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Today’s show:

Jon Miller, CEO and Founder of halcyon joins Jason to discuss how ransomware attackers get away with it and stay anonymous (6:12), hacker markets, bounties, tools, and AI's role (16:20), proactive measures for startups to safeguard themselves (34:42), and more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Jon from Halcyon joins host Jason.

(2:52) Delving into the renaissance of ransomware.

(6:12) How ransomware attackers get away with it and stay anonymous.

(8:27) Strategies for counteraction and policy implications.

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(11:31) 2023 ransomware attacks on MGM and Caesar's in Las Vegas.

(13:52) Halcyon's endpoint agent: a solution to thwart threats.

(16:20) Exploring hacker markets, bounties, tools, and AI's role.

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(21:55) The effectiveness of multi-factor authentication and strong passwords.

(22:49) Comparing financial vs. espionage attacks and the Colonial Pipeline event.

(29:26) The escalating danger for companies and the Uber cyber attack.

(31:27) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at http://www.vanta.com/twist

(32:35) AI and quantum computing: new frontiers for hackers.

(34:42) Proactive measures for startups to safeguard themselves.

(37:08) Growing hacker sophistication in places like China, North Korea and Iran.

(41:00) How the USA ranks in the world with cybersecurity and computer hacking.

(43:41) Your privacy is an illusion and a look at the information available on TikTok.

(48:01) The biggest threat that keeps Jon up at night.

(50:36) American Power Grid Vulnerabilities and ways to be prepared.

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First up, J+M go through a tale of two interviews: SBF at DealBook (3:14) and on Good Morning America (31:58). Then, Lon Harris joins to discuss Disney's new in-house automatic de-aging tool and more! (47:00)

(0:00) J+M tee up today's segments!

(3:14) Covering Sam Bankman-Fried's two recent interviews, reacting to clips from SBF at the NYT DealBook conference

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(13:43) SBF chimes in on VC responsibility and drug usage at FTX

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(28:46) Finish up with clips from DealBook: FTX US and a final round of applause

(31:58) SBF's Good Morning America interview with George Stephanopoulos 

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(39:24) Finishing on SBF's GMA interview and comparing the two interview styles

(47:00) Lon Harris joins to discuss Disney's new in-house automated de-aging tool

(1:07:48) $WBD in talks to license animated content to Amazon, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's new artist-led venture, Lon's recommendations, Jason's nineties stories, and more!

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J+M break down Uber and Pinterest's Q2 earnings (2:42), and Jason makes a Jay Trade live on air (18:51). Then, The Lanby CEO Chloe Harrouche joins to break down approaching primary care from a customer-centric perspective. (49:40)

(0:00) Jason and Molly tee up today's show! Big news day + a great early-stage founder interview

(2:42) $UBER Q2 earnings: doubled revenue y/y, FCF positive, rides business is back to pre-pandemic levels

(13:12) Vanta - Get $1,000 off automating your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist

(14:24) Does Airbnb have similar pricing controls as Uber?

(18:51) Jason does a LIVE Jay Trade and explains his investment thesis! ***NOT investment advice

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(28:45) $PINS Q2, Should public CEOs be able to retain super-voting shares?

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(39:08) Jason proposes a perfect merger target for Pinterest

(45:44) Jason and Molly tee up the interview with The Lanby CEO Chloe Harrouche

(49:40) Chloe breaks down approaching healthcare from a customer-centric POV, pricing model, unit economics, and more

(1:06:09) Onboarding doctors, scaling the business, opaque pricing in healthcare

Today, we dive into Sheryl Sandberg leaving Meta (2:14), then Lon Harris joins for This Week in Streaming where we cover Kenobi episodes 1-3 (12:36). We talk about Disney’s response to racism (26:54), where the Star Wars sequels went wrong (36:00), and the Depp v. Heard trial coverage (51:00).

(00:00) Jason and Molly introduce today’s show!
(2:14) Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg leaving the company after 14 years
(11:25) Vanta - Get $1,000 off automating your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist
(12:36) This Week in Streaming w/Lon Harris: Obi-Wan Kenobi episodes 1-3
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(26:54) Discussing Disney’s response to racism
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(36:00) More on Disney’s response to racism: where the sequels went wrong
(41:52) Filoni and Favreau filling in the holes for Star Wars
(45:40) Teasing next week: Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Amazon + 007?
(51:00) Depp v. Heard trial: fishing for views

Microsoft has announced its intention to make the largest tech acquisition ever by buying Activision-Blizzard for ~$75B ($68.7 when you net out Activision's cash). This is Microsoft's 3rd major gaming acquisition as it attempts to build the “Netflix for Gaming" with its Game Pass service. 

We cover the details of the deal: what the combined company will look like, how this fits into Microsoft's metaverse strategy, Microsoft's commitment to change the Activision-Blizzard culture, the $3B “breakup fee” that Activision is on the hook for if deal falls through, the potential challenge from the FTC and more!

(00:00) Jason & Molly introduce the show
(01:48) The terms of the Activision-Blizzard acquisition
(03:17) Satya Nadella's Metaverse strategy
(04:52) Microsoft's growing gaming universe and subscription offering
(07:05) Key titles across Activision-Blizzard's gaming units
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(09:56) Game Pass metrics
(10:44) Activision Blizzard's recent history of sexual harassment scandals
(11:40) Will the FTC allow the acquisition to go through?
(13:41) The unique $3B breakup fee that was worked into this deal
(15:45) Why the breakup fee may be linked to the harassment investigations
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(18:53) Why Jason doesn't think this deal will be struck down for antitrust
(21:45) How Lena Khan may approach this differently than previous FTC chairs
(22:45) Could regulation sabotage American competitiveness?
(26:52) Should American companies be prized if they are actively avoiding taxes?
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(29:45) Molly and Jason play "Armchair Corporate Development"
(37:54) Jason and Molly take an audience question - Can there be another Google?

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Jason and Molly cover Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes guilty verdict (1:47), how even socialists have admitted that Amazon is the best place many people have ever worked (40:08). To wrap they dig into Biden’s new sanctions against China the implications from decoupling our economies (56:16). 

(00:00) Jason intros the show
(01:47) Elizabeth Holmes Theranos fraud trial verdict
(09:36) Vanta - Get get $1,000 off automating your SOC 2 at vanta.com/twist
(10:53) How VCs vet charlatan founders
(17:33) Female CEOs in tech
(21:12) Masterworks - Skip the waitlist to invest in art using promo code TWIST at Masterworks.io/twist
(22:25) Are Female founders held to a higher standard by the media?
(31:17) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at ourcrowd.com/twist
(32:34) Funny Holmes impressions
(40:08) Socialist podcast "This Machine Kills" admits Amazon has been the best place many people have worked
(56:16) President Biden's sanctions on China and the impact on tech

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