Ford Overhauls Assembly Line for EVs & UFC is Ditching Pay-Per-View

Episode 646: Neal and Toby discuss Ford ditching its legendary assembly line model for a new ‘universal EV platform’ to build budget models. Then, Nvidia gets the green light to sell its chips to China…but only if they pay 15% of its revenue to the US government. Also, Paramount and the UFC strike a major deal that could move the sport away from pay-per-view. Meanwhile, golf carts are taking over suburbia, but not everyone is happy about it. 00:00 - Trivia night is back! 03:00 - Nvidia pays US toll 8:30 - Ford scraps the assembly line 12:30 - UFC ditches pay-per-view 17:20 - Toby’s Trends: Golf carts 21:00 - Sprint Finish! LinkedIn will even give you a $100 credit on your next campaign so you can try it yourself. Check out LinkedIn.com/mbd for more. Submit your MBD Password Answer here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Yzrl1BJY2FAFwXBYtb0CEp8XQB2Y6mLdHkbq9Kb2Sz8/viewform?edit_requested=true Sign up for MBD trivia night here: https://mbd-trivianight-august19.splashthat.com/ Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: ⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note⁠⁠⁠ Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: ⁠ ⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices