E45: Theranos & VC fraud risks, China bans video games, Texas SB8, Apple app store, CA fires, Rogan

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

September 4, 2021

Duration

1h 23m

Channel

All-In Podcast

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Show Notes: 00:00 Besties recap, it's Chamath's Birthday, Callin app 08:58 What should protocol be for conferences & live events? 12:58 Fake it before you make it, the Elizabeth Holmes Theranos trial & implications for fraud in VC 31:28 China's video game ban, is it a good move? 39:34 Texas Senate Bill 8, allowing suing for aiding an abetting abortion 55:09 Apple alters their payment policies 1:03:06 Fires continue in CA, $1T of homes can't be insured & the impacts on real estate values 1:12:48 Joe Rogan & the narratives woven by the media & consumers Download Callin: https://www.callin.com Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the pod: https://twitter.com/theallinpod https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg Intro Video Credit: https://twitter.com/TheZachEffect Referenced in the show: Elizabeth Holmes Trial https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/technology/elizabeth-holmes-trial-jury.html China Bans Video Games https://www.reuters.com/world/china/oh-thats-an-idea-us-parents-respond-china-screen-time-ban-2021-08-31/ Texas SB8 https://fortune.com/2021/09/02/texas-abortion-law-business-backlash-match-group-bumble-sb8/ Apple Modifies App Store Developer Payment Policy https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-to-allow-spotify-other-media-apps-to-link-to-websites-for-payment-options-11630544101 Joe Rogan Covid https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/business/joe-rogan-covid-19.html #allin #tech #news

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Jason Calacanis

  host

• Chamath Palihapitiya

  host

• David Friedberg

  host

• Narrator

  other

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of All-In Podcast, featuring Jason Calacanis and Chamath Palihapitiya, E45: Theranos & VC fraud risks, China bans video games, Texas SB8, Apple app store, CA fires, Rogan explores theranos fraud, China’s gaming crackdown, Texas abortion law debated This All-In Podcast episode jumps from celebrating David Sacks’ new social audio app and praising creator MrBeast to dissecting several major news stories. The Besties spend significant time on Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes’ trial, using it to examine fraud risk amid frothy VC markets and weak diligence. They then debate China’s strict limits on youth video gaming, Texas’s SB8 abortion law and its novel legal structure, Apple’s concessions on App Store payments, and the growing economic impact of climate-driven fires and floods. The show closes with a critique of media narratives around Joe Rogan’s COVID case, ivermectin, and vaccine discourse.

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