Billionaires Go to China with Trump & Americans Aren’t Talking to Neighbors Anymore

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🗓️ 14 May 2026

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#845: Tech heavyweights travel to China alongside Trump to talk trade, AI, and the Iran War. Amazon employees are inflating their token usage, i.e. tokenmaxxing just to hit AI usage targets. America’s productivity is firing on all cylinders thanks to…not AI, but professional services adopting smart devices! Young Americans have no interest in talking with their neighbors anymore. A teen prodigy in Mississippi becomes one of the youngest people to earn a law degree. Finally, McDonald’s brands a Chicago soccer stadium. Explore connectivity solutions that can transform your business at https://www.att.com/smallbusiness 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Consider this comparison.
0:03.1	PWC data found the percentage of CEOs who report revenue gains or cost reductions from
0:07.9	AI is almost equal to the percentage who say they're still stuck.
0:11.7	What separates these two groups?
0:13.3	PWC points to a clarity issue.
0:15.6	Even for CEOs, it's hard to tell what's AI hype, what's reality, and where this
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0:21.2	difference. Learn where AI can actually make an impact and what successful adoption looks like
0:26.2	at pwc.com slash us slash brew AI. That's pwc.com slash us slash brew AI.
0:34.9	Good morning for Daily show. I'm Neil Fryman.
0:38.3	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:39.3	Today President Trump is in China with a billionaire posse in tow.
0:42.3	Then Mr. Wonderful from Shark Tank is building a data center in Utah and people hate it.
0:48.3	It's Thursday, May 14th.
0:50.3	Let's ride.
0:52.3	Good morning and happy Thursday. 14th. Let's ride.
0:59.0	Good morning and happy Thursday. RIP bathroom breaks during the World Cup final.
1:02.0	FIFA announced this morning that Madonna, Shakira, and BTS
1:06.0	will headline the first ever halftime show at the tournament's final game,
1:09.0	July 19th at New Jersey's MetLife
1:11.4	Stadium. It's a huge intergenerational flex, bringing together some of the biggest musical acts of the
1:17.3	80s, 2000s, and 2020s. Plus, it's truly a World Cup of style showcasing Latin, pop, and
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