Today, Dee and Anand discuss Microsoft's possible $10B investment in OpenAI/ ChatGPT, Bed Bath & Beyond's store closings, California's egg shortage, Airbnb's most profitable cities, sneaker sales' global decline, Coachella's 2023 lineup, public transit's decline, and Kevin McCarthy's road to Speaker.

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

• Microsoft x OpenAI = Match made in heaven. (1:43) 
• Retail Joe has left the building. (13:55) 
• The most profitable markets for Airbnb's. (22:03) 
• The global sneaker decline. (25:23) 
• The Coachella lineup has arrived! (27:55) 
• The perfect storm for decreased public transit usage. (33:33) 
• The NCAA doesn’t know how to handle NIL. (36:43) 
• Kevin McCarthy’s power grab. (39:51) 
• Group Chat Annoucements. (44:56) 
• Group Chat Shout Outs. (47:13) 

Related Links/Products Mentioned 

• Microsoft reportedly plans to invest $10 billion in creator of buzzy A.I. tool ChatGPT 
• Microsoft looking at a $10B investment into OpenAI - Trung Phan on Twitter 
• Bed Bath & Beyond closing 62 stores, holding liquidation sales 
• $7 a dozen? Why California eggs are so expensive — and increasingly hard to find — Los Angeles Times 
• The most profitable locations for Airbnb's - John Pompliano on Twitter 
• Global Sneaker Sales Decline, Signaling Market Downturn 
• Coachella on Instagram: "Ugh was stuck in drafts  
• Public Transit Goes Off the Rails With Fewer Riders, Dwindling Cash, Rising Crime 
• Why back-to-back titles are just the start of a Georgia dynasty 
• How a Tense Late-Night Push Finally Won Kevin McCarthy the Speaker’s Gavel 
• U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pledges to tackle immigration, 'woke' education policies and IRS funding 
• Chatty Kathy Club: Launch Date & Whitelist Signup 

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