Hi there, and welcome again to Fairness, a podcast concerning the enterprise of startups, the place we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. That is our Monday present, the place we dig into the weekend and take a peek on the week that’s to come back. We’ll discuss extra about Wednesday, however that is Y Combinator Demo Day week, so anticipate a deluge of startup information.
On the podcast right this moment we dug into the most recent information from Discord that signifies it’s transferring in the direction of opening its gates for ads. As I wrote again in 2022, that is the usual observe for tech firms that get large, even when we don’t find it irresistible as shoppers. (Simply take a look at YouTube’s advert load, for instance.)
We additionally acquired into this super-neat startup spherical regarding trucking, TechCrunch’s newest cybersecurity scoop which is large information for AT&T prospects, and even upcoming adjustments to the Android podcasting ecosystem that can see YouTube Music acquire much more prominence inside Alphabet’s shopper empire. Hit play, and let’s have some enjoyable!
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