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Mar 2023
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TikTok CEO can't sway congress, CashApp ...

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Episode 24: Neal and Toby take a look at TikTok CEO's Shou Chew's testimony before Congress yesterday and why lawmakers still have major concerns over the app's security. Also, Hindenberg's report on Block and CashApp has sent the company into a tailspin. And why is Apple investing billions in movies? Plus the stock of the week is giving.... 'The Last of Us' vibes.

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