Reddit's performance as an ad business shows impressive traffic but struggles with monetization, lagging far behind other platforms. Despite being an $800 million business, it continues to lose money due to ineffective ad monetization. This raises questions about whether Reddit has the potential for significant growth if it can improve monetization, or if it will continue to struggle and possibly fail in the market.
Kara and Scott discuss the latest Neuralink news, Trump’s $464 million problem, and the DOJ’s Apple lawsuit. Then, Microsoft makes a big move in the AI race, hiring former Google Executive and Deep Mind Co-Founder, Mustafa Suleyman. And Reddit is officially public. Plus, stay tuned for the listener question if you want to hear what movies make Kara and Scott cry. Well…Scott anyway.
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