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War Puts Dubai’s Dreams in Jeopardy & Billionaires Sour on The Giving Pledge

Morning Brew Daily

Morning Brew

Business, News, Business News

4.43K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Episode 801: Neal and Toby talk about the ripple effects of the Iran War, particularly in Dubai where aspirations of becoming a global financial hub are in jeopardy. Then, the Giving Pledge used to be all the rage amongst billionaires. Now, they’re looking to opt out. Also, the company behind Pokemon Go has partnered with a robotics company and plans to use its trove of data to train robots. Meanwhile, Toby examines the trend of typos amongst the powerful and elite.  Learn more at linkedin.com/MBD Join our March Madness bracket! https://fantasy.espn.com/games/tournament-challenge-bracket-2026/group?id=4f3dc815-5efe-4a5f-ab31-1479c99af85d&joining=true 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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0:40.3

Good morning for Daily's show.

0:41.1

I'm Neil Fryman.

0:42.1

And I'm Toby Howell.

0:46.2

Today with war raging in its backyard is the Dubai Dream over.

0:51.5

Then your Pokemon Go data is being used to train delivery robots.

0:53.6

It's Tuesday, March 17th.

1:01.4

Let's ride. Good morning and happy St. Patrick's Day.

1:07.1

Okay, Toby, I put together a little St. Paddy's Day quiz for you and everyone listening. I'm going to give you the first part of a popular Irish saying, and you have to complete it. Ready? I am ready. This is completely off the cuff, by the way. Neil has not showed this to me, so go ahead. Okay, ready? Number one is the older, the fiddle, the sweeter, the... Griddle. Not quite. The older, the fiddle, the sweeter, the tune. Oh, I thought I was going to rhyme. I guess

1:29.4

they don't have to rhyme. No, they just have to be cute. Okay, I'm in there now. Go ahead. And deep.

1:35.1

Okay, so question number two, phrase number two, may your home always be too small to hold all your

1:40.9

love. Close friends. Dang it. May your home always be too small to hold all your friends.

1:47.5

Number three, you'll never plow a field by...

1:50.7

Sitting on your arse.

1:52.5

That is certainly true.

1:54.1

The actual phrases, you'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.

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