Grief, Loss, & Hope in Israel & Gaza 10/24/23

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CNBC

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4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Apple supplier Foxconn is reportedly facing a tax investigation in China. Apple’s other issue these days: Chinese e-commerce retailers are offering iPhone 15s at a steep discount, raising questions about demand for Apple products. Professor, former CEO, and biographer of both Steve Jobs and Elon Musk Walter Isaacson discusses the tricky terrain for a corporation like Apple, navigating Chinese and American geopolitics. Plus, a pivot to the Middle East. One of many, a tech entrepreneur lost his daughter in the Israel-Hamas War. Eyal Waldman, co-founder of Nvidia-acquired Mellanox, grieves for his daughter, who was among those killed in the Hamas attack on the Nova Music Festival. He shares his perspective on the conflict and on the road forward, hoping for a two-state road to a peaceful future. Walter Isaacson - 01:39 Eyal Waldman - 13:39 In this episode: Walter Isaacson, @walterisaacson Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer, today on Squackpot.
0:07.0	Apple facing headwinds from a tight iPhone market and competition with China, Walter Isaacson.
0:13.4	This will get even stronger in the age of artificial intelligence,
0:17.0	which is the big race that's about to happen,
0:20.3	and China's technology and America's technology are dependent on data.
0:25.0	On the politics abroad,
0:27.0	Jejin pen has become more and more confrontational and nationalistic.
0:32.0	And on campuses at home, you don't want to miss this. And a difficult
0:37.2	conversation with A.L. Waldman, a tech entrepreneur who lost his daughter in
0:41.1	the Israel Hamas waramass war.
0:42.7	I'm trying to keep myself busy talking to you guys
0:44.8	and other people trying to do the right thing
0:47.0	for Israel, also for the Palestinians and for the world.
0:51.5	It's Tuesday, October 24, 2023, Squack Pod begins right now.
0:57.0	Good morning everybody and welcome to Squack Box right here on CMBC. We are live from the NASDAQ market site in Times Square.
1:04.6	I'm Becky Quick along with Joe Kernan and Andrew Ross Sorkin and here we go.
1:09.3	Apple's exposure to China in the spotlight once again this week.
1:13.0	Several e-commerce platforms are offering discounts on the iPhone 15, which raises some questions about demand.
1:19.0	In addition, iPhone assembler, FoxCon is reportedly facing a tax investigation.
1:24.4	Investors are now waiting for commentary from the companies on its next earnings call, which
1:28.7	comes next week.
1:30.1	Ahead of that, we want to bring in Walter Isaacson.
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