Apple’s new releases, Twitter bots, Didi returns, Bad actors on Binance + Michael Shellenberger’s vision for California | E1477

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis

Technology

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2022

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Summary

Jason talks with independent candidate for California Governor Michael Shellenberger on what he wants to improve in California (2:57). Then, we cover Apple's 2022 WWDC (48:40). We cover the $2.35B of illicit funds laundered through Binance from hacks, investment frauds, and drug deals (1:27:25), and we touch on Elon Musk accusing Twitter of withholding bot information (1:37:24). Finally, we cover Beijing wrapping up the Didi investigation (1:41:11).

(00:00) Jason and Molly introduce today's show!
(2:57) Michael Shellenberger, 2022 California gubernatorial candidate, sits down with Jason
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(12:03) Michael Shellenberger on capital allocators being loyal to CA
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(23:45) Michael Shellenberger on handling drug addiction and rehabilitation
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(40:00) Molly’s skunk situation
(41:51) Recapping the Warriors’ finals game 2 victory
(48:40) Apple’s new features from the 2022 WWDC
(1:27:25) At least $2.35B of illicit funds laundered through Binance from 2017-2021 (according to Reuters)
(1:37:24) Elon Musk believes Twitter of withholding info about # of bots, threatening to walk away from $44B bid
(1:41:11) Beijing to wrap up Didi investigation (according to WSJ )
(1:48:42) If you are a founder pre-series A, you are invited to our Founder University Two-Day intensive on June 13-14!

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody. Welcome to the show. It's Monday. Congratulations to the Warriors on their big win. To start the show, I talk with
0:06.2	Independent candidate for California's new governor, Michael Schellenberger on what he wants to improve in California. Molly
0:13.0	It's a really fascinating interview. He's kind of like a moderate running as an independent. I am voting for him in the primaries because I would like
0:21.4	To see somebody who's a moderate at least debate even if they have a small chance of winning. I'd like to see him debate
0:27.9	Super in primaries are tomorrow. By the way, if you are in California, and as we've discussed, if you're going to vote
0:33.5	I mean, please vote and also vote in primaries turns out. Yeah, very important. Speaking of which I got to fill out my ballot
0:39.9	So that's going to be super interesting. Then we cover apples 2022 WWDC announcements and array of updates including some dishy new
0:48.8	I message features. Yes, a new chip for the Apple Silicon family and then possibly the absolute
0:57.1	Like a bomb of the announcement pay later
1:00.9	Buy now later. Yeah coming to Apple really really interesting stuff and
1:06.9	After that, we cover a report from Reuters that Binance
1:11.7	Has had 2.35 billion dollars where the Melissa's funds laundered through their system
1:18.6	You know talking drugs investment frauds hacked and everything in between
1:23.5	Uh, pretty gnarly stuff, but it looks like the chickens are coming home to roost in the crypto space
1:28.8	It's fascinating and since we know you missed us over the weekend. We just keep on going
1:32.7	We've also got Elon Musk accusing Twitter of withholding material
1:37.2	Infrabot information big news there and finally
1:40.8	Beijing is wrapping up its dd investigation the stock's gone up a bit and uh, but they're moving from
1:47.3	The West and listing their stock publicly here to now the decoupling of China and America
1:52.8	They're going to be listed dd Khan be Hong Kong stock exchange. So it's going to be a great episode stick with us
1:59.9	This week in startups is brought to you by notion
2:04.0	Notion is one place for notes stocks projects and everyday work that goes way beyond a wiki
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