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Molly goes solo today to cover the DOJ joining eight states to file an anti-trust lawsuit against Google (2:04) before covering Ticketmaster taking the stand in a Senate hearing today. (15:37) Producer Rachel then joins to discuss the latest on user-friendly ticket competitors. (23:07) Then, Molly is joined by two different LA26 founders: Rhian Beutler of Govalo (32:47) and Daniel Sakhai of HeyHire! (44:44)

(0:00) Molly kicks off the show

(2:04) the DOJ’s lawsuit with Google

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(10:51) Google and Microsoft’s prior lawsuits with the DOJ

(15:37) Ticketmaster’s senate hearing

(21:30) AgeTech Collaborative - Find out more and apply at https://agetechcollaborative.org/twist

(23:06) Rachel joins Molly to discuss the latest on user-friendly ticket competitors

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(32:47) Rhian Beutler of Govalo joins Molly

(44:44) Daniel Sakhai of HeyHire joins Molly

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Today we kick it off with a discussion of BuzzFeed’s reporting on TikTok, and we debate if there are real risks to worry about here (2:04). Then, we discuss Amazon forecasting it will run out of workers in some of the cities it operates in (37:16). Finally, we talk about some of the ways we are reducing our consumption (43:55).

(0:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s topics!
(2:04) TikTok: BuzzFeed News investigation revealed 8 internal TikTok meetings showing that US data has been repeatedly accessed from China
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(12:52) Hot Takes: should the US ban TikTok?
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(21:04) NYT suggests the Chinese government is investing massively in surveillance
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(37:16) Amazon leaked memo from 2021 said the company was in danger of running out of people to hire in warehouses by 2024
(43:55) Ways Jason and Molly are reducing their consumption
(51:10) Coming up later this week

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