Today we're discussing the CDC's push for Americans to stay home on Thanksgiving, the 48,000 COVID deaths in America predicted between now and December 12th, Oxford-AstraZeneca's vaccine results, what we've learned about COVID-19's long term effects, the NFL's collaboration with Visa to produce a cashless Super Bowl, the $100 million raised by LA Media Fund New Slate Ventures for cultural projects, Affirm's IPO, Apple's cutting of app store fees for small businesses, Amazon's Alexa glasses, BuzzFeed's purchase of HuffPost, the Wayne County Republicans that were asked to rescind their votes, Barack Obama's 890,000 book sales on day one, George Soros's appearance in Jesse Dylan's new documentary, a LIVE Winners, Losers, and Content Recommendations segment, and more.

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Lockdown Looming – Group Chat News

• A second lockdown looming, but does anyone care?! [3:05]
• Thanksgiving, the super spreader of the year! [8:28]
• How many people know Bill Gates created Microsoft versus microchips? [15:04]
• Is the 3rd wave of small business hell starting now? [19:35]
• The latest vaccine announcement. [25:01]
• The scary nature and long-term effects of the coronavirus. [26:26]
• How Anand taunted the virus early on. [30:50]
• Will the guys go to the Super Bowl? [37:13]
• Pete Reads the Ads. [42:25]
• Group Chat is ‘culturally impactful’. [45:01]
• Pay attention to fintech. [49:23]
• What’s going on with Apple?! [52:09]
• Jeff Bezos should be running the chip race. [57:05]
• To be a website and stay relevant. [1:00:02]
• What is going on in Wayne County? [1:02:17]
• Barack is cool. [1:06:35]
• Group Chat Conspiracy Corner. [1:08:44]
• Weekly Winners & Losers. [1:13:30]
• Hottest Content for the Weekend. [1:27:08]
• Group Chat Shout Outs. [1:34:57]

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• CDC urges Americans against traveling for Thanksgiving as coronavirus outbreak worsens
• Up to 48,00 more Americans could die from COVID-19 by December 12, according to CDC forecast
• Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine shows robust immune response among older adults
• Doctors Begin to Crack Covid’s Mysterious Long-Term Effects
• The NFL and Visa will host cashless Super Bowl in Tampa Bay with ‘reverse ATMs’
• LA Media Fund New Slate Ventures Raises $100 Million To Invest In “Culturally Impactful” Projects
• Affirm just made its IPO filing public, providing the first detailed look inside the breakout 'buy now, pay later' fintech startup's finances
• Apple, Under Pressure, Slashes App Store Fees For Small Businesses
• Amazon’s glasses that let you talk to Alexa launch for everyone next month
• BuzzFeed acquires HuffPost from Verizon, reuniting CEO Jonah Peretti with website he co-founded
• Wayne County Republicans ask to ‘rescind’ their votes certifying election results
• Nearly 890,000 copies of Barack Obama's book sold on the first day
• 'I'm happy that I irritate some people': Billionaire investor George Soros breaks his silence on being a bogeymen for the far right in new documentary in his storied life with Bob Dylan's son Jesse
• Model Y drags down Tesla's ranking in annual reliability survey by Consumer Reports
• Newsom's French Laundry dinner sparks questions about 'outdoor dining' definition

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