Google’s search engine “panic,” AI-generated hits, Coinbase considers leaving US market | E1723
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.2 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Rachel is back to help Jason break down the news! First, they cover Google reportedly “panicking” over Samsung potentially switching to Bing as its device-default search engine, how Google can beat OpenAI/Microsoft,” and Project Magi” (1:43). Then, they discuss some recent AI-generated viral hits and what it means for the future of the music industry (21:48) before wrapping up on the possibility that Brian Armstrong may relocate Coinbase outside of the US (49:25).
(0:00) Jason and Rachel tee up today’s topics
(1:43) Samsung’s possible switch to Bing
(10:08) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/twist
(11:30) Google’s effort to catch OpenAI
(13:24) Google’s Project Magi
(20:20) Merge - Integrate up to 3 customers for free today at https://merge.dev/twist
(21:48) AI-generated hits: Heart on My Sleeve
(33:16) Mercury - Apply in minutes and get up to $5M in FDIC insurance at https://mercury.com
(34:45) Real Kanye or Fake Kanye
(40:41) AI Jason and a special guest
(49:25) Coinbase considers leaving the US market
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody, we've got an amazing show for you today. |
| 0:03.3 | Rachel is back joining me to discuss recent reports |
| 0:05.8 | about Samsung trying to renegotiate |
| 0:08.0 | its default search deal with Google |
| 0:09.8 | and maybe move to Bing. |
| 0:11.4 | So we also discussed how Google can still win the AI race |
| 0:15.0 | and beat open AI and Microsoft. |
| 0:17.1 | And then we cover some craziness |
| 0:18.8 | in the AI-generated voice space. |
| 0:20.8 | Yes, there is a fake Drake and the weekend song |
| 0:24.2 | that went mega viral. |
| 0:25.9 | It's been taken down since, but I was fooled by it. |
| 0:29.4 | We're going to play a new game show |
| 0:31.1 | where Jason is going to guess the real Kanye song |
| 0:33.8 | and then the producers trained a model of Jason |
| 0:36.3 | and a very special guest joined him. |
| 0:39.5 | I was very surprised that we were able to lock in this AI guest. |
| 0:42.8 | And so this could be very big briefly. |
| 0:45.2 | I'm going to talk about my feelings about Brian Armstrong |
| 0:47.2 | saying he might move Coinbase out of the United States. |
| 0:49.9 | It's going to be a great show. |
| 0:51.5 | Stick with us. |
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