2025.05.01: Enough Dimes

Burnie and Ashley discuss the search for a new Tesla CEO, Waymo’s Toyota deal, Uber ratings, recession numbers, faking full shelves, dropping dimes, counting for money, robot marathons, secret AI invasions, and moonlighting 13 times.
  
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Tesla Job Opening

• Exclusive | Tesla Board Opened Search for a CEO to Succeed Elon Musk – WSJ
• Waymo, Toyota partner to bring self-driving tech to personal vehicles
• Only Teslas Exempt from New Auto Tariffs Thanks to 85% Domestic Content Rule – FuelArc News

On a Dime

• $800,000 in dimes spills onto North Texas highway | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
• The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 for 15 years : NPR

Robot Takeover

• Humanoid robots run Chinese half-marathon | AP News
• An AI-generated radio host in Australia went unnoticed for months

Uber Ratings

• Understanding ratings | Riders | Uber Help
• Uber Introduces ‘Quiet Mode’ for Riders Who Don’t Want to Talk

Outsourcing

• Nail salon employee pleads guilty after holding 13 remote IT jobs worked by developers in China

Shrinkage

• U.S. economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter as Trump trade wars disrupt businesses | AP News
• Recession: Definition, Causes, Examples and FAQs
• Retailers brace for empty shelves as U.S. imports decline
• [OC] Local Rite Aid Inventory Facade : r/pics