Because Money

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(0:00) Pre-Show • • (0:54) Open • • (1:18) United Nations Day • • (2:35) cj's week: Old, Dying Tech • • (5:05) Jeff's Week: Dodgers, WNBA, Lakers • • (8:18) Headline: The Juul class action lawsuit is paying people huge amounts of money • • (9:18) Headline: US Moves to Block Large Transfers of US Data to China, Russia, and Iran • • (10:58) Missed Headline: U.S. reportedly probes TSMC for alleged work with Huawei • • (33:34) Missed Headline: U.S. lawmakers put pressure on Japan to increase Chinese chip restraints • • (40:48) cj’s recommendation: Dodgers (w)in the NLCS! • • (44:03) Jeff’s Recommendation: My Old School • • • Some people do things that make us go “wow, that doesn’t make sense; why in the world would they do that?” As it turns out, the answer can usually be summed up simply as “because money.” • • While there is a seemingly infinite set of examples where this “phenomon” occurrs, we only have time for a couple in this episode. • • Looking to sell intimate data on U.S. citizens that could easily lead to spying, blackmail, and other abuses? Why not, because money! • • Is Taiwan selling advanced chips to China while under imminent threat of being sucked back into PRC control? Sure thing -- because money! • • • • • Open • • Amid officiating controversy, Georgia shows it's still an SEC juggernaut with road win over top-ranked Texas - Yahoo Sports (https://sports.yahoo.com/amid-officia...) • • • • • Ludo Lefebvre (https://www.ludolefebvre.com/) • • • • • Headlines • • The Juul class action lawsuit is paying people huge amounts of money (https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/22/2...) • • • • • US Moves to Block Large Transfers of US Data to China, Russia, and Iran | PCMag (https://www.pcmag.com/news/us-moves-t...) • • • • • Missed Headlines • • U.S. reportedly probes TSMC for alleged work with Huawei | Fortune Asia (https://fortune.com/asia/2024/10/18/t...) • • • • • Huawei’s 5G chip breakthrough needs a reality check.- MIT Technology Review (https://www.technologyreview.com/2023...) • • • • • TSMC Rejects U.S. Investigation Rumors After Reports Link Its Chips to Huawei - Techopedia (https://www.techopedia.com/news/tsmc-...) • • • • • US suspects TSMC helped Huawei skirt export controls, report says - Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2...) • • • • • TSMC Cuts Off Client After Discovering Chips Sent to Huawei - Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...) • • • • • TSMC reportedly uncovers Huawei's plot to circumvent US export controls — Chinese tech giant may be using a proxy to produce chips at TSMC | Tom's Hardware (https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-ind...) • • • • • How China's chip production boomed in 2023 despite sanctions (https://www.engadget.com/how-chinas-c...) • • • • • Chip wars: How ‘chiplets’ are emerging as a core part of China’s tech strategy | Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/technology/ch...) • • • • • U.S. lawmakers put pressure on Japan to increase Chinese chip restraints (https://readwrite.com/us-lawmakers-pu...) • • • • • My Old School | Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/my_o...) • • • • • Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...) !

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