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Apple’s App Store Reign Ending? & Eyeball-Scanning Crypto's US Launch
02 May 2025
Episode 574: Neal and Toby chat about Apple’s Q1 earnings which admitted tariffs may make a huge impact to its sales, and the L it took after a judge ruled it could no longer take commissions from sales outside its app store. Then, Sam Altman’s eyeball-scanning crypto makes landfall in the US, promising to be at the forefront of crypto innovation. Meanwhile, a double-Dog of the Week special from Amazon and McDonald’s. Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Visit https://planetoat.com/ to learn more! Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank. Cryptocurrency trading services are offered by Bakkt Crypto Solutions (NMLS ID 1890144), which is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the NYSDFS. Cryptocurrency is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. Cryptocurrency holdings are not protected by the FDIC or SIPC. APY as of 3/18/25, subject to change. *Terms and Conditions apply. 00:00 - Canned Hard Lemonade 03:20 - Apple Revenue and App Store Woes 09:40 - World Crypto Token 13:15 - Dog of the Week: Amazon 18:10 - Dog of the Week: McDonald’s 21:00 - Headlines
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Good morning, Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Freiman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, Apple is facing some serious challenges. Unfortunately, Siri is too useless to help.
Then Sam Altman's Iris scanning crypto startup is setting up shop in the U.S., so prepare your eyeballs. It's Friday, May 2nd. Let's ride.
You've all been in this situation. You get invited to a party, maybe a roof hang, which means you have to stop at the store on your way to pick up a six pack of something. What do you choose? White Claw, High Noon? Well, this year, the beverage industry thinks more people will buy canned vodka lemonade, which has already been dubbed the drink of the summer. Yes, vodka spiked lemonade.
The brand Surfside popularized this drink back in 2022. and it's exploded in growth since. Now everyone from Anheuser-Busch to Boston Beer Company to Dave Portnoy has hopped on the trend, releasing vodka, lemonades, and teas of their own in just the past few weeks. Toby, are you in or out on lemonade?
Every time I think we've invented every possible canned cocktail imaginable, the alcohol industry turns out a new one. But by new, I also mean old because they haven't created anything that a frat party in America hasn't already seen and drank a thousand times over. But yeah, this category is... kind of an old thing. Surfside really did bring it to the forefront in 2022.
In their first year on the shelves, they saw 563% growth and then can sales grew or case sales grew from 1.2 million in 2023 to 4.9 million last year. So maybe we're even a little late to this drink of the summer because it's clearly been growing for a few years now. But yeah, honestly, I'm just happy that we have X of the summer starting to drop because it's been a long winter.
And speaking of drinks, a word from our sponsor, Planet Oat. Neil, let's play a game of finish each other's sentences. Are you ready?
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