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News Roundtable! Machine Zone CEO Kristen Dumont & The Register’s Iain Thomson on Bezos phone hack, Tesla valuation skyrocketing, DJ Elon, Coronavirus, Barstool Sports funding, unions, proposed Uber/DoorDash merger & more!
0:48 Jason intros Iain Thomson & Kristen Dumont
1:58 Iain on the grim state of his WeWork office
4:34 Bezos phone hack, Saudi interference
15:12 DJ Elon plays Jason out of the break
16:45 $TSLA vs. $TSLAQ, Elon haters & more
23:07 Airborne Tesla in LA
27:30 Coronavirus effects on business, are China’s numbers legit?
35:27 How regulated are food markets in China?
47:46 Iain’s thoughts on Brexit
50:19 Barstool Sports, unions, do modern unions disincentivize top performers?
1:06:37 Uber/DoorDash proposed merger, is SoftBank getting desperate?
1:17:15 Leaked Column deck, founder derangement
1:28:35 France/UK big-tech tax, should Amazon pay extra?
1:34:31 Who wins the 2020 Election?
1:41:36 Jason gets Ben Horowitz on the line to end the show
1:58 Iain on the grim state of his WeWork office
4:34 Bezos phone hack, Saudi interference
15:12 DJ Elon plays Jason out of the break
16:45 $TSLA vs. $TSLAQ, Elon haters & more
23:07 Airborne Tesla in LA
27:30 Coronavirus effects on business, are China’s numbers legit?
35:27 How regulated are food markets in China?
47:46 Iain’s thoughts on Brexit
50:19 Barstool Sports, unions, do modern unions disincentivize top performers?
1:06:37 Uber/DoorDash proposed merger, is SoftBank getting desperate?
1:17:15 Leaked Column deck, founder derangement
1:28:35 France/UK big-tech tax, should Amazon pay extra?
1:34:31 Who wins the 2020 Election?
1:41:36 Jason gets Ben Horowitz on the line to end the show
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