Best Palihapitiya Podcasts (2023)

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Fri. 06/09 – Zuck’s Not Worried About Apple’s Headset (Corrected) 17:42

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Lots of juicy nuggets from a recent all hands over at Meta. Binance.US looks like it’s on the road to shutting down. The first trials of AI tutors for kids are happening. The self-driving revolution I’ve been waiting for seems to be happening. And the Weekend Longreads are happening. As always. Links: Here’s what Mark Zuckerberg thinks about Apple’…

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#383 – Mark Zuckerberg: Future of AI at Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp 2:47:17

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Mark Zuckerberg is CEO of Meta. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Numerai: https://numer.ai/lex – Shopify: https://shopify.com/lex to get $1 per month trial – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Mark’s Facebook: https://facebook.com/zuck Mark’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/zuck Meta AI:…

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Thu. 06/08 – The Gloves Come Off In The Binance Case 16:34

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So, the Binance case is already getting testy with some wild accusations flying in both directions. Twitch walks back some ad guidelines after only two days. WhatsApp is adding channels. Prime Video is probably about to add ads. Adobe will protect you from lawsuits if you use their AI tools. And how AI might have just extended Moore’s Law a bit. Sp…

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Wed. 06/07 – Maybe Apple DOES Want To Get Serious About Mac Gaming 19:31

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Maybe I was wrong. Maybe Apple does want to get serious about gaming on the Mac after all. Maybe I was right. Sequoia splitting in three IS about China after all. Samsung is holding an event at home for the first time in forever. And Matt Levine answers my questions about what now for Coinbase? Back to just trading bitcoin and ether? Sponsors: Newt…

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Tue. 06/06 – The SEC Sues Coinbase 19:50

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The SEC has officially sued Coinbase. Sequoia plans to split into 3 separate VC firms. Why did Apple announce a bunch of AI features yesterday but shy away from name dropping AI? And all anyone really cares about right now: two different hands on experiences with the Apple Vision Pro. What is this thing like to actually use? Sponsors: Collective.co…

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Mon. 06/05 – WWDC And The Apple Headset 20:39

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The Apple headset is called the Apple Vision Pro. It’s more expensive than people thought, but it was maybe more impressive than I expected. Oh, also, a new 15-inch MacBook Air. New OS versions and features. And the SEC is officially suing CZ and Binance. Sponsors: Ramp.com/techmeme Links: Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s new $3,499 AR headset (The Verg…

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#382 – Bert Kreischer: Comedy, Drinking, Rogan, Segura, Churchill & Kim Jong Un 2:11:52

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Bert Kreischer is a comedian, actor, and podcaster. Check him out on Bertcast, 2 Bears 1 Cave, Something is Burning, and the new movie The Machine. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings – NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour – ExpressVPN: …

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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants with David McKay

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Cambridge University Professor David Reiner 1:36:13

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Professor Reiner is a political scientist and is currently Professor of Technology Policy at Cambridge University Judge Business School. David has advised government, industry and non-governmental organizations on energy and environmental policy. David and I discuss technology policy, energy policy, life and experiences at Cambridge University, phy…

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Crypto Over Coffee ☕️ by Hashoshi // Weekly Cryptocurrency Updates

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this could trigger the next crypto bull market... 12:34

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Could two major investor groups invest BILLIONS and create a crypto bull market? Hashoshi explains.👾 📧 Subscribe to the weekly Crypto Over Coffee newsletter for alpha, portfolio insights and crypto news! https://cryptoovercoffee.beehiiv.com/subscribeLedger Recover drama EXPLAINED: https://youtu.be/4RGWnFYCon0🛑 // DISCLAIMERS & TRANSPARENCY // 🛑🔺 Th…

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(IHP) She Gave The World A Billion AOL CDs 1:30:04

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Originally published August 2014 Jan Brandt is a legend in the world of marketing. She singlehandedly led the famous AOL "carpet-bombing" campaign that put millions of AOL trial discs and CDs in everything from magazines to popcorn boxes to banks. AOL was able to leap to the front of the online pack, over competitors like CompuServe and Prodigy lar…

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#381 – Chris Lattner: Future of Programming and AI 3:38:29

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Chris Lattner is a legendary software and hardware engineer, leading projects at Apple, Tesla, Google, SiFive, and Modular AI, including the development of Swift, LLVM, Clang, MLIR, CIRCT, TPUs, and Mojo. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – iHerb: https://lexfridman.com/iherb and use code LEX to get 22% off your order – Nume…

