In this episode, we'll talk about the global economy heading towards a soft landing, dire shortages in Ukraine, the discovery of the most massive stellar black hole in our galaxy, Microsoft CEO joining Abu Dhabi's G42 board, and new evidence of Chinese government subsidizing illicit fentanyl manufacturing and export.

News sources for this episode:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/business/imf-global-economic-growth.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/world/europe/ukraine-war-weapons.html
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/world/milky-way-massive-stellar-black-hole-scn/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/tech/microsoft-g42-ai/index.html
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/16/1244964595/fentanyl-china-precursor-overdose