contact vrai avec quelque chose qui résiste.Pourquoi c'est important : Le futur dont Greg parle n'est pas nostalgique et pas technophobe. Il utilise les outils pour monter le niveau d'exigence, pas pour le faire descendre. C'est une position nuancée dans un débat qui ne l'est généralement pas.QUESTIONS STRUCTURANTES THÉMATIQUES(Newsletter solo : pas d'invité. Voici les questions que le texte soulève et auxquelles il répond, utilisables comme fil éditorial ou comme amorces de discussion.)1. En quoi la promesse d'une vie "sans friction" est-elle devenue une idéologie, et pas seulement une amélioration technique ?2. Qu'est-ce qu'on a vraiment perdu en supprimant les petites résistances du quotidien, au-delà de l'inconfort évident ?3. Pourquoi la difficulté est-elle constitutive de la compétence, de la fierté et du sens, selon Matthew Crawford ?4. Comment la logique économique des plateformes explique-t-elle l'attaque systématique sur le "monde commun" d'Arendt, sans qu'il y ait besoin d'invoquer une théorie du complot ?5. Quelle différence y a-t-il entre raisonner et générer, et pourquoi cette distinction est-elle cruciale pour comprendre ce que l'IA fait à notre capacité de décision ?6. Comment l'atrophie de l'esprit critique, accélérée par les outils IA, peut-elle devenir un problème démocratique, pas seulement individuel ?7. En quoi une génération numériquement protégée de l'inconfort mineur devient-elle structurellement vulnérable face aux crises majeures ?8. Quelle est la différence entre une technologie qui augmente les capacités humaines et une technologie qui les remplace ? Comment faire la distinction dans ses propres usages ?9. Qu'est-ce que le concept de "résonance" de Hartmut Rosa apporte au débat sur la relation à la technologie, au-delà du débat sur l'addiction aux écrans ?10. Que signifie concrètement "une discipline de la résistance", et pourquoi ce n'est pas la même chose qu'un retour en arrière ou un rejet de la technologie ?RÉFÉRENCES CITÉESPhilosophes et penseursMatthew Crawford, philosophe américain entre philosophie et mécanique moto. Livre cité : "The World Beyond Your Head". Thèse : l'engagement avec la résistance du monde réel constitue l'humain. Bloc 4, ~08:00Tim Wu, professeur à Columbia. Livre cité : "Les marchands de l'attention". Concept : la commodité comme valeur suprême ayant remplacé la liberté et l'individualité. Bloc 5, ~11:30Hannah Arendt, philosophe. Concept cité : le "monde commun", espace public partagé nécessaire à la démocratie et à la rencontre avec l'Autre. Bloc 7, ~19:00Harry Frankfurt, philosophe américain. Distinction : le mensonge vs le "bullshit". L'IA comme infrastructure industrielle pour le bullshit. Bloc 10, ~35:00Viktor Frankl, psychiatre, fondateur de la logothérapie, survivant des camps de concentration. Thèse : les humains supportent n'importe quelle difficulté si elle a un sens, et s'effondrent face au confort vide de sens. Bloc 15, ~59:00Hartmut Rosa, sociologue allemand. Concept cité : la "résonance", ces moments où quelque chose dans le monde nous touche et nous transforme. Livre sous-jacent : "Résonance". Bloc 16, ~01:03:30Sociologues et psychologuesMichael Dandrieux, sociologue, ami de Greg. Citation : "Une vie sans friction est une vie dans laquelle nous mourons dans le même état que celui dans lequel nous sommes nés." Bloc 6, ~16:00Jonathan Haidt, psychologue américain. Thèse : corrélation entre l'arrivée des smartphones (2012) et la dégradation de la santé mentale des adolescents, en particulier les filles. Bloc 11, ~38:00Sherry Turkle, professeure au MIT. Livre cité : "Ensemble mais chacun seul". Thèse : on peut être hyperconnecté et ne jamais vraiment rencontrer personne. Bloc 8, ~24:30Cal Newport, auteur. Formule citée : "La capacité de produire quelque chose de valeur est proportionnelle à la capacité de se concentrer sur des choses difficiles." Bloc 9, ~29:30Pablo Servigne, chercheur sur les effondrements, invité de Vlan!. Concept cité : le "réseau des tempêtes" comme seule vraie résilience. La résilience, c'est du lien, pas une infrastructure. Bloc 11, ~41:00Invités de Vlan! citésKim Chapiron, réalisateur, ancien invité de Vlan!. Observation : depuis 2001, aucune superproduction hollywoodienne sans un musulman armé présenté comme terroriste. Bloc 10, ~32:00Flore Vasseur, réalisatrice de "Meeting Snowden", ancienne invitée de Vlan!. Citation d'Edward Snowden extraite du film : "La démocratie est un effort." Bloc 15, ~01:00:00Sociologue de la ville (non nommé), ancien invité de Vlan!. Observation : plus une ville est grande, plus elle rend seul. Bloc 8, ~25:30Études et donnéesÉtude dans le métro canadien : des passagers forcés à parler à des inconnus pendant 3 semaines étaient significativement plus heureux que ceux qui ne l'étaient pas. Bloc 7, ~18:30Rapport d'Universciences cité : 76% des Français pensent avoir un bon esprit critique, mais 40% refusent de parler avec des personnes ayant un avis opposé. Bloc 10, ~33:00Plateformes et dirigeantsReed Hastings (CEO Netflix), citation paraphrasée : "Mon plus grand concurrent, c'est votre sommeil." Bloc 7, ~22:00Outils technologiques mentionnés par GregClaude Cowork, Amazon, Uber, Dropbox, Google Maps, Deliveroo, Uber Eats, Netflix, ChatGPT, Instagram, Tinder, Duolingo, Khan Academy.TIMESTAMPS CLÉS00:00 - Intro : je déteste la discipline, mais j'ai peur qu'on me vole ma vie Greg installe la tension centrale : son aversion à la contrainte vs sa lucidité sur ce qu'on accepte de sacrifier sans s'en rendre compte. L'expression "c'est pratique" comme porte d'entrée d'une idéologie.01:30 - La voiture à 10 cm du sol La métaphore fondatrice. Une voiture de sport surélevée de quelques centimètres ne roule pas, le moteur tourne en vain. Sans friction entre les pneus et le sol, aucun mouvement. C'est exactement ce que la Silicon Valley nous a vendu depuis 20 ans.04:00 - Google Maps décide de ton chemin. Netflix de ce que tu regardes. Tinder de ta vie. L'inventaire de la délégation totale. Chaque décision existentielle progressivement confiée à une plateforme. Et la question posée : confondons-nous facilité et progrès ?06:30 - L'anecdote du frigo vide à Lisbonne Greg rentre chez lui, frigo vide, premier réflexe : app, Uber Eats, Netflix. Il réalise ce qu'il rate : les conversations avec les commerçants, les rencontres fortuites, les surprises de la rue. "Ces petites collisions ponctuent la réalité et lui donnent de la texture."09:00 - Matthew Crawford : la friction n'est pas un bug, c'est ce qui vous constitue comme humain Introduction du philosophe qui travaille entre la philosophie et la mécanique moto. Son idée centrale : la résistance du monde réel est ce qui nous fait humains. Exemple de l'apprentissage d'un instrument de musique : sans la difficulté des cordes et des fausses notes, on a le son mais pas la musique.11:30 - Tim Wu : la commodité est devenue une idéologie, plus prégnante que n'importe quelle position politique Professeur à Columbia, auteur des "Marchands de l'attention". La commodité a remplacé la liberté et l'individualité. Et on y est arrivé micro-décision par micro-décision, sans jamais voter pour.14:30 - La journée où il ne s'est rien passé Le sentiment de regarder ses journées et de réaliser que rien n'a résisté. Rien n'a laissé de trace. Michael Dandrieux, sociologue : une vie sans friction, c'est mourir dans le même état qu'on est né.17:30 - L'étude du métro canadien et Hannah Arendt Des passagers forcés à parler à des inconnus pendant 3 semaines sont les plus heureux. Arendt et le "monde commun" : l'espace partagé sans lequel la démocratie ne tient pas. Ce que la Silicon Valley a attaqué, par logique économique pure : chaque moment dans le monde commun est un moment non monétisé.23:00 - "Les fantômes collectifs" et Sherry Turkle Des gens qui occupent le même espace physique mais vivent dans des réalités informationnelles parallèles. Turkle : "Nous sommes ensemble mais chacun seul." Et le paradoxe : plus on est connecté, moins on rencontre l'Autre qui dérange.26:00 - L'IA rend les présentations plus belles et les décisions moins bonnes Un dirigeant de cabinet de conseil stratégique. La distinction entre raisonner et générer. L'effet de contentement. Cal Newport : la valeur est proportionnelle à la capacité de se concentrer sur des choses difficiles.31:30 - L'esprit critique sous perfusion 76% des Français pensent avoir un bon esprit critique, 40% refusent de parler à qui pense différemment. L'IA comme la plus grande expérience d'atrophie collective de l'esprit critique. Harry Frankfurt : l'IA comme infrastructure industrielle pour le bullshit.37:30 - Jonathan Haidt et la génération fragile Depuis 2012 et l'arrivée des smartphones : hausse spectaculaire de l'anxiété et de la dépression chez les adolescents. Protéger de l'inconfort mineur, c'est retirer les occasions de développer la capacité à gérer l'inconfort majeur.41:00 - Pablo Servigne et le réseau des tempêtes La résilience n'est pas une infrastructure. C'est du lien. Des liens denses, réels, entre des gens qui se connaissent vraiment. Ce que la Silicon Valley a vendu : des substituts de lien, larges et superficiels, qui ne tiennent pas quand la vraie tempête arrive.46:30 - La question inconfortable : pouvez-vous rester seul deux heures sans écran ? Pas en retraite de méditation. Juste un dimanche après-midi ordinaire. Le silence dans la salle, c'est la réponse. L'idéologie frictionless a détruit notre capacité à supporter notre propre compagnie.52:00 - Duolingo, Khan Academy : la friction productive comme modèle alternatif Des technologies qui construisent des capacités plutôt que de s'y substituer. L'intelligence conative comme test ultime : est-ce que cet outil libère ma puissance d'agir ou crée une béquille ?57:00 - Ce que la Silicon Valley n'a pas compris La paresse intellectuelle n'est pas californienne ("Panem et circenses" date de 2000 ans). Ce qui est nouveau : l'échelle et la sophistication. Viktor Frankl : les humains supportent n'importe quelle difficulté si elle a un sens.01:03:00 - La discipline de la résistance et Hartmut Rosa Pas une liste de hacks. Un principe : choisir consciemment de ne pas déléguer certaines choses parce qu'elles vous construisent. Rosa et la résonance : elle surgit dans la lenteur et le contact vrai avec ce qui résiste. Le futur qu'on n'a pas encore construit. Suggestion d'épisode à écouter : [SOLO] Qu'est-ce qu'une bonne vie et autres questions métaphysiques de rentrée (https://audmns.com/DHiQJnu)Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

