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Todays show:

Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss AI's role in gaming with Decart’s AI-generated video game and its potential impact.(10:31 ) Viral growth strategies for startups and Runway AI's video creation innovations. Financial topics include NVIDIA's market value and Amazon's nuclear power ambitions.(21:39 ).

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Timestamps:

(0:00 ) Jason and Alex kick off the show

(3:34 ) Election security in America and challenges of swinging state votes

(8:41 ) AI-generated video game by Decart and its potential in gaming and entertainment

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(17:07 ) Viral growth strategy for startups and collaboration between Decart and Etched

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(21:37 ) NVIDIA's value, financial speculation, and customer concentration

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(44:16 ) Amazon's nuclear power deal and regulatory challenges

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