# stories week (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover stories week. Page: Feed: --- ## [L3Harris’ misconduct problem, Mark’s bad week, the SEC quits SEC’ing](https://www.freefloat.llc/businesspants/l3harris-misconduct-problem-marks-bad-week-the-sec-quits-secing) _2026-08-21 · Matt Moscardi · Business Pants_ Story of the Week (DR): L3Harris ousts CEO after investigation into conduct MM L3Harris Technologies, the company that overhauled a Qatari plane now used as Air Force One, has replaced Christopher Kubasik as chairman and chief executive after an investigation determined he violated the defense contractor’s code of conduct. Kubasik’s alleged conduct didn’t involve and has no impact on the… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/63bda06aa7d1cd557889265b/t/6a88af14339b775279611405/1787342622587/2026-08-21+daily_mixdown_01.mp3) ## [Everyone Says They Use AI. Almost Nobody Pays For It.](https://theslowai.substack.com/p/only-2-percent-pay-for-ai) _2026-08-21 · Dr Sam Illingworth · Slow AI_ PNC Bank looked at its own card data and found that about 2% of US households pay for a generative AI subscription. Half of American adults have never used a chatbot at all. ## [Failures Should Be Shared](https://glennpackiam.substack.com/p/failures-should-be-shared) _2026-08-20 · Glenn Packiam · Resilient Leadership with Dr. Glenn Packiam_ Notes From My Journal [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210002992/9bacd90c0ee3961faaa77dc2970c1e02.mp3) ## [This Is How To Stop Being Gaslit By AI](https://theslowai.substack.com/p/gaslit-by-ai) _2026-08-19 · Dr Sam Illingworth · Slow AI_ Google’s AI gave me my date of birth, correct to the day. Then it apologised, took it back, and now it will not do it again. Here is what I do differently. ## [L3 CEO out, SEC proposals out, Bezos philanthropy out, Zuck isn’t cool](https://www.freefloat.llc/businesspants/l3-ceo-out-sec-proposals-out-bezos-philanthropy-out-zuck-isnt-cool) _2026-08-18 · Matt Moscardi · Business Pants_ DR1 THINGS WE MISSED NERDY ESG STUFF L3Harris ousts CEO after investigation into conduct CARES L3Harris Technologies, the company that overhauled a Qatari plane now used as Air Force One, has replaced Christopher Kubasik as chairman and chief executive after an investigation determined he violated the defense contractor’s code of conduct. Kubasik’s alleged conduct didn’t involve and has no impact… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/63bda06aa7d1cd557889265b/t/6a84ae123c12f23ff65f5833/1787080219995/2026-08-18+daily_mixdown_01.mp3) ## [Slow Takes Ep. 23: Is AI Really for Everyone?](https://theslowai.substack.com/p/slow-takes-ep-23-is-ai-really-for) _2026-08-17 · Dr Sam Illingworth · Slow AI_ Slow Takes Ep. 23: a manifesto with nothing to check, a watermark worth having, and a police safeguard defeated by typing ‘hee hee hee’. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210594763/449aa7d9538c93960b3aa6a440698fde.mp3) ## [AI and Thou](https://glennpackiam.substack.com/p/ai-and-thou) _2026-08-17 · Glenn Packiam · Resilient Leadership with Dr. Glenn Packiam_ The Wisdom of a Jewish Philosopher on Personhood, Presence, and the Policies We Need ## The Greatest Story: Week 33 _2026-08-16 · Fellowship Bible Church - Topeka, KS_ [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/672/episodes/19653751-the-greatest-story-week-33.mp3) ## [Drone News: DARPA's Lift Challenge, Drone Defibrillator Saves Man, FCC Weighs Banning DJI Drones](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pilotinstitute/episodes/Drone-News-DARPAs-Lift-Challenge--Drone-Defibrillator-Saves-Man--FCC-Weighs-Banning-DJI-Drones-e3ncepm) _2026-08-14 · Pilot Institute · Drone News Update_ Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have three stories for you this week: DARPA hands out half prizes as a conventional helicopter wins the Lift Challenge, a drone delivered defibrillator saves a man's life in Sweden, and the FCC