The Fugee, the Fugitive and the FBI

An excerpt from the forthcoming book Project Maven shows how the US enlisted Silicon Valley in its vision for AI warfare, now playing out in Iran. By Katrina MansonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

An anesthesiologist has spent decades pushing his surgery center toward more transparent prices. Others are now following his lead. By Rowan Moore GeretySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

UPDATE: Since we recorded this episode on 03/09, Guo Wengui was arrested in New York City on charges of financial conspiracy. For years, rapper Pras Michél has allegedly been doing the bidding of wanted Malaysian billionaire, Jho Low. Pras’s baffling, Icarian story involves one o ...  Show more

Matt Levine and Katie Greifeld talk Wall Street, finance, and other stuff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Pras Michel, the rapper known for being one third of the famed ‘90s-era group, the Fugees, has been convicted of 10 criminal counts connected to a web of international political influence, conspiracy, and embezzlement. As Front Burner guest Michael Ames wrote for Rolling Stone ma ...  Show more

Ava Benny-Morrison, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the insider trading charges against billionaire Joe Lewis, one of the UK’s richest men. Jennifer Kay, Bloomberg Law Correspondent, discusses how Delaware Vice Chancellor Travis Laster is making his mark on corporate America. ...  Show more