“Modern industries thrive on offering convenience, eliminating “pain points” or “friction” from daily life. Uber, Apple Pay, and food delivery services smooth out mundane chores. However, this smoothness is a dubious virtue." When convenience drains an activity of its meaning, it becomes less valuable. Access the book, Four Thousand Weeks: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/fourthousandweeksThe synopsis of the book, here.Read Julie's Medium Blog.Support JULIE (and the show!)Support + get some bonus stuff over on PATREON.Get an occasional personal email from me: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.comTune in on INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE or TIKTOK.Info on War Tax Resistance.Donate to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund and the Sudan Relief FundThe opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meghan Joyce comes from a long line of people living life to the fullest. She takes a lot of influence from her grandmother, who was an entrepreneur, making and selling dresses in the early 1900's, influencing her to take a hold of every moment in life and capitalize on the time you have. She's led groups at Uber and Oscar, prior to starting her current venture. But outside of tech, she is the mother of 3 children. Her favorite hobby is to spend time with the people she loves, meeting them where they are. But when she has spare time to herself, she enjoys being in nature, hiking or walking on a beach, and staying active.Meghan was sitting on a bed in Amsterdam, and experienced a problem with parental technology (IE a breast pump) that was keeping her from running things at Uber. While sitting on hold with the company, trying to get another one available, she started to wish she had a solution that would help her with this, while she attended her meetings at Uber.This is the creation story of Duckbill.SponsorsUnblockedTECH DomainsMezmoBraingrid.aiLinkshttps://getduckbill.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghanvjoyce/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DR1In our 'And in the biggest leadership transition of 2026' headline of the week. RPM Announces Appointment of Thomas C. Gentile, III to Board of Directors*************** In our 'When we told shareholders that keeping Jay Hoag on the board was in the best interests of shareholders right after they voted him off the board. Haha, suckers.' headline of the week. Reed Hastings Reveals His 'All-Time Favorite Memory' At Netflix As He Steps Down*************** "My all-time favorite memory was January 2016, when we enabled nearly the entire planet to enjoy our service."In our 'Proxy analysts give up and openly announce laziness' headline of the week. AI as the New Proxy Advisor: Reshaping Shareholder Activism Communications*************** AI is currently more likely to support an activist's case for change than an incumbent Board and management team.Which sources most often shape AI analysis in proxy fights? frequently source lower-quality, but higher-volume, automated sites for retail financial analysisIn our 'Master Certified Life Coach and college dropout tells people that data centers are the new corporate coffin' headline of the week. A talent CEO says data centers are a 'massive opportunity' for office workers to pivot mid-career*************** Broadstaff CEO Carrie CharlesIn our 'Two MIT grads beg the Supreme Court to let them cause millions of addictions and bankruptcies and maybe even influence geopolitics' headline of the week. Kalshi's fight over sports betting is hurtling toward the Supreme Court—and the future of gambling is at stake*************** In our 'Switzerland calls Singapore to congratulate its success in diversity in leadership' headline of the week. Gender diversity, tenure length remain governance gaps among Singapore company chairpersons*************** 3 of 30 Sing: 1 in 30 switzMM1In our 'CHINA CHINA CHINA CHINA CHINA CHINA part 1' headline of the week. Ford's CEO said he chose to test-drive a Xiaomi and not a Tesla because the latter doesn't have an 'updated vehicle'"We flew one from Shanghai to Chicago, and I've been driving it for six months now, and I don't want to give it up,"In our 'CHINA CHINA CHINA CHINA CHINA CHINA part 2' headline of the week. Ford CEO Draws Line In Sand: Keep Chinese EVs Out Of US – 'Should Not Let Them Into Our Country'Allowing the Chinese companies in would be "devastating” to American manufacturing, which Farley calls "the heart and soul of our country.”In our 'When we say, "Endless", you say, "Temporary"!' headline of the week. Red Lobster's Endless Shrimp Is Back—With a Few Strings AttachedUnlike the promotion's previous iteration, this time Red Lobster plans to offer Endless Shrimp on a limited-time basis at participating locations. The chain won't serve it to-go, for delivery, or on holidays.In our 'When we say "Standard", you say, "What standards?"' headline of the week. Standard Dental Labs Inc. Appoints Brendan Cummins to Board of DirectorsBrendan Cummins, finance and trading dude, joins the board that includes founder James Brooks, whose prior work in "financial leadership" and Claire Ambrosio, lawyer to James Brooks. The management team listed includes Kristin Triplett, accountant, David Acosta, finance acquisitions, and Tiffany Boulton, communications. Not listed at Standard Dental Labs: a standard dentist.In our 'When we say, "Your nurse", you say, "You mean Gary, the gig nurse who also works as a DoorDash delivery guy?"!' headline of the week. ‘Uber for nurses': gig-work apps lobby to deregulate healthcare, report findsDR2In our 'Exclusive-horses are horses' headline of the week. Exclusive-Musk and insiders to retain voting control of SpaceX after IPO*************** In our 'Hey Ma, another headline where big tech screws up big but won't be held liable, you know, because of free speech or china or trans people or DEI or whatever, tell Dad!' headline of the week. Barclays CEO Flags Anthropic's Mythos AI As Potential Catalyst For Cyberattacks On Global Banks: 'A Serious Issue'*************** In our 'Blah blah founder blah blah chairman blah blah nepobabies blah blah activist investor blah blah blah how did this board even exist in the first place blah blah blah founder let's get rid of the only woman blah blah blah founder blah blah blah investors' headline of the week. Activist Investor Value Base has joined forces with the late founder's children in efforts to oust the chairman and most of the board, including the late founder's second wife.*************** Radcom: 7 directors: 1WIn our 'The meritocracy is for wussies' headline of the week. Elon Musk bans résumés and cover letters in hiring for his chip team. These are the 3 bullet points he's looking for instead***************In our 'The meritocracy is for pussies' headline of the week. The FBI is easing hiring requirements and turning to social media to attract applicants to rebuild workforce depleted by firings and resignations***************In our 'About 1,000 activist investors tried to storm a Veterinary Diagnostics company protected by a classified board, a dual class stock structure, and an independent lead director that has been on the board for 24 years' headline of the week. About 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to storm a beagle research facility protected by a manure-filled trench, hay bales and a barbed-wire fence***************MM2In our 'After careful consideration, after considering Craig, Johny, Kevan, Eddy, Steve, Mike, Phil, and Adrian, we settled on John to succeed Tim who succeeded Steve.' headline of the week. Apple names John Ternus as CEO to replace Tim CookIn our 'What Jeff Garcia taught us about succeeding Steve Young' headline of the week. What Tim Cook taught us about succeeding a legendIn our 'When we say "Exit", you say, "Executive Chair!"' headline of the week. Tim Cook's exit is part of a CEO reckoning sweeping Corporate AmericaIn our 'Though shareholders voted against mustard, the board thinks the vote results reflect a general view that hot dogs are not delicious, and so the board has rejected the resignation of mustard.' headline of the week. A. O. Smith board rejects director resignation after shareholder voteFollowing the tender of offer of resignation by Dr. Kadri and in accordance with the Policy, the Committee (with Dr. Kadri recusing herself) considered the offer of resignation at a meeting on April 14, 2026. Based upon, among other things, the skills and qualifications of Dr. Kadri to be a member of the Board, her past contributions to the Board, and the belief that the “withheld” votes for Dr. Kadri, who is a highly valued member of the Committee, were primarily reflective of stockholder views regarding the Company's dual class capital structure and not because of any specific objection to Dr. Kadri, the Committee recommended that the Board reject the offer of resignationIn our 'If Chief Legal Officer is the calf of companies, are Chief Human Resource Officers the groin?' headline of the week. C.E.O.s Are the Heads of Companies. Should They Also Be the Face?