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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

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E131: 2024 Fantasy President picks, debt ceiling agreement, Dollar dominance & more 1:35:59

7d ago1:35:59

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(0:00) Bestie intros + Vegas recap! (4:01) Sacks donation strategy, Biden's uncomfortable truth, mental acuity concerns, fantasy picks for president! (30:43) Debt ceiling agreement, US debt situation, is USD dominance in trouble? (1:11:34) Book banning follow-up (1:19:10) Nvidia going for a vertically integrated monopoly in AI hardware (1:26:31) Bi…

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Fri. 06/02 – An Amazon Prime Phone Service? 17:17

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A check-in with Elon and Twitter sees things pretty much as they’ve been for about a year now. Is Amazon about to release a low-cost cell phone plan for Prime members? Airbnb is suing New York City over a new law it sees as an existential threat. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: The Traceroute Podcast Links: Twitter's he…

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06/01 – Meta Front-Runs The Quest 3 16:57

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Zuck tried to front-run the Apple headset announcement this morning. Amazon pays some fines. Apple is testing two new high-end Macs. Microsoft actually seems to be struggling when it comes to game development. And what happens to your crypto project, if you can’t get in touch with the one person in the project who has control of the keys? Sponsors:…

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Wed. 05/31 – AI Industry Says: “Regulate Us!” But Why? 17:42

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Big names in the AI industry are basically begging governments to regulate AI. But some people are wondering about their motives. The considerations the Biden administration is taking into account vis-à-vis AI regulation. New Garmin smartwatches. And why the Lovecraftian Shoggoth is the meme of the AI moment. Sponsors: NewtonX.com/techmeme Links: A…

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Tue. 05/30 – Nvidia Joins The $1T Club 16:31

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As Nvidia joins the rarified trillion dollar market cap club, their recent announcements highlight why they’re truly the center of the current AI moment. ARM transitions to a comprehensive 64-bit platform. Hands-on with Meta's Quest 3 prototype. And those weird new CAPTCHA’s you’ve been seeing? Yes, AI is responsible. Sponsors: SwissAmerica.com/rid…

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(IHP) Gary Flake On The Search Wars 1:42:19

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(Originally aired February 2017) Gary Flake has been involved with search technology ever since he got turned on to this particular field in college. In this wide-ranging discussion, Gary lays out for us, basically, the history of search technology before Google, the impact of Google, and then, since he lived it, the notion of competing with Google…

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(IHP) The History Of Google Parts 1 And 2 1:34:17

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When Larry and Sergey first met, they didn’t like each other much... (Originally aired April 2017 in two parts) BIBLIOGRAPHY: In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives The Google Story How Google Works The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture Googled: The End of the World As W…

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#380 – Neil Gershenfeld: Self-Replicating Robots and the Future of Fabrication 2:11:20

12d ago2:11:20

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Neil Gershenfeld is the director of the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack – NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Neil’s Website: http://ng.cba.m…

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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants with David McKay

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Whurley (Will Hurley), CEO & Co-Founder Strangeworks, VC, Entrepreneur 1:51:05

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Whurley is the CEO and Co-founder of Strangeworks, a Venture Capitalist, an IEEE senior member, quantum computing pioneer and an awesome human. We chat about quantum computing, AI, ChatGPT, physics, cryptography, telecommunications, and mental health among other things.https://whurley.com/ https://strangeworks.com/ https://ecliptic.capital/ @whurle…

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(IHP) The History Of Internet Porn 1:12:11

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(Originally published 01/04/2015) So, I ran across this quote from Star Trek television producer Rick Berman. He said, “Without porn and Star Trek, there would be no Internet.” That’s a notion that I have to say really kind of rang true to me, in a tonge and cheek sort of way. I mean, it’s something you hear all the time. The idea that pornography …

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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

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E130: DeSantis's Twitter Spaces, debt ceiling, Nvidia rips, state of VC, startup failure & more 1:37:43

14d ago1:37:43

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(0:00) Bestie intros! (3:03) Sacks goes behind the scenes on the DeSantis Twitter Spaces experience (28:18) Debt ceiling, government spending, and lack of accountability (40:44) Ways to force more government accountability, who really wins from higher taxes (57:46) Nvidia up 30% due to massive Q2 guidance, rebuilding and upgrading cloud infrastruct…

