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Government shutdown déjà vu

Government shutdown déjà vu

FromMake Me Smart


Government shutdown déjà vu

FromMake Me Smart

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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Mar 21, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description


Congress is once again in a race against the clock to pass a gargantuan federal spending bill to keep the government up and running past Saturday. We’ll get into it. And, the Joe Biden administration made a groundbreaking investment in Intel’s chip manufacturing business in an effort to spur the domestic semiconductor industry. Plus, Nvidia’s next generation AI chips and Caitlin Clark’s place in the booming world of women’s sports.

Here’s everything we talked about today:




“Nvidia reveals Blackwell B200 GPU, the ‘world’s most powerful chip’ for AI” from The Verge







“CHIPS Act to give Intel $8.5 billion in direct funding, plus loans” from Marketplace







“For Women’s Basketball, Caitlin Clark’s Lasting Impact May Be Economic” from The New York Times







“NCAA women’s basketball success is about more than Caitlin Clark” from Marketplace





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Released:
Mar 21, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Each weekday, Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal and a guest make today make sense. Along with our supersmart listeners, we break down happenings in tech, the economy and culture. Every Tuesday we bring on a guest to dive deeper into one important topic. Because none of us is as smart as all of us.