Another Forbes '30 Under 30' Heads to Trial & DOGE Wants Access to the IRS
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What are the recent updates on shark attacks worldwide?
Welcome back to the short week. Hope you had a relaxing weekend. Look, there are a lot of things to worry about in this world, but maybe getting attacked by a shark is not one of them. According to a new report from the Florida Museum of Natural History, 2024 was a quote, exceptionally calm year for shark bites. There were only 47 unprovoked attacks around the world last year, down 22 from the previous year and far below the 10 year average of 70. Toby, I think it's time. I'm ready to watch Jaws again.
My question here, though, is where are these attacks taking place? Because there still were attacks worldwide. Last year, there were 28 confirmed bites in the United States. That accounted for 60% of the worldwide total. And half of those attacks took place in my home state of Florida. Florida had a total of 14 bites. And of those, eight occurred in Volusia County, which is on the East Coast. It's that Daytona Beach area. It's known as the shark attack capital of the world. So even though bites were down, there still were a few off the coast of Florida. All this being said, less instances of people being shark bait hoo-ha-ha worldwide, and that's a good thing. Now a word from our sponsor, LinkedIn Ads. Hope you all listening had a wonderful Valentine's Day.
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Why is a Forbes '30 Under 30' recipient on trial?
Know your worth, kings and queens. You tell them, Neil. LinkedIn will give you a $100 credit on your next campaign, so you can try it yourself. Just go to LinkedIn.com slash MBD. That's LinkedIn.com slash MBD. Terms and conditions apply only on LinkedIn ads. Death, taxes, and 30 under 30 members running into trouble with the law. Charlie Javis, an alum from Forbes Distinguished List, is standing trial in a Manhattan federal court today for allegedly fraudulently inducing JP Morgan into buying her fintech company, Frank. Javis was once celebrated as a rising star in the fintech world and snagged a spot on Forbes' 30 Under 30 list after starting Frank in 2017, just four years after graduating from Penn.
The company helped students applying for financial aid and eventually attracted the attention of JP Morgan, who spent $175 million to acquire it in the hopes of folding in some of Frank's 4.25 million young users into its banking ecosystem. The only issue, according to prosecutors, 90% of those users were fake, manufactured by a data scientist working under Javis and Olivier Amar, Frank's former chief growth officer. Neil, this case is an egg-on-the-face moment for JPMorgan, not necessarily financially. The price tag was relatively small for a bank of its size, but reputationally. Plus, it's another instance where a young, charismatic founder a la Elizabeth Holmes, a la Sam Bankman-Fried, is standing trial for fraud, which has so far led to jail time.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the recent updates on shark attacks worldwide?
0:49–2:39
2
Why is a Forbes '30 Under 30' recipient on trial?
2:39–7:22
3
What is DOGE's interest in accessing the IRS database?
7:22–12:29
4
How did Argentina's president get involved in a cryptocurrency scandal?
12:29–17:34
5
Who are the winners and losers of the long weekend?
17:34–22:24
6
What should we expect in the upcoming week?
22:24–26:24
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