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Today’s show: Jason and Alex discuss Meta’s moderation announcement, Nvidia’s seeming domination in the processor space, Anthropic’s $2B raise and some fun products coming out of CES.
(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show.
(5:15) Fire in Pacific Palisades and Malibu: Insurance and Startup Opportunities
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(17:32) Meta's New Content Moderation Strategy and Zuckerberg's Motivations
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(22:35) More on Zuck’s motivations and what the new president can do
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(40:26) NVIDIA's AI Supercomputer Chip and Tech Industry Innovations
(49:15) Lenovo's Rollable Laptop and Slack's iOS Integration
(56:31) BYD's Supercar and Anthropic's Valuation
(1:02:45) Jason's Experience with Luxury Japanese Minivans
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