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Todays show:

Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss the end of the Wiz-Google deal (5:37), Spotify's performance (13:36), Universal Basic Income (UBI) (27:49), Meta's AI strategy (53:05), and more!

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Timestamps:

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

(5:37) The end of the Wiz-Google deal

(12:24) AssemblyAI - Get 100 free hours to start building at https://www.assemblyai.com/twist

(13:36) Spotify's successful quarter

(21:41) Daniel Ek's strategy and Spotify's future risks

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(27:49) Universal basic income (UBI)

(38:05) Eight Sleep - Head to https://www.eightsleep.com/twist and use code TWIST to get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra.

(39:34) Findings and implications from a recent UBI study backed by Sam Altman

(48:22) The efficiency and impact of welfare programs

(53:05) Meta's AI developments

(59:58) Mark Zuckerberg's thoughts on Apple and open source AI

(1:06:50) Predictions for Meta's competitive moves

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Mentioned on the show:

https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/22/wiz-walks-away-from-googles-23b-acquisition-offer-read-the-ceos-note-to-employees

https://news.crunchbase.com/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-funding-venture-wiz-ai-cyera/#:~:text=In%20the%20second%20quarter%2C%20cyber,to%20startups%20in%20173%20deals

https://ai.meta.com/blog/meta-llama-3-1

https://x.com/rowancheung/status/1815763595197616155?t=1204

https://x.com/eldsjal/status/1815691024473166268?s=12

https://www.axios.com/2024/07/23/spotify-profit-q2-2024-earnings

https://x.com/smilleralert/status/1815372032621879628/photo/1

https://www.openresearchlab.org/findings/entrepreneurship

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SPOT

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-22/ubi-study-backed-by-openai-s-sam-altman-bolsters-support-for-basic-income

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