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Ted Cruz hosts a podcast for free — a Ted Cruz super PAC gets paid

This is Hot Pod, IMR’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. I hope you all had a great weekend/eclipse/first moment of NYC sunshine. Today, I’ve got a look at Ted Cruz’s eyebrow-raising arrangement with iHeart and news on two new acquisitions. Let’s get into it. iHeart doesn’t pay Ted Cruz for hosting Verdict. It pays a Ted …

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Cruise resumes robotaxi tests after one of its cars ran someone over

Cruise has announced that it’s resuming tests for its fleet of self-driving taxis in Phoenix, Arizona , though not with passengers just yet. The autonomous vehicle maker says it will start with humans behind the wheel, with no passengers and no autonomous driving mechanisms engaged. In California, lawmakers banned the GM subsidiary from operating its vehicles in the state after …

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