Napster Sold For $207M & Canadians Are Skipping US Travel

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🗓️ 26 March 2025

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Episode 547: Neal and Toby chat about the Napster revival and why it’s being brought into the Metaverse. Then, everyday Canadians are getting fed up with the trade war that they’re deciding to spend their travel money elsewhere. Also, a Trump-backed crypto venture just launched a stablecoin, plunging deeper into crypto. Meanwhile, a group of civil engineers just gave America a report card for its infrastructure…and we’re a C average student. 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. Learn more at sophos.com Get your MBD mug here: https://shop.morningbrew.com/products/morning-brew-daily-mug Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow 00:00 - Most important business story in the 21st century? 3:00 - Napster back? 7:30 - Canadians snub US travel 11:00 - Trump launches a stablecoin 16:30 - US infrastructure barely passes 21:00 - Headlines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.8	Good morning, Brude Daily show.
0:32.0	I'm Neil Fryman.
0:32.8	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:33.6	Today, where are all the Canadian tourists?
0:36.6	Why our neighbors up north are snubbing Miami for
0:39.2	Majorca. Then Napster, yes, that Napster, is back after being acquired for some of money
0:44.6	that is much bigger than you'd think. It's Wednesday, March 26th. Let's die.
0:54.0	If your bracket is toast in the real March Madness, here's an opportunity to start fresh.
0:59.7	The Brews social media team led by Toby right here has rolled out a bracket challenge that
1:04.8	attempts to answer the question everyone is asking in 2025, what was the most important business story of the first quarter of the 21st century?
1:14.5	We're not deciding you are. You can head to the Bruce's social media pages on X and Instagram to vote on juicy first round matchups like when Apple put you two on all our phones versus the release of Vine or FTX collapses versus fire festival.
1:30.1	Toby, the first round of voting happened yesterday.
1:32.8	Were there any upsets?
1:34.1	We've already had two upsets in the first round, so we're beating real March Madness in terms of
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