Dodgers Dominate Mets, Lundbeck Acquires Longboard, Bitcoin Surges.

October 17, 2024SE02:EP184In today's episode, we cover the Dodgers' commanding 8-0 victory over the Mets in Game 3 of the NLCS, with Shohei Ohtani's three-run homer and Michael Kopech's stellar pitching. The Dodgers lead the series 2-1, and Game 4 sees Yoshinobu Yamamoto facing Jose Quintana. In local news, Danish giant Lundbeck's acquisition of La Jolla's Longboard Pharmaceuticals for $3 billion aims to bolster its neurological portfolio with Longboard’s epilepsy drug, bexicaserin. On the tech front, Bitcoin rebounds past $60,000, with analysts predicting further price hikes. Michael Saylor of MicroStrategy envisions a $100 billion Bitcoin investment bank. In science, mice's ultrasonic abilities could revolutionize nanoparticle manipulation, enhancing their sense of smell, according to Harvard's Jessica Zhou. Lastly, the weather in San Diego features partly sunny skies, with a high near 67 degrees and a chance of rain showers after 11 AM. @sunnymorningspodcast