Podcast Episodes

We’re Hiring! Join the This Week in Startups Team

Everything’s going great here at This Week in Startups — and we’re expanding! As we launch a brand new podcast next year, we’re looking to bring on two new creative roles:

Video Editor — Full-time or …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI’s latest “bizarre” mega-deal, datacenters in space, previewing Tesla’s big announcement and more | E2189

Today’s show:

*How many weirdly circular mega-deals is OpenAI going to sign this year?

On a new TWiST, Jason and Alex consider OpenAI’s latest agreement with AMD, how the biggest American companies kee…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sora app review, Perplexity’s Comet is FREE, and which AI tools reign supreme? | E2188

Today’s show:

Is Sora not just a copyright-killer but a TikTok-killer? Hear our review!

The “This Week in Startups” team has been playing around inside OpenAI’s viral app, which just hit #1 in the iOS …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sora 2, Tilly Norwood, and the New Slop Era | E2187

Today’s show:

Sora 2 will generate a video of whatever you like and respects no IP (unless they opt out)

On a brand new TWiST, Jason and Alex check out Sora 2, the latest text-to-video app from TWiST 5…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Breaking the Sound Barrier with Blake Scholl from Boom Supersonic | E2186

Today’s show:

How do you get investors excited about jets when they’re hyper-focused on new AI tools?

In a fresh TWiST 500 interview, Alex sits down with Blake Scholl of Boom Supersonic to talk about t…

Published on 3 months ago

Why New Yorkers hate AI Friends, Producer Claude gets an update, and the value of human writers in the Age of Slop | E2185

Today’s show:

Friend’s new AI pendant just wants to be your new pal. So why do New Yorkers hate them?

On a brand-new TWiST, Jason and Alex consider the Friend AI pendant, which listens to everything yo…

Published on 3 months ago

Is there an AI coding bubble? Plus Meta’s new SlopTok product, Neon’s divisive app shuts down, and more | E2184

Today’s show:

Factory, a Sequoia-backed producer of AI agents for programming, raised $50 million at a $300 million valuation. So Jason and Alex are wondering… how much capital is TOO MUCH?

We’re going…

Published on 3 months ago

The rise of “workslop,” Alibaba’s insane new deepfake model, Tether’s MASSIVE valuation, and more | E2183

Today’s show:

What is “workslop”? And is it already slowing you down at the office?

On a new This Week in Startups, we’ve got full co-host quorum with JCal, Alex, AND Lon tackling a meaty docket of new…

Published on 3 months ago

Jason’s H-1B pitch, the latest on the TikTok deal, and Howie’s first ad | E2182

Today’s show:

New proposal on H-1B visas… and it’s pretty similar to Jason’s pitch from last month!

On a new TWiST, Jason and Lon wonder if the White House is watching the pod and borrowing some of our…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Meta’s “creepy” new Ray Bans, Beehiiv teams with Discord, AND a visit from Lovable CEO Anton Osika! | E2181

Today’s show:

On an action-packed TWiST, Alex and Jason check out Meta’s latest wearables, which promise to fix the “constantly staring down at your phone” problem and prevent you from blocking that l…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago