Fox Buys Roku for $22B & The UK Bans Social Media for Kids
Summary
This episode covers Fox’s $22 billion acquisition of Roku to bolster its streaming distribution, the UK’s new ban on social media for children under 16, and backlash against mandatory hydration breaks at the World Cup. The hosts also discuss the rising popularity of dates as a high-fiber health food, market reactions to a US-Iran ceasefire deal, and a bizarre Alaska Senate race involving two candidates named Dan Sullivan.
Topics discussed
Intro and J.P. Morgan sponsorship
Engineering the 250-year time capsule
ServiceNow AI sponsorship
Fox buys Roku for $22 billion
UK bans social media for under-16s
World Cup hydration breaks and Cape Verde
Aflac and Public investing ads
Minimax M3 AI model sponsorship
Toby's Trends: The date craze
Markets rally on US-Iran ceasefire
Alaska election name confusion scandal
Outro and Capital One sponsorship
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