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At 4am, Zuck laid off 8K Meta workers… And made those employees train their AI replacements.MrBeast is coming to Lowe’s cause you ain’t buying a home… Say hello to the “Viral Aisle.”A new book reveals Stanford U’s secret to billionaire success… An accelerator with dorm rooms.Plus ...  Show more

Elon Musk lost his trial to Sam Altman cause of a calendar issue… but we have a better verdict.Everlane reportedly sold its transparent clothing biz to Shein for 80% off… It’s “brand-washing.”70% of the world’s energy goes through “Data Center Alley” in Virginia... A Shark Tank s ...  Show more

In 1975, New York City ran out of money. For a decade it had managed to pay for its hundreds of thousands of city employees and robust social services by taking on billions of dollars in debt. But eventually investors were no longer willing to lend the city any more money. New Yo ...  Show more

People in the U.S. are feeling the financial squeeze, in part because of rising inflation, higher consumer prices and slowing job growth. The Indicator from Planet Money is tackling a special series on the rising cost of living. Today, two stories from that series. First, what’s ...  Show more

In the past couple years, demand has gone wild for drugs like Ozempic – and its cousins, Zepbound, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. For people who had never been able to lose weight before, suddenly the numbers on the scale were plummeting. And everybody wanted to get their hands on them. N ...  Show more

How do you run a business when a trade war is brewing? As President Trump's tariffs kick in - or are paused or are restarted - businesses around the world are trying to navigate the uncertainty.And, while trade is this big global thing, it is made up of individual farmers and bus ...  Show more