While Disney's latest earnings report shows overall revenue up 4% from a year ago, its Disney+ streaming service continues to drag on the bottom line, as subscribers fell over 7% from the previous quarter. Despite the dwindling viewership, Disney+ is raising the price of its ad-free streaming tier. Joining the show to discuss is Tim Nollen, Senior Media Tech Analyst at Macquarie. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Aug 10, 2023•49 min
Visa, a longtime supporter of women's football, is an official partner for the Women's World Cup. FIFA says the whole event is its first-ever cashless tournament. Throughout the competition, Visa's offering a digital prepaid card that can be used in and outside the stadium. Fans can also retain a limited number of match-day NFTs. Joining the show to discuss is Visa Chief Marketing Officer Frank Cooper. Also on today's show: Bookings Holdings President/CEO Glenn Fogel. To learn more about how CNN...
Aug 09, 2023•49 min
Food prices around the world have been driven higher due to multiple factors, including the extreme weather, the aftermath of the pandemic, and the war in Ukraine. The UN says more than 120 million people have been pushed into hunger since 2019. The humanitarian aid corporation Mercy Corps operates in over 40 countries distributing cash, food, water and other essentials. Joining the show to discuss is Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D'Oyen McKenna. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, vi...
Aug 08, 2023•49 min
Zoom, the company famed for its virtual meeting technology, is asking its employees to come back to the office. Zoom's popularity exploded during the pandemic, when the need for online meetings surged, and working from home became a reality for many. But Zoom tells CNN that employees that live nearby need to be back in the office for a certain number of days. CNN's Matt Egan joins the show to discuss. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about y...
Aug 07, 2023•48 min
Apple, the world's most valuable company, saw its revenues slip again in the last quarter - the third consecutive year-over-year quarterly revenue drop. Meantime, Amazon saw its sales boom thanks to strong demand on a wide range of products. Joining the show to put the two tech giants' latest results in perspective is TECHanalysis Research President and chief analyst Bob O'Donnell. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Aug 04, 2023•49 min
Fitch's decision yesterday to lower the US' credit rating for a pristine AAA to AA+ is still reverberating through global financial markets and has helped spark a heated - some say healthy - debate over the level of the country's federal borrowing. America's debt ratio as a proportion of its economy is over two and a half times the average of nations that currently have a AAA rating. Senator Joe Machin (D-WV) today called the debt crisis a fiscal runaway train. Joining Julia to discuss is Fitch ...
Aug 03, 2023•29 min
Ford posted better-than-expected results in the second quarter and raised its 2023 profit guidance as well. But there was a bit of a reality check for investors regarding its electric car ambitions. Although sales in the period jumped to nearly $2 billion, Ford said its annual losses in that division this year could hit $4.5 billion - way higher than expected. They also pushed back their production targets. For more on this, Julia spoke to Ford's Chief Financial Officer John Lawler. To learn mor...
Aug 02, 2023•34 min
Aptera Motors, a California startup, is developing a solar electric car. For people who drive 65 kilometers (40 miles) a day or less, the company says it won't cost a cent. It also promises a fully charged battery can let you travel up to 1600 kilometers (100 miles). And Aptera claims its vehicle is three times more efficient than a Tesla Model S. Joining Julia to discuss is Aptera CEO Chris Anthony. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about yo...
Aug 01, 2023•48 min
More than 3.8 billion passengers flew around the world last year, and those planes generated 2% of the world's carbon emissions powered by fossil fuels. The industry is clearly looking at ways to address this with things like electric and hydrogen power jets. But what if we could simply use cleaner fuel? Well, Lanzajet is producing just that. It's called sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The fuel can be used by regular aircraft and can use existing refueling systems without modification. Joining ...
Jul 31, 2023•49 min
As temperature records continue to be shattered the UN secretary general is urging world leaders to act to prevent worse. The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is one of the world's most recognized scientific bodies on global warming. Earlier this year it released a report highlighting the devastating impact of climate change, as well as detailing the cost-effective actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The IPCC reports provide crucial input into international negotiations on ...
Jul 28, 2023•48 min
What if you could generate a short-form movie with just a few words of text?That's exactly what Runway AI, a browser-driven video production site, aims to accomplish. You begin by using a sentence to describe what you want to see. Then you can add a few more parameters, click "generate," and it appears like magic. The inference is pretty clear as to the future of amateur film, with the potential for dramatic cost savings. Joining Julia to discuss is Runway CEO Chris Valenzuela. To learn more abo...
Jul 27, 2023•48 min
350 million. That's the number of electric vehicles the world needs on the road by 2030 to help reach net CO2 emissions by the middle of the century. Achieving that goal is going to require a dramatic rise in output of a few key materials. And that's where KoBold Metals comes in. The mining startup says it's already using the power of AI, geoscience, and data aggregation to pinpoint deposits of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and copper in more than 60 projects across three continents. Joining Julia to...
Jul 26, 2023•49 min
Protestors in Israel are taking stock after the government's controversial judicial overhaul moved forward on Monday. Doctors have begun a 24-hour strike, and thousands of military reservists are saying they will refuse to volunteer for duty. Also joining the fight: a host of Israeli tech firms, which took out all-black full-page ads in major newspapers. One of those firms is fintech unicorn Papaya Global, which Time magazine recently included in its list of 100 most influential companies. Papay...
Jul 25, 2023•48 min
Spain is facing political uncertainty today as no single party was able to win enough votes to form a government after yesterday's election. The prime minister's central left party won 122 seats, while the main opposition party is on course to win 136. Neither is close to the 176 seats needed to govern alone, which means weeks of painful political negotiations. Joining the show to explain what we can expect next is José Ignacio Torreblanca, a senior policy fellow and head of the Madrid office of...
