Episode 217: Neal and Toby explain why Jeff Bezos is ready to go all in on Blue Origin to compete with SpaceX. Plus, the Sony hack that exposed how nervous the company is about Microsoft and could Applesauce have been contaminated on purpose? Neal shares his favorite numbers and TSA could be rolling out a self-screening service that could get you through the ... Show More
Aug 26
The NFL Has a CTE Problem & Dolly Parton Dies at 80
#919: A new study finds that 1 in 4 NFL players that have passed away within the last decade suffered from CTE. Stanley Druckenmiller, a hedge fund legend, slams Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on his latest move to calm bond markets, but…it was written by AI? Golf brands Good G ... Show More
33m 47s
Oct 2024
Dueling Presidential interviews, SpaceX's big catch, Robotaxis, Uber buying Expedia?, Nuclear NIMBY
(0:00) Bestie intros (2:01) Polls vs Prediction markets, dueling interviews, election update (16:06) Tesla's Robotaxi event and SpaceX's Starship catch (27:36) Uber reportedly looking into acquiring Expedia (45:19) Nuclear Vibe Shift? Big tech is looking toward nuclear solutions ... Show More
1h 18m
Sep 2021
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin files lawsuit against NASA (18.08.21)
Blue Origin, the space company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, filed a lawsuit in the US federal court to challenge the lucrative Nasa Moon landing contract awarded solely to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. In this episode, we discuss the details of the lawsuit. We also talk about Google of ... Show More
39m 41s
May 2022
Wall Street Dramas: JetBlue’s Hostile Bid, Elon Musk’s Twitter Plan, Jeff Bezos’s Pointed Tweets 5/17/22
<p>A new <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/17/musks-bid-to-buy-twitter-private-story-detailed-in-new-filing.html">SEC filing reveals Elon Musk’s original plan</a> to join Twitter’s board, and to later abandon that plan in favor of a takeover. Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigie ... Show More
21m 45s
May 2020
“This rocket self-drive to space or what?” — SpaceX’s capitalist milestone. Alexa wants podcasts. The COVID-19 umbrella challenge.
Small step for man, giant step for Elon Musk’s SpaceX, as it takes its first human customers to space. Amazon is making moves to invest in local news and sports podcasts because it wants to make “The Audio Wars” a thing. And stocks are up as the economy reopens, but this kinda fe ... Show More
20m 47s
Jun 2020
Space 2020: Musk vs. Bezos
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s company, launched NASA astronauts into orbit over the weekend. But they face competition from Jeff Bezos’ company, Blue Origin. Christian Davenport, author of the best-selling book The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos., ... Show More
2m 33s