#73 (TECH) “How technology is being used at the World Cup” — Is newer technology making electric vehicles less reliable? Your EV’s fastest chargers are now visible on Google Maps. The FCC orders broadband providers to post “nutrition labels”. First up – How technology is being used at the World Cup. Our second…
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#72 Hispanic Enrollment Reaches New High At Four-Year Colleges In The U.S. Episode Description: According to Pew Research In the last few decades, Hispanic enrollment at postsecondary institutions in the U.S. has seen an exponential increase. Rising from 1.5 million in 2000 to a new high of 3.8 million in 2019 – partly…
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Episode Title: #71 (TECH) “ Can AI Help Prevent Suicide?” —IRS and NFTs. Brain Implant. AI and Art. First up – Using Artificial Intelligence To Help Prevent Suicide Our second story – IRS 2022 Tax Guidelines to Treat NFTs as Stablecoins, Cryptocurrencies Our third story – This Implant Turns Brain Waves Into Words For…
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#70 Pedro Hernandez, Ph.D. Candidate and current DACA recipient at Our Lady of the Lake University EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In today’s episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Pedro Hernandez, a fellow DACA recipient, with a Master of Science in Social work. He is currently a Licensed Master’s Social Worker and a third-year…
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Latinos Are The Engine That Drives America’s Economy Episode Description: For today’s episode, we’re going to be going over some stats from the 2020 U.S. Census as well as data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that shows the average monthly income of a Hispanic worker and some other important relevant data. BONUS…
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“5.3 billion phones will be thrown away” — Apple’s High-Yield Savings Account. First up – Apple partners with Goldman Sachs to introduce high-yield savings accounts for Apple Card holders Our second story – AI scans Hurricane Ian damage to give cash to poorest victims Our third story – People will throw away about 5.3…
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Sepur Zarco case: The Guatemalan abuelas ‘Las Abuelas’: How a Group of Sexual Slavery Survivors in Guatemala Won a Historic Legal Victory Episode Description: Hey, it’s Kevin here. Before we jump in I’d like just to give you all a quick Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of violence against minorities, and other content…
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#66 (TECH) “Bitcoin’s climate damage similar to beef and crude oil” — EV charging stations. Robotaxis.Firms to pay $1.8B in fines. First up – The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) signed off on plans for electric vehicle charging stations across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Our second story – Lyft and Argo…
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#65 Storms And Earthquakes Strike Mexico, Puerto Rico, And Dominican Republic Episode Description: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake has shaken Mexico’s central Pacific coast, killing at least two people and setting off an earthquake alarm in the capital. There were also damaged buildings and knocked out power in some areas closer to the epicenter. All…
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Ethereum. Metas VR headset. Intel.TikTok new BeReal? #64 (TECH) “Ethereum Merge event” — Metas next VR headset. Intel’s new facility.TikTok new BeReal? Cali child protection bill. Episode Description: First up – Images and a video of Meta’s next virtual-reality headset have surfaced online. Our second story – Intel broke ground on a $20B chip…
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