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Victory For French Protestors

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On this week's Macrodose, James Meadway looks at the victory for protestors in France as the government finally gives in to concessions on education policy (0:46), how a worsening shortage of memory chips is impacting the AI industry and driving up costs for consumers (4:50), and revelations from industry insiders show how insurers are pulling out of areas at risk from climate change (9:05).

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