The last time an Asian woman was nominated for Best Actress, it was Merle Oberon and she hid her Asian ancestry so she could get roles. Spotify did have layoffs but also showed strong user growth growth in Q4 earnings. And then kind of interestingly seems to be implementing some austerity measures around content and talent.
Jason and Molly kick off the show by discussing Meta’s Q4 earnings and the news that the Fed is raising rates by only 25 basis points (3:06), which leads to a discussion on unemployment, automation, and generative AI updates. (11:24) Then, Lon Harris joins to discuss Oscar nominations, Spotify earnings, “peak podcasting,” and more. (37:51)
(0:00) M+J kick off the show
(3:06) Meta Earnings
(7:56) The Fed raises rates by 25bps
(9:57) House of Macadamias - Get 20% off at https://houseofmacadamias.com/twist by using code TWIST20
(11:24) Unemployment and Automation
(21:59) Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub - Apply in 5 minutes for six figures in discounts at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups
(23:30) ChatGPT hits 100M MAUs + Google’s Apprentice Bard
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(37:51) Oscar Nominations with Lon Harris
(44:06) Spotify earnings
(55:35) The Last of Us is another hit for HBO
(1:00:58) James Gunn reveals chapter one of the DC Universe
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