• Because Money

  • Oct 24 2024
  • Length: 47 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • (0:00) Pre-Show (0:54) Open (1:18) United Nations Day (2:35) cj's week: Old, Dying Tech (5:05) Jeff's Week: Dodgers, WNBA, & Lakers (8:18) Headline: The Juul class action lawsuit is paying people huge amounts of money (9:18) Headline: US Moves to Block Large Transfers of US Data to China, Russia, and Iran (10:58) Missed Headline: U.S. reportedly probes TSMC for alleged work with Huawei (33:34) Missed Headline: U.S. lawmakers put pressure on Japan to increase Chinese chip restraints (40:48) cj’s recommendation: Dodgers (w)in the NLCS! (44:03) Jeff’s Recommendation: My Old School Some people do things that make us go “wow, that doesn’t make sense; why in the world would they do that?” As it turns out, the answer can usually be summed up simply as “because money.” While there is a seemingly infinite set of examples where this “phenomon” occurrs, we only have time for a couple in this episode. Looking to sell intimate data on U.S. citizens that could easily lead to spying, blackmail, and other abuses? Why not, because money! Is Taiwan selling advanced chips to China while under imminent threat of being sucked back into PRC control? Sure thing -- because money! Open Amid officiating controversy, Georgia shows it's still an SEC juggernaut with road win over top-ranked Texas - Yahoo Sports Ludo Lefebvre Headlines The Juul class action lawsuit is paying people huge amounts of money US Moves to Block Large Transfers of US Data to China, Russia, and Iran | PCMag Missed Headlines U.S. reportedly probes TSMC for alleged work with Huawei | Fortune Asia Huawei’s 5G chip breakthrough needs a reality check.- MIT Technology Review TSMC Rejects U.S. Investigation Rumors After Reports Link Its Chips to Huawei - Techopedia US suspects TSMC helped Huawei skirt export controls, report says - Ars Technica TSMC Cuts Off Client After Discovering Chips Sent to Huawei - Bloomberg TSMC reportedly uncovers Huawei's plot to circumvent US export controls — Chinese tech giant may be using a proxy to produce chips at TSMC | Tom's Hardware How China's chip production boomed in 2023 despite sanctions Chip wars: How ‘chiplets’ are emerging as a core part of China’s tech strategy | Reuters U.S. lawmakers put pressure on Japan to increase Chinese chip restraints My Old School | Rotten Tomatoes Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
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