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Sep 2023
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The Billion $$$ Impact of a Government S...

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Episode 158: Neal and Toby discuss how contract workers would be impacted by a possible government shutdown. Plus, Meta brings AI photo editing and chatbots to their social media apps and struggling Peloton strikes a deal with Lululemon. Neal shares his favorite numbers and why are brands so... online? And how are they trying to make money off of it? And finally why one Vermont town has banned tourists from taking picture of it's foliage.

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