This week: Google’s parent company announced an unexpected move to raise $80 billion for their AI ventures. <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zxqezqfhjwidbrsvk66ded57" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Felix Salmon</a>, <a href="https://www.elizabethspiers.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elizabeth Spiers</a>, and guest host <a href="https://www.marychilds.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Childs</a>– host of the new show <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MaryinAmerica" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary in America</a>–discuss the logic behind Alphabet's stock-based fundraise, which includes a $10 billion share sale to Berkshire-Hathaway.&nbsp; Then, Mary explains why it’s getting <a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ai-ipo-stock-market-spacex-anthropic-openai.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">harder for investors to avoid exposure to AI</a> thanks to the index funds who are bending their rules for companies like SpaceX. And finally, they examine why <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/eec2ec91-6e1f-4b6e-b59d-d5718a82a5be?syn-25a6b1a6=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spain’s unemployment rate has dropped significantly</a> and what that tells us about the relationship between immigration and the labor market.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the Slate Plus episode: Is “f— you” money a myth?Want to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-money/id876523888" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a> and<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgxNbNcUOckZSww9mk8mX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Spotify</a>. Or, visit<a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Money&utm_source=episode_summary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> slate.com/moneyplus</a> to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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