X’s Location Feature Stirs Uproar & Novo Nordisk Tanks After Failed Alzheimer’s Trial

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🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Episode 721: Neal and Toby chat about X’s new location transparency feature that has opened up a can of worms as some of the most divisive accounts on US politics aren’t actually from the US. Then, Novo Nordisk has taken a big hit after its trials to develop a drug to delay Alzheimer’s have failed. Plus, the Trump administration makes access to federal student loans stricter, particularly for nurses. Meanwhile, is cigarette smoking cool again? Learn more at usbank.com/splitcard Get your MBD live show tickets here! https://www.tinyurl.com/MBD-HOLIDAY 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	The best B2B marketing gets wasted on the wrong people.
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0:35.9	Good morning, Brue Daily show. I'm Neil Fryman. And morning, Brew Daily Show.
0:38.3	I'm Neil Fryman.
0:39.1	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:40.0	Today, X descends into chaos
0:42.0	after exposing users' locations.
0:44.5	Then why it suddenly feels like
0:46.1	every celebrity is smoking cigarettes again.
0:48.8	It's Tuesday, November 25th.
0:50.8	Let's ride.
0:55.8	So you're at Trivia Night and the host asks the question, what is the most populous
1:00.7	city in the world?
1:02.3	You quickly write down Tokyo, Japan, because that's been the correct answer for decades.
1:07.3	No longer.
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