weighs banning DJI drones that are already approved and sold in America. Let's get to it. DARPA's Lift Challenge wrapped up in Dayton, Ohio, and the winner wasn't… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/2a45d2b8/podcast/play/124188918/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-13%2F429800876-44100-2-dc2981c319a0b.m4a) ## [Meta Says The Future of AI Is For Everyone (It Isn't)](https://theslowai.substack.com/p/meta-future-everyone-manifesto-fact-check) _2026-08-14 · Dr Sam Illingworth · Slow AI_ Three claims from Mark Zuckerberg’s new manifesto, checked against his own record and the peer-reviewed evidence ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oXMmriPkXrUC) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [STORY OF THE WEEK: The Jesus You Love Might Reveal Something You Don’t Know About Yourself](https://backyardchurch.substack.com/p/story-of-the-week-the-jesus-you-love) _2026-08-13 · Dan Foster · The Backyard Church_ We Read the Same Gospels but Notice Different Things. Psychology May Explain Why. ## [If You Liked "The Odyssey", You'll Love this Story](https://glennpackiam.substack.com/p/if-you-liked-the-odyssey-youll-love) _2026-08-13 · Glenn Packiam · Resilient Leadership with Dr. Glenn Packiam_ The True Myth That Gives True Meaning ## [The Work AI Handed Back](https://theslowai.substack.com/p/ai-rehiring-workers-replaced) _2026-08-12 · Dr Sam Illingworth · Slow AI_ Companies are now finding out the cost of laying off staff and replacing them with AI tools that cannot do their work. ## [Enter the Story, Episode 32: Luke 10](https://glennpackiam.substack.com/p/enter-the-story-episode-32-luke-10) _2026-08-10 · Glenn Packiam · Resilient Leadership with Dr. Glenn Packiam_ The Most Famous Story with Plot Twist Jesus Told ## [Slow Takes Ep. 22: A Pub, a Lab and a Ministry](https://theslowai.substack.com/p/slow-takes-ep-22-a-pub-a-lab-and) _2026-08-10 · Dr Sam Illingworth · Slow AI_ Five stories from a week when a fourth AI model reached the open internet during testing, Wetherspoons banned Meta’s glasses, and Denmark decided pupils should defend their essays out loud. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210053150/5b171705c25e04441d469ace22e25b92.mp3) ## The Greatest Story: Week 32 _2026-08-09 · Fellowship Bible Church - Topeka, KS_ [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/672/episodes/19620967-the-greatest-story-week-32.mp3) ## [Meritocracy = boys, DOGE fraud, Zuck’s publicity stunt, simple minded governance](https://www.freefloat.llc/businesspants/meritocracy-boys-doge-fraud-zucks-publicity-stunt-simple-minded-governance) _2026-08-07 · Matt Moscardi · Business Pants_ Story of the Week (DR): Uber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘ What Were You Wearing? ’ An aggressive defense strategy is being used in response to an avalanche of litigation, with over 4,000 lawsuits filed by passengers accusing Uber of failing to protect them from sexual assault While Uber publicly champions itself as a "survivor-centric" ally and trains support staff against… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/63bda06aa7d1cd557889265b/t/6a761f3c193f194818a3e20b/1786126154353/2026-08-07+daily_mixdown_01.mp3) ## [Drone News: World Cup Drone Seizures, Drones Ground Wildfire Aircraft, FAA $9M Grant, DoorDash Air](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pilotinstitute/episodes/Drone-News-World-Cup-Drone-Seizures--Drones-Ground-Wildfire-Aircraft--FAA-9M-Grant--DoorDash-Air-e3n1hi9) _2026-08-07 · Pilot Institute · Drone News Update_ Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have four stories for you this week: the FIFA World Cup drone crackdown wraps up with more than 700 seizures, wildfire drones ground firefighting aircraft in Spokane 26 times in just three days, the FAA rolls out a 9 million dollar inspection grant that barely covers the DJI ban fallout, and DoorDash becomes a certified drone airline. Let's get to