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No Weapons for Rafah Invasion, TikTok Vs U.S. Gov't, MTG Vs. Johnson, Neuralink Slow Start, China Males Invading U.S., Debt is Sinking the U.S.A.

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Media Source Credits:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/politics/joe-biden-interview-cnntv/index.html
https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-3b4c1fa44c89d4568d26f1c7caf303ec
https://apnews.com/article/speaker-johnson-oust-motion-to-vacate-marjorie-taylor-greene-482da113f542b62ee00b5f1692f58a5b
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/08/neuralinks-first-in-human-brain-implant-has-experienced-a-problem-company-says-.html
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/massive-number-migrants-foreign-adversary-illegally-entering-us
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/watchdog-sounds-alarm-us-debts-173107823.html

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1.) MSP Question of the Week

Should you ban Non-compete Agreements? 

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2.) Notes on The News 

Big Tech firms lost its dream status due to layoffs and instability: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/28/how-working-for-big-tech-lost-dream-job-status.html

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3.) Five Minutes with A Smart Person - Bit-Wizards

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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: - Target expanding its wholesale relationship with Hudson’s Bay (Source: BNN Bloomberg) - Instacart and Uber Eats’ intriguing new partnership (Source: Joint Instacart and Uber Eats Press Release) - Walmart’s new in-store AI tools for produce and apparel (Source: CNBC) - Happy Returns enabling Shein returns at Forever 21 stores (Source: Supply Chain Dive) - And closed with a look at whether mobile ordering is one idea Starbucks wishes it could disinvent (Source: CX Dive) There’s all that, plus NYC apartments furnished to looks like Skittles, beer ballads, and the Monopoly token Anne thinks she resembles the most. P.S. We are also gearing up for CommerceNext out in NYC in June. Scaled retailers and brands can register for FREE with code “FASTFIVE” in the referral field. Secure your spot now — head to commercenext.com/conference/ and don’t forget to use “FASTFIVE” P.P.S. Be sure to check out all our other podcasts from the past week here, too: https://omnitalk.blog/category/podcast/ P.P.P.S. Also be sure to check out our #1 podcast ranking in all of retail on Feedspot Music by hooksounds.com

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Today’s Bitcoin news! 

PRICE UPDATE: 

Today Bitcoin’s price is hovering in the $62k range. Some charts indicate that we could slide down a bit from here, but it’s normal nominal price action. 

MINING WITH STRANDED GAS: 

JUST IN: 🇦🇷 Argentina's largest electricity producer to mine #Bitcoin powered by stranded gas and 1,200 bitcoin mining machines - Forbes. LATAM turning into Bitcoin maxis… 

FTX SCAM: 

NEW: Bankrupt FTX to pay customers $15 billion in recovered cash - CNBC. ‼️FTX is not paying customers in "FULL" as reported. Bitcoin is up almost 4x since hitting $15.5K low in the bear market and is now just above $62,000. FTX will compensate customers in US dollars at prices set during the bear market, not like-for-like in assets stolen. POST: https://twitter.com/RadarHits/status/1788191491296231456

BEWARE: 

Grayscale Withdraws ETH Futures ETF Application Amid Regulatory Uncertainty. Grayscale has unexpectedly withdrawn its application for an ETH futures ETF just weeks before the SEC's decision deadline, sparking speculation and uncertainty about its strategic intentions. ARTICLE: https://coinpaper.com/4148/grayscale-withdraws-eth-futures-etf-application-amid-regulatory-uncertainty

FIAT/GOVERNMENT NONSENSE: 

Argentina introduces 10,000-peso banknote. ARTICLE: https://insiderpaper.com/argentina-introduces-10000-peso-banknote/

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Congressman Tom Emmer says SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s tenure has been characterised by "regulatory hypocrisy, inconsistency, and incompetence.” POST: https://twitter.com/RadarHits/status/1788159822799523847

If you are 25 years old: …imagine you got a 50% pay rise and houses were suddenly less than half the price. Thats how good your grandparents had it at the same age. POST: https://twitter.com/RadarHits/status/1788218618745966890

In another instance of old men trying to regulate things they don't understand, the "Blockchain Integrity Act" proposes to ban financial institutions from "handling, using, or transacting with funds routed through digital asset mixers.” Except that, if the legislation was adopted, it could give anyone the ability to incriminate financial institutions, triggering asset seizures and fines of up to $100.000 per violation. POST: https://twitter.com/L0laL33tz/status/1788215463484244114

CBDC is on its way. POST:

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:

There’s all that, plus NYC apartments furnished to looks like Skittles, beer ballads, and the Monopoly token Anne thinks she resembles most.

P.S. We are also gearing up for CommerceNext out in NYC in June. Scaled retailers and brands can register for FREE with code “FASTFIVE” in the referral field. Secure your spot now — head to commercenext.com/conference/ and don’t forget to use “FASTFIVE”

P.P.S. Be sure to check out all our other podcasts from the past week here, too: https://omnitalk.blog/category/podcast/

P.P.P.S. Also be sure to check out our #1 podcast ranking in all of retail on Feedspot

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We're diving into a topic that's been making waves across all spectrums of society – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, or DEI fif you're nasty. We're peeling back the layers of this crucial conversation, from what DEI really means to why it's been catching flak from some naysayers.

Today's Guest

Samantha Fletcher has been an independent school teacher or leader since 2009 and is currently the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at The Siena School, a school for students with dyslexia and language-based learning differences. Also currently a Research Associate and Instructional Designer at the Harvard Kennedy School, her work focuses on justice advocacy, policy and ways in which technology can be leveraged as a tool to enhance inclusive, fair practices. Samantha is known for her unique approach, an enigmatic way of getting participants comfortably engaged in seemingly challenging or controversial conversations. A contemporary thinker while also rooted in history, she creatively and cleverly uses subjects like hip hop, current events and lesser considered viewpoints to as a basis for lessons that help shift perspectives. Committed to the intersections of tech/STEM and inclusive representation, she recently earned a master’s in Technology, Innovation and Education and is the founder of TIE DIE, a one-of-a-kind identity-centered, interactive, critical thinking program focused on education, exposure and advocacy that prepares teens to thrive in tech spaces after high school. Samantha is the host and producer of Daily Border Crossings podcast, a show that focuses on “othering“ and daily metaphorical borders, people cross. 

Daily Border Crossings can be found on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. 
Samantha Fletcher can be reached at www.samanthafletcher.com.

Samantha resides in the DC area of the US with her husband and two young sons.

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