Meta Investing Billions in Eyewear? & Netflix Keeps Adding Subscribers

Published: July 19, 2024, 11:01 a.m.

Episode 369: Neal and Toby discuss Meta\u2019s interest in buying a stake in Ray-Ban owner EssilorLuxottica, signaling it wants to lead the pack in smart eyewear tech. Then, Netflix adds another 8 million subscribers and continues to show why it\u2019s the king of streaming. Next, the EA Sports College Football 25 video game launches after an 11-year hiatus now that NIL allows college players to profit from their likeness. Plus, small cap companies are the week\u2019s standout stock and Bud Light is the week\u2019s Dog of the Week. Meanwhile, Elon Musk is apparently fed up with California and is taking SpaceX and X to Texas. Lastly, high school students are getting better grades, improving attendance, and engaging with one another in NYC. The school needed to lock up their phones.\xa0\n\nExpand your world with Meta AI. Now on Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook and Messenger.\n\nGet your Morning Brew Daily T-Shirt HERE: https://shop.morningbrew.com/products/morning-brew-radio-t-shirt?_pos=1&_sid=6b0bc409d&_ss=r&variant=45353879044316\xa0\n\nListen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD\n\nWatch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow\n\n00:00 - Microsoft outage\n2:30 - Meta leans into eyewear tech\n07:30 - Netflix keeps its crown\n11:15 - College Football (video game) is back!\n16:45 - Stock: Small-cap companies, Dog: Bud Light\n22:20 - SpaceX moves to TX\n25:00 - Lock away the phones\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices