In this episode of The Startup Podcast, Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein react to former Meta executive Sarah Wynn-Williams’ jaw-dropping testimony in front of the US Senate Judiciary Committee. She alleges Facebook put profits above all else—including the mental health of young users and even national security.
Plus, we discuss the political theater of NVIDIA's $500B commitment to US AI infrastructure, the All-In Podcast's unexpected showdown between billionaires and policy heavyweights, and briefly touching on OpenAI’s latest drop: the GPT-4.1 model.
In this episode, you will;
• Discover what the whistleblower claims Meta did to manipulate teen users
• Understand the China connection and how censorship tools allegedly fit in
• Hear why the hosts compare Meta’s behavior to the tobacco industry
• Learn how this trial could reshape public and legal perception of Big Tech
• Analyze whether NVIDIA’s $500B “AI in America” move is genuine or political theater
• Break down Ezra Klein and Larry Summers’ takedown of the All-In bros
• Explore OpenAI’s GPT-4.1 model and what it means for the future of software engineering
• Reflect on whether personal AI agents like ChatGPT are becoming too indispensable to switch away from
• Learn if AI just a buzzword — or the key to survival in a volatile startup landscape
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