The Race for a Vaccine; Tracker Apps; ‘The Art of Happiness’

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Business News, News, Investing, Business

4.2 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Shopify’s ecommerce business has boomed over 70% since the pandemic began, and COO Harley Finkelstein credits the platform’s ability to connect entrepreneurs with their customers, wherever they might be. Merck joins the race for a Covid-19 vaccine, but former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb is betting on more than one drug maker to see us through the pandemic. Arthur Brooks, columnist for The Atlantic and AEI President Emeritus, discusses escalating tensions between the U.S. and China and the pandemic’s role in shaping the future of American politics and values. Plus, China’s tech-savvy strategy curb Covid-19’s spread comes at a cost Americans may not be willing to pay.

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0:00.0	This is Guacapod. I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer. Today on our podcast,
0:06.0	betting on a COVID vaccine, former FDA head Scott Gottlieb on the new companies in the race.
0:11.0	It's not going to be a win-to-take-all market. I think there's room in the market for multiple manufacturers here to be successful.
0:16.3	Looking for happiness these days, Arthur Brooks columnist for the Atlantic suggests now is the time.
0:23.0	People are saying, where do we want our economy and our society to be?
0:26.3	How is this a hinge point, an inflection where we can actually look,
0:30.2	where we can dream and dream bigger?
0:32.2	And Shopify, the e-commerce platform
0:34.4	with a 70% boost to its business
0:36.8	during the coronavirus pandemic,
0:38.7	C.O. Harley-Finklstein.
0:40.6	What we want to do is enable brands to sell anywhere where they have consumers,
0:44.3	whether it's online or offline or on Facebook or on marketplaces.
0:47.8	Those stories, plus do you know where your phone is?
0:51.4	If you watch Dateline, people know where you are all the time.
0:55.4	The tracking app that could keep the pandemic from spreading
0:58.7	comes with a privacy price.
1:00.7	It's Tuesday, May 26, 2020, Squak Pod begins right now.
1:05.0	Good morning, everybody.
1:07.0	Welcome to Squakbox here on C.
1:09.0	I'm Becky Quick, along with Joe Kernan and Andrew Ross Sorkin.
1:12.0	Some new COVID-19 developments breaking from along with Joe Kernan and Andrew Ross Sorkin.
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