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Big tech is transforming every aspect of our world. But how, and at what cost? This season of Land of the Giants – The Disney Dilemma – focuses on Disney’s ability to weather the ups and downs of the business cycle and changing tastes and explores what has kept it successful for over 100 years. The entertainment giant has leveraged nostalgia and its intellectual property to build a beloved brand, but after an acquisition spree that included Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Fox, can it sus ...
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Glen unpacks key provisions of the recent US tax/spending bill with help from his expert friends: the Defense Credit Union Council’s Jason Stverak on $1,000 newborn accounts, and credit union lifer Lou Grilli on the “no tax on tips” details. Also- has Big Tech determined that regulation isn’t so bad after all? Links related to this episode: The DCUC’s call for the US Treasury to include credit unions in the newborn account rollout: https://www.dcuc.org/news/dcuc-to-treasury-include-credit-unions-in-trump-accounts-rollout-for-newborns Bloomberg’s coverage of JPM Chase’s plan to charge for open banking data: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-11/jpmorgan-tells-fintechs-they-have-to-pay-up-for-customer-data?embedded-checkout=true The Wall Street Journal on tech firms’ desire for federal AI regulation, and why it’s unlikely by 2026: https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-setback-tech-firms-renew-push-for-federal-ai-regulation-cc2b26d5 Labor/Employment law firm Littler’s take on the “No Tax on Tips” provision: https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/what-employers-need-know-about-no-tax-tips-and-no-tax-overtime Today’s newborns are tomorrow’s youth bankers; for more on that topic, check out our recent CU Town Hall featuring Marcell King, CEO of Incent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GkfKtp26Xw The Defense Credit Union Council: https://www.dcuc.org/ World Credit Union Conference: https://www.woccu.org/#trendingnow Check out https://www.bigmerger.ai/ for details on how BIG has turbocharged its 20 years of credit union M&A experience with an AI-assisted framework that delivers successful conversions with remarkable speed, full data privacy and zero member downtime. Read about how BIG enabled the UCCU/TransWest core system merger in just 5 months.
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