Uber: The 800 Pound Gorilla

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David Risher was a former Amazon retail executive, the former CEO of a nonprofit called World Reader and he's a member of Lyft's board of directors. Logan Green in a blog post wrote, quote, as I pass the baton to David, I wanna share this. We continue to have an incredible opportunity to push the boundaries and how transportation can help connect people and build a better future. The founders have been ousted probably by shareholders who are fed up with it just absolutely plummeting in value. And so that just means like this thing is roadkill. And I think this signals a sale.

Producer Rachel joins Jason to break down the latest tech news. They cover AOC's arguments against banning TikTok (2:29), Alibaba's six-way split (18:43), Disney's metaverse cuts (28:17), Substack's equity crowdfunding (39:16), Lyft's precarious position, and more! (55:09) Then, Jason breaks down the case for shorting Coinbase. (1:12:14)

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:29) Reacting to AOC's arguments to not ban TikTok

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(15:09) The CCP’s interest in TikTok

(18:43) Alibaba's six-way split

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(28:17) Disney sunsetting its Metaverse division

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(39:16) Substack's equity crowdfunding

(55:09) Lyft's precarious position

(1:04:18) Twitter shutters legacy verification badges

(1:12:14) Laying out the Coinbase short argument