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Todays show:
Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss AI's role in gaming with Decart’s AI-generated video game and its potential impact.(10:31) Viral growth strategies for startups and Runway AI's video creation innovations. Financial topics include NVIDIA's market value and Amazon's nuclear power ambitions.(21:39)
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Timestamps:
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(3:34) Election security in America and challenges of swinging state votes
(8:41) AI-generated video game by Decart and its potential in gaming and entertainment
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(17:07) Viral growth strategy for startups and collaboration between Decart and Etched
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(21:37) NVIDIA's value, financial speculation, and customer concentration
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(44:16) Amazon's nuclear power deal and regulatory challenges
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