Why is it so easy to use a stolen social security number to drive for uber or qualify for MediCAL? Plus Randy talks to Kelly McKenna from End Chronic DiseaseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve welcomes Shaun Rabb, Berkley Taylor and Calvert Collins to the panel.  Roving robot dogs, drones to tell you it'stime for a new roof and a new policy from Uber that allows you to select women drivers although it's now the subject of a lawsuit.

In this Monday edition of What the Truck, host Malcolm Harris explores the critical intersections of safety culture and technological innovation in the logistics industry. Opening the show, Mike Fackler from Travelers joins the conversation to mark Distracted Driving Awareness Month, reframing distracted driving not just as a driver error, but as a symptom of leadership and organizational culture. Fackler emphasizes that true safety requires absolute accountability from the top down, noting that when leaders model poor behavior—such as taking calls while driving—it undermines the entire safety message. He argues that companies must move beyond simple awareness to consistent enforcement of clear policies to truly move the needle on road safety. We then shift the focus to the “broken” state of roadside repair with Alex Bezzubets, CEO of MyMechanic Inc.. Alex details his transition from firefighting to transportation entrepreneurship, driven by the realization that roadside assistance is currently plagued by a lack of connectivity and archaic manual processes. Through MyMechanic, He is building a digital ecosystem that aggregates service providers and provides real-time GPS visibility, allowing for a more efficient, “Uber-like” experience that leverages data to predict breakdown hotspots and reduce downtime. ⁠Watch on YouTube⁠ ⁠Visit our sponsor - TRUCKSTOP⁠ ⁠Subscribe to the WTT newsletter⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠ ⁠More FreightWaves Podcasts⁠ #WHATTHETRUCK #FreightNews #supplychain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if you could know whether your product change was going to work — before a single real user ever saw it?In this episode of Supra Insider, Marc Baselga and Ben Erez sit down with Tom Charman, co-founder of Blok, a synthetic user simulation platform that lets product teams test interfaces, onboarding flows, and product changes against AI-powered behavioral personas, not just to predict conversion, but to model second and third order effects like churn, confusion, and long-term retention. Tom opens by naming what's changed: shipping is faster than ever, but the tools PMs use to decide what to build haven't kept up. AB tests still take two to three weeks. Traditional user research still skews toward power users. And as personalization gets more complex, getting to statistical significance gets harder. That's the gap Blok is trying to close.They explore how Blok's behavioral personas go beyond demographics to model psychographics, emotional state, and memory, including what happens when a user has a bad first experience and comes back to your product skeptical. Tom walks through the ICP trap that kills retention, why the “show don't tell” principle protects against confirmation bias, and why he thinks the biggest shift happening in product right now is the move from reactive to proactive, replacing AB tests and feature flags with pre-ship simulation that gets you to directional confidence in 12 minutes instead of three weeks.If you're a PM tired of going to battle in product reviews without data to back your intuition, a founder trying to understand how synthetic users actually work and whether they're worth it before Series A, or a product leader looking to understand how the entire feedback loop from idea to deployment is about to be rebuilt, this episode is for you.All episodes of the podcast are also available on Spotify, Apple and YouTube.New to the pod? Subscribe below to get the next episode in your inbox

Most companies think cybersecurity is an IT problem. It's not. It's a leadership problem. A culture problem. A boardroom problem. I sat down with Joe Sullivan — former Chief Security Officer at Facebook, Uber, and Cloudflare, federal prosecutor, and member of the Obama Cyber Commission — and what heshared should be required listening for every executive, board member, and founder. We talked about:Why your security tools don't matter if your culture is brokenWhat boards get wrong about cyber riskHow to build security programs that actually scaleThe mindset shift that separates resilient organizations from vulnerable ones If you're a leader responsible for people, data, or decisions — this episode is for you.

