China Cracks Down, Fox Launches a Weather Channel, Visa Buys an NFT, and More

Published: Sept. 15, 2021, 12:51 p.m.

Youngme, Mihir and Felix talk about how to make sense of China\u2019s crackdown on industries ranging from Big Tech to Videogaming. They also share thoughts on other stories in the news, including people behaving badly on planes, Fox launching a Weather Channel, Visa buying an NFT, and Boston Dynamics\u2019 latest robot video.

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Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites:

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\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Boston Dynamics Robots in Action

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\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 What Bobby McIlvane Left Behind (by Jennifer Senior in The Atlantic)

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\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021 (Spike Lee documentary on HBO)

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\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Crash Landing on You (Netflix)

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\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Netflix)

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We invite you to email your comments and ideas for future episodes to:\xa0 afterhours@hbs.edu.\xa0 You can also follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.