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Twitch, the venerable video game livestreaming platform which has repeatedly attempted to become the livestreaming platform for everyone, recently announced a slew of layoffsf. It also confirmed that the company, owned by Amazon, has never been profitable. 

Today, we're talking about Twitch: what it is, the escalating troubles it has faced, and why it and the livestreaming business in general has never quite managed to hit its stride.

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Twitch, the venerable video game livestreaming platform which has repeatedly attempted to become the livestreaming platform for everyone, recently announced a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/10/24032187/twitch-layoffs-video-game-industry">slew of layoffsf</a>. It also confirmed that the company, owned by Amazon, has <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/after-laying-off-over-500-people-twitch-boss-admits-the-business-is-not-profitable">never been profitable</a>. 
Today, we're talking about Twitch: what it is, the escalating troubles it has faced, and why it and the livestreaming business in general has never quite managed to hit its stride.

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Australia's experiment with forcing big tech to pay media companies like Nine and News Corp for content is running into choppy waters, as Meta refuses to play ball and Google seems less keen on news than it once was. 

In this episode, we catch up with the media and how it's handling today's dynamics of the internet and – especially – the new era of AI deals.

Australia's experiment with forcing big tech to pay media companies like Nine and News Corp for content is running into choppy waters, as Meta refuses to play ball and Google seems less keen on news than it once was. 
In this episode, we catch up with the media and how it's handling today's dynamics of the internet and – especially – the new era of AI deals.

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Nuclear is in the air. (Not literally.) In Australia, politicians are debating it, while a huge range of nuclear startups are ruling it out for funding and attention. In this episode, we chat about nuclear power and how the tech industry is talking about it.

Nuclear is in the air. (Not literally.) In Australia, politicians are debating it, while a huge range of nuclear startups are ruling it out for funding and attention. In this episode, we chat about nuclear power and how the tech industry is talking about it.

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Nvidia is the engine room of the AI moment, but they are struggling a little right now. The stock underwent a massive correction this week, and founder Jensen Huang is reportedly worried that the gravy train is about to end.

We used that as an excuse to dive into a few interesting trends going on in AI, Apple's moves, whether the hype is matching the product, and what it all means.

Note: we said in this episode that Apple was striking an AI deal with Meta, but now Bloomberg is saying it ain't so. Still, broader point holds.

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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Is on Top of the World. So Why Is He Worried? – The Information

Nvidia is the engine room of the AI moment, but they are struggling a little right now. The stock underwent a massive correction this week, and founder Jensen Huang is <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidias-jensen-huang-is-on-top-of-the-world-so-why-is-he-worried?rc=c7wzrx">reportedly worried</a> that the gravy train is about to end.
We used that as an excuse to dive into a few interesting trends going on in AI, Apple's moves, whether the hype is matching the product, and what it all means.
Note: we said in this episode that Apple was striking an AI deal with Meta, but now Bloomberg is <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-24/apple-spurned-idea-of-iphone-ai-partnership-with-meta-months-ago">saying it ain't so</a>. Still, broader point holds.
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