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Jul 2024
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Meta Investing Billions in Eyewear? & Ne...

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Episode 369: Neal and Toby discuss Meta’s interest in buying a stake in Ray-Ban owner EssilorLuxottica, signaling it wants to lead the pack in smart eyewear tech. Then, Netflix adds another 8 million subscribers and continues to show why it’s the king of streaming. Next, the EA Sports College Football 25 video game launches after an 11-year hiatus now that NIL allows college players to profit from their likeness. Plus, small cap companies are the week’s standout stock and Bud Light is the week’s Dog of the Week. Meanwhile, Elon Musk is apparently fed up with California and is taking SpaceX and X to Texas. Lastly, high school students are getting better grades, improving attendance, and engaging with one another in NYC. The school needed to lock up their phones. 


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00:00 - Microsoft outage

2:30 - Meta leans into eyewear tech

07:30 - Netflix keeps its crown

11:15 - College Football (video game) is back!

16:45 - Stock: Small-cap companies, Dog: Bud Light

22:20 - SpaceX moves to TX

25:00 - Lock away the phones

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