Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCongress set aside $50 billion to transform rural health care. Will it work?
A $50 billion pot of money for rural health care made it into last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, President Trump’s hallmark tax and spending law…
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When workers are profiled, bullied, and harassed
In a conversation with the owner of a Portland-based construction firm, something disturbing was revealed: One reason he can't retain the workers he …
2 months ago
India's role in the future of AI
From the BBC World Service: India is hosting an AI summit as part of the country's efforts to showcase itself as a major player in the artificial int…
2 months ago
First comes love, then comes the prenup
Think that a prenup isn’t for you? Think again! Prenups are not just for rich people: they can protect you against debt and mitigate future issues li…
2 months ago
Meta's big bet on "superintelligence"
Meta anticipates up to $135 billion worth of capital expenditures this year, nearly double the company’s outlay in 2025. One driver of that expenditu…
2 months ago
Immigration and job growth are linked, Fed says
Areas that recently experienced the largest slowdowns in unauthorized immigration also saw the largest slowdowns in employment growth, according to d…
2 months ago
For prediction market regulation, it's states versus the feds
A major fight is brewing over who has the right to regulate prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket. In a brief in a Nevada court case…
2 months ago
Where's the AI productivity jump?
Though most companies are incorporating generative AI into their workflows, it doesn’t seem to be boosting output just yet. A survey of almost 6,000 …
2 months ago
Japan posts strong export numbers
From the BBC World Service: Japan’s export figures were the strongest in three years, climbing 16.8% year over year in January. The data sharply beat…
2 months ago
Can software companies survive the AI boom?
As artificial intelligence companies roll out more sophisticated agents, many analysts and investors raised concerns that AI could replace traditiona…
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