Kazakh Bitcoin mining outage, Synthetic actors, Memes + Ben Awad: Gen Z Programming Mentor | E1355

This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis

Technology

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Jason and Molly cover how 15% of the world’s bitcoin mining network going down when Kazakhstan’s internet was shut off (3:11) and Chainalysis' scam report (12:32). Then they do a "We Live in the Future" segment about AI created actors (16:49) and “Memes of the Week” review of Marc Andreessen's tweets (25:32). Finally, Producer Rachel wraps with an "OK Boomer" interview with YouTube creator and software engineer Ben Awad (38:43).

(00:00) Jason and Molly intro the show
(01:15) A special welcome video for Molly
(03:11) Kazakhstan crypto
(10:42) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist
(12:32) Chainalysis 2021 Crypto Crime Report
(16:49) WLITF Synthesia replacing cameras with code
(21:06) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist
(22:26) Possibilities for AI deepfakes
(25:32) Memes of the Week - Marc Andreessen
(34:18) OK Boomer - Producer Rachel introduces the guest
(37:12) Revelo - Get 20% off the first 3 months by mentioning TWIST at https://revelo.io/twist
(38:43) Ben Awad Gen Z Programming Mentor

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody. Hey, everybody. It's Fridays this week in startups and we're winding down Molly's first week as my full-time co-host
0:07.0	We're going to cover some news today
0:09.0	15% of the world's Bitcoin mining network was taken off line on Thursday after Kazakhstan. Nice
0:14.8	President turned off the nation's internet. I kid you not and a report just came out at
0:19.9	2021 crypto scammer stole 14 billion dollars, but this number might not
0:24.0	Be as bad as it seems might be of fact be an improvement depending on who you believe
0:29.2	If you believe Jason, it might be worse than that
0:32.8	We are also going to do some fun stuff because Friday we have a we live in the future segment about AI enabled deep fakes
0:39.6	Delivering some shocking news to the the staff here at this weekend startups
0:44.1	We're going to go over the memes of the week all of which literally all the memes of the entire week
0:51.9	We're provided by junior associates at the a16z
0:56.2	Burm via mark and reasons Twitter account and
1:01.2	Finally producer Rachel has another great okay Boomer interview with YouTube creator and software engineer Ben Awad and
1:08.0	Molly as a special surprise to you as a way to welcome you to the show
1:12.5	The producers made this little tribute video. What world the tape
1:26.0	This weekend startups will come small they would the team is getting ready from Montana to Kelly
1:34.3	to give day color big hand
1:37.1	My god, my daughter is she's breaking stories, but you need credit tables. Look in ever so grand
1:44.1	whoever
1:44.9	Molly would all business and with with mom
1:50.0	This is the show for you if you are interested in being invested
1:55.2	So give the notice there are no start up the lives from now
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