# weekly briefing (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover weekly briefing. Page: Feed: --- ## [Is AI fixing the economy?](https://briefing.capx.co/p/is-ai-fixing-the-economy) _2026-08-20 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: taxing time, the risks of a baby bust and why Ofwat blocks reservoirs ## [Growth gets a makeover](https://briefing.capx.co/p/growth-gets-a-makeover) _2026-08-19 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: the Nimby threat to the West, and how not to sell electric cars ## [Dalibor Rohac: capitalism can save the West](https://briefing.capx.co/p/dalibor-rohac-capitalism-can-save) _2026-08-19 · CapX · The CapX Briefing_ Why slow growth is making us less safe, who is the new Thatcher and can free societies still change course? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211845542/1e10d3122e5e87a00e247eda7fc6856e.mp3) ## [Your donor used AI to give to your cause; but what are the consequences.](https://aifornonprofitsnetwork.substack.com/p/your-donor-used-ai-to-give-to-your) _2026-08-18 · AI for Non-Profits Network · AI for Non-Profits Network_ A new Senate bill, a payments protocol - Plus the Cohort 2 waitlist is open, we're in Chicago, and this week's funding radar. ## [Labour isn't working](https://briefing.capx.co/p/labour-isnt-working) _2026-08-18 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: do America's socialists have a point, and what's gone wrong with the ONS? ## [Who can afford to build?](https://briefing.capx.co/p/who-can-afford-to-build) _2026-08-17 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: doom culture is a dangerous drug, and why are Bath's Greens fighting a bike lane? ## [Despatch: A £3 trillion problem](https://briefing.capx.co/p/despatch-a-3-trillion-problem) _2026-08-17 · CapX · The CapX Briefing_ John Penrose on why Britain needs a national balance sheet, not more borrowing [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211540243/e21b86fb931456bf5619b949b48cabde.mp3) ## [Strong Macro Drives Earning Boost](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maybank/episodes/Strong-Macro-Drives-Earning-Boost-e3ngje6) _2026-08-17 · Maybank · ASEAN Speaks_ In this episode, host Thilan Wickramasinghe discusses soft US economic data, a weaker US dollar and Maybank Research’s upgraded Singapore growth outlook. Singapore’s 2026 GDP growth forecast has been raised to 5.2%, supported by AI manufacturing, electronics and precision engineering. This growth is also feeding through to corporate earnings. Krishna reviews the industrial sector’s mixed… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/22d97df4/podcast/play/124324742/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-17%2F9ed21c02-293f-62a9-56b0-779c27878c36.mp3) ## [Weekly Briefing: Farage's rare achievement](https://briefing.capx.co/p/weekly-briefing-farages-rare-achievement) _2026-08-16 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: the truth about immigration, how to spot a bot and the red tape that means gardens aren't green ## [Nigel's back – but for how long?](https://briefing.capx.co/p/nigels-back-but-for-how-long) _2026-08-14 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: the Boriswave isn't a myth, and why students deserve the truth about their degrees ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IojxBgXAWsmF) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Time to be honest, Andy](https://briefing.capx.co/p/time-to-be-honest-andy) _2026-08-13 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: giving driverless cars the green light, and the mother of all biases ## [Lights out, prices up](https://briefing.capx.co/p/lights-out-prices-up) _2026-08-12 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: Richard Hanania on populism, and how to spot a robot writer ## [Richard Hanania: Can you trust a populist?](https://briefing.capx.co/p/richard-hanania-can-you-trust-a-populist) _2026-08-12 · CapX · The CapX Briefing_ How Trump 2.0 turned into a nightmare, the fall of the Tech Right and why elites are worth defending [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210886565/34b6ef45b793f88c085b0ea1245d78dc.mp3) ## [Six nonprofits selected to pioneer agentic giving. Everything they learn, we publish here.](https://aifornonprofitsnetwork.substack.com/p/six-nonprofits-selected-to-pioneer) _2026-08-12 · AI for Non-Profits Network · AI for Non-Profits Network_ Introducing our grant-backed co-design cohort: five months