Anduril Scores $22B US Army Contract & Inflation Sours Rate Cut Hopes

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🗓️ 13 February 2025

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Episode 518: Neal and Toby talk about the latest inflation report that came in hotter than expected, tossing high hopes of more Fed rate cuts. Then, Palmer Luckey’s defense-tech startup scores a big contract with the US Army, courtesy of Microsoft. Also, Olipop is leading the pack in the prebiotic soda category as it raises $50M in its latest funding round. Meanwhile, Neal shares his favorite numbers on YouTube, GoFundMe, and Valentine’s Day flowers. Finally, a recap of the biggest headlines from the day. 00:00 - Denmark wants to buy California? 2:40 - Inflation gets hotter 8:00 - Anduril scores US Army contract 12:00 - The prebiotic soda wars 18:00 - More YouTube on TV than on mobile 20:00 - GoFundMe raises record funds for LA fires 22:00 - Miami Flower Gateway 24:50 - Sprint Finish 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. Check out https://wise.com/business for more! Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.6	Good morning, Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Fryman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, a TikTok war has
0:37.2	broken out between prebiotic
0:38.9	soda brands and the only winner is gut health. Then inflation heated up in January, which cooled
0:45.2	off the Fed's future rate cut plans. It's Thursday, February 13th. Let's ride.
0:55.7	Get ready for a whole lot more Lego lands in California.
0:59.8	In response to President Trump's efforts to buy Greenland from Denmark, a satirical petition
1:04.3	has been set up to raise money for Denmark to buy California.
1:08.6	And as of yesterday, it's gained over 230,000 signatures. The goal, according to
1:14.5	the petition's Swiss-French organizer, is to raise $1 trillion, give or take a few billion,
1:19.8	to purchase California from Trump and comment on the absurdity of the U.S. wanting to buy Greenland.
1:25.9	Toby, are the people ready for Disneyland to become Hans Christian Andersonland?
1:30.7	I was just thinking California could use a little more huga in their life.
1:34.4	But seriously, Neil, think of all the cross-cultural combinations that could occur.
1:38.3	A California burrito with traditional curd herrings in it instead of French fries.
1:43.3	A California club on smore broad instead of french fries, a California club on
1:44.8	smore broad instead of multi-grained. The possibilities are endless and honestly very hard
1:50.6	to pronounce as well. Why stop there though? Let's toss in Florida while they're at it.
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