‘X’ CEO Steps Down After Two Years & McDonald’s Revamps Their Menu

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🗓️ 10 July 2025

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Episode 623: Neal and Toby cover the leadership shakeup at Elon Musk’s ‘X’ as Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO. Then, President Trump’s announcement to slap a 50% tariff on copper causes prices to skyrocket. Also, McDonald’s is bringing back the snack wrap, along with a new spicy McMuffin in order to lure back customers. Meanwhile, Neal shares his favorite numbers on Scarlett Johansson, Lucid’s EV record, and the death of partying. Meet your local home loan expert at ⁠⁠https://mortgagematchup.com/?utm_source=morning_brew&utm_medium=podcast Join us for trivia night! https://mbd-trivianight-july15.splashthat.com/ 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 00:00 - Moon Illusion 03:40 - ‘X’ CEO Steps Down 09:10 - Copper Tariffs 12:20 - McDonald’s Menu 17:45 - Neal’s Numbers 25:30 - Headlines

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0:31.6	Good morning for your daily show. I'm Neil Fryman. And I'm Toby Howell.
0:36.2	Today, Linda Yakorino is out as CEO of X.
0:39.7	Was it something Grok said? Then at long last, the McDonald's snack wrap is back. It's Thursday,
0:46.6	July 10th. Let's ride. Just one week after fireworks, we could be in for another treat in the night sky without the need for man-made pyrotechnics.
1:00.6	Tonight, look to the eastern sky shortly after dark.
1:03.4	That's about 853 in New York.
1:05.5	And you'll see this month's full moon, known as the buck moon, rise above the horizon.
1:10.1	It's expected to be a spectacular
1:12.3	show with the moon appearing far larger than it actually is thanks to the moon illusion,
1:17.2	which is when our brain dupes us into thinking the moon is bigger near the horizon than it is
1:21.5	overhead. Toby, what does this mean for my horoscope? I'm Alia. This means that you should
1:26.4	definitely go moon watching because
1:28.8	this effect is super strong in 2025, specifically due to this rare event called a major lunar standstill.
1:35.8	This happens once every 18.6 years or so, and it's when the moon's orbit is tilted at its most
1:41.8	extreme angle. Typically, the moon's orbit is around five degrees
1:45.6	compared to the Earth's orbit around the sun. And over time, this tilt wobbles just because it's
1:50.6	got the sun pulling on it, the Earth pulling on it, which causes the moon's path in the sky to
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