Woke Google Maps, how Wells Fargo is losing money on fintech, and the global AI race | E1967
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.2 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 17 June 2024
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Todays show:
Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss woke Google Maps (1:57), Bilt & Wells Fargo dynamics (16:20), AI progress in China and Japan (32:00), and more!
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(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show
(1:57) Woke Google Maps
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(16:20) Bilt and Wells Fargo fintech dynamics
(17:00) CNBC interview with Bilt founder Ankur Jain
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(32:00) AI progress in China and Japan
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(45:09) Defining AGI and its implications
(49:06) McDonald's AI ordering systems and their challenges
(1:04:37) Audience question on EU's AI Act and its impact on startups
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| 0:00.0 | Alright everybody welcome back to this week in startups he's Alex I'm |
| 0:04.4 | Jason at Alex at jason on x.com previously known as Twitter full docket |
| 0:09.3 | uh subscribe to our YouTube channel and just having this week and startups and you will get a |
| 0:14.6 | notification if you hit the bell when we go live we're going to go live three days a week |
| 0:18.4 | we'll figure out if it's Monday Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday Thursday there's a |
| 0:20.8 | it'll be what it is as we get through the summer and get our legs |
| 0:23.7 | under us. But let's get started. It's a full, full docket. |
| 0:26.5 | Yeah, so today we have up top what Jason is calling woke Google Maps, which I'm sure is going to be a great conversation for everybody. |
| 0:34.3 | It's going to be fun. |
| 0:35.5 | Then we're going to talk a little bit about a FinTech company called Built and how they've managed |
| 0:39.3 | to take Wells Fargo for about $120 million a year. |
| 0:42.4 | It's my favorite story in tech today this week, |
| 0:44.5 | maybe this month. Then AI progress in China and Japan and who is building the fastest in |
| 0:49.7 | and around the world. What's Open AI really worth based off of yesterday's all in and then new calls for |
| 0:55.6 | social media regulation that could impact the next generation of startups |
| 0:58.8 | aka Jason's favorite issue today. |
| 1:01.6 | This weekend startups is brought to you by |
| 1:05.4 | Square Space. Turn your idea into a new website. Go to |
| 1:09.9 | Square Space.com slash Twist for a free trial. |
| 1:14.3 | When you're ready to launch, use offer code Twist |
| 1:17.2 | to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. |
| 1:22.0 | LinkedIn ads. |
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