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5 min readThe UK announced a ban on social media for children under 16, Fox is buying Roku for $22 billion in a bet on streaming distribution, and the World Cup’s mandatory hydration breaks are drawing accusations of a commercial money grab. Meanwhile, the US and Iran signed a ceasefire deal that sent oil prices tumbling and stocks to record highs, dates have become America’s newest health food obsession, and an Alaskan election official had to decide what to do when two candidates for the same Senate seat share the same name.
Fox Buys Roku for $22 Billion
Fox spent $22 billion to acquire Roku, the connected-TV platform that reaches roughly 100 million households. The deal marks a strategic pivot for Fox, which has mostly sat out the streaming wars. It bought Tubi in 2020 but otherwise relied on its live sports and news divisions — NFL football and Fox News — which have been cash machines. The problem is that those channels still depend on cable, and cable is dying.
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- 1 (00:31) **Show Open & Time Capsule** - Hosts Neil and Toby introduce the episode; discussion of the America 250 Commission's time capsule buried for 2276.
- 2 (03:29) **Fox Buys Roku for $22B** - Fox acquires the streaming platform Roku to gain a foothold in the streaming industry.
- 3 (08:10) **UK Bans Social Media for Kids Under 16** - British PM Keir Starmer announces a ban on social media for children under 16, inspired by Australia's policy.
- 4 (12:30) **World Cup Hydration Breaks Spark Controversy** - FIFA institutes mandatory hydration breaks at the 22nd and 67th minute of every World Cup game.
- 5 (19:32) **Toby's Trends: The Date Craze** - U.S. sales of dates jumped 33% last year as a natural, fiber-rich alternative to processed foods.
- 6 (24:34) **Stocks Rally on Iran Ceasefire Deal** - U.S. and Iran sign a deal to extend a ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sending stocks higher.
- 7 (26:23) **Alaska Senate Race Name Confusion** - Two candidates named Dan Sullivan run for the same U.S. Senate seat in Alaska.
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Show Notes
#868: Fox acquires Roku in a $22B deal to power its streaming aspirations. The UK is the latest major country that moves to ban social media use for kids under 16. Fans continue to loathe the mandatory hydration breaks during the World Cup because they believe it’s less about player safety and more about commercial breaks. Then it’s Toby’s Trends that looks into why everybody is loving dates…the fruit, that is. Finally, the stock market cheers for US-Iran peace deal.
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