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2020 Summer Olympic games could cost up to $30 billion

New GDP numbers, a push from the FCC's chairman to get rid of cable boxes, how drones can help the insurance industry, and the high cost of the next Summer Olympics.

On today’s show, we’ll talk about the state of our country’s economic growth; the possibility that cable boxes may become obsolete; how the insurance industry can use drones to assess damage in an area after a disaster; and the high cost of the next Summer Olympics. 

Audio update: The FCC has indefinitely postponed its plans to vote on a proposal that would allow cable subscribers to access programming outside of cable boxes. 

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