it. The US… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/2a45d2b8/podcast/play/123831305/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-5%2F429304078-44100-2-67bae0814a86.m4a) ## [You Will Be Accused of Using AI. Here Is How to Prove You Wrote It.](https://theslowai.substack.com/p/you-will-be-accused-of-using-ai-here) _2026-08-07 · Dr Sam Illingworth · Slow AI_ A novelist lost two million dollars because nobody could show how his book was written. Your record takes twenty minutes. ## [STORY OF THE WEEK: The Real Reason You Keep Coming Back to the Same Sins](https://backyardchurch.substack.com/p/story-of-the-week-the-real-reason) _2026-08-07 · Dan Foster · The Backyard Church_ A surprising look at the hidden forces that shape our most destructive behaviours ## [Reach prospects with real signals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cElf1hgH1R09) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Find prospects talking about your problem and get context-backed moments to engage ## [Friendship and the Inner Ring](https://glennpackiam.substack.com/p/friendship-and-the-inner-ring) _2026-08-06 · Glenn Packiam · Resilient Leadership with Dr. Glenn Packiam_ The Cure for Comparison ## [You Did Not Learn That With AI](https://theslowai.substack.com/p/ai-dunning-kruger-illusion-mastery) _2026-08-05 · Dr Sam Illingworth · Slow AI_ Students who leaned hardest on AI reported learning more and demonstrated less. Three studies published this summer point the same way. ## [IN OR OUT: SpaceX earnings, Uber sex assault, governistas, meritocracy](https://www.freefloat.llc/businesspants/in-or-out-spacex-earnings-uber-sex-assault-governistas-meritocracy) _2026-08-04 · Matt Moscardi · Business Pants_ DR Matternet Appoints Starbucks EVP Sanjay Shah to Board of Directors Developer of commercial drone delivery systems for urban and suburban environments CEO/founder Andreas Raptopoulos: M.A. in Industrial Design Engineering; Diploma of Imperial College in Industrial Design Engineering; Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Chris Dawson: M.B.A. from INSEAD. Sanjay Kotte: B.B.A. in finance and… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/63bda06aa7d1cd557889265b/t/6a723096f24d5806440559c7/1785868452620/2026-08-04+daily_mixdown_01.mp3) ## [Slow Takes Ep. 21: The Teenagers Wrote the Better Rule](https://theslowai.substack.com/p/slow-takes-21-anthropic-breakout-singularity) _2026-08-03 · Dr Sam Illingworth · Slow AI_ Five stories from a week when Anthropic’s models let themselves out, Sam Altman announced the singularity, and nobody could say who was meant to be checking any of it. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208679467/8252fe79fa0ffb7bef1093ed3cf5010c.mp3) ## [Enter the Story, Episode 31: Luke 4](https://glennpackiam.substack.com/p/enter-the-story-episode-31-luke-4) _2026-08-03 · Glenn Packiam · Resilient Leadership with Dr. Glenn Packiam_ The Temptations of Provision, Power, and Proof ## The Greatest Story: Week 31 _2026-08-02 · Fellowship Bible Church - Topeka, KS_ [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/672/episodes/19587588-the-greatest-story-week-31.mp3) ## [Memory and Forgetting](https://theslowai.substack.com/p/memory-and-forgetting-right-to-be-forgotten) _2026-08-01 · Dr Sam Illingworth · Slow AI_ The right to be forgotten is written into law. AI is built so it cannot keep the promise, and closing that gap now falls to the people who design the systems. ## [Cracker Barrel hires Herschel, fake apologies, and AI will kill us by 2036](https://www.freefloat.llc/businesspants/cracker-barrel-hires-herschel-fake-apologies-and-ai-will-kill-us-by-2036) _2026-07-31 · Matt Moscardi · Business Pants_ Story of the Week (DR): Cracker Barrel CEO is out after MAGA backlash to "Uncle Herschel" logo change MM Before Julie Masino was brought in, Cracker Barrel was facing a slow-moving existential crisis: Their primary core customer base (older generations