2,5% Zinsen p.a. auf ein unbegrenztes Guthaben mit bis zu fünfmal der gesetzlichen Einlagensicherung*. Auch für Kinder. Das gibt's bei Scalable Capital. ⁠Mehr Infos hier. Iran öffnet und sperrt Straße von Hormus. Anthropic greift Figma an. Cerebras reicht IPO-Dokumente ein. Kailera wird größter Biotech-IPO ever. Airbnb listet Hotels. Uber kauft sich bei Delivery Hero ein. Alstom crasht 30%. Century Aluminum (WKN: 899867) ist einer von nur zwei US-Alu-Schmelzern. Trumps 50% Zölle und eine neue Mega-Schmelze könnten das Geschäft transformieren. KGV von 6,5. Aber wie zyklisch ist zu zyklisch? Stantec (WKN: 813102) plant Rechenzentren, Brücken und U-Bahnen. 6 Mrd. $ Auftragsbestand, 10% Wachstum geplant. In Deutschland mit ZETCON aktiv, Südlink inklusive. 120% Rendite in fünf Jahren. Diesen Podcast vom 20.04.2026, 3:00 Uhr stellt dir die Podstars GmbH (Noah Leidinger) zur Verfügung. *Veränderlicher Zins auf unbegrenztes Guthaben. Konditionen sowie Guthabenverteilung auf ⁠scalable.capital/tagesgeld⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katharine Chestnut helps people who look fine on the outside but feel fried on the inside understand what's actually happening beneath the stress — and more importantly, what to do about it. Her work is grounded in mindfulness, breathwork and nervous system regulation, delivered in a practical, no-fluff way that resonates with people who are sceptical of self-care and tired of being told to slow down. She is the author of Inner Affirmations: Using Mindfulness to Connect to Your Inner Wisdom. Katharine is also a meditation teacher with several hundred meditations on Insight Timer and over a thousand videos on YouTube. ======= What we Discussed: 00:00 Intro 00:45 Who is Katharine Chestnut 02:30 Waking up in hospital on Thanksgiving — the turning point 05:00 How journaling was the first step out of an abusive marriage 08:00 Why you will never empty your brain in meditation (and that's okay) 11:00 How she learned to meditate anywhere — airports, Ubers, aeroplanes 14:00 Mindful journaling vs gratitude journaling vs stream of consciousness 18:30 What non-dominant hand writing does to your ego and inner voice 23:00 Why she thought about writing this book for 17 years 26:00 How to use journaling to make clearer decisions 30:00 Managing stress and burnout without adding another task to your list 34:00 The 90-second meditation and why it works 37:30 How staying calm changes the energy around you 41:00 Why she became a meditation teacher and how her meditations are created 44:30 The journal quality — why she ordered 20 samples before choosing one 47:00 What the book Inner Affirmations covers step by step 50:00 Creating your own affirmations from your own writing 53:00 The courses available — Mindful Journaling and the 7 Day Reset 55:30 Where to find Katharine ======= How to Contact Katharine Chestnut Website: https://katharinechestnut.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@katharinechestnut Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/katharinechestnut Books: https://katharinechestnut.com/product-category/books/ Courses: https://katharinechestnut.com/product-category/courses/ ======= All Episodes can be found at https://www.podpage.com/meditation-podcast/ Join my SKOOL PodFather Community https://www.skool.com/podfather/about All about Roy / Podcasting Coaching at https://roycoughlan.com/ ======= #katharinechestnut #meditation #mindfulness #inneraffirmations #journaling #breathwork #nervoussystemregulation #selfcare #burnout #stressrelief #emotionalhealing #insighttimer #meditationpodcast #roycoughlan #meditationteacher #innerpeace #personaldevelopment #mindfuljournaling #mentalhealth #wellbeing #selfhealing #meditationforbeginners #calm #clarity #confidence #authenticself #consciousliving #podcastinterview #spiritualpodcast #healing

6:40:18 – Frank and his wife Denice in Las Vegas, Nevada, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Arrived in Las Vegas, A Poet (2025), Uber to a vegan Italian restaurant, arrived at The Palazzo at The Venetian Resort, view of Sphere from the room, coffee turbulence, casino, slots fail, The Wizard of Oz stuff, memory, psychic senses, […]

Appalachia is home to more than just scenic views—it's a landscape filled with things that defy explanation. In this episode of Spooky Appalachia, we explore five terrifying eyewitness reports sent in by listeners who saw things that shouldn't exist.The Blacksburg Gargoyle: A late-night drive near Mountain Lake, Virginia, reveals a large, winged creature squatted on the shoulder of the road—bigger than a dog but smaller than a cow.The Floating Man of West Virginia: A father and son witness a tall, human-like figure jump and float into the treetops, later returning with glowing red eyes .The "Freak" in the Suburbs: A woman waiting for an Uber is stalked by a low-slung creature with yellow eyes that seems to speak aggressive, distorted words from the tree line.The Winged Man in Combat Boots: In 1983, a teenager is followed for miles by a 7-foot-tall bird-man who clings to her car, leading to four hours of "missing time" The Transparent Stalker: A commuter in rural Maryland spots a transparent, humanoid figure swinging through the branches like a monkey, seemingly stalking her vehicle.Have your own story? Send it to us:https://www.spookyappalachia.com/submitastory.phpStay Spooky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cue the boxing bell! It's round 1 between Mayor Parker and Uber, as the two sides duke it out over the administration's proposed rideshare tax to help fund Philadelphia public schools. Also at City Hall this week, lawmakers moved forward with legislation aimed at limiting ICE's power in Philly. And the Flyers are Stanley Cup playoffs-bound for the first time in six years (while the Sixers' postseason prospects look somewhat…dim). Learn about these stories and more, as Matt Leon checks in with KYW Newsradio's team of reporters to explain major developments from the past week that shaped the region.  00:00 Intro 02:08 Parker vs. Uber, Round 1 08:40 City Council poised to restrict ICE's activities 13:45 “Rooted in racism”: Black Maternal Health Week continues to fight systemic obstacles 18:18 Nearly a year later, identity of Jane Doe hit-and-run survivor remains a mystery 24:27 Get ready for Flyers (and 76ers) playoff action! 30:13 Philly Pride Festival pivots from the Gayborhood to the Parkway Listen to The Week in Philly every Saturday at 5am and 3pm, and Sunday at 3pm on KYW Newsradio 103.9FM. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo's expansion in Florida, Uber's continued investments in physical assets, and the potential for agentic AI to disrupt traditional rideshare apps.With Waymo opening service to the general public in Miami and Orlando this week, the conversation evolves into a deeper discussion around Disney's strategic alliances and which company, Waymo or Glydways, will eventually secure a contract to operate at Walt Disney World.Across the pond, Waymo began autonomous driving in London as Uber continues to pour capital into physical assets while doubling down on their Lucid investment with another $200 million. Uber's physical asset strategy sparked a debate of whether or not Uber can truly remain asset-light and what impact agentic AI bots will have on their business.On the Foreign Autonomy Desk, Grayson and Walt discuss Japan's autonomous vehicle investment goals, Tesla's Netherlands FSD approval, and WeRide's expansion into L2 ADAS.Episode Chapters00:00 Waymo Opens Miami & Orlando Markets, but No Disney World Yet01:36 The Mickey Mouse Tax: Who Gets the Disney Contract?07:54 Waymo Begins Autonomous Driving in London08:53 Wayve Raises $60M from Chipmakers12:32 Uber Doubles Down on Lucid22:27 Lyft's Flexdrive Nashville Depot for Waymo27:18 Will Agentic AI Make Rideshare Apps Obsolete?28:00 Maryland Lawmakers Fail to Vote, State Does Not Get Autonomous Vehicles30:36 Foreign Autonomy Desk32:58 Next Week--------About The Road to AutonomyThe Road to Autonomy is the leading applied intelligence platform covering the convergence of automation, autonomy, and the Autonomy Economy.™.Through our podcasts, newsletter, and proprietary applied intelligence, we set the narrative for institutional investors, industry executives, and policymakers navigating the convergence of automation, autonomy, and economic growth.Join institutional investors and industry leaders who read This Week in The Autonomy Economy every Sunday. Each edition delivers exclusive insight and commentary on the autonomy economy, helping you stay ahead of what's next.Sign up for This Week in The Autonomy Economy newsletter: https://www.roadtoautonomy.com/ae/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's episode 411 of Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin. In this edition, Aurora's Chris Urmson fields questions at the MIT Mobility Forum, AMI's Yann LeCun on campus in Princeton, Uber commits 10 billion to robotaxis, Axios reports mobility's new big three and more. Join Alain and Fred for the latest and subscribe!

