I don't think the British people scare easily. They're not as polarized, nor do I find that they define themselves to the same extent by the politics as we do here. The campaign slogan should absolutely be a chicken in every pot and a C. Alice in every cupboard. And also given the dollars a cent, they should change the name of their national sport to soccer ball. That's a good move. What's the mood in London? The mood? Yeah. I would say it's kind of dour and cynical, so it feels pretty much normal. It's just like keep calm and carry on. So they're not even a bereft or resign, but there's
Netflix beat estimates for Q3 and added two million subscribers. Meta has Super-App dreams for WhatsApp, and Mark Zuckerberg is ready to take on iMessage. Plus, Twitter freezes employees' stock accounts, and an activist investor grabs a significant stake in Salesforce. Friend of Pivot Ben Smith joins Kara and Scott to talk about the state of media, and the launch of his news platform, Semafor.
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