and rural highway travelers) was naturally shrinking, and younger diners were simply not replacing them. Kitchen tech, supply chains, and digital… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/63bda06aa7d1cd557889265b/t/6a6cfc0ef67b3337dde7aaeb/1785527330407/2026-07-31+daily_mixdown_01.mp3) ## [Drone News: FCC Drone Exemptions, Axon Vision x Parazero, Avalanche Triggering Drones](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pilotinstitute/episodes/Drone-News-FCC-Drone-Exemptions--Axon-Vision-x-Parazero--Avalanche-Triggering-Drones-e3mnlgn) _2026-07-31 · Pilot Institute · Drone News Update_ Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have three stories for you this week: two more drones just got exemptions from the FCC's foreign drone ban, Axon Vision and ParaZero team up on a new non-destructive counter-drone system, and the FAA approves a drone system that can trigger avalanches on purpose. Let's get to it. The FCC just granted Conditional Approval to two more drone systems. That's… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/2a45d2b8/podcast/play/123507671/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-29%2F428869097-44100-2-5c477affdada1.m4a) ## [Fable Fantasy](https://theslowai.substack.com/p/fable-fantasy) _2026-07-31 · Dr Sam Illingworth · Slow AI_ How a lifelong love of video games, an Amiga 500, and an AI called Fable turned into a lesson in critical AI literacy you can play. ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Ddu1ABAZamAQ) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [Why Can't Christians Just End an Email Normally?](https://backyardchurch.substack.com/p/why-cant-christians-just-end-an-email) _2026-07-30 · Dan Foster · The Backyard Church_ An unnecessarily thorough guide to signing off emails in Jesus’ name ## [How to Fight the Corruption of Comparison](https://glennpackiam.substack.com/p/how-to-fight-the-corruption-of-comparison) _2026-07-30 · Glenn Packiam · Resilient Leadership with Dr. Glenn Packiam_ Notes from My Journal [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208733433/343fbdd498405400c08c93f954d26f64.mp3) ## [Zuck reads your kids to sleep, pervert glasses, and dual class federal elections](https://www.freefloat.llc/businesspants/zuck-reads-your-kids-to-sleep-pervert-glasses-and-dual-class-federal-elections) _2026-07-28 · Matt Moscardi · Business Pants_ DR1 CEO Overlords In our 'Zuck saves kids from Mommies' headline of the week. Meta Working on Crushingly Sad AI App That Tells Bedtime Stories to Children, for “Tired” Parents \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* In our 'CEO overlords say the trick to getting a good career is figuring out how to please us' headline of the week. As millions of Gen Zers face unemployment, CEOs of Amazon, Citi, and McDonald’s say… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/63bda06aa7d1cd557889265b/t/6a68dec3d8f6bc6c472e9a20/1785257674613/2026-07-28+daily_mixdown_01.mp3) ## [Enter the Story, Episode 30: John 20-21](https://glennpackiam.substack.com/p/enter-the-story-episode-30-john-20) _2026-07-27 · Glenn Packiam · Resilient Leadership with Dr. Glenn Packiam_ From Tunnel Vision to Tunnel View ## The Greatest Story: Week 30 _2026-07-26 · Fellowship Bible Church - Topeka, KS_ [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/672/episodes/19551593-the-greatest-story-week-30.mp3) ## [OpenAI’s rogue AI, Trump’s governance diarrhea, EEOC’s Andrea Lucas hates data](https://www.freefloat.llc/businesspants/openais-rogue-ai-trumps-governance-diarrhea-eeocs-andrea-lucas-hates-data) _2026-07-24 · Matt Moscardi · Business Pants_ Story of the Week (DR): Trump’s Explosive Diarrhea Scandal Is Getting Worse and Worse Epidemiological data linked a widespread Cyclospora parasite outbreak—sickening over 1,600 people across multiple states—to shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms de Mexico, triggering a voluntary 27-state recall. The FDA briefly