of open experiments in agentic fundraising, with the results published as we go - failures included. ## [Time for a snap election?](https://briefing.capx.co/p/time-for-a-snap-election) _2026-08-11 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: reversing Brexit is a fantasy, and the ecosystem enabling antisemitism ## [Singapore Rallies Amid Global Tensions](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maybank/episodes/Singapore-Rallies-Amid-Global-Tensions-e3n8ig1) _2026-08-11 · Maybank · ASEAN Speaks_ In this episode, host Thilan Wickramasinghe returns after the National Day long weekend to discuss rising US-Iran tensions, safe-haven flows into Singapore and the outlook for local markets. He reviews the Singapore banks’ 2Q results, highlighting the growing contribution from wealth management and trading as lower rates weigh on net interest income, and explains why OCBC remains the team’s top… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/22d97df4/podcast/play/124061633/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-11%2Fb0d3948c-cece-acd0-a07a-82a03333c23c.mp3) ## [Is Burnham eyeing a wealth tax?](https://briefing.capx.co/p/is-burnham-eyeing-a-wealth-tax) _2026-08-10 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: the Navy drones sending data to China, and the case against a National Care Service ## [Despatch: The flaw at the heart of the EU](https://briefing.capx.co/p/despatch-the-flaw-at-the-heart-of) _2026-08-10 · CapX · The CapX Briefing_ Mani Basharzad on the lessons of the Ceuta border crisis [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210599331/4adf7ae367e63706fd6a99d7ecb850eb.mp3) ## [Weekly Briefing: The EU's flawed heart](https://briefing.capx.co/p/weekly-briefing-the-eus-flawed-heart) _2026-08-09 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: what AI doomers get wrong, free markets v Iran and the hidden taxes on your house ## [Britain's bureaucracy is breaking](https://briefing.capx.co/p/britains-bureaucracy-is-breaking) _2026-08-07 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: vertical drinking, tax jitters and why the Left don't own Free-Born John ## [Try Before You Buy, Risk-Free (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jqWAvqBeQZ5r) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Free trial hosting plus refunds processed in 12-24 hours, guaranteed. ## [Beyond Automation: Self-Verifying AI Agents for Semiconductor and PCB Design](https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/154517389/) _2026-08-07 · EE Times On Air · EE Times Current_ As AI agents grow more capable, the question of trust becomes increasingly critical, especially in complex engineering environments like semiconductor and PCB design. Siemens EDA and NVIDIA are tackling that challenge head-on, combining deep EDA domain expertise with cutting-edge AI infrastructure to deliver a new generation of agentic AI capabilities for engineering teams. In this episode, we sit… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/aspencore/content.blubrry.com/aspencore/Aspencore_EETC_Siemens_Nvidia_071726.mp3) ## [Wanted: a warrior against decline](https://briefing.capx.co/p/wanted-a-warrior-against-decline) _2026-08-06 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: how nukes stopped WWIII, and the hidden taxes on your new home ## [The social value bait and switch](https://briefing.capx.co/p/the-social-value-bait-and-switch) _2026-08-05 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: Alex Tabarrok on equal value pay, and Starmer's defence blunder ## [Alex Tabarrok: Britain's equal pay madness](https://briefing.capx.co/p/alex-tabarrok-britains-equal-pay) _2026-08-05 · CapX · The CapX Briefing_ Why are employment tribunals comparing apples with oranges? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209906203/d5edb5b7a03a1fba434fa27b132fe963.mp3) ## [How not to fix prisons](https://briefing.capx.co/p/how-not-to-fix-prisons) _2026-08-04 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: Ceuta shows the flaw at the EU's heart, and what the AI doomers get wrong ## [You can't blast your way out of a shrinking donor base](https://aifornonprofitsnetwork.substack.com/p/you-cant-blast-your-way-out-of-a) _2026-08-04 · AI for Non-Profits Network · AI for Non-Profits Network_ Fewer donors, a thinner pipeline, a decaying channel - the data in one place. Plus: what to do about it, this week's funding radar, and news worth your time. ## [Despatch: Ben Houchen – we