Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMicrosoft agrees to foot AI data center costs
The data centers needed to power AI are controversial in many communities. People worry about that extra demand driving up their electricity bills, w…
1 day, 16 hours ago
In the face of a trade war, China defies the odds
From the BBC World Service: China has announced record export numbers and the largest trade surplus in global history: $1.2 trillion. Despite the imp…
1 day, 16 hours ago
This Swiss city wants to become the bitcoin capital of Europe
The pretty Swiss lakeside town of Lugano has set out to become Europe’s bitcoin capital, with the aim of attracting bitcoin companies and the cryptoc…
1 day, 18 hours ago
It's not just you — food prices rose 2.4% last year
The cost of food consumed at home was up 0.7% month-over-month in December, and 2.4% year-over-year. Go back five years, and grocery prices are up 25…
2 days, 5 hours ago
Trump vs. the courts
Seemingly infinite battles over President Donald Trump’s agenda have been playing out in the courts over the past year. But when all’s said and done,…
2 days, 9 hours ago
Inflation is stubbornly steady
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the final consumer price index reading for 2025 this morning. Spoiler alert: Inflation is still too high. Pri…
2 days, 12 hours ago
2026 has its first new tariff threat
President Donald Trump said on social media that he is imposing a 25% tariff on goods from countries “doing business” with Iran in response to Iran's…
2 days, 16 hours ago
AI deepfakes could lead to fines and country-wide bans
From the BBC World Service: There's mounting pressure on Grok — the AI chatbot that's part of Elon Musk's social media platform, X — over the generat…
2 days, 16 hours ago
AI is eating up the world's computing memory
Much like graphics processing units, high bandwidth memory is essential for training and running AI. It's paired with all those NVIDIA chips that hav…
2 days, 18 hours ago
The Fed under attack
The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell, a move Powell has since called "an unpreceden…
3 days, 5 hours ago