Pope Leo Calls for AI Safeguards & ‘Doping Olympics’ Offers Multi-Million Dollar Jackpot
5/26/202632 min
#853: Pope Leo calls for regulation of AI in a manifesto about the future of humanity. The Enhanced Games makes its debut as athletes try to break records with performance-enhancing drugs. The low-budget horror film ‘Obsession’ scores big at the box office. Shibumi shades have taken over beaches across America, but some coastal towns are trying to bring them down. Learn more at Linkedin.com/MBD Sign up to join our trivia night! https://mbdtrivianight-june2026.splashthat.com/ 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. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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[upbeat music] Consider this comparison. PWC data found the percentage of CEOs who report revenue gains or cost reductions from AI is almost equal to the percentage who say they're still stuck. What separates these two groups? PWC points to a clarity issue. Even for CEOs, it's hard to tell what's AI hype, what's reality, and where this tech can make a tangible difference. Learn where AI can actually make an impact and what successful adoption looks like at pwc.com/us/brewai. That's pwc.com/us/brewai.
Neal Freyman· Host0:33
[upbeat music] Good morning, Bridge Daily Show. I'm Neal Freyman.
Toby Howell· Host0:37
And I'm Toby Howell.
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Today, what is a Shibumi and why is it causing so much drama?
Toby Howell· Host0:42
Then, does taking steroids make you perform better? The Enhanced Games found out over the weekend. It's Tuesday, May 26th, let's ride.
Neal Freyman· Host0:52
[upbeat music] Welcome to the longest summer ever. Because of a quirk in the calendar, the unofficial start to summer, Memorial Day, fell on May 25th, the earliest possible day for the final Monday in May. And Labor Day, the unofficial end to the summer, will arrive on September 7th, the latest possible date for the first Monday of September. That means, for the first time since 2020, we'll get 106 days of summer compared to just 99 last year, unless you're more of an astronomical calendar purist, in which case, summer is the same length every year. But who has time for that?