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Todays show:

Jason and Alex discuss xAI raising $6B (2:07), the TWiST500 (30:11), the startups building our drone future (39:55), North Korean tech talent taking American remote tech jobs (55:50), and more!

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(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show

(2:07) xAI raised $6B series B

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(11:30) The evolution of smartphone adoption over time

(19:08) Global Internet users from 2005-2023

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(26:57) The control over silicon and Apple’s move switch from Intel

(30:11) TWiST500 announcement

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(39:55) Armed robot dogs, drone warfare, and the startups building our drone future

(55:50) North Korean nationals taking American remote tech jobs

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Links and articles from show:

https://x.ai/blog/series-b

https://www.twz.com/sea/rifle-armed-robot-dogs-now-being-tested-by-marine-special-operatorshttps://news.crunchbase.com/ai/defense-military-ai-tech-startups-vc-funding-anduril-shield-ai/?utm_source=cb_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20230703

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/21/north-korea-it-workers-us-hiring

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/24/north-korea-crypto-hacking-activity-soars-to-record-high-in-2023-new-report-shows.html

https://www.statista.com/statistics/273018/number-of-internet-users-worldwide

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/26/china-robot-gun-dog-military-cambodia

https://www.allencontrolsystems.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMnkqY98Cyo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8igjcW39T4k

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