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The new trend in fees? The Flake Fee — From restaurants to salons to spin classes, more Americans are getting charged for canceling last second.

We’re in the middle of Netflix is a Joke, the 12 day comedy fest in LA that’s streamed live on Netflix — Netflix is betting on a live streamed comedy fest, because First Movers keep moving.

And Uber & Instacart are rivals, but just moved into each other’s apps — And it’s all to take on DoorDash, because “the enemy of your enemy is your friend.”

Plus, It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week, so Nick & Jack shoutout some of the greatest ones yet.




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Disney just became the 1st US theme park to receive a restaurant Michelin star — Because Disney is turning into Vegas… and Vegas is turning into Disney. We call it “Blendertainment”.

Duolingo stock just hit an all-time high because it’s using AI to converse with you in French — Duolingo is making AI an asset, not an adversary.

And Warren Buffett just hosted the “Coachella for Capitalism,” but the real highlight was his pick to succeed him as CEO — Get to know Greg Abel, the next Warren Buffett.




Plus, Drake and Kendrick have been dropping dis-tracks to rip on each other (and it’s surging on Spotify) — So we’re looking at historic business beefs… 




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Bubble Tea stocks are IPO’ing minting boba tea billionaires — But bubble tea is actually the perfect case study on a financial bubble… The Bubble Tea Bubble.

Apple just announced its worst earnings report we’ve ever seen — And we think we discovered its secret numbers on the Apple Vision Pro.

Norway banned smartphones in schools and we just got the experiment’s results — Turns out iPhones should be in lockers, not pockets.

Plus, one airport in Japan has a perfect record with bags — They’ve never lost a single suitcase in 36 years… and we’ll tell you how.




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The Wing was supposed to be a model for feminist social clubs, built on activism, inclusion, and self-care. But instead, The Wing became a glaring example of toxic girlboss culture and workplace discrimination. On each episode of Wondery’s podcast The Big Flop, comedians join host Misha Brown to chronicle one of the biggest pop-culture fails of all time and try to answer the age-old question: who thought THIS was a good idea?

 

This is just a preview of The Big Flop. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, or at wondery.fm/the-big-flop.

 

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Audible is reproducing all Harry Potter books into audiobooks (again), but this time with a full ensemble voice cast (hollywood style) — Because the buckets of media have spilled into each other.

Barry’s Bootcamp is trying to sell itself for at least $700M — Because nothing drives cash flow like a cult.

And T-Mobile has gone from the joke #3 wireless company to the clear #1 — So we whipped up a case study on how they beat Verizon and AT&T.

Plust, happy Cinco de Berkshire Gala Derby Weekend to all who celebrate (which is everyone).




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Vaulted Deep is removing carbon by burying waste deep underground, and it’s stealing a trick from fracking — Yup, underground Poop could help us fight climate change. 

Airbnb just unveiled a new class of listings: “Icons”: You can stay at the X-Men Mansion or the house from Up — And Airbnb got the idea from Lego.

And some Cannabis stocks doubled Tuesday on word the US government is changing how it classifies marijuana — So we’re taking the moment to compare cannabis legalization to sports betting.

Plus Starbucks just unveiled its newest coffee bet: Can Late night Lattes.




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