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This Week in Startups

Apple blocks AI email app, TikTok restricts teens, Foodini’s Dylan McDonnell | E1690

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis

Technology

4.21.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2023

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Molly starts the show with Producer Rachel, covering Apple blocking an email app with an AI update (7:17), TikTok's latest restriction for users under 18 (14:05), and Salesforce Q4 earnings results. Then, they break down the startup immi, an instant ramen company (26:55). To end the show, Molly talks to Foodini founder and CEO Dylan McDonnell (35:10), and Rachel talks to Michael Tan, author of The Death of Uncertainty (59:49). 


0:00 Molly Kicks off the show

1:55 Apple blocks app update for having generative AI capabilities

7:17 Could Apple's guard on the App Store create a headwind for the industry? 

9:40 Should Apple be in charge of standard content filtering around AI on their platform

11:43 Embroker - Use code TWIST to get an extra 10% off insurance at https://Embroker.com/twist

12:48 How did TikTok approach being on the Apple App Store? 

14:05 TikTok is setting 1-hour time limits for users under 18 

16:11 If Apple doesn't impose safety limits, who will? 

17:55 Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist

19:01 Salesforce stock drop and Q4 earnings results

24:34 Molly's predictions for Salesforce 

26:55 Startup of the day: immi, an instant ramen company, is taking over grocery stores by storm 

32:15 Orgspace - Get $2000 in credits at http://orgspace.io/twist

35:10 Foodini founder and CEO Dylan McDonnell on how he plans on making eating out safer for those with diet restrictions

59:49 Okboomer with Michael Tan, author of The Death of Uncertainty


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody, welcome to Friday.

0:02.8

You know we have a great variety show for you today.

0:04.9

We love Friday variety.

0:06.5

First, producer Rachel is going to hop on

0:08.6

and we're going to chop up some news.

0:10.0

We have some great stories to run through today.

0:13.4

Apple blocked an update to an app on its app store

0:17.2

for having generative AI capabilities

0:19.3

that Apple determined are just not safe.

0:22.2

They want either content controls or age restrictions.

0:25.6

That is a big deal and we talk about what that might mean

0:28.6

for this budding industry.

0:30.6

Salesforce announced earnings.

0:32.6

It's stock jumped as much as 16%.

0:36.0

After reporting those Q4 earnings and play in the Wall Street game,

0:40.5

very similar to meta, we're going to break down how tech

0:42.5

is now being forced to play ball with Wall Street.

0:45.7

Then we have interviews.

0:46.7

I talk to Dylan McDonald, the CEO of Foudini,

0:49.8

a startup that connects people with dietary needs

0:51.9

to suitable restaurants and menu items.

0:54.6

And then finally, producer Rachel is back

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