UFOs continue to be in the news as classified briefings have begun on Capitol Hill, but some lawmakers are frustrated saying that intelligence agencies are not taking it seriously enough.  Lawmakers see these sightings as national security issues and want more analysts and surveillance systems dedicated to finding the origins of these aircrafts instead of just more reports of sightings.  Bryan Bender, senior national correspondent at Politico, joins us for what we know about these briefings.

 

Next, the war in Ukraine continues as Russia keeps intensifying its attacks on multiple fronts.  On the cyber front however, Russia has not been able to make the impact it had hoped.  Ukraine has managed to stay online with the help of Elon Musk’s Starlink terminals, crowdsourced intelligence collection, and even deployed facial recognition programs to identify captured or killed Russian soldiers.  Justin Ling, contributor to Wired, joins us for the ongoing digital battle.

 

Finally, a check in on the gig economy as we are in this next phase of the pandemic.  A rebound in travel has led Uber to post revenue at a 136% increase from pandemic lows making $6.9 billion in the first quarter.  Still, drivers are having a tough time with high gas prices.  On the other side of things, companies like Instacart are having a tough time finding their footing as people are ordering less groceries to be delivered.  Kellen Browning, tech reporter at the NY Times, joins us for more.

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