IRL to shut down after faking 19M users, ZIRP fraud, Databricks acquires MosaicML for $1.3B | E1768

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Today's show:
Jason is joined by Vinny Lingham to break down IRL shutting down after faking 95% of users (1:12), ZIRP fraud (12:59), Databricks acquiring MosaicML for $1.3B, and some AI demos! (1:02:31)
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Time stamps:
(0:00) Vinny joins Jason
(1:12) IRL's 19M fake users
(5:45) Twitter bots and the fake account problem
(11:50) Notion - Try it for free today at https://notion.com/twist
(12:59) Diligence in early-stage startups
(20:59) Databricks acquires MosaicML for $1.3B
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(33:09) Testing Google's new generative search
(37:47) Fin - Try Fin, Intercom's new AI customer support chatbot, at ⁠https://intercom.com/fin⁠
(38:31) Testing generative search on the most expensive steaks in Los Angeles
(41:56) Vinny's thoughts on Toxic Wealth and the Titan tragedy
(53:34) DeepMind CEO says Gemini is more capable than ChatGPT
(1:02:31) Vinny demos Colorize and Replika
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