If You’re Havin’ Credit Problems, I Feel Bad For You, Son

If you are not familiar with what Credit Reporting Agencies are, how they work, and the bare minimum of what you should be doing with them, then this is an episode you will want to listen to.  Typically, we try to save your ears and keep these episodes to around 45 minutes, but when you get us talking about something like Credit Reporting Agencies, look out listener - this episode clocks in at over 68 minutes of laughter and knowledge transfer.

So grab yourself a breakfast burrito and a tasty beverage, cuddle up on your favorite couch, and give it a listen - we suspect you will enjoy it!

But before that, we start with: some highlights from CES; Amazon layoffs; OpenAI admits it’s impossible to train generative AI without copyrighted materials; Boeing 737 MAX-9 planes grounded; and Musk fires back at WSJ regarding his drug use.

And once again, despite our best efforts, somehow Musk still made it into our show; clearly he has a gift.

CES 2024 news: All the latest announcements happening now | Tom's Guide

Amazon is laying off ‘several hundred’ employees at Prime Video and MGM Studios

OpenAI admits it's impossible to train generative AI without copyrighted materials

Nearly 200 Boeing 737 MAX-9 planes grounded after a hole in the fuselage tore open midflight

What's going on with Boeing 737 Max 9 planes

737 Mid-Cabin Emergency Exit Doors

This iPhone fell out of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 - The Verge

Boeing 737 - Wikiwand

Elon Musk fired back at a Wall Street Journal story about his drug use. Experts say the reported combination of substances would be hugely risky if true.

Basics of What a Credit Bureau Is and Does, Plus Major Ones

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

How to Freeze Your Credit - NerdWallet

How to place or lift a security freeze on your credit report | USAGov

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