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After wooing Cal AI for months, MyFitnessPal has successfully acquired its up-and-coming rival, Cal AI, the app built by teens soaring on the apps stores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Cami Tellez announces launch of new company, $4 million raise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

As TechCrunch's Kate Park writes, China’s push into humanoid robots is accelerating, with domestic firms shipping more units and iterating faster than U.S. competitors in a still-nascent market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

to stop people getting caught short. What do you do if you're out and about and can't find a public toilet? Do you sneak into a cafe and hope no one notices, buy something you don't want just for the privilege of using the facilities, or hold it in until you can get home? The num ... Show More

How do toilets work? What's the secret behind using a Japanese toilet? And can you enter a toilet race? Josh Clark joins the show. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

France is the latest country that is taking steps to ban TikTok from government-managed devices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

<p>Despite our lengthy history of evacuating our bowels and bladders, it wasn’t until the relatively recent 1940s that we began to construct portable, self-contained toilets to accept our waste. Dive into the world of porta-potties in this classic episode.</p><p> </p> Learn more ... Show More

Today we talk about the deal politicians make with the public if they want to poop in peace, and the deal Facebook made with the devil to exist. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Central banks in Europe and the US left borrowing costs untouched this week. But the latter went a step further and unexpectedly promised cuts. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain how ratesetters, who were slow to tackle inflation, could be laggards again. ... Show More

More money is being thrown into the swamp to lobby on behalf of foreign interests. And why the military is so sensitive over the hypersonic missle gap? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

<p>Although much of the media-fueled hysteria over the designer drug called bath salts has been utterly unfounded, especially when it comes to driving users to eating people's faces, you'll still want to pass on them. Learn why.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a ... Show More

U.S. airlines say China is refusing to allow flights to land…after some passengers tested positive for COVID; Shortages at grocery stores are growing more widespread because of supply chain kinks and COVID To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https:/ ... Show More