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Todays show:

Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss the arrest of Pavel Durov (2:10), national security concerns (13:54), and encryption debates (20:02). They also dive into G Squared raising $1B for it’s latest fund, IBM's activities in China, iPhone production shifts, more (55:50)!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show

(2:10) Breaking news: Arrest of Pavel Durov, implications, and legal issues

(13:02) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist

(13:54) National security concerns and French president's statement on Durov's arrest

(20:02) U.S. stance on encryption and the encryption debate

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(31:53) Global perspectives on encryption, privacy, and tech platform power

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(40:02) U.S. law enforcement, encrypted services, and social media censorship

(55:50) Lightning round: G Squared raising $1.1B for its latest fund and IBM in China

(1:11:06) Audience questions

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Mentioned on the show:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-michel-bernigaud-426a181a8/recent-activity/all

https://cointelegraph.com/news/telegram-issues-official-statement-on-pavel-durov-detention

https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1828077245606342672

https://x.com/Jason/status/1827488958512820448

https://www.apple.com/customer-letter

https://www.ft.com/content/b7bac796-c194-442a-95c8-204425435309

https://www.secondariesinvestor.com/secondaries-fundraising-more-than-doubles-to-hit-all-time-high

https://www.wsj.com/business/ibm-shuts-china-r-d-operations-in-latest-retreat-by-u-s-companies-b37cd9a0?st=7d9jarhfpzsugmm&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXO3OsYCS0g&t=218s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWLjgs2CEyE

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