reported a positive lab test on a Taylor Farms sample before retracting… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/63bda06aa7d1cd557889265b/t/6a63ae60bec71d1cfc4879ee/1784917611632/2026-07-24+daily_mixdown_01.mp3) ## [Drone News: Drone Pilot Faces Charges, Possible Ban on Drone Imports, NPPA Pushes Back on 2209](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pilotinstitute/episodes/Drone-News-Drone-Pilot-Faces-Charges--Possible-Ban-on-Drone-Imports--NPPA-Pushes-Back-on-2209-e3mevid) _2026-07-24 · Pilot Institute · Drone News Update_ Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have 3 stories for you this week: a Colorado drone pilot facing federal charges after grounding wildfire aircraft, a possible US ban on imports of some “military-grade” drones, and the National Press Photographers Association pushing back on the FAA's Section 2209 rule. Let's get to it. This week Pilot Institute is in Oshkosh, Wisconsin for EAA AirVenture.… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/2a45d2b8/podcast/play/123223053/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-23%2F428485783-44100-2-46a3e178a2177.m4a) ## [STORY OF THE WEEK: The Seven Questions Every Declining Church Is Afraid to Ask](https://backyardchurch.substack.com/p/story-of-the-week-the-seven-questions) _2026-07-24 · Dan Foster · The Backyard Church_ Why listening to former Christians may be more important than recruiting new ones. ## [The Christ-Haunted World of Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey"](https://glennpackiam.substack.com/p/the-christ-haunted-world-of-christopher) _2026-07-23 · Glenn Packiam · Resilient Leadership with Dr. Glenn Packiam_ The movie is neither Christian nor Pagan, but something else. ## [Enter the Story, Episode 29: John 15](https://glennpackiam.substack.com/p/enter-the-story-episode-29-john-15) _2026-07-21 · Glenn Packiam · Resilient Leadership with Dr. Glenn Packiam_ Proximity to Jesus Before Activity or Productivity ## [BLAME: RJK Jr recalls, Zaslav’s summer camp, Target’s Swiss Army execs](https://www.freefloat.llc/businesspants/blame-rjk-jr-recalls-zaslavs-summer-camp-targets-swiss-army-execs) _2026-07-21 · Matt Moscardi · Business Pants_ DR Warner Bros.’ Zaslav Offers $68 Million to Buy Summer Camp new January 2026 employment agreement $96M: Make-Whole RSU award to CEO Daivd Zaslav of 1,963,465 shares; after January 2 Follow-On Option award of 3,052,734 options because share price is down Under a new employment agreement executed on June 12, 2025, Zaslav received a special award of 20,898,776 stock options with an exercise price… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/63bda06aa7d1cd557889265b/t/6a5fabacda5f9703bc319397/1784654780270/2026-07-21+daily_mixdown_01.mp3) ## The Greatest Story: Week 29 _2026-07-19 · Fellowship Bible Church - Topeka, KS_ [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/672/episodes/19515225-the-greatest-story-week-29.mp3) ## [Tech exec fear, Paul Atkins’ war on you, Jamie Dimon says a lot](https://www.freefloat.llc/businesspants/tech-exec-fear-paul-atkins-war-on-you-jamie-dimon-says-a-lot) _2026-07-17 · Matt Moscardi · Business Pants_ Story of the Week (DR): ‘ We faltered ’: IBM stock collapses after a grave warning about AI Customers are Prioritizing AI Hardware: While IBM mostly sells software nowadays, businesses are currently cutting back on their software budgets. Instead, they are rushing to spend their money on physical computer parts (like chips and servers) needed to build new Artificial Intelligence systems. Board… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/63bda06aa7d1cd557889265b/t/6a5a85d36a5f614785776971/1784317407454/2026-07-17+daily_mixdown_01.mp3) ## [Enter the Story, Week 28: John 11](https://glennpackiam.substack.com/p/enter-the-story-week-28-john-11) _2026-07-17 · Glenn Packiam · Resilient Leadership with Dr. Glenn Packiam_ A Message from Ben Simonson on Love, Loss, and the Hope of Resurrection ## [Drone News: FCC Proposes Fines, SFPD Feed Exposed, BRINC Raises $125M, Drones Fly Defibrillators](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pilotinstitute/episodes/Drone-News-FCC-Proposes-Fines--SFPD-Feed-Exposed--BRINC-Raises-125M--Drones-Fly-Defibrillators-e3m5pfo) _2026-07-17 · Pilot Institute · Drone News Update_ Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, we have four stories for you this week: the FCC fines eight alleged DJI front companies for stonewalling investigators, an SFPD Skydio drone feed exposed live on the open internet for six months, BRINC raises 125 million dollars, and Duke Health drones now fly defibrillators to real calls. Let's get to it. First up, the FCC has proposed 25,000 dollar fines… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/2a45d2b8/podcast/play/122921912/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-16%2F428075960-44100-2-242c55b4d045f.m4a) ## [STORY OF THE WEEK: I Read This Christian Facebook Post… and Something Felt Deeply Wrong](https://backyardchurch.substack.com/p/story-of-the-week-i-read-this-christian) _2026-07-17 · Dan Foster · The Backyard Church_ Why an anti-abortion protest made me question the way Christians share the good news ## [GOOD GAME: Zuck’s NOT a bozo, social media resistance, women to the rescue](https://www.freefloat.llc/businesspants/good-game-zucks-not-a-bozo-social-media-resistance-women-to-the-rescue) _2026-07-14 · Matt Moscardi · Business Pants_ Fun Headlines Tesla Stock Is Waiting For Godot Jim Cramer on Meta: “ Zuckerberg’s Not a Bozo , You Can Quote Me on That” Zuck Sucking Meta Employees Burned $221M in AI Tokens in One Month: Now Big Tech Starts Counting Every AI Prompt Mark Zuckerberg said AI agent tech is advancing more slowly than expected in an internal town hall Fighting Back Against Big Data Middle School Bro Bullies Japan… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/63bda06aa7d1cd557889265b/t/6a5660d4a0998e6ec581d73c/1784045787564/2026-07-14+daily_mixdown_01.mp3) ## The Greatest Story: Week 28 _2026-07-12 · Fellowship Bible Church - Topeka, KS_ [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/672/episodes/19482282-the-greatest-story-week-28.mp3) ## [Zuck’s tough week, women save climate data, and Sonnenfeld fights for dictators](https://www.freefloat.llc/businesspants/zucks-tough-week-women-save-climate-data-and-sonnenfeld-fights-for-dictators) _2026-07-10 · Matt Moscardi · Business Pants_ Story of the Week (DR): Social Media's 'Big Tobacco Moment': Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Fine for Allegedly Fueling Teen Suicide and Addiction Meta is being sued by 33 US states, led by California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey. 12 blue/12 red/9 purple The states allege that Meta deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children and teens, fueling a youth mental health… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/63bda06aa7d1cd557889265b/t/6a513e15397faf12041aaea8/1783709231023/2026-07-10+daily_mixdown_01.mp3) ## [Drone News: FBI Seizes Over 600 Drones, DJI M400 Parachute, $100,000 Prize for Mach 1 RC Airplane](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pilotinstitute/episodes/Drone-News-FBI-Seizes-Over-600-Drones--DJI-M400-Parachute--100-000-Prize-for-Mach-1-RC-Airplane-e3lsbad) _2026-07-10 · Pilot Institute · Drone News Update_ Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update, have three stories for you this week: the FBI seizes over 600 drones at World Cup venues, DJI releases M400 Parachute, and Boom Supersonic offers a $100,000 prize for a Mach 1 RC airplane. Let's get to it. First up, the FBI has seized more than 600 drones flying in restricted airspace around FIFA World Cup 2026 venues. This is a massive number, and… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/2a45d2b8/podcast/play/122612493/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-9%2F427660845-44100-2-360cad17f4267.m4a)