need real devolution](https://briefing.capx.co/p/despatch-ben-houchen-we-need-real) _2026-08-04 · CapX · The CapX Briefing_ A mayor who can only spend money the Treasury's way isn't a mayor to begin with [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209753324/9961d167fc2a4d597e7cc644450c4daf.mp3) ## [Labour play the blame game](https://briefing.capx.co/p/labour-play-the-blame-game) _2026-08-03 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: how New Zealand solved its pay litigation crisis, and Britain has a spending problem ## [Domestic Focus Amid Results Season](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maybank/episodes/Domestic-Focus-Amid-Results-Season-e3mt0gm) _2026-08-03 · Maybank · ASEAN Speaks_ In this episode, our host Thilan Wickramasinghe opens with sentiment across markets stabilising somewhat, as oil prices fall and treasuries rise following news that fresh US-Iran talks would begin today. Here in Singapore, the STI trades in the red, weighed down by weaker banks ahead of results later this week. With the local results season unfolding, the focus turns to domestic stocks, starting… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/22d97df4/podcast/play/123682774/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-3%2F28c5b951-29d8-48f0-68cf-323a8332a483.mp3) ## [Weekly Briefing: Power to the people?](https://briefing.capx.co/p/weekly-briefing-power-to-the-people) _2026-08-02 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: is the grid on the brink of collapse, who'd want to be a British millionaire and does anyone own the Moon? ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/iJFdmTzZFBLX) _2026-08-02 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [Houchen: I don't want Andy's pocket money](https://briefing.capx.co/p/houchen-i-dont-want-andys-pocket) _2026-07-31 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: why are we banning energy drinks, and could AI make Whitehall worse? ## [Ten foundations. $500 million. One open call.](https://aifornonprofitsnetwork.substack.com/p/ten-foundations-500-million-one-open) _2026-07-28 · AI for Non-Profits Network · AI for Non-Profits Network_ Humanity AI's first $18M reveals what big philanthropy will fund next - plus a $25K accelerator opens Wednesday ## [CXMT IPO Ignites Asia Market Momentum](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maybank/episodes/CXMT-IPO-Ignites-Asia-Market-Momentum-e3mjhm8) _2026-07-27 · Maybank · ASEAN Speaks_ In this episode, our host, Seng Yeow, opens with one of the biggest market events in Asia this week – the blockbuster IPO of Chinese DRAM maker, CXMT. Following its explosive Shanghai debut, he speaks with Hong Kong Strategist, Ben Ho, on why the listing could set the tone for regional technology stocks, how CXMT compares with global memory leaders and what its rapid rise means for the outlook of… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/22d97df4/podcast/play/123372680/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-27%2F2e2f3925-64b9-6b93-64a0-5903fe6934a6.mp3) ## [Can Great Sky’s Light-Connected AI Enable Bigger Brains?](https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/154446020/) _2026-07-22 · EE Times On Air · EE Times Current_ In this month’s Brains and Machines podcast, Dr. Jeff Shainline talks about superconducting neural hardware with Dr. Sunny Bains of University College London. Currently in development at Great Sky in Boulder, Colorado, the new systems will incorporate photonic interconnects and a neuromorphic approach to intelligence. Discussion follows with Dr. Giulia D’Angelo from the Czech Technical University… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/aspencore/content.blubrry.com/aspencore/AspenCore_EETC_B_M_EP40_JeffShainline_072026.mp3) ## [AI for Non Profits Network: Weekly Briefing 07/21 - Building in the Open is out](https://aifornonprofitsnetwork.substack.com/p/ai-for-non-profits-network-weekly-2fc) _2026-07-22 · AI for Non-Profits Network · AI for Non-Profits Network_ The peer-learning paper from the OpenAI Foundation's first grantee cohort is now public - and this week we take you inside the room that produced it. Plus a free forum this afternoon. ## [From Chips to REITs: Finding Value in a Divergent Market](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maybank/episodes/From-Chips-to-REITs-Finding-Value-in-a-Divergent-Market-e3ma2sc) _2026-07-20 · Maybank · ASEAN Speaks_ In this episode, our host, Seng Yeow, discusses