Stephen Colbert’s Last Hurrah in Late Night & US Invests $2B into Quantum Firms

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🗓️ 22 May 2026

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#851: Disney places high hopes on ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ to bring back box office success to the franchise. Spotify shares soar after embracing AI music. The US will invest $2B in quantum computing. Stephen Colbert hosts his final show at ‘The Late Show.’ And Eli Lilly says its new weight loss drug is the best in the biz. Learn more at Linkedin.com/MBD 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.
0:15.6	Even for CEOs, it's hard to tell what's AI hype, what's reality, and where this
0:20.2	tuck can make a tangible difference. Learn where AI can actually make an impact tell what's AI hype, what's reality, and where this tuck can make a tangible
0:21.2	difference. Learn where AI can actually make an impact and what successful adoption looks like
0:26.2	at pwc.com slash us slash brew AI. That's pwc.com slash us slash brew AI.
0:35.4	Good morning for Daily show. I'm Neil Fryman.
0:38.3	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:39.3	Today, Spotify is going to reserve concert tickets for super fans.
0:43.3	Then, does anyone actually care about the new Star Wars movie coming out?
0:47.3	It's Friday, May 22nd.
0:49.3	Let's ride.
1:00.1	Just in time for the unofficial start to summer this weekend, Dr. Beach has released his annual list of the best beaches in America.
1:02.6	Each year, coastal scientist Stephen P. Leatherman, aka Dr. Beach, publishes a top 10 list
1:07.9	of beaches based on 50 criteria, including water and sand quality, wave size,
1:12.8	cleanliness, and the shape of the beach. This year, Poipu Beach on Kauai, Hawaii earned the number
1:18.5	one spot followed by St. Andrew State Park in Panama City, Florida, and Kaladesi Island State
1:23.5	Park near Clearwater, Florida. It pains me to say this as a Northeasterner, but we were not
1:28.4	well represented with just Maine Beach in East Hampton, New York, and Coast Guard Beach on Cape Cod
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