2024.10.24: Zombie Boxes

Burnie and Ashley discuss incomes tax brackets, tipping culture, tax differences between UK and US, Redbox abandoned boxes, zombie oil wells, Jason Statham, surprising Cybertruck sales, Tesla earnings, EV politics, voting checks, Minecraft VR, Netflix games studios, Dune 2, and Hans Zimmer snubs himself for an Oscar.
  
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Tax Talk

• IRS releases tax inflation adjustments for tax year 2025 | Internal Revenue Service
• Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances : Current rates and allowances – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• Austin’s Restaurant for Comfort Food Since 1980 – Kerbey Lane Cafe

RedBox

• Bankruptcy Took Down the Redbox Machine. If Only Someone Could Take Them Away. – WSJ
• Zombie Wells: A $280 Billion Problem the U.S. Can’t Ignore | OilPrice.com

Cybertruck

• Tesla Cybertruck is US’ 3rd best-selling EV, behind Model 3 and Model Y (teslarati.com)
• Tesla surprises with sales forecast and cost efficiency, shares jump (yahoo.com)
• Elon Musk Put on Legal Notice Over $1 Million Voter Giveaway: Attorney – Newsweek
• Elon Musk Responds to Concerns That His Political Antics Are Tanking Tesla Sales (yahoo.com)
• Tesla Delivers Robust Q3 Earnings As Musk’s Firm Returns To Profit Growth—Stock Rockets 12% (forbes.com)

Speedrun

• Minecraft is dropping VR support next year | PC Gamer
• Hans Zimmer’s ‘Dune 2’ Score Ruled Ineligible for Oscars (variety.com)
• Two years after unveiling a new studio aimed at building ‘the next big thing in gaming,’ Netflix has closed it down | PC Gamer