Facebook’s virtual reality arm, Oculus, just cooked up “Horizons” — a virtual world at a whole new level. Amazon released a huge number of Alexa-packed products, including a finger ring, copy-cat AirPods, and a high-end speaker. And fresh after WeWork and Juul just lost both their CEOs this week, eBay’s leader is stepping down.
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It’s finally here… Bitcoin’s biggest day in 4 years: “The Halvening.”




So we whipped up a special episode to explain what the Halvening is: 3 stories from the past 4 years that illustrate the promise, potential, and pitfalls of Bitcoin. We look at




1. Bitcoin as cash money

2. Bitcoin as borderless international currency

3. Bitcoin as investable asset




By the time you’re done with this pod, you’ll understanding what the heck is happening with this “Halvening” and the 3 key ways we can actually use a bitcoin.




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June 13th will be Elon Musk’s most awkward day ever — Tesla Shareholders are voting “yes” or “no” on whether Elon should get a $56 Billion paycheck.

The wildest new product in the grocery store is “Designer Fruit” — Turns out, sticking a logo on an Apple makes it worth more, because adjectives are more valuable than nouns.

And President Biden just announced he’s tripling tariffs on Chinese steel — That means America and China just entered what we call Trade War II.

Plus, the hot new vacation trend is… living forever — Hotels are trading saunas for Vitamin-B-oxygen-enriched IV infusions, because “life extension” is all the rage.




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Limitless (backed by Andreessen Horowitz) just launched a $99 AI pin that records your conversations and transcribes them into notes for you — So we’re looking at a world where everything you say, do, and hear is recorded… and how to prepare.

Ghost Kitchens were supposed to be the future of food, but now they’re disappearing (like ghosts) — This looks like a classic case of “The Segway Effect.”

And General Electric just sold its famous Management Academy, a 60-acre corporate retreat campus — It means the Jack Welch School of Business is officially closed.

Plus, Heinz just launched a new product: Ketchup Insurance — It’s time to ensure that your cute white top is insured.




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Dave Ramsey has created a $200M fortune by giving out financial advice on the radio, but now he’s facing a backlash — So we’ll share our #1 rule for personal finance.

Scrabble just unveiled “Scrabble Together”, which is less competitive, more for fun — Purists were furious, but this reminds us of Coca-Cola’s new sodas and the backlash they received (or didn’t). 

And the surprise car brand that’s catching up to Tesla? BMW — Beamers are doing one thing on the assembly line that no other car company is, and its electric cars are thriving.

Plus, the #1 new office accessory is the couch — But have we hit peak office comfort couch?




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Allbirds just got Wall Street’s worst warning: “Get your stock price above $1 or get delisted from Nasdaq” — So we’re looking at the great de-horning of our generation’s favorite unicorns.

JPMorgan’s earnings report is our window into your wallet — And that signal shows why 2024 will have higher interest rates, for a longer time than we hoped.

And Lunchables, the $2B lunch brand, is on the federally-subsidized public school lunch menu — But Consumer Reports says it should be off the menu, so we remind Lunchables of the “The 3 A’s of Crisis Management.”

Plus, a dog toy company just launched an airline dogs and their pawrents called “Bark Air” — $6K for NYC-to-LA? Bark twice if you’ve got a better name for this doggy airline carrier.




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