Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon is sentenced to 15 years in prison on two counts of fraud, and the Walt Disney Company will allow OpenAI to use its characters in its flagship products. Plus, football fans are outraged over ticket prices for next year’s World Cup. And, you’ll meet the hardliner who wants to make Chile great again.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Crypto founder Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison
Disney to invest $1bn in OpenAI
Football fans condemn ‘betrayal’ over ‘extortionate’ World Cup ticket prices
The hardliner who wants to make Chile great again
Friedrich Merz offers to host Ukraine talks so deal not done ‘above Europe’s head’
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