E892: News Roundtable! Peter Rojas & Monique Woodard: CES (5G, bread robot, Apple), fake internet
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E892: News Roundtable! Peter Rojas & Monique Woodard: CES (5G, bread robots, double standards & more!), tech backlashes & what lies beneath, the dilemmas of regulation, have we reached peak Apple?, political deja vu, online harassment & the rise of fake internet
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Show Notes:
0:48 - Jason introduces Peter Rojas. The two discuss Betaworks Ventures’ new 3-month program for pre-seed startups.
4:43 - Jason introduces Monique Woodard and the two discuss the current projects she’s working on.
7:23 - Privacy issues around providing DNA to companies like 23andMe, and interesting stories from the world of genomics and biotechnology.
12:15 - Jason thanks sponsor Gusto. Get 3 months free when you run your first payroll at gusto.com/twist!
13:41 - Discussions around what changes 5G will bring in terms of support, latency, startups, and technology.
19:44 - The plateau of the Apple iPhone ecosystem, Apple iPhone vs. Google Pixel, and synthetic reality.
23:37 - The inclusion of robots in the workforce and the loss of jobs because of it, and how Lambda School is helping to solve that problem.
26:42 - Jason thanks sponsor Kruze Consulting. Visit kruzeconsulting.com/twist to receive a free tax consultation and tax credit white paper.
28:53 - The current breach of trust and bad actors in tech that is causing a backlash towards the entire tech industry.
36:26 - Negative effects of regulating the tech industry, and the importance of openness in immigration for countries.
45:10 - Jason thanks sponsor Squarespace. Visit squarespace.com and enter offer code: "twist" to save 10% on your first purchase of a website or domain.
47:08 - Double standards in tech for women (especially with CES revoking an award from Lora DiCarlo, a women-founded sex tech company).
57:24 - The rise of fake Internet (click farms and fake accounts), and social acceptability in society.
1:06:22 - Anonymity on social networks, and ideas to improve/create better social network platforms.
1:17:20 - Conversations around the current state of politics, the lesson of Spiro Agnew, and experiences with “casual racism.”