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Episode 704: Happy Halloween! Neal and Toby cover Apple’s earnings which beat expectations thanks to a reinvigorated demand for the iPhone 17. And Amazon’s cloud business is booming.Then, since the stoppage of the penny, businesses have been unsure what to do when they need to give their customers exact change. Also, a popular AI music generator raised funds ... Show More
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