Top 5 at Five

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By: Top5 Media

Daily top news stories, always waiting for you M-Th at 5pm ET. Short enough to learn something, long enough to walk your dog. Dodge the news and catch up with Jonni.

176: What the HELL is a Fungible Token?!; New CDC Guidelines—What do They Mean For Us?; Blake Griffin Gives Up $12M to Lose in Brooklyn!!; & More News!
03/08/2021

Happy Monday! Today we start with the updated CDC guidelines around fully vaccinated people; What the hell is an NFT and why are they selling for so much? Want to buy this episode? Hit the link below ;) ;Blake Griffin is now officially a member of the Brooklyn Nets. How many stars do they have now?; Google promises to stop tracking you, as long as you don't use any Google products; Tesla batteries are gonna power a whole state, or at least part of a small town. And more bonus news!


175: OMG—Texas Must Have Beaten the VID!; No Pressure on MBS (Is the New Guy Same as the Last Guy?); Microsoft is Here to Ruin/Enhance Your Virtual Meetings; & More NEWS!
03/02/2021

It's Tuesday. We start today by talking about the non-action the USA has placed against Saudi Arabia after determining MBS was responsible for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi; Texas beats the VID and removes mask mandates (unless they didn't and they're just being stupid); They're taking away your beloved Dr. Seuss books, if you can actually remember any of these titles; Microsoft introduces Mesh, a virtual meeting room for Teams where your teammate can fart and you see it in AR; An inspirational story of the Mars Perseverance rover flight director, a Latina immigrant named Diana Trujillo.


174: Wait—Can We Do It Like France Did It?; El Rey Cuomo's Empire is Collapsing; Yet Another Idea Facebook/Instagram Has Stolen; & More News!
03/01/2021

Happy Monday! In today's show we start with the updates on Governor Cuomo's situation from over the weekend; The $1.9T relief bill looks to move forward, but leaving $15/hr Federal Minimum wage behind; The French have convicted former President Sarkozy of corruption, and that sounds like it could be a great American headline in 2 years; Instagram launches Live Rooms: now stream with even more people; Walmart wants your Amazon money, same day. Plus more


173: WOW! Who Would Do Such a Thing to Lady Gaga's Dogs?!; Now It's 3 Shots, What's Next?; King Cuomo's In a Lot of Hot Water Lately; & More News!
02/25/2021

It's Thursday ya'll. Today we talk about Pfizer testing a 3 booster shot for the vacuna; Gov Cuomo's being accused of a lot lately, and he has a lot to answer for; Twitter introduces 2 new interesting features; China's being anal again with their testing; Lady Gaga's dogs were stolen and her dog walker shot in LA


172: Tiger Woods in TRAGIC Car Accident; Johnson&Johnson One-Shot Vaccine Works!; Biden vs. China’s Chips; & More News!
02/24/2021

Happy Hump Day! In today’s show we start with the story of Tiger Wood’s car accident and current condition; Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine is proven effective; Biden has an EO to take on the China supply chain; Is it time for Jeep to get rid of the Grand Cherokee name?; Sony announces 4 more months of Play At Home


171: OH NOOOO! Daft Punk Announces Split; New Jersey Legalizes It; Spotify HiFi Lossless Audio Streams are Here; & More News!
02/22/2021

Happy Monday! Today we start with the confirmation hearings for Merrick Garland to be Attorney General; The Supreme Court tosses out Trump's request to hide his taxes from the Manhattan DA; The Biden administration has changed the rules of PPP to benefit SMB, sole proprietors and minority owned businesses; Daft Punk announces they're splitting up after over 25 years and 3 albums; Spotify is getting into the HD music business with a new lossless audio streaming tier; And Bonus News!


170: WTF Texas?!; Immigration Reform 2021; Cruzin' in CancĂşn; Mr. Robinhood Goes to Washington; & More News!
02/18/2021

It's Thursday y'all! In this episode we start with the Democrats Immigration Bill; We break down what is happening with the Texas power grid; Ted Cruz got caught leaving his people behind in peril; Robinhood, Roaring Kitty; and had their congressional hearing; and NASA landed another friggin robot on Mars. YES! Plus Bonus News!


169: WOAH! "I will not be doing that."; u/DeepF'nTroubleLawsuit; College Butt Chegging; & More News!
02/17/2021

Happy Hump Day. Today we start with the Joe Biden CNN Town Hall; Amazon is fighting theunionizing efforts by messing with traffic lights; College students just 'Chegg-it' all the time and now I'm officially old; u/DeepFuckingValue, the person behind the GME stock price manipulation is facing a lawsuit from a short-holder; Nintendo is holding their semi-annual Direct event today, plus more news!


168: LastPass Kneecaps the Free Tier; Jaguar Goes All-Electric by 2025; Maryland's Digital Ad Tax; & More News!
02/16/2021

It's FAT Tuesday. Happy Yardi Gras! We start the show talking about the weather. I know right? But it's kind of crazy and making the gas price go up; Biden's latest relief plan is making it's way through the House: here's the latest; Maryland passed the nation's first tax on digital ad sales. What's up with that?; Jaguar-LandRover has promised to also be all electric by 2025, joining the electric club. This is a big year for EV's; LastPass' free tier will soon make you choose: mobile or desktop. Or pay up. Plus more bonus news!


167: Guess Who's Bizzack?!; The Vacuna Hunter Diaries; xCloud in the Browser; & More News!
02/15/2021

Happy Monday! I'm back. In today's episode we start with the results of the impeachment trial, part deux; Let's talk about Vaccine Hunters, reclaiming doses set to discard; TikTok. I thought they were supposed to be sold off? Looks like that's a wrap; Parler. WTF. It's back. Oh boy; Microsoft is testing xCloud in the browser. Maybe this'll let you cloud game on your iPhone after all?