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Jul 2024
51m 39s

President Harris: Tech's New Ally? Crowd...

Yaniv Bernstein, Chris Saad
About this episode

Could the rise of Kamala Harris as the new Democratic candidate impact the tech industry in significant ways? 

Find out how her presidency, Crowdstrike's massive outage, and Sam Altman's UBI experiment could shape the future of your tech startup in this week's insightful Reacts episode.

On this week's episode, Ben Parr and Emil Michael  former Chief Business Officer of Uber, join Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein to discuss:

  • President Harris: Her potential impact on Silicon Valley and the broader tech industry if she becomes President.

  • Crowdstrike's Massive Outage: Analysis of the causes and implications of their recent outage on big tech and Fortune 500 companies.

  • Sam Altman's UBI Experiment: The results and implications of his UBI experiment, which gave $1,000 per month to low-income individuals for three years.

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Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Justin McArthur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Content Strategist: Carolina Franco

Intro Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeremiah Owyang⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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