cover of episode E135: Wagner rebels, SCOTUS ends AA, AI M&A, startups gone bad, spacetime warps & more

E135: Wagner rebels, SCOTUS ends AA, AI M&A, startups gone bad, spacetime warps & more

2023/7/1
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Chamath Palihapitiya
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David Sacks: 瓦格纳兵变并非俄国政权即将崩溃的证据,而是普里戈任试图试探普京支持度的行动。兵变的导火索是瓦格纳集团被并入俄罗斯国防部,导致普里戈任收入和地位受损。普里戈任兵变未获得任何支持,最终促使他与普京达成协议流亡白俄罗斯。尽管兵变对俄罗斯政权造成打击,但最终普京巩固了其在俄社会的支持。俄罗斯民众团结在普京周围支持战争,这与西方希望通过内部政变结束战争的预期相反。俄乌战争是两国之间的生死之战,西方卷入其中可能不会有好结果。俄罗斯民调显示普京的支持率很高,这表明俄罗斯民众支持这场战争。普里戈任兵变虽然出乎意料,但普京最终做出了避免流血冲突的明智决定。西方希望普京被推翻的幻想是不现实的,这可能会导致更糟糕的独裁者上台。普里戈任兵变可能会促使普京采取更暴力的手段来进行战争。 Chamath Palihapitiya: 最高法院裁决禁止大学在招生中考虑种族因素,这将对大学招生和企业多元化计划产生深远影响。最高法院的裁决终结了平权行动,这将导致大学招生标准的改变,并可能影响到企业的平权政策。最高法院的裁决将导致大学取消基于种族、运动特长和家族背景的招生政策。最高法院的裁决将影响所有接受联邦资助的机构,并可能对企业的平权政策和ESG标准产生影响。解决美国种族不平等问题的关键在于改善幼儿教育和小学教育。 Jack Dorsey: (无核心观点,主要参与讨论) David Friedberg: (无核心观点,主要参与讨论)

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The episode delves into the Wagner Group rebellion, analyzing the events leading up to and following the armed insurrection led by Yevgeny Prigozhin against Russia.
  • The Wagner Group, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, launched an armed insurrection against Russia.
  • The rebellion was abruptly stopped after supposed negotiations and Prigozhin's decision to step down.
  • Russian society rallied behind Putin, despite Prigozhin's popularity from past military successes.
  • The rebellion raised questions about the stability of Putin's regime.
  • The rebellion was widely oversold as an imminent coup by some commentators.

Shownotes Transcript

(0:00) Bestie intros: Friedberg fills in as moderator!

(2:45) Wagner Group rebellion

(23:15) SCOTUS strikes down Affirmative Action

(51:03) Databricks acquires MosaicML for $1.3B, Inflection raises $1.3B

(1:09:35) IRL shuts down after faking 95% of users, Byju's seeks to raise emergency $1B as founder control in jeopardy

(1:26:38) Science Corner: Understanding the NANOGrav findings

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