It’s Indicators of the Week! On today’s episode: The inner workings of Mamdani’s marts; how much Americans gamble; and Gen-Z aren’t the sober generation we’ve been led to believe! Fact checking by Corey Bridges. Your Next Listen — Is gambling the reason we have pro sports?Connect ...Show more
Even Moore’s law can't save affordable tech
For decades, consumer tech like laptops and gaming systems got better AND cheaper. Memory shortages caused by the AI boom are making those lower prices a thing of the past. Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.Your Next Listen — SK Hynix to the moon, Gen-Z to their rooms, and Connectic ...Show more
The Food and Drugs Administration has withdrawn nearly a million e-cigarettes from the US market. Does this signal a turning point for the vaping industry? Small manufacturers like Amanda Wheeler, owner of Jvapes in Arizona and president of the American Vapor Manufacturers Associ ...Show more
The S&P 500 and DJIA both hit record highs. Ford Motor and Volkswagen team up on autonomous vehicles and EVs. Zoom Video has a bug problem. Slack shares fall as competition from Microsoft Teams heats up. Pepsi hits a new high, and Lululemon starts a surprising new business. Andy ...Show more
The US cracked down on Juul after an uptick in teen vaping and a flurry of health concerns. Podcaster Leon Neyfakh explains how the ban inadvertently created a dangerous new market for unregulated Chinese e-cigarettes. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited and fact-che ...Show more