E879 News Roundtable AntonioGarcíaMartínez IainThomson: Facebook unravels,gene-edited babies,bitcoin

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E879: News Roundtable! Antonio García Martínez ("Chaos Monkeys," WIRED) & Iain Thomson (The Register): Facebook's embattled leadership & unraveling internal culture, world's 1st gene-edited babies, bitcoin zero-bound?, deep-fakes, Amazon HQ2 fiasco, social-media genius of Ocasio-Cortez & more

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Show notes:

0:47 - Jason introduces Iain Thomson (The Register) and Antonio Garcia Martinez (WIRED)

3:17 - The chaos that is Facebook: Definers scandal, leaks, and a shift in internal culture

13:07 - Jason thanks sponsor Squarespace. Visit squarespace.com and use promo code “twist” to receive 10% off!

14:49 - Hot topic Facebook media vs. reality, varying conversations surrounding Facebook, and UK’s possession of internal Facebook documents about data and privacy control

24:30 - Jason thanks sponsor Breather. Visit breather.com/twist to receive a free full day booking!

26:32 - Trump in the next elections and journalistic protection for Julain Assange (WikiLeaks)

34:01 - Solving the issue of fake ads on Facebook

38:36 - Jason thanks sponsor PayPal. Visit paypal.com/growth to sign up for free and set up a business account!

39:58 - World’s first gene-edited babies, and the inevitable future of gene-editing

50:54 - Manipulation of cryptocurrency and the fall of Bitcoin

57:50 - Using blockchain to track voting and deepfakes

1:04:31 - Discussing Nvidia: Electric cars, video game graphics, and is it finally the year of VR?

1:10:18 - Amazon’s HQ2 bidding war decision

1:13:49 - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s authenticity and genius use of Twitter and Periscope