The Browser Wars heat up! PLUS, Khan on The Bulwark, rules for great domain names, and Polymarket returns | E2174
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 September 2025
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
Today’s show:
Jason heard Lina Khan on The Bulwark and got a little fired up.
Plus Google doesn’t have to invest in Chrome… or basically do much of anything… Atlassian picked up not just any browser company but THE Browser Company… Follow-up thoughts on that MIT “companies aren’t using AI” study… AND Jason’s “two stock markets” theory. It’s a can’t-miss Friday TWiST.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Sony responds to Kpop Demon Hunters success… but Jason’s not buying it!
(10:44) Sentry - New users get 3 months free of the Business plan (covers 150k errors). Go to http://sentry.io/twist and use code TWIST
(11:10) Jason heard Lina Khan on The Bulwark and he has THOUGHTS
(12:40) Google doesn’t have to divest Chrome! So what ARE the remedies?
(18:31) Atlassian’s buying a browser company? Which one? THE Browser Company.
(20:57) CLA - Get started with CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors now at https://claconnect.com/tech
(21:22) When early DPI is better than NO DPI.
(26:58) AI that helps you GET a job?! What a twist!
(29:46) Jason and Alex have questions about that MIT AI study…
(30:57) Public - Take your investing to the next level with Public. Build a multi-asset portfolio and earn 4.1% APY on your cash—with no fees or minimums. Start now at public.com/twist.
(32:07) More Browser News! Why Jason’s bullish on Brave.
(35:10) Perplexed by “Perplexity”: Jason’s rules for domain names
(39:54) The path is cleared for Polymarket’s return to the US
(47:06) Jason’s “Two Stock Markets” theory
(53:02) Mistral looking to raise 2 billion… euro!
(56:08) Jason’s political philosophy: More joy and happiness
(59:18) Stripe’s new stablecoin blockchain has no native token! So what’s it for?
(01:04:12) Jason’s tips for lowering your churn rate
(01:11:56) How to use Reddit to uncover pain points
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Remember, there is an attack vector for these LLMs. |
| 0:04.0 | They record everything you do. |
| 0:05.5 | And when the police come or a civil case comes, whatever it is, they dump your information, |
| 0:10.1 | they use your information, they're looking at your information. |
| 0:12.9 | Sam Altman said this. |
| 0:15.3 | Now, what if Brave took their same privacy approach to browsing, where they remove ads, |
| 0:20.3 | they remove cookies, they make your search |
| 0:23.1 | as private, all that good stuff. And that's their commitment. I think they even have a VPN built in, |
| 0:28.5 | or you can pay like 10 bucks a year. It's de minimis. I think they should just do 100% VPN so they |
| 0:34.5 | don't even know where you're coming from unless you want to disclose, you know, |
| 0:37.8 | your city maybe. |
| 0:39.5 | And then make all your AI absolutely anonymous. |
| 0:45.3 | And this is where I think Apple should buy Brave and Duck, Duck Go, maybe perplexity. |
| 0:53.0 | This weekend startups is brought to you by Public. |
| 0:56.8 | You take investing seriously. |
| 0:58.7 | Public does too. |
| 1:00.1 | Build a multi-asset portfolio and earn an industry leading 4.1% APY on your cash with no fees or minimums. |
| 1:08.6 | Learn more at public.com slash twist. |
| 1:12.4 | CLA. Innovation takes balance. |
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| 1:26.0 | And Century. |
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