Musk v. Altman Gets Fiery & Coca-Cola’s Cash Cow is…Milk?

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🗓️ 12 February 2025

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Episode 517: Neal and Toby cover the feud between Elon Musk and Sam Altman after Musk makes a bid to take control of OpenAI, starting a war of words between the two billionaires. Then, Coca-Cola impresses Wall Street with their earnings, but leaves them thirsting for more of the soda company’s success with milk. Also, Kanye West’s controversial ad and website is pulled down by Shopify. Next, a book publisher ends the practice of blurbs which has opened up a fierce debate in the literary world. Finally, a rundown of the latest headlines from the day. 00:00 - Monty wins the Westminster Dog Show 3:15 - Musk-Altman gets personal 8:20 - Coke’s milk is rich 12:00 - Shopify pulls down Yeezy site 18:00 - Book blurb battle 22:30 - Sprint Finish 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. Check out https://wise.com/business for more! 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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0:32.6	Good morning, Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Fryman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, Sam Altman called Elon Musk,
0:38.8	Not a Happy Person.
0:40.9	Let's go inside the billionaire battle
0:42.5	over the future of AI.
0:44.5	Then the publishing world is locked
0:46.0	in a heated debate
0:47.2	over those little blurbs
0:48.8	you see on the back of books.
0:51.0	It's Wednesday, February 12th.
0:52.9	Let's ride.
1:00.7	Music books. It's Wednesday, February 12th. Let's ride. The Super Bowl wasn't the only contest that everyone you know is talking about this week. The Westminster Dog Show was held last night,
1:05.6	and Best in Show went to a giant schnauzer named Monty. It's the most prestigious prize in the U.S. Dog Show
1:12.3	World, where dogs are judged according to how closely they match the ideal for their breed.
1:17.6	Monty's owner and handler could barely hold back tears on the podium. Puppie did the damn thing,
1:22.7	and I'm so proud of him, she said. Having been named the top dog, Monty will now be retiring from competition.
1:29.7	Toby, what did you accomplish when you were five years old?
1:32.1	Absolutely nothing compared to Monty. This was Monty's third time in a row representing the
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