Blue Origin picks Pete, NYT launches Telegram channel, Clearview AI in Ukraine, Semiconductor pains | E1408

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis

Technology

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

It's an all-news show. We discuss Blue Origin selecting Pete Davidson to go space (2:47), Clearview AI offering their facial recognition services to the Ukrainian government (24:58), the NYT launching a Telegram channel and semiconductor slowdowns forcing Ford to ship Explorers without rear AC controls (44:00).

Show Notes:

(00:00) Jason and Molly intro today’s topics: Blue Origin & Pete Davidson, NYT Telegram, Clearview AI
(02:47) Blue Origin sending Pete Davidson to space 3/23
(14:41) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist
(16:00) NYT launches Telegram channel for war in Ukraine
(23:38) Boast - Get your R&D tax credits without the hassle at https://boast.ai/twist
(24:58) Clearview AI giving Ukraine’s defense ministry free access to face recognition search engine
(38:48) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist
(40:00) Surveillance companies and crime
(44:00) Companies face more production issues

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, we've got an amazing show for you today.
0:03.1	It's all news.
0:03.9	It's Monday.
0:04.4	There's a lot going on, including Pete Davidson,
0:07.2	who seems to be at the top of everybody's trending topics
0:10.3	three days a week, is going to space.
0:13.4	He incredibly shrewd marketing move by Jeff Bezos
0:17.0	and Chad is going to space.
0:18.9	What else have we got on the docket, Mom?
0:20.1	Okay.
0:20.9	We literally thought we could avoid the Pete Davidson news,
0:23.2	but he came for us even here in the world of technology.
0:28.2	Update on the technology industry
0:31.0	and what it's doing in the war, clear view,
0:33.1	AI is apparently offering its facial recognition services
0:35.9	to the Ukrainian government.
0:38.2	We have a skepticism filled conversation about that.
0:41.0	Yeah, is that a good idea or not?
0:42.4	Here's a great idea.
0:43.4	The New York Times just launched a telegram channel
0:45.7	where they're publishing so that people
0:48.1	maybe in authoritarian countries might get access
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