UFC and Meta: Unconventional Partnerships and Surprising Sponsorships

This week on More or Less: Tesla reports a steep drop in deliveries, investor confidence wavers, and BYD continues to close in. The crew also dives into:

• Elon’s "Fake News": More Drama, Less DOGE

• OpenAI’s record-breaking $40B raise

• TikTok’s algo standoff, and

• The UFC’s deal with Meta

Plus: Brit’s True Crime fascination with the Deel v. Rippling spy story!

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00:00 Trailer

01:03 Sam and Dave's clones

02:59 Are we getting closer or further away from Mars?

05:58 Tesla Drama

13:36 Elon News fatigue

18:13 Dave social middle ground and drunk Sam

20:20 Everyone’s vibe coding

24:13 OpenAI

28:03 Costs vs potential monetization

46:43 Rippling v. Deel James Bond Spying

49:56 UFC × Meta

51:41 Outro