the contradiction at the heart of last week's markets: strong TSMC earnings met with a sharp sell-off in semiconductor stocks, even as the S&P 500 broadened with record highs in financials and transports. He examines what this divergence signals about the AI semiconductor trade and the wider economy. We begin with our Hong Kong strategist, Ben Ho,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/22d97df4/podcast/play/123062604/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-20%2F4f0bbe0b-dc4c-9ab1-c057-092f69ec51a8.mp3) ## [AI for Non Profits Network: Weekly Briefing 07/14](https://aifornonprofitsnetwork.substack.com/p/ai-for-non-profits-network-weekly-859) _2026-07-14 · AI for Non-Profits Network · AI for Non-Profits Network_ This week: free cybersecurity help arrives as AI industrializes the attack on nonprofit trust; what Uber's oddest org-chart experiment teaches a sector stuck on the efficiency plateau. Plus a grant closing tomorrow and a fellowship closing Friday. ## [AI for Non Profits Network: Weekly Briefing 07/07 - special issue](https://aifornonprofitsnetwork.substack.com/p/ai-for-non-profits-network-weekly-51f) _2026-07-07 · AI for Non-Profits Network_ Something different this week. We spent this morning on a panel in front of a room full of charity finance leaders, and came back with one idea worth sharing: the segment of one. ## [Uncertainty is the upside](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maybank/episodes/Uncertainty-is-the-upside-e3lnasr) _2026-07-06 · Maybank · ASEAN Speaks_ In this episode, our host and Head of Research, Thilan Wickramasinghe, shares Maybank's latest outlook for the Singapore market, explaining why the team continues to see upside for the Straits Times Index despite recent earnings downgrades. He discusses how easing energy prices, improving market liquidity, the expected deployment of institutional funds under the Equity Market Development Programme… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/22d97df4/podcast/play/122448219/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-6%2F984c0c50-5e04-3d63-29d2-fa1d379e8098.mp3) ## [AI for Non Profits Network: Weekly Briefing 06/30](https://aifornonprofitsnetwork.substack.com/p/ai-for-non-profits-network-weekly-be5) _2026-06-30 · AI for Non-Profits Network_ This week: new data showing the organizations furthest along with AI are investing more in people; and a reminder of what all that reclaimed capacity is doing on the ground. ## [Looking Beyond the AI Bubble](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maybank/episodes/Looking-Beyond-the-AI-Bubble-e3ldlg5) _2026-06-29 · Maybank · ASEAN Speaks_ In this episode, our host and Head of Research, Thilan Wickramasinghe, discusses how easing tensions between the US and Iran are helping stabilise global markets, even as concerns over AI valuations continue to weigh on Asian equities. He explores why Singapore's resilient macroeconomic outlook continues to stand out, supported by stronger-than-expected growth, benign inflation and improving… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/22d97df4/podcast/play/122131397/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-29%2F7ffdeccc-87b8-a5ad-5f53-041aecd41d23.mp3) ## [Under the Hood of Intelligent Systems](https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/154112604/) _2026-06-27 · EE Times On Air · EE Times Current_ Some of the most critical semiconductor innovation today sits beneath intelligent systems, where data moves, connects, and scales. As architectures become more distributed, sensor-rich, and AI-driven, challenges in bandwidth, latency, power, and interoperability intensify. In this episode, we unpack the interface technologies driving this evolution: from automotive SerDes to advanced imaging and… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/aspencore/content.blubrry.com/aspencore/AspenCore_EETC_Synopsys_2_Hezi_062526.mp3) ## [AI for Non Profits Network: Weekly Briefing 06/23](https://aifornonprofitsnetwork.substack.com/p/ai-for-non-profits-network-weekly-ee3) _2026-06-23 · AI for Non-Profits Network_ This week, two hidden costs of the AI rollout that rarely make the business case: what it's doing to your team's state of mind, and what it's doing to the way the next generation learns the ropes. ## [From Fed Shifts to AI Bets: Navigating the Next Market Regime](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maybank/episodes/From-Fed-Shifts-to-AI-Bets-Navigating-the-Next-Market-Regime-e3l46kj) _2026-06-22 · Maybank · ASEAN Speaks_ In this episode, our host Seng Yeow, explores whether global markets are entering a new monetary regime as investors reassess the outlook for interest rates, political risk and the growing role of artificial intelligence in corporate strategy. We begin with US and Asian fixed income markets, where our Head of Fixed Income, Winson Phoon, discusses whether the era of easy money has come to an end… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/22d97df4/podcast/play/121821267/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-22%2F6190a017-091f-5d05-d68d-2ca0ee8ce753.mp3) ## [AI for Non Profits Network: Weekly Briefing 06/16 - Special Grants Issue](https://aifornonprofitsnetwork.substack.com/p/ai-for-non-profits-network-weekly-c78) _2026-06-16 · AI for Non-Profits Network_ Two announcements this week shape the rest of 2026 for AI in the nonprofit sector: Anthropic's $150M Claude Corps fellowship, and OpenAI Foundation's $50M 2026 People-First AI Fund. Support for both! ## [From Hormuz to the World Cup: Finding Market Winners](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maybank/episodes/From-Hormuz-to-the-World-Cup-Finding-Market-Winners-e3kq3v4) _2026-06-15 · Maybank · ASEAN Speaks_ In this episode, our host and Head of Research, Thilan Wickramasinghe, discusses how optimism surrounding a US-Iran peace deal and the reopening of the Straits of Hormuz is easing inflation concerns and supporting risk assets globally. With oil prices falling and central bank pressures easing, he highlights why Singapore markets could be a key beneficiary, supported by strong liquidity, AI-driven… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/22d97df4/podcast/play/121490852/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-15%2Fa45af397-e66d-61ca-9fb4-c59c3f457725.mp3) ## [Between China and the US, Who Really is Winning the AI Race](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maybank/episodes/Between-China-and-the-US--Who-Really-is-Winning-the-AI-Race-e3kq2st) _2026-06-15 · Maybank · ASEAN Speaks_ With China and the US taking two fundamentally different approaches towards developing their AI ecosystems, there is a growing camp that believes that China is in an equally strong position to win the AI race despite technology sanctions. Producer and host Ong Seng Yeow speaks with Maybank's Hong Kong Strategist Ben Ho to deep dive on three key issues: ​Why might China be playing a fundamentally… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/22d97df4/podcast/play/121489757/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-15%2F426155729-44100-2-d3fbf85413215.m4a) ## [Will Photonics Loosen the Bottlenecks in Neural Systems?](https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/153952907/) _2026-06-08 · EE Times On Air · EE Times Current_ In this latest episode of Brains and Machines , Dr. Patty Stabile of the Eindhoven University of Technology chats with us about her optical neural networks with ultra-low-latency processing, and the semiconductor optical amplifiers that make them possible. Discussion follows with Dr. Giulia D’Angelo from the Czech Technical University in Prague and Professor Ralph Etienne-Cummings of Johns Hopkins… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/aspencore/content.blubrry.com/aspencore/AspenCore_EETC_B_M_EP39_PattyStabile_060326.mp3) ## [When AI Gets a Body: Physical AI, Humanoids and the Future of Silicon](https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/153914105/) _2026-06-05 · EE Times On Air · EE Times Current_ In this episode of EE Times Current, we’ll dive into Physical AI — from humanoids and embodied agents to the chips, sensors, and systems that let machines see, move, and interact with us. Guiding us through this future of silicon is our host, Hezi Saar, Executive Director of Product Marketing at Synopsys. Hezi brings a front-row view of the semiconductor and AI landscape — and the people building… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/aspencore/content.blubrry.com/aspencore/AspenCore_EETC_Synopsys_HeziSaar_052726.mp3) ## [AI for Non Profits Network: Weekly Briefing 06/02](https://aifornonprofitsnetwork.substack.com/p/ai-for-non-profits-network-weekly-a1d) _2026-06-02 · AI for Non-Profits Network_ The weekly digest from a network of non-profits interested in AI. In this week's briefing: Inside the OpenAI grantee cohort - what’s actually being built; and lots of great resources.