Delta Pricing Tickets with AI & WNBA All-Stars Get Loud Over Pay Disparity

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🗓️ 21 July 2025

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Episode 630: Neal and Toby explain why Delta is expanding its use of AI to price its airfares for all customers. Then, WNBA athletes used their sport’s biggest weekend to bring attention to a serious issue throughout the league. Also, beef prices are going up which may spoil this Summer’s BBQ plans. Meanwhile, chess is becoming more and more popular among professional athletes. The CEO that was caught having an affair during a Coldplay concert resigns from his company. Finally, a preview of the week ahead. Gain the edge with Amazon Ads at advertising.amazon.com/startnow Morning Brew Daily Riddle: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Yzrl1BJY2FAFwXBYtb0CEp8XQB2Y6mLdHkbq9Kb2Sz8/viewform?edit_requested=true 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 - Can you solve the MBD riddle? 3:40 - Delta Air Lines Leans in on AI pricing 8:40 - WNBA’s pay disparity 12:40 - Beef prices going up 17:50 - Astronomer CEO fiasco 21:30 - Chess, not checkers 25:10 - Week Ahead

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0:00.0	Good Morning Brew Daily Show.
0:05.0	I'm Neil Fryman.
0:06.0	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:07.0	Today, WNBA players made a bold statement
0:09.0	during the All-Star game,
0:11.0	Pay us what you owe us.
0:13.0	Then it's grilling season, but beef prices just hit record high,
0:16.0	so I hope you like grilled veggies.
0:18.0	It's Monday, July 21st.
0:20.0	Let's ride. Good morning. Hope you all had an
0:27.2	awesome weekend. So we know how much you love puzzles, games, trivia, anything that gives your
0:33.0	brain a workout, which is why we are extremely excited to announce a Morning Brew Daily Riddle game
0:39.1	called Password that will run throughout this week.
0:42.5	Password is an MBD original created by the Brew's puzzle creator, Jack Murta, who literally
0:48.2	has a PhD in theoretical computer science from Harvard.
0:52.1	Don't get intimidated.
0:53.1	The game is very accessible and
0:54.8	fun, and Toby is going to explain how it works and how you can win. Yes, I am. Each week, Jack
1:00.5	changes his password because he is a security focus king. Your task is to try and crack it. At the end of
1:07.6	each podcast this week, we'll give you a hint to help you out. If you guess it right, you'll get a chance to win Morning Brew Daily Swag.
1:14.6	But here's the kicker.
1:15.8	You only get one guess that you can submit at any time.
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