Plus: Drone maker Aevex goes public. And Bitcoin gains after Iran's foreign minister says the Strait of Hormuz is open. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Boomer's 65th birthday! We recap the Yankees' loss to the Angels and Mike Trout's home run tear, Gio breaks down Trout's injury history, and Boomer survives an Uber fender bender. Jerry provides the latest Yankees highlights and a Knicks/Hawks preview, the Wings shut down a question on Bueckers and Fudd, Boomer wonders if Audacy has a gift for him, and we discuss the massive salary increases for baseball players and NFL quarterbacks.

On Boomer's 65th birthday, we recap the Yankees' loss, Mike Trout's dominance, and Boomer's Uber fender bender before Gio predicts a Knicks Finals run. We navigate Tigers bathroom delays, Boomer's senior discounts, and a Knicks/Hawks preview featuring AI Joe Namath. The show dives into Eddie's HR file, Dexter Lawrence trade rumors, and Lavar Ball's verbal teardowns of the media. Finally, we brainstorm retirement sheep for Eddie, debate LaMelo Ball's conduct, and toast Boomer with Clase Azul.

On today's MJ Morning Show:HackysackUpdate: Virgin Atlantic flight attendant shoved girl at Walt Disney World's Magic KingdomMorons in the newsListener Cindy spoke to Fester and bought a truckParenting influencer accidently ran over sonMJ's critique of a food photoGas station employee helped rescue kidnapped girlSpirit Airlines may liquidate at any momentMystery - drivers are finding burns inside carGuys are looking for a 'Pilates Girl'Surfside collapse site has new residences that aren't sellingMichelle from NJHack to cut cravings for food (Ridiculous)Chocolate craving? Just do this.. (Equally ridiculous)Reporter asks WNBA player about her relationship, team's media relations squashes Pilots made cat and dog sounds on ATC at Reagan National AirportElderly couple's cemetery plots apparently were used by someone else/Better Call BehnkenTiger Woods is fighting the subpoena for his medicationsCall to MJ's dadDoctor charged after removing wrong body partBig Scary RonA/C unit fell through ceiling at restaurant, injuring womanLargo man shoots at Uber driver following conversation about politicsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we dive into the latest freight market shifts, starting with major shipper groups demanding transparency in the proposed mega-merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. We discuss why these organizations are petitioning the Surface Transportation Board to unseal critical documents to better understand the true impact on freight rail competition. Next, we explore the truckload sector where the industry's largest player, Knight-Swift Transportation, has dialed back its first-quarter financial expectations. Despite severe winter weather and depressed spot rates dragging down margins, executive leadership remains highly optimistic about the long-term fundamentals of the market. Finally, we look at how the gig economy is tackling the multi-billion dollar headache of reverse logistics with Uber Eats' brand new retail returns feature. This innovative service allows consumers to easily return unwanted packages directly from their doorsteps, marking Uber's aggressive expansion into a comprehensive everyday logistics platform. Follow the FreightWaves NOW Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this latest episode of Executive Function, Brett sits down with Christopher Payne, who spent a decade as President and COO at DoorDash, helping scale the company from roughly 70 employees to the dominant food delivery platform in the US. Before DoorDash, Christopher held senior operating roles at Amazon and eBay, where he led a sweeping overhaul of marketplace search. In this conversation, he unpacks what it actually takes to run an atoms-based business versus a software company, shares his "plate spinning" framework for allocating executive attention across a complex org, and makes the case for top-down goal setting over the bottom-up alternative. In today's episode, we discuss: How prior industry experience can be a liability when you're trying to reinvent the market How executives can practically focus their attention to stay close to product details What charisma actually looks like in executives—and why it's a staple trait to have The business case for setting ambitious goals top-down, not bottom-up References: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/ Cheesecake Factory: https://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/ Cursor: https://cursor.com/ Dartmouth College: https://home.dartmouth.edu/ David Risher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdavidrisher DoorDash: https://www.doordash.com/ eBay: https://www.ebay.com/ Granola: https://www.granola.ai/ Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/ Jason Kilar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkilar Jeff Bezos: https://x.com/JeffBezos Lyft: https://www.lyft.com/ Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/ Tinder: https://tinder.com/ Tony Xu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xutony Travis Kalanick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traviskalanick Uber: https://www.uber.com/ University of Oregon: https://www.uoregon.edu/ Wharton School: https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/ Where to find Christopher Payne: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherpayne Twitter/X: https://x.com/chrispa Where to find Brett: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-berson-9986094/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/brettberson Where to find First Round Capital: Website: https://firstround.com/ First Round Review: https://review.firstround.com/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/firstround YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FirstRoundCapital This podcast on all platforms: https://review.firstround.com/podcast Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:14 Why atoms businesses challenge bits executives 02:35 Hiring executives with a builder mentality 06:52 Great executives never outgrow the details 08:05 How ciabatta bread revealed a core DoorDash issue 10:48 How executives can scale their own impact 14:22 One-size-fits-all management is a myth 19:01 Enduring business lessons from Jeff Bezos 20:56 “I was fired from Tinder after six months” 25:38 Why specializing too early is a leadership trap 27:41 Are competitive cultures essential for success? 31:00 Lessons from Amazon's hypergrowth 35:20 Why having industry experience can be a liability 38:46 Companies spend too much time on job interviews 40:19 The skills executives need for hypergrowth 43:34 Why AI will likely flatten organizations 45:20 Teaching COO 101: What it takes to be world-class 50:55 Why bottom-up goal setting kills ambition 55:29 How charismatic leaders help teams in tough times 58:23 The number-one sign of high-functioning executive teams 1:02:02 How first-time COOs can increase their chance of success

SpaceX might be the biggest IPO ever but there's a math problem no one's pricing in. Once you factor in capital gains, you need to believe it'll underperform the market by ~50% just to justify selling. That creates an invisible floor under mega-cap stocks and a market increasingly detached from reality. Meanwhile: Allbirds goes from $4B to $40M and pivots to “NewBird AI.” Seed valuations hit $175M — 3x YoY, above 2021 peak. And AI labs are allegedly planting stories on each other. This week on More or Less: SpaceX's $19B revenue / $5B losses, the AI bubble, Anthropic $800B rumors, and why fund math is breakingChapters:0:00 — Waymo vs. Uber: the autonomous tipping point8:29 — Allbirds: $4B → $40M → “NewBird AI”12:56 — Boom Supersonic and the data center pivot15:17 — SpaceX IPO: bulls vs. bears16:14 — The tax problem no one is pricing in20:16 — Can mega-cap still 50x?26:47 — SpaceX breakdown: Starlink vs. launch28:20 — Anthropic $800B rumors30:08 — OpenAI vs. Anthropic: leaks and competition31:08 — The model switching problem (no real moat)33:36 — AI behavior shift: “ask the agent”38:17 — AI labs running oppo research40:05 — Seed valuations surpass 2021 peak42:00 — Fund math is brokenWe're also on ↓X: https://twitter.com/moreorlesspodInstagram: https://instagram.com/moreorlessYouTube: https://youtu.be/FQ5TEs_3Dq8Connect with us here:1) Sam Lessin: https://x.com/lessin2) Dave Morin: https://x.com/davemorin3) Jessica Lessin: https://x.com/Jessicalessin4) Brit Morin: https://x.com/brit

