Episode 547: Neal and Toby chat about the Napster revival and why it’s being brought into the Metaverse. Then, everyday Canadians are getting fed up with the trade war that they’re deciding to spend their travel money elsewhere. Also, a Trump-backed crypto venture just launched a stablecoin, plunging deeper into crypto. Meanwhile, a group of civil engineers just gave America a report card for its infrastructure…and we’re a C average student. 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. Learn more at sophos.com Get your MBD mug here: https://shop.morningbrew.com/products/morning-brew-daily-mug Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow 00:00 - Most important business story in the 21st century? 3:00 - Napster back? 7:30 - Canadians snub US travel 11:00 - Trump launches a stablecoin 16:30 - US infrastructure barely passes 21:00 - Headlines
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Good morning, Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Freiman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, where are all the Canadian tourists? Why our neighbors up north are snubbing Miami for Mallorca.
Then Napster, yes, that Napster, is back after being acquired for a sum of money that is much bigger than you'd think. It's Wednesday, March 26th. Let's...
If your bracket is toast in the real March madness, here's an opportunity to start fresh. The Brews social media team, led by Toby right here, has rolled out a bracket challenge that attempts to answer the question everyone is asking in 2025. What was the most important business story of the first quarter of the 21st century? We're not deciding. You are.
You can head to the Brews social media pages on X and Instagram to vote on juicy first round matchups like when Apple put U2 on all our phones versus the release of Vine or FTX collapses versus Fyre Festival. Toby, the first round of voting happened yesterday. Were there any upsets?
We've already had two upsets in the first round, so we're beating real March Madness in terms of excitement. Both came from the 2000 to 2005 region in a 5 versus 12 matchup, putting the iPods launch versus LinkedIn's launch. The lower-seeded iPod wiped the floor with everyone's least favorite social media platform.
Then in an 8 versus 9 matchup, the launch of Gmail barely eked out a win over the AOL-Time Warner merger. My favorite matchup, though, was Martha Stewart's insider trading case versus Enron's collapse. That almost saw Martha pull off the upset, but... Alas, Enron came out unscathed.
As for the next two regions of the bracket that are dropping today, I'm looking at number 13, Pokemon Go craze versus the number four, Cambridge Analytica scandal. I think Pokemon can upset that one there. And then in the 2019 to 2025 region, number nine, the Aris Tour versus number eight, Nvidia becomes the most valuable company Brutal first round matchup.
I think both of those could have made a run. But yes, as Neil said, voting is going to run through this whole week on Morning Brews X and Instagram accounts if you want to participate. And we'll see you there. Now a word from our sponsor, Sophos. Neil, remember Fluffy, the three-headed dog from Harry Potter? Scared me to death growing up.
Do you remember what Fluffy's one job was? Protecting the Sorcerer's Stone, obviously. Don't test me.
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