This Week in Startups

TikTok data security, the Chinese surveillance state, Amazon running out of warehouse workers | E1490


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Today we kick it off with a discussion of BuzzFeed’s reporting on TikTok, and we debate if there are real risks to worry about here (2:04). Then, we discuss Amazon forecasting it will run out of workers in some of the cities it operates in (37:16). Finally, we talk about some of the ways we are reducing our consumption (43:55).

(0:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s topics!

(2:04) TikTok: BuzzFeed News investigation revealed 8 internal TikTok meetings showing that US data has been repeatedly accessed from China
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(12:52) Hot Takes: should the US ban TikTok?
(19:51) Coda - The All-in-one doc for teams, get a $1,000 credit at https://coda.io/twist
(21:04) NYT suggests the Chinese government is investing massively in surveillance
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(37:16) Amazon leaked memo from 2021 said the company was in danger of running out of people to hire in warehouses by 2024
(43:55) Ways Jason and Molly are reducing their consumption
(51:10) Coming up later this week

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