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 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 the OpenAI founder's Universal Basic Income experiment, which gave $1,000 per month to low-income individuals for three years.
00:00 Intro
00:55 On Today's Show
03:47 Kamala Harris and Tech Policy
07:22 Tech Industry Reactions and Political Implications
18:28 CrowdStrike Outage: A Deep Dive
27:27 The Rise of Large Impact Events
27:57 Concentration Risk in Networked Systems
28:26 The Resilience of Major Cloud Providers
30:56 The Role of Capitalism in Mitigating Tech Failures
33:27 Sam Altman's UBI: A Mixed Bag
39:25 The Future of Work and AI Disruption
41:53 Nourishing the Soul in a Post-Labor Economy
48:04 Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up
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