Three Big Conversations:
- Tech company 1X debuts a $20,000 robot to help with chores around the house. - 18:30
- Changes in SNAP eligibility requirements will impact minors. - 39:17
- Teens say luxury is a feeling, not a price tag.- 48:24
Song of the Week - "Dracula" - Tame Impala - 1:20
Elsewhere in culture: - 58:16
The video game Arc Raiders had a very successful launch, signaling a growing preference in gaming for the "extraction shooter."Spotify is being sued for using bots to artificially increase streaming numbers, with rapper Drake being named as an artist who benefited. Popular and problematic AI chatbot site character.ai ended the ability for teens to chat with bots, a restriction that is likely to be ineffective, based on… all of internet history. Popular publication Teen Vogue is being absorbed into Vogue, but Axis will continue to help you understand teen culture, fear not! The LA Dodgers won the World Series this week as viewership for America's pastime surged back after weaker numbers in previous years.
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