US equity futures are mixed. Asian markets are mostly lower, while European equities are trading mostly firmer. Markets remain focused on developments around the Iran conflict, with sentiment supported by optimism around a potential agreement, including progress on nuclear terms and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. However, uncertainty persists around the timing and durability of a ceasefire, with expectations that negotiations could take several months. Central bank expectations remain stable, with markets anticipating a limited number of rate moves in Europe, while broader sentiment continues to be underpinned by a solid macro backdrop and resilience in recent US data.Companies mentioned: Apollo, Ares, Blackstone, OpenAI, Cerebras, Delivery Hero, Uber

Teddi has a message for Jesse Lally: are you mad at her?! Teddi and Tamra have been in hot water with a few Bravolebrities recently… What do they have to say about it? Who’s trying, and not really succeeding, at being the number one guy in The Valley? Are we a fan of Brittany’s new man? Plus, where was Janet this episode? Why was Danny doing a country accent for much longer than necessary? What is Uber helicopter? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Notes from James:I wish I had been Kolin Jones when I was 18 years old.When Colin was 19, during COVID, he set up his own private jet brokerage out of a college dorm room. No investors. No jets. No connections. Just a GoDaddy website, an email address, and an obsessive willingness to send 2,500 cold emails a day.Amalfi Jets is on track to do $120 million in revenue this year. And he still doesn't own a single plane.I love how he thought about competition. He literally calculated: my competitor sends 400 emails a day, I'll send 2,500 — that means I'm doing six of his days in one of mine. Do that for a month and I'm four months ahead. That was the whole strategy at the start. Beautiful.And then TikTok changed everything. One video about a client who chartered two jets — one for his wife, one for his mistress — got a million views. 150,000 people hit their website. 15,000 flight requests in a single day. The entire trajectory of the company shifted because of a free video.He also talked about losing money on purpose on his first sale — selling a $24,500 flight for $20,000 to lock in loyalty. Pure Amazon thinking. I love that.And there's a story about a client stranded on the Galapagos Islands whose plane broke down. The client's assistant asked about bribing customs officials. Listen for how Kolin handled it.This is a great template if you're an entrepreneur, a creative, or anyone trying to build something from nothing. Please listen.Episode description:Kolin Jones was 19 years old, in his college dorm during COVID, when he noticed something: commercial flights were grounded, but private jets were surging. He got his pilot's license at Van Nuys Airport — the busiest private jet airport in the world — and launched Amalfi Jets with nothing more than a website, a cold email strategy, and a plan to out-hustle every competitor through sheer volume.James and Kolin break down exactly how the private jet charter brokerage model works, why you can legally set one up today with zero certification or licensing, why Amalfi turns down roughly $1M/week in deals over safety concerns, and what separates a legitimate broker from the hundreds of unregulated players flooding the market. They also get into the social media strategy that transformed the company — why Kolin was initially against TikTok, what changed his mind, and how one viral video created 15,000 flight requests in a day.Plus: what it actually costs to own a private jet, the real economics of flying private vs. first class, why the richest clients show up in jeans and an Uber, what happens when a client punches the pilot mid-flight, and the watch Kolin bought himself the first month Amalfi crossed $2M in revenue.What you'll learnHow a private jet charter brokerage works — and why it requires zero licensing or certification to startThe cold email strategy Kolin used to out-hustle every competitor from his college dormWhy Kolin intentionally lost money on his first few sales — and why it paid offThe real cost of owning a private jet (it's about $800K/year just to park it)Why Amalfi turns down ~$1M/week in business due to safety and legal concernsHow one TikTok about a client's mistress generated 150,000 website visitors and 15,000 flight requests in a single dayWhy Kolin tracks which shirt color makes his videos go more viral (black = +36%)When flying private is actually cheaper than first class — and the math behind itThe Galapagos breakdown story: a stranded client, a broken jet, and a customs bribe requestWhat ultra-high-net-worth clients actually look like vs. the Instagram versionKolin's plans for Amalfi: acquisitions, possible PE partnership, and why he won't go publicTimestamps:00:00 Why flying private ruins you for commercial forever06:00 What Amalfi Jets actually is — and how the charter brokerage model works09:00 The real cost of owning a private jet13:00 The wild west of jet brokerage — zero regulation, zero licensing required16:00 The Galapagos story: broken jet, stranded client, and a near-bribe20:00 Colin's origin story: COVID, flight school, and cold emailing 2,500 people a day26:30 The first sale: losing $4,000 on purpose and the Amazon strategy that built loyalty30:00 How one TikTok about a mistress changed everything36:00Inside Amalfi's content machine — and the clients who punch pilots41:00 When private is actually cheaper than first class — the real math46:00 The tech behind Amalfi: AI fleet optimization, 72K-member app, and social listening50:00 Burying competitors with relevance — and what's next for Amalfi57:00 The first splurge: an Omega Seamaster and what it representsAdditional Resources:Amalfi JetsKolin's InstagramKolin on TikTokAmalfi Jets on TikTokSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Group Chat News is back  1001 and still going. This week: the Masters broke every record with Rory's comeback. Online gambling is out of control. LIV Golf winding down as Saudi money dries up. Uber's AI budget produced nothing and big companies are rethinking the spend. S&P at all-time highs while Buffett sits on $300B cash. Allbirds became a meme stock. Zuck moved his desk. SpaceX SPV drama. Corporate lawyers getting quarterback money. American luxury thriving, Gucci bleeding, global luxury demand disappearing. Boomers have $90T and every spring break reservation. TMZ set up shop in DC.

We're in one of those everything-at-once seasons. Sarah wraps up her dream job, Ocean hits 9 months (how??), Lotus “dadas” throughout the ep, and we spiral into the kids growing up, the paths we thought we'd take, and how we both somehow dodged university and landed in acting instead. We talk car accidents, near misses, and those moments that make you wonder if the universe is trying to get your attention. Plus Sarah's clairaudience, and the difference between intrusive thoughts that feel loud and jarring vs intuition that lands quietly but sticks. There's our new women's circle chat, the beautiful upside of Teresa's homeschooling experience, and those fleeting little moments where you catch yourself thinking: these are the days we'll miss. We also get into communal living dreams, online dating horror stories, Uber safety, true crime paranoia, and how we're navigating modern “stranger danger” with our kids (including protecting your algorithm… yes, really).  Resource Links A Birth Story Podcast with Merelise Wilson @christina_life_spiritual_ Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you tired of the "manual tax" slowing down your brokerage, or are you looking for the ultimate edge in carrier vetting and real-time fraud detection?  Today, we're live from the TIA Capital Ideas Conference with Kary Jablonski from DAT Freight & Analytics to discuss how the integration of Trucker Tools into the DAT ecosystem is revolutionizing the industry.  We dive deep into the shift from "point solutions" to a unified, one-stop-shop platform that automates up to 95% of a broker's day, allowing you to focus on high-value communication rather than chasing updates.  Kary breaks down their proactive approach to exception management, the launch of proactive driver verification to combat double-brokering, and how the new "smart factoring" via OTR is adding an essential layer of financial security for carriers and brokers!   About Kary Jablonski Kary serves on the DAT Freight & Analytics Executive team as EVP and GM, Trucker Tools & Broker Growth. Kary is the former CEO of Trucker Tools, where she led the company to a successful exit. While taking on her new role at DAT, she continues to lead Trucker Tools, staying committed to the company's vision and growth. Prior to Trucker Tools, she advanced through operations, logistics, and strategic planning roles with Uber in the U.S. and internationally and worked as a consultant with Deloitte. She currently lives in Chicago and enjoys anything active, especially running, golf, and basketball.  

