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FB Whistleblower’s Senate testimony + Scorpion Capital shorts Ginkgo Bioworks, claims fraud | E1298

E1298 • Oct 6, 2021 • 83 mins

In this episode, Jason Calacanis discusses recent news about the Facebook whistleblower, Senator Klobuchar's questioning on eating disorders, and the election safeguards at Facebook. He also explores Haugen's proposals for Facebook improvement, engagement-based ranking, and Scorpion Capital's short report on Ginkgo Bioworks.

Speakers

Jason Calacanis

Host • 89%

Chapters

0:00	All News Show
2:22	FB Whistleblower
13:13	Drata - Get 15% off SOC 2 and other audit
14:31	Assessing the reasonableness of the proposal
19:43	Klobuchar's questioning on eating disorders
25:02	Dell - Get a free consultation and 5% off coupon
26:12	The election safeguards at Facebook
32:34	Haugen's proposal to improve Facebook
37:10	Disruptive Advertising - Sign up for a free digital marketing audit
38:39	Engagement based ranking
44:30	Bring your own algorithm
48:52	The bad comms at Facebook
1:01:35	Scorpion Capital's Short Report on Ginkgo Bioworks
1:15:15	Scorpion's alleged customer research

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