Met Gala Under Fire for Embracing Bezos & Do Phone Bans in Schools Work?

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🗓️ 5 May 2026

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#838: A new study finds cellphone bans in schools have…sorta worked? The Met Gala is facing new backlash after naming Jeff Bezos and his wife as honorary chairs. Tech leaders are protesting against Colorado’s burdensome AI bill which could spur a techno-exodus. Dot-com era tech companies are gaining new life as AI investments have led to a demand for data centers and infrastructure. Finally, tensions flare at the Strait of Hormuz. 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.
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0:26.2	at pwc.com slash us slash brew AI. That's pwc.com slash us slash brew AI.
0:36.0	Good morning brew daily show. I'm Neil Fryman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, do phone
0:41.1	bands and schools work? Then everyone is mad that Jeff Bezos bankrolled the Met Gallo this year.
0:47.8	It's Tuesday, Cinco de Mayo. Let's ride. Good morning and happy Cinco de Mayo.
0:58.0	If you're the kind of person who absolutely relishes cringy moments, you should check
1:02.2	out Ryan Cohen's interview on CNBC yesterday.
1:05.0	The GameStop CEO went on Squawk Box to talk about his proposed $56, a billion takeover
1:09.3	of eBay, and the whole thing was more awkward
1:11.5	than a Nathan for you episode.
1:13.3	Cohen seemed very out of it.
1:15.0	He declined to answer a simple question on how GameStop would pay for eBay, a much
1:19.4	larger company, and there were long stretches of silence where the CMB hosts were so exasperated
1:24.1	by Cohen's non-answers that they had no idea what to ask next.
1:28.2	Toby, by the end of this, I don't think there was a lot of confidence that Cohen could pull this
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