Episode 1436

Twitter's takeover defense, Meta's AR project with The Verge's Alex Heath + Wordcab CEO | E1436

Apr 16, 20222:00:36Watch on YouTube

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00:00 Molly tees up today’s variety show

02:32 Alex Heath from The Verge joins to discuss the news he broke on Facebook/Meta’s further push into AR/VR

10:40 Coda - The All-in-one doc for teams, get a $1,000 credit at https://coda.io/twist

11:59 Mark Zuckerberg’s ego in the AR/VR race, CTRL-labs acquisition a cool move or a fool move?

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23:33 Magic Leap & where is Microsoft in AR/VR?

33:24 Microsoft for Startups Hub - Apply in 5 minutes, no funding required, sign up at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups

34:41 Will Google get more involved with AR/VR?

38:03 Twitter's All-hands meeting, future prospects and more

1:04:54 Introducing Molly’s interview w/Wordcab’s founder & CEO Aleks Smechov

1:07:10 Molly’s interview w/Wordcab founder & CEO Aleks Smechov

1:18:51 Toss to OKB w/Rachel & Rachel Cantor of Tydo

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