Hans Zimmer, Academy Award-winning composer, and Golnar Khosrowshahi, CEO of Reservoir Media, discuss AI in the music industry, why human creation is still unique and whether or not Zimmer approves of “The Journal” theme music.

Further Listening:

-⁠Artificial: The OpenAI Story⁠

-⁠When AI Comes for Your Art⁠

Further Reading:

-⁠Hans Zimmer, Movie Maestro⁠

-⁠Music Labels Take On AI Startups With New Lawsuits

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Hans Zimmer, Academy Award-winning composer, and Golnar Khosrowshahi, CEO of Reservoir Media, discuss AI in the music industry, why human creation is still unique and whether or not Zimmer approves of “The Journal” theme music.

Further Listening:

-Artificial: The OpenAI Story

-When AI Comes for Your Art

Further Reading:

-Hans Zimmer, Movie Maestro

-Music Labels Take On AI Startups With New Lawsuits

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Five undecided voters in swing states speak to Rachel Humphreys about how they're feeling as election day looms. Ryan Knutson and Molly Ball unpack the stakes. Plus, will betting markets predict the winner?

Further Listening:

- Red, White and Who? Playlist 

- Red, White and Who? The Desperation Stage 

- How Betting on U.S. Politics Is Getting Big 

Further Reading:

- Trump Takes Narrow Lead Over Harris in Closing Weeks of Race 

- Meet the Traders Making Money Off the Trump Shooting and Biden’s Stumbles 

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Mike Jeffries, former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, was arrested and charged with running an international sex-trafficking ring. WSJ’s Khadeeja Safdar describes the alleged crimes and the potential fallout for the company.

Further Reading:

-Former Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries Is Arrested, Charged in Sex-Trafficking Case 

Further Listening:

-The Resurrection of Abercrombie & Fitch 

-JPMorgan's $75 Million Jeffrey Epstein Settlement 

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Across the country, elections officials are bracing for a potentially contentious election day. At the same time, a network of conservative election integrity groups are preparing to challenge the result. WSJ's Rebecca Ballhaus reports on the billionaire-funded effort to contest the election, and WSJ's Jim Carlton reports how Maricopa County, Arizona is preparing for the worst.

Further Reading:

-The Secretive Billionaire Network Funding ‘Stop the Steal’ 2.0 

-‘It Feels Very Dystopian.’ Republican County Officials Brace for Election Deniers—Again 

Further Listening:

-Red, White and Who? The Desperation Stage  

-Uncovering Elon Musk's Secret Political Donations 

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For 17 days last year, unidentified drones swarmed an area in Virginia that is home to a military base and other sensitive intelligence sites. WSJ’s Gordon Lubold looked into why it was so difficult for U.S. officials to stop them. 

Further Reading:

-Mystery Drones Swarmed a U.S. Military Base for 17 Days. The Pentagon Is Stumped. 

Further Listening:

-How Ukraine Built a Weapon to Control the Black Sea 

-Cheap Drones Are Transforming the Battlefield 

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Clouds are gathering over the Sunshine State’s housing market. Especially along the state’s Gulf Coast, housing inventory is up and buyer interest is slowing. WSJ’s Deborah Acosta talks through the cooling-off of one of America’s biggest housing booms and what it says about what it means to live in Florida now.

Further Listening:

- Is Asheville No Longer a 'Climate Haven? 

- Years After Surfside Collapse, Florida Condos Are In Crisis 

Further Reading:

- The Great Florida Migration Is Coming Undone 

- Why the Tampa Area Is So Vulnerable to a Hurricane 

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Last year, China’s foreign minister, Qin Gang, suddenly disappeared. Qin was a rising star in Chinese politics and a protegé of China’s strongman leader, Xi Jinping. In the first episode of our three-part investigation, we chart Qin’s rise and begin to untangle the mystery of his disappearance.

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In the second episode of our investigation, we examine the life and career of Fu Xiaotian: the prominent Chinese TV host who had an affair with Qin Gang. Like Qin, Fu was sharp and ambitious, but her high-flying career would come to an abrupt halt. And like Qin, she would also mysteriously disappear. 

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In our final episode, we get a break in the case of the missing minister: According to our sources, Chinese officials were told that Qin disappeared due to an explosive allegation. We dig into that story and its consequences for Fu and for Qin – Xi Jinping’s trusted aide. 

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