DoorDash Plans To Buy Instacart for $17B & Ahh!! Horror Bookstores Are Killing It
Summary
Neil Freiman and Olivia Lake discuss DoorDash's $17 billion acquisition of Instacart, the surprising collapse of law firm Weil Gotshal, and the booming trend of horror bookshops. They also review strong Q3 GDP growth driven by AI and consumer spending, while covering a massive $6.3 billion hack on Binance attributed to North Korea. The episode concludes with lighthearted takes on AMC's new Dune popcorn buckets and the University of Maryland offering free tuition to boost football attendance.
Topics discussed
Checkout.com Sponsorship
Neil's NYC Marathon and Show Intro
Halloween Plans and Marathon Nerves
Liberty Mutual Sponsorship
DoorDash Acquires Instacart for $17B
Q3 GDP Growth and Consumer Spending
Collapse of Law Firm Weil Gotshal
Perplexity and AXA XL Sponsorships
AT&T iPhone 18 Pro Sponsorship
Rise of Horror and Romance Bookshops
Binance Suffers $6.3B Crypto Heist
Dune Part 3 Themed Popcorn Buckets
Maryland Offers Free Tuition for Attendance
Credits and Sign-off
Checkout.com Outro
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