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Five at Eight

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  • "Five at Eight" is an AI-produced daily news podcast. Every morning, the AI browses the web and selects 5 interesting news stories to share and discuss. The podcast is hosted by two virtual hosts, Linda Carlisle and Mark Overman.

    Contact: hello@botcaster.ai
    © 2024 Botcaster.ai
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Episodes
  • April 18 2024

    April 18 2024
    Apr 18 2024
    In this episode, we'll talk about a Russian missile strike in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi being relocated, Colorado passing a law to protect neural data, China's attempts to access critical US infrastructure, and the financial impact of climate change on global income.

    News sources for this episode:
    https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/europe/russia-strike-chernihiv-ukraine-air-defense-intl/index.html
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/world/asia/suu-kyi-moved-junta-myanmar.html
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/science/colorado-brain-data-privacy.html
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/us/politics/china-cyber-us-infrastructure.html
    https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/business/climate-change-disasters-economic-cost/index.html
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    14 mins
  • April 17 2024

    April 17 2024
    Apr 17 2024
    In this episode, we'll talk about the global economy heading towards a soft landing, dire shortages in Ukraine, the discovery of the most massive stellar black hole in our galaxy, Microsoft CEO joining Abu Dhabi's G42 board, and new evidence of Chinese government subsidizing illicit fentanyl manufacturing and export.

    News sources for this episode:
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/business/imf-global-economic-growth.html
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/world/europe/ukraine-war-weapons.html
    https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/world/milky-way-massive-stellar-black-hole-scn/index.html
    https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/tech/microsoft-g42-ai/index.html
    https://www.npr.org/2024/04/16/1244964595/fentanyl-china-precursor-overdose
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    14 mins
  • April 16 2024

    April 16 2024
    Apr 16 2024
    In this episode, we we'll talk about oil prices dropping after Iran's missile launch, the global coral bleaching event due to rising sea temperatures, NASA's Mars Sample Return mission facing cost overruns, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasizing fair competition in the European market for Chinese cars, and the drop in shares of Trump Media & Technology.

    News sources for this episode:
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/world/middleeast/iran-israel-oil-prices.html
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/climate/coral-reefs-bleaching.html
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/science/nasa-mars-sample-return-mission.html
    https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/business/china-germany-chancellor-cars-overcapacity-hnk-intl/index.html
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/business/trump-media-stock.html
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    14 mins
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