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Big Tech's $180B Stock Buybacks & Bumble's AI Dating

Morning Brew Daily

Morning Brew

Business News, News, Business

4.43K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Episode 321: Neal and Toby examine the recent trend of tech companies announcing stock buybacks to their shareholders and how it may (or may not) be better for them in the long run. Then, Bumble Founder Whitney Wolfe Herd thinks AI could be the future matchmaker for love-looking daters. Next, the weekend winners far, far away: the Northern Lights and a portal to Dublin, Ireland. Also, the Wall Street legend Jim Simons, who used pure mathematics to win the financial game, passed away at 86. Lastly, a huge week ahead to get your Monday started. Let’s gooooooo! Visit https://www.wendys.com/morningbrew for more!  Get your Morning Brew Daily Mug HERE: https://shop.morningbrew.com/products/morning-brew-daily-mug?utm_medium=youtube&utm_source=mbd&utm_campaign=mug 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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0:00.0

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Disclosures.

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Robin Hood Financial LLC, member SIPC, is a registered broker dealer.

0:32.3

Good. SIPC is a registered broker dealer.

0:34.0

Good morning Brew Daily Show, I'm Neil Freiman,

0:37.0

and I'm Toby Howell.

0:38.0

Today, Bumble wants to have AI go on dates for you.

0:42.0

Great idea or the greatest idea.

0:44.3

Then a giant solar storm is smashing

0:46.4

your atmosphere right now, creating a great photo

0:48.4

off for you and a little bit of havoc

0:50.2

for our combs and power grid.

0:52.1

It's Monday, May 13th, let's ride.

0:55.0

The beginning of the Mount Everest climbing season kicked off this weekend with some record-breaking summits.

1:05.0

Sherpa Kami Rita, known as Everest Man, broke his own mark with his 29th climb of the world's tallest mountain,

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