Meg Whitman reportedly compared the way journalists cultivate sources to tactics used by how predators to groom victims at an all hands meeting on Fridays were mostly accurately reported. "She kind of like compared journalists to pedophiles and then made this series of like personal phone calls it was that quibi," says John Avlon, a former White House deputy chief of staff for President George W. Bush.
Jason and Molly kick off the week with a generative ai update! (5:00) Then, they cover Mr. Beast’s latest video and “stunt culture” (35:21), some more third-rail topics (49:40), and Billy McFarland being back in the news! (59:50)
(0:00) M+J kick off the show
(2:10) Apply to Founder University 2-Day Workshop at https://intensive.founder.university/
(5:00) Anthropic raises at a $5B valuation
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(11:01) More on Anthropic
(18:01) Notion - Sign up for FREE at https://notion.com/jason
(19:21) Semafor reports OpenAI has contracted 1000 developers
(27:06) Baidu is developing their own AI Chatbot
(33:53) CAST AI - get a FREE cloud cost audit AND a personal consultation at cast.ai/twist
(35:21) MrBeast’s latest video + Stunt culture
(49:40) Third-rail topics
(59:50) Billy McFarland is back in the news
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