A harbinger of change in Medialand

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🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Comcast said it plans to turn its cable networks, including CNBC and MSNBC, into a new, separate company. We’ll get into why it could be a sign of what’s to come in the media industry. And, the Joe Biden administration is shifting into overdrive trying to spend money intended to boost microchip manufacturing before President-elect Donald Trump returns to office. Plus, we’ll smile about breakthroughs in automatic braking technology and a new version of chess that’s pushing the game forward.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

“Comcast to Spin Off MSNBC, CNBC and Other Cable Networks” from The New York Times
“It’s Official! Comcast To Spin Off Cable Networks, Sees New Standalone Company A ‘Partner And Acquirer’ Of Media Assets” from Deadline
“Raimondo’s new mission: Leave no cash for Trump” from Politico
“Automatic Braking Systems Save Lives. Now They’ll Need to Work at 62 MPH” from Wired
“The Greatest Chess Player of All Time Is Bored With Chess” from The Wall Street Journal

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0:35.6	That's it. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
0:39.3	Have you ever done one of those? I have never done it. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk. Have you ever done one of those?
0:40.7	I have never done a TED talk, no man.
0:43.5	Anywho, it now being 17 seconds past the hour of 12 here in Los Angeles, let us begin.
0:57.2	Hey everybody, I'm Kyle Rizzdahl.
0:58.6	Welcome back to Make Me Smart.
1:00.5	Where we make today makes sense.
1:02.5	And I'm Kimberly Adams.
1:04.2	Thank you for joining us on this Wednesday.
1:06.5	It is November the 20th.
1:12.4	We are going to talk about some news and some smiles and send y'all on your merry way.
1:13.6	We will begin with some news.
1:14.2	Kimberly Adams.
1:29.8	It's funny when Amy Scott was on the show, I guess while you were out, she was talking about, you know, didn't the Biden administration kind of prepare to try to spend all the money in all these different programs,
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