The collapse of FTX has somehow gotten worse hours after firing the bankruptcy on Friday. The exchange was potentially hacked crypto assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Meanwhile, there are new revelations about Sam Bankman free to resign to CEO. Another FTX CEO, Ryan Solomon, gave millions almost nearly as much to Trump back Republicans.
Kara and Scott discuss the latest belt-tightening measures at Amazon and Disney and the latest round of the Apple v. Epic Games antitrust fight. Also, Twitter’s shrinking workforce, Musk v. Markey, and the mysterious hack that’s just one of FTX’s mounting problems. New York Times Culture Reporter Joe Coscarelli is our Friend of Pivot. He stops by to chat about his new book, Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story.
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In Wins and Fails, Kara and Scott discuss. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Be sure to check out this episode of Into It: A Vulture Podcast with Sam Sanders, which explores the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
AND...the latest episode of On with Kara Swisher is about Kara’s decades-long relationship with Elon Musk, why she had high hopes for him in the past, and why she’s disappointed now. Check it out here.
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