Shoot us a Text.Episode #1321: Dealers double down on price transparency training, a new autonomy “Big Three” takes shape with Waymo, Tesla, and Uber, and AI boosts worker productivity but struggles to move the needle at the organizational level.At the Ethical Finance and Insurance Managers Conference in Las Vegas, industry leaders made it clear: the FTC's warning letters are just the trigger and the real focus is on how dealers adapt operations and training to meet rising expectations.Speakers from compliance, F&I, and training organizations emphasized that execution—not awareness—is the biggest risk for dealerships right now.Leaders like Shannon Robertson (AFIP) and Tony Dupaquier (iA American Warranty Group) highlighted that regulators are watching closely, pushing dealers to tighten processes.The message: pricing consistency must be trained, reinforced, and monitored across sales, F&I, and even social media activity.Experts stressed that today's buyers shop online for months, making pricing accuracy critical before they ever walk in.“Do we train employees that the price they quote has to match that online price?” Robertson saidA new mobility power trio is emerging, but its not Detroit's legacy OEMs. Waymo, Tesla, and Uber are moving autonomy from testing to real-world deployment, the race is shifting from building tech to scaling full-blown transportation networks.Robotaxis and autonomous trucks are already operating in multiple U.S. cities but the next battleground is scale—charging hubs, maintenance depots, and fleet optimization will separate winners from the rest.Waymo leads in deployment with 500,000 weekly rides, while Uber brings unmatched ride-matching infrastructure and partnerships.Tesla's edge lies in massive real-world driving data and its Supercharger network, though full autonomy still requires supervision.“Waymo is probably less than a year from becoming a verb,” said autonomy expert Grayson Brulte.AI is making employees more productive—but companies aren't seeing the payoff at scale. New data from Gallup shows a growing gap between individual efficiency gains and real organizational transformation, with leadership and engagement emerging as the missing links.65% of workers say AI improves their productivity, yet only 12% feel it's truly transforming how their organization operates.Leaders echo the disconnect—89% report no measurable productivity gains from AI so far, despite heavy adoption.Manager involvement is the difference-maker, with employees far more likely to see value when leaders actively support AI use.Many organizations are falling short—less than one-third of employees say their managers are actively backing AI adoption.AI fears are rising too, with 23% of workers in Join Paul J Daly and Kyle Mountsier every morning for the Automotive State of the Union podcast  as they connect the dots across car dealerships, retail trends, emerging tech like AI, and cultural shifts—bringing clarity, speed, and people-first insight to automotive leaders navigating a rapidly changing industry.Get the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/

Qantas and Virgin Australia are cutting their lower demand flights because fuel prices continue to bite their bottom line. Uber is driving away from the gig economy… and pulling into the robotaxi lane with a $10 billion investment. Allbirds, the NZ founded shoe company has seen its shares soar over 500% after saying goodbye sneakers and hello to AI. _ Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): http://bit.ly/FluxappGooglePlay Daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/fluxnewsletter Flux on Instagram: http://bit.ly/fluxinsta Flux on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flux.finance —- The content in this podcast reflects the views and opinions of the hosts, and is intended for personal and not commercial use. We do not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, statement or other information provided or distributed in these episodes. —- Important Information: This material has been created with the co-operation of BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited (BIMAL) ABN 13006 165 975, AFSL 230 523 on 1 April 2026. Comments made by BIMAL employees here represent BIMAL’s views only. This material provides general advice only and does not take into account your individual objectives, financial situation, needs or circumstances. Before making any investment decision, you should obtain financial advice tailored to you having regard to your individual objectives, financial situation, needs and circumstances. Refer to BIMAL’s Financial Services Guide on its website for more information. This material is not a financial product recommendation or an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any financial product in any jurisdiction. ------- S&P Dow Jones Indices does not sponsor, endorse, sell, or promote any product based onan S&P Dow Jones index nor does it make any representation regarding the advisability ofinvesting in the products. Before making any investment decisions, you should assesswhether the product or service is appropriate for you and read the PDS and TMD availableat blackrock.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Uber commits to robo-taxis..."Three Things You Need to Know"...Pope Leo & President Trump...texts...Tallahassee naming airport after Bobby Bowden.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode, Derek is back from his Eurotrip, and Scotty watches a guy attempt to line dance. National Parks are getting kind of dirty on social media, and Artemis II splashes down. Is Utah overrated or Underrated, and what is the best insult you have ever heard? What would be the best security questions when you forget your password, and could you have Tiger Woods be your Uber driver? Enjoy another hilarious episode and keep on laughing!

The AI compute crisis is here. Anthropic's Claude is getting dumber and Opus 4.7 & OpenAI's Spud are about to make it worse. What happen's next? This week on AI For Humans, we dig into the AI compute crunch that's quietly becoming the industry's biggest problem. The Wall Street Journal just ran a cover story about AI using so much energy that computing power is running out. Claude users are noticing the model getting worse, and an AMD Senior AI Director confirmed. AI pundits are asking whether Anthropic's reluctance to release Mythos is really about safety or about not having enough compute.  Meanwhile, Opus 4.7 is reportedly coming next week, rumors are swirling about a new OpenAI model dropping any day, and Uber already blew through its entire annual AI coding budget. Anthropic just signed a deal with Google and Broadcom for more compute. Greg Brockman published an essay on the computer-powered economy.  Plus, Google DeepMind drops Gemini Robotics Reasoning Model ER-1.6, Steven Soderbergh comes to the defense of AI filmmaking, Diplo says you can't fight AI and the internet has opinions, and Ray Kurzweil says we'll soon just accept AIs as conscious because it'll be useless not to. AI IS RUNNING OUT OF POWER. CLAUDE IS GETTING DUMBER. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Come to our Discord: https://discord.gg/muD2TYgC8f Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AIForHumansShow AI For Humans Newsletter: https://aiforhumans.beehiiv.com/ Follow us for more on X @AIForHumansShow Join our TikTok @aiforhumansshow To book us for speaking, please visit our website: https://www.aiforhumans.show/   // Show Links // WSJ Cover Story: AI Is Using So Much Energy That Computing Power Is Running Out https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-is-using-so-much-energy-that-computing-firepower-is-running-out-156e5c85 Data on Claude Getting Dumber: AMD Senior AI Director Confirms Nerfing https://x.com/Hesamation/status/2042979500103815306?s=20 Opus 4.7 Coming Next Week (The Information) https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/exclusive-anthropic-preps-opus-4-7-model-ai-design-tool?rc=c3oojq Anthropic's Compute Crunch (The Information) https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/ai-agenda/anthropics-compute-crunch-strikes?rc=c3oojq Claude Code Routines https://x.com/claudeai/status/2044095086460309790?s=20 New Claude Code Desktop App https://x.com/felixrieseberg/status/2044128194647994585?s=20 Uber Blew Through AI Coding Budgets for the Year Already https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/applied-ai/uber-cto-shows-claude-code-can-blow-ai-budgets?rc=c3oojq Greg Brockman Essay on the Computer-Powered Economy https://x.com/gdb/status/2043831031468568734 OpenAI's Reckless Spending and Datacenter Cancellations https://x.com/firstadopter/status/2043009456103993426?s=20 Ray Kurzweil on AI Consciousness https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/2043716604442128460?s=20 Gemini Robotics ER-1.6 Blog Post https://deepmind.google/blog/gemini-robotics-er-1-6/ Steven Soderbergh Defends AI Filmmaking https://variety.com/2026/film/news/steven-soderbergh-the-christophers-star-wars-ben-solo-movie-controversial-ai-comments-1236713201/ Diplo: You Can't Fight AI https://youtu.be/zFVpJFFN3dI?si=C6_0MxmNzSHCdrds PI Hard: Fun AI Video https://x.com/aiordieshow/status/2044044721459265557?s=20  

