(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show
(2:24) Bolt’s fundraising controversy and business model
(8:24) CEO loans and board conflicts at Bolt
(11:25) Lemon.io – Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist
(12:46) Public vs. private equity borrowing and media integrity
(21:18) Technology media industry reflections
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(29:27) Waymo’s growth and autonomous vehicle market
(39:49) CommandBar – Visit https://commandbar.com/twist to get a custom live demo.
(41:04) Story raises $80M for blockchain-based IP network
(46:23) Stablecoins and SEC investigations
(58:47) The truth behind tech layoffs
(1:07:26) Audience questions
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https://x.com/TechTekedra/status/1825910695311114384
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https://openai.com/index/gpt-4o-fine-tuning
https://openai.com/index/conde-nast
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/20/cisco-employees-face-a-month-of-silence-ahead-of-second-layoff-in-2024
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/1/24210656/intel-is-laying-off-over-10000-employees-and-will-cut-10-billion-in-costs
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