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Today’s show: Jason and Alex discuss Meta’s moderation announcement, Nvidia’s seeming domination in the processor space, Anthropic’s $2B raise and some fun products coming out of CES.

(0:00 ) Jason and Alex kick off the show.
(5:15 ) Fire in Pacific Palisades and Malibu: Insurance and Startup Opportunities
(9:48 ) Gusto. Get three months free when you run your first payroll at http://gusto.com/twist
(17:32 ) Meta's New Content Moderation Strategy and Zuckerberg's Motivations
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(40:26 ) NVIDIA's AI Supercomputer Chip and Tech Industry Innovations
(49:15 ) Lenovo's Rollable Laptop and Slack's iOS Integration
(56:31 ) BYD's Supercar and Anthropic's Valuation
(1:02:45 ) Jason's Experience with Luxury Japanese Minivans

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