Jul 24, 2023•36 min
With an estimated audience of over $1 billion, the women's World Cup soccer tournament is one of the biggest sporting events in the world. But there's still a major controversy: the gender pay gap. A new CNN analysis finds players at this tournament will make on average just 25 cents for every dollar earned by men. One of the company's calling for more support for women's soccer is Xero, an accounting platform based in New Zealand. Joining the show to discuss is Xero CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy....
Jul 21, 2023•49 min
We're only halfway through the year and we've already had extreme floods in places like India, wildfires in Canada, Switzerland, and Greece, and tornadoes in the United States. They've not only put lives at risk but have also meant homeowners having to deal with damage to their homes. And that is where insurance plays a vital role. According to the Swiss Re Institute, the research arm of the insurance giant, global economic losses tied to natural disasters reached $270 billion last year, of whic...
Jul 20, 2023•49 min
Hollywood's come to a halt as actors and writers strike over a multitude of issues. Before the strike the union enlisted Tom Cruise to lobby on behalf of members. That's according to the Hollywood Reporter, which says the Mission: Impossible star joined a negotiating session to discuss concerns about the use of AI to replace actors. Voicemod is a company which describes itself as the worldwide leader in providing AI-powered voice synthesis and interactive audio with over 40 million downloads so ...
Jul 19, 2023•39 min
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Jul 18, 2023•2 min
The recovery in China, the world's second largest economy, is losing pace. GDP expanded 6.3% year-on-year in the second quarter, which is well below expectations. Other disappointments in China include record high youth unemployment, slowing retail sales, and faltering business confidence -- all raising expectations of further government support. Joining Julia to provide context is Derek Scissors, chief economist at China Beige Book and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. To le...
Jul 17, 2023•49 min
The US has given two firms the green light to start producing lab-grown chicken products: GOOD Meat and Upside Foods. The latter's chicken is already on one restaurant menu in San Francisco. Joining the show to discuss is Upside Foods CEO Dr. Uma Valeti. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 14, 2023•49 min
The world relies on concrete for construction and road building, with the journal Nature estimating over 33 billion tons of concrete are used every single year. According to one estimate in 2016, concrete was responsible for 7% of all greenhouse gas emissions, mainly in the production of cement, which is the glue that holds concrete together. This is where CarbonBuilt comes. The company wants to partner with existing producers and retrofit their production plans and they say their technology can...
Jul 13, 2023•49 min
Today's show brings you extensive coverage of day two of the crucial NATO summit in Vilnius. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky met with several leaders today, including British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, as his push for membership in the alliance continues. Meanwhile, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said its allies will continue to support Ukraine and affirmed it will become a member at a later date. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy...
Jul 12, 2023•35 min
Amazon addicts are furiously scouring their screens as the annual one-day Prime shopping event gets underway. Last year, 200 million Prime members worldwide bought over 300 million items. How does Amazon's workforce handle all those orders? Robots! In 2022, one billion packages making up an eighth of all orders worldwide were sorted by a robot. Logistics also play a crucial part in the company's operations as it integrates artificial intelligence further into the business. It's also managing a m...
Jul 11, 2023•49 min
Ahead of the critical NATO summit in Lithuania, Ukraine's foreign minister said NATO has agreed to let the country bypass a detailed formal process in an application to join the alliance. But in an exclusive interview with CNN over the weekend, President Biden said that Russia's war must end before NATO can consider membership for Ukraine. Joining the show to discuss is Ukraine Deputy Foreign Minister Olha Stefanishyna. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy...
Jul 10, 2023•49 min
It’s the fastest growing sport in America, but some are finding themselves in a real pickle after playing. USA Pickleball CEO Mike Nealy joins Julia to discuss the sports’ explosive growth in the US, and the estimate that player injuries could be responsible for up to half a billion dollars in medical bills this year. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 07, 2023•50 min
On the rooftops of buildings all around the world a quiet revolution is taking place. Solar panels and other forms of renewable energy are replacing fossil fuel reliant devices. BlocPower CEO Donnel Baird joins Julia to talk about his company’s mission to speed up bringing smart green technology to all communities, in order to vastly reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
Jul 06, 2023•37 min
European start-up Destinus is rewriting the rules on sustainable, long-range supersonic travel, having successfully flight-tested two prototypes, and revealing the “Destinus 3” at the Paris Airshow last month. Destinus Founder & CEO Mikhail Kokorich joins Julia to discuss his plan to launch the world's first commercial hypersonic plane by 2030, potentially reducing travel times between any two cities by 75%. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn m...
Jul 05, 2023•37 min
You’ve probably heard about plant-based meat and lab grown food, but what about edible bio ink? Israel-based biotech company Steakholder Foods has cultivated the first lab-grown fish fillet using 3D a printer. CEO Arik Kaufman joins Julia to talk about his company’s vision and how its technology could see 3D-printed meats reach cost parity with traditional meat in just five-years. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Jul 04, 2023•50 min
Overstock.com s a major e-commerce player in the US and Canada known for selling products like drugs, decor, and furniture items. Now it’s set to change its name to an even more well-known brand: Bed Bath & Beyond. They spent $21 million to acquire the name and domain of the bankrupt chain, but not BB&B’s physical stores, which have been closing across the United States. Joining Julia to discuss is Overstock CEO Jonathan Johnson. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, vis...
Jul 03, 2023•49 min
New data released today shows the Chinese economy losing fresh momentum as its post-lockdown growth spurt fades further. The numbers will intensify calls for Chinese officials to stimulate the world's second-largest economy. Joining the show to discuss is Shehzad Qazi, managing director of China Beige Book, which provides China research to investors. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 30, 2023•50 min