Company is coming, and a lot of out-of-town drivers don't know how to zipper merge. But let's be honest, some of yinz don't either! Driving down steep hills and navigating tight streets can be a challenge, and people have been complaining about our city's layout for decades. In the 1930s, renowned journalist Erine Pyle wrote, "Pittsburgh is the cockeyedest city in the United States. Physically it is absolutely irrational. It must have been laid out by a mountain goat.” Before tens of thousands of visitors descend on our city, we're revisiting our conversation with friend of the pod and former Uber driver Jakob Lazzaro. Together, we're talking about why the streets are like this, share some very important rules for navigating our narrow, hilly streets, and – of course – debate the efficacy of the Pittsburgh Left.  **This episode originally aired September 4, 2024. Notes and references from today's show: Topography and annexation shaped mismatched Pittsburgh streets [WESA] Drivers, you're not alone. Pittsburgh really does have frustrating and short on-ramps [WESA] Choose a color and buckle up: Allegheny County's belt system is low tech, but navigable [WESA] Rainbow Connections [City Paper] U.T.B.A.P.H. [99% Invisible] Learn more about the sponsors of this Wednesday, April 15th episode: Allegheny County Poll Workers Window Nation Pittsburgh Steelers Taskrabbit AIDS Free Pittsburgh Become a member of City Cast Pittsburgh at membership.citycast.fm. Want more Pittsburgh news?  Sign up for our daily morning newsletter. We're on Instagram @CityCastPgh. Text or leave us a voicemail at 412-212-8893. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here.

"Every vehicle is capable of driverless operation. That's clearly the steady state of where we're going."Wayve started in a rented house in Cambridge with $1.5M, a car in the garage, and an aim to integrate end-to-end AI into driving. A decade later it's driven across 506 cities without a single HD map and is worth over $8.6 billion.In this episode, CEO Alex Kendall joins Lukas Biewald to talk about how he built the AI driver Uber, Nvidia, Mercedes, and Nissan all backed, and why putting self-driving AI into 100 million cars a year is a far bigger bet than 10,000 robotaxis.Waymo and Tesla both come up. He doesn't shy away.Connect with us here: Alex KendallLukas BiewaldWayveWeights and Biases

So far, the press for the School District of Philadelphia's $2.8 billion facilities plan has skewed mostly in one direction. Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington Sr. gets it. Communities feel strong attachments to schools; closure talks cause tension. The counterpoint, however, is that nearly 160 buildings will benefit from the proposal. Watlington tells KYW Newsradio Education Reporter Mike DeNardo what type of improvements to expect, and also addresses the emerging lobbying tiff between Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration and ride-share giant Uber over taxes aimed at funding Philadelphia public schools.  00:00 Mayor Parker vs. Uber; will Watlington get involved? 01:27 More details about building improvements in facilities master plan 03:18 Looking ahead to upcoming appearance in front of City Council Have a question for Dr. Watlington? Email us at afterschool@kywnewsradio.com and listen for a response on future episodes of "After School!” Catch the show on the air every Wednesday at 3:45 PM ET on KYW Newsradio 103.9 FM. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

S&P futures are pointing to a flat open today following sharp gains on Tuesday. Asian markets ended today's trading mostly higher, led by South Korea and Taiwan as technology names continued to rally. Taiwan's Taiex hit a fresh record high for the second consecutive session while Greater China saw muted performance.Companies Mentioned: Anthropic, Uber

Maya and Amy open the show asking: Tiger Woods, why don't you get a driver?!?!? On to the Miami Open. The ladies stay in a new place. Maya is naive about hotel stairwell treasures. Walking down a Florida street is always an adventure. The ladies buy the perfect amount of vacation groceries, and if you have ever been on vacation, you know how hard this is. Maya makes the best breakfast ever. The Miami Open DID NOT DISAPPOINT. Amy and Maya look for the good swag. No, they did not get the $100 hot dog. You are talking to hot dog purists. Don't waste your Wagyu on a hot dog. The ladies have their amazing seats again next to the player's box with coaches and family. Hailey Baptist is sitting a few seats away. First match: Jannik Sinner vs. Frances Tiafoe. Sinner's forehands are the hardest a human can hit anything. Seeing Martina Navratilova causes Amy an injury. Coco Gauff wears a hat? Martina, Cocoa, Big Foe, and Sinner! The Uber home was a “premium experience” filled with war movie explosions, machine gun fire, and Werther's Originals. The gals also get “back in the tank”. If you know, you know. The best product came from two nerds who don't have girlfriends, but they're pretty sure if they did, said girlfriends would want to shower with them. Amy and Maya have a great rooftop dinner starring an amazing Euro-trash DJ and a tiny, angry man. Best trip ever!

On the show today...  Who would you rather, your Uber driver or the person delivering your food? We also get into why Instagram stories now feel like full documentaries no one asked for, break down the absolute worst people on a plane, from the disgusting coughers to the seat movers to the awful people already standing before the plane lands, and try to figure out why therapists don't do stand up comedy when they spend all day studying human behavior. And why does it feel like everything keeps getting worse?! Even when it's sunny!    Please like and subscribe wherever you pod and watch follow on youtube @newbergpod  https://youtu.be/3HZW4m0GLDQ  You might wanna watch this one because Lauren got a new camera and it goes wonky. It's kins funny. 

Over $1,000 on love spells. Subliminal speakers hidden throughout the house. Internet searches for "subliminal wife training." A phone hidden under the bed playing audio Maya didn't recognize. Google searches for Rohypnol. And a five-star customer review for a spellcaster — written with the same tone you'd use for a decent Thai restaurant.This is Episode 2 of a five-part Hidden Killers series on the Larry Millete case. Maya Millete vanished from Chula Vista on January 7, 2021. Her husband Larry has been charged with her murder and has pleaded not guilty.In this episode, we trace the full arc of Larry's escalating campaign to prevent Maya from leaving — from the first spellcaster email in September 2020 to the final message on January 7, 2021. The progression is staggering: love spells become binding spells become requests for harm. "Maybe an accident or broken bone," he wrote on New Year's Eve. He wanted his wife incapacitated. Not healed. Not helped. Dependent.Meanwhile, Maya was documenting everything in her own way — digital diaries, text messages, confrontations about the hidden devices. She knew what was happening. And Larry, who thought he was fighting for his marriage, was building the prosecution's case one email at a time.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#LarryMillete #MayaMillete #Spellcaster #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CoerciveControl #DigitalEvidence #NoBodyCase #ChulaVista #TrueCrimePodcast

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