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Todays show:

Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss Amazon's return to office (RTO) policy (11:27), Lina Khan’s 60 minutes (31:09), Apple's new iOS features (48:32), Microsoft's big nuclear deals (1:05:25), and more!

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Timestamps:

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

(2:14) Viral tweet from Harry Stebbings about venture capital and entrepreneurship

(4:38) Discussion on the balance between luxury and grit in entrepreneurship

(9:29) Cleaning up the excesses in the industry

(9:58) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist

(11:27) Amazon's return to office (RTO) policy and its implications

(20:11) Potential impact of RTO on Amazon's innovation and stock price

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(22:25) Amazon's use of Gen AI to reduce the need for developers

(24:32) Amazon's M&A strategy and competitive positioning

(29:39) Google Cloud - Accelerate your startup journey with the Google for Startups Cloud Program. Apply at https://startups.google.com/twist (31:09) Lina Khan, antitrust enforcement, and market competition