Elon Musk transforms Wisconsin court race
Episode description
Google’s artificial intelligence arm DeepMind has been holding back the release of its world-renowned research, and Elon Musk has poured an unprecedented amount of money into a Wisconsin state supreme court race. Plus, Lebanon’s new central bank governor Karim Souaid has been mired in controversy.
Mentioned in this podcast:
DeepMind slows down research releases in battle to keep competitive edge
The people vs Elon Musk: billionaire transforms Wisconsin court contest
Lebanon closes in on next central bank head
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