About this episode

The episode discusses the legality of a UFC fight at the White House and highlights the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference by Apple.

A new lawsuit argues that the White House UFC fighting event scheduled for next Saturday on President Trump's birthday violates the law. Richard Painter, a former White House ethics lawyer, weighs in. And, as Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference gets underway, it’s expected to focus on artificial intelligence, new products and partnerships. Ina Fried, Axios chief technology correspondent, checks in from the conference. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Guest: Richard Painter

Topics covered

• White House
• UFC fight
• lawsuit
• artificial intelligence
• Worldwide Developers Conference
• technology

Keywords

• White House
• UFC
• lawsuit
• Richard Painter
• Apple
• Worldwide Developers Conference
• artificial intelligence

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Organizations: Apple, Axios

Places: White House

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