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Fri. 05/26 – AI Google Search Is Here 17:36

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We get our first look at how Google is integrating AI into search. You heard me warn you, but the most concrete example yet that Crypto VCs might be turning their attention to AI. WhatsApp is probably moving to usernames. The Weekend Longreads Suggestions. And, for this long weekend, Brian’s Book Recommendations. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast Bloomber…

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Thu. 05/25 – Even Presidential Candidates Suffer From Twitter Glitches 18:09

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The whole Twitter Space presidential announce did not go well. Microsoft says Chinese hackers have burrowed into critical US infrastructure. Sony has a handheld gaming device, but a true descendent of the PlayStation Vita it is not. Quite. Has AI allowed a paralyzed man to walk again? And the world’s newest unicorn is maybe the most delightful inte…

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Wed. 05/24 – Microsoft Build Wrapup 16:11

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All the headlines from yesterday’s Build conference. The big Netflix password crackdown has begun. Did Elon buy Twitter to dethrone Fox News? Is an Uber/Waymo partnership the start of a beautiful relationship? And is Final Cut Pro on the iPad actually what everyone wanted? Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast OregonState.edu Links: Microsoft’s Azure AI Studi…

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#379 – Randall Kennedy: The N-Word – History of Race, Law, Politics, and Power 3:14:10

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Randall Kennedy is a law professor at Harvard and author of many seminal books on race, law, history, culture, and politics. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings – Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.co…

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Tue. 05/23 – Shutterstock Nabs Giphy 15:36

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Apple continues to play nice with Broadcom despite hoping to drop them someday. The thing people warned about with these bluechecks happened yesterday. HBOMax isn’t cool. You know what is cool, according to David Zaslov? Max. And how Shareit became the world’s favorite file sharing app. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast ZocDoc.com/techmeme Links: Apple ex…

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Mon. 05/22 – Meta Hit With Biggest Ever GDPR Fine 17:23

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Meta got hit by the biggest ever GDPR fine in Europe. A crypto project got taken over by hackers who voted themselves into power. The startup that wanted to dethrone Google is shutting down. The E-sports bubble seems to be popping. And what is it actually like to try to use Google’s new AI tools? Sponsors: Nutrafol.com/men promocode ride Miro.com/p…

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BETTER SOUND! (IHP) Amazon's First Employee Shel Kaphan 1:00:57

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Re-releasing this one, hopefully with improved sound quality! The earliest days of Amazon with its earliest hire: Shel Kaphan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Crypto Over Coffee ☕️ by Hashoshi // Weekly Cryptocurrency Updates

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More downside for Bitcoin? Warning signs despite major BTC milestone 17:20

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Is there more downside for Bitcoin (BTC) ahead? There are two warning signs that might indicate risk to Bitcoin's relatively strong 2023.👾 📧 Subscribe to the weekly Crypto Over Coffee newsletter for alpha, portfolio insights and crypto news! https://cryptoovercoffee.beehiiv.com/subscribeKeyp "Game Wallet": https://www.gamewallet.gg/🛑 // DISCLAIMERS…

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(BNS) @BradyDale On SBF, FTX, All The Stuff 1:08:33

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I didn't know the whole story of Sam Bankman-Fried. This book will do that for you. From our very good friend of the show Brady Dale: SBF: How the FTX Bankruptcy Unwound Crypto's Very Bad Good Guy See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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E129: Sam Altman plays chess with regulators, AI's "nuclear" potential, big pharma bundling & more 1:28:05

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(0:00) Bestie intros!: Reddit Performance Reviews (5:14) Quick AIS 2023 update (6:27) AI Senate hearing: Sam Altman playing chess with regulators, open-source viability (21:25) Regulatory capture angle, "preemptive regulation," how AI relates to nuclear, insider insights from the White House's AI summit (43:33) Elon hires new Twitter CEO (48:46) Li…

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Fri. 05/19 – ChatGPT Comes To The App Store 16:50

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OpenAI has launched an official ChatGPT app for iPhones and iPads. Android coming soon. The Supreme Court actually propped up Section 230, allowing it to live another day. Apple as an example of why companies are looking to keep the AI in house. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Mimecast.com TryNom.com/ride Links: AI in y…

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#378 – Anna Frebel: Origin and Evolution of the Universe, Galaxies, and Stars 2:23:21

