How America Lost Rare Earths, Netflix Partners with Spotify and Bill Simmons, What Comes Next in the Robotaxi Wars

Andrew

Hello, and welcome back to another episode of Sharp Tech. I'm Andrew Sharp, and on the other line, Ben Thompson. Ben, how you doing?

Ben

Pretty worn out, Andrew. It's been a Oh, boy. Bit of a roller coaster since we last talked. I made the really, in retrospect, brilliant, if I might say so myself, decision. I was there Friday night watching the that crazy Mariners Tigers game. The crowd was so hyped. I'm like, I have to go to game five even though it is shaping up to be one of the worst losses in Brewers history. Went

Andrew

Lean into it. This is why I moved back to America. Let's go to the game. Let's make it happen.

Ben

I'm like, what's the point of LaVita America if I'm not going to a deciding game, in a playoff series for one of my teams? They won. It was fantastic. I, of course, immediately bought tickets for the Dodgers series.

Andrew

Can I just say, I'll I'll stop you right there? The picture you got with your son after the Brewers game five win is one of the greatest father son pictures I've ever seen. The elation on both of your faces.

Ben

Literally, like, ten seconds after the final out. Yeah. So It

Andrew

was so great.

Ben

I've actually updated my phone wallpaper for the first time in, like, five years, and it continues to make me happy every time I look at it. So, anyhow, bought tickets for the for Dodgers, the Dodgers game game two. Excited to go. You know, my wife's very excited. She goes to Shosho Ohtani. It's gonna be a be a big thing. And my dog gets very sick. Ends up in the hospital for a couple days. Do not make it to the game. In retrospect, maybe a good thing.

Andrew

For the best.

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