AI Energy Gets $90B Boost & HBO Max Dominates Emmy Noms

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🗓️ 16 July 2025

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Episode 627: Neal and Toby dive into June’s inflation report where it underscores some of the risks of tariffs as prices ticked up ever so slightly. Then, Trump joins a big AI energy summit in Pennsylvania where Big Tech pledges big money to make the commonwealth state an AI hub. Also, the Emmy’s nominations are out, which gives a heat check on who is winning the streaming wars in TV land. Meanwhile, the MLB All-Star Game rolls out robo umpires for the first time in a prime time debut. Meet your local home loan expert at ⁠⁠https://mortgagematchup.com/?utm_source=morning_brew&utm_medium=podcast Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note⁠⁠⁠ Watch Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow⁠ 00:00 - Would you go to this type of party? 3:10 - Inflation slightly rises 7:45 - AI hub in Pennsylvania? 11:15 - HBO Max and Apple doms Emmy’s noms 17:30 - Robo umpires make MLB All-Star debut 22:10 - Sprint Finish!

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0:00.0	Good morning for your daily show. I'm Neil Fryman.
0:07.0	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:08.0	Today, the inflation report showed that tariffs are starting to bite.
0:12.0	Then robo umpires who made some bad calls at Wimbledon are coming to Major League Baseball.
0:18.0	It's Wednesday, July 16th. Let's ride.
0:25.3	There's a new kind of party theme going viral I know you'll have strong opinions about.
0:31.5	One ex-user said he was attending a, quote, forcing party where friends get together and
0:37.2	force each other to do all the
0:38.6	small but annoying tasks they've been putting off, like finally making that personal website,
0:43.9	applying for a passport, and zeroing out that inbox. Toby, we learned last week that young
0:49.2	Americans are hanging out with each other 70% less than they used to, is the remedy just to rebrand work sessions as parties?
0:57.3	Because I think that's what this guy is doing.
0:59.4	All right.
0:59.7	I thought I would hate this idea, Neil, but I kind of love it.
1:03.9	As long as you take the party part seriously, finally write that email you've been putting off,
1:09.6	rage for five minutes, apply for the job that you've been putting off rage for five minutes apply for the job that
1:12.2	you've been putting off shotgun something i'm telling you i really really wanted to dislike this
1:17.9	idea but i'm afraid it would totally work on me as well if any of you listeners try this please let us
1:23.2	know in an email how it goes i want to see if this is actually a fun time or if it's literally
1:28.6	the most boring party you've ever attended. Maybe it's somewhere in between. But first,
1:33.4	a word from our sponsor, Mortgage Matchup. Neil, do you know any local experts? Oh yeah,
1:39.1	my cheese guy is incredible. What are you in the market for? Because he's got some real
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