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Anna Frebel is an astronomer and astrophysicist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Hexclad Cookware: https://hexclad.com/lex and use code LEX to get 10% off – Numerai: https://numer.ai/lex – House of Macadamias: https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order EPISODE LINKS: Anna’s …

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Thu. 05/18 – Montana Bans TikTok 18:00

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The first official ban of TikTok by a US state is here. Unskippable tv-like ads are coming to YouTube when you’re watching on your TV. How much can be recovered when a crypto project blows up? Why is Amazon so far behind in drone delivery? And how Apple’s forthcoming headset got developed. Sponsors: Traceroute Podcast Bloomberg.com/careers Links: T…

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Wed. 05/17 – Open Source Vs. Centralized AI, Part II 17:23

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If you’ve been letting some of your Google accounts sit fallow, you better look into that cause Google is gonna start deleting things. Why some new top level domains have people concerned. Why tech companies are racing to put generative AI on your phone. And part two of the open source vs. centralized AI debate. Sponsors: OregonState.edu Links: Goo…

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Tue. 05/16 – Open Source Vs. Centralized AI, Part I 17:54

25d ago17:54

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The EU actually approved the Microsoft Activision acquisition so… what now? The IRS might finally allow us to file our taxes online for free. The EU passes the first crypto regulatory regime, but questions are being asked of their forthcoming digital Euro experiment. And an interesting raise allows us to take our first look at the Open Source vs. C…

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#377 – Harvey Silverglate: Freedom of Speech 1:55:28

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Harvey Silverglate is a free speech advocate, co-founder of FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Expression, and author of several books on freedom of speech and criminal justice. He is running for Harvard Board of Overseers on a platform of free speech. If you’re a Harvard Alumni, please consider voting for him by Tue, May 16, 5pm ET: htt…

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Mon. 05/15 – Media Day On The Podcast 16:20

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After some news about Apple testing M3 chips, it’s media day on the podcast. Wither Motherboard, as Vice declares bankruptcy. Netflix is cutting spending on its originals. Is the pivot to ads going to define the next stage of the streaming wars. And ad supported television is one thing, but what if we took that literally? Would you want a tv that h…

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(IHP Bonus) Tesla Cofounder Marc Tarpenning (Corrected) 1:22:58

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Marc Tarpenning, along with Martin Eberhard, was the cofounder of Tesla Motors back in 2003. But before that, Tarpenning and Eberhard were also the cofounders of NuvoMedia, which produced one of the world's first ebook devices, the rocket eBook. So, for the first part of the episode, Mark recounts the story of NuvoMedia and then about 25 minutes in…

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Crypto Over Coffee ☕️ by Hashoshi // Weekly Cryptocurrency Updates

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CRYPTO BULL RUN PREDICTION: Wait for these 3 key signals... 22:17

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Hashoshi breaks down his crypto bull run prediction and the 3 key indicators he is looking at that will point towards a resurgent bull market for cryptocurrency. Subscribe to the Crypto Over Coffee newsletter for weekly alpha, news, and portfolio insights: https://cryptoovercoffee.beehiiv.com/subscribe LINKS: WalletGuard: https://www.walletguard.ap…

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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants with David McKay

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Grace Rachmany, Blockchain expert, PricelessDAO Co-Founder 1:38:14

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Grace Rachmany is a prolific blockchain white paper author with over 100 white papers written, and Co-Founder of the PricelessDAO. Grace and I talk through blockchain, DAOs, Initial Coin Offerings, privacy, the Panama Papers, democracy, voting, shared economies, payments and biodiversity among other topics. https://gracerachmany.com/ PODCAST INFO:P…

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(Bonus) Apple II History With Laine Nooney 57:52

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Yes, the Apple II is maybe more historically important than the Macintosh, at least for Apple as a company. I agree with the argument my friend Laine Nooney makes in their book: The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal. Enjoy this deep dive into early Apple and PC history and then, BUY THE BOOK! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri…

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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

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E128: Google enters AI wars, Druck’s warning, Trump crushes CNN & more 1:19:20

28d ago1:19:20

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(0:00) All-In Summit 2023 announcement! (3:10) Google IO releases, updated Bard demo, fighting the innovator's dilemma (18:33) AI regulation updates (23:41) Druckenmiller's warning, macro overview (40:22) RFK Jr. feedback, pushback, conspiracy accusations (49:52) Trump dominates CNN "Town Hall," Trump vs. Biden potential (1:10:24) Jason reflects on…

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