News Roundtable with Andrew Warner and James Altucher #150

TWiST Episode #150 News Roundtable with Andrew Warner and James Altucher
From Apple to Zynga and everyone in between, we’ve got some hot topics on today’s news docket! This week, guests Andrew Warner and James Altucher join Jason to discuss Facebook’s facial recognition controversy, Apple’s plans for a new, spaceship-like campus in Cupertiono, eBay’s latest acquisition, James’ outlook on the Dow and more.

To follow along with the discussion, go to http://bit.ly/Twist150News to see the full list of news stories.

0:00-1:30 Welcome and introduction of guests.

1:30-3:00 If you’d like to be a part of the TWiST List back channel, go to twistlist.co to join.

3:00-3:45 Welcome to James and Andrew.

3:45-6:00 Thank you to MailChimp.

6:00-7:30 Facebook’s new facial recognition software sparks an EU probe. Andrew, what do you think?

7:30-8:00 James, is this issue divided along age lines?

8:00-11:00 Andrew, would you want your private photos to be auto-tagged by your mom?

11:00-13:00 I’m nervous about this. What about stalking? I think it’s creepy. I think the EU will pass a law that says facial recognition won’t be allowed on the Internet.

14:00-15:00 TWiST fan Mashoor Al Dubayan weighs in on the privacy debate from a Saudi perspective.

15:00-17:00 Bitcoin is starting to receive coverage from the US government.

17:00-18:30 Should the government target bitcoin?

18:30-19:30 Apple is set to unveil iCloud next week.

19:30-20:00 Is this a massive game-changer?

20:00-21:00 Insight from Tyler: It’s like ice cream in a prison.

21:00-23:15 James gives a very graphic description of his reaction.

23:15-24:30 Apple is planning to build a spaceship shaped campus in Cupertino.

24:30-25:00 James, what do you think of this new proposed campus?

25:00-26:00 Tyler: It’s not as if they’re not helping out the city on the tax front.

26:00-27:30 Andrew, what do you think?

27:30-28:30 The bottom 10-15% of Americans will want those manufacturing jobs and I think they should manufacture iPads in the US. (Watch the clip.)

28:30-31:30 Will there always be some section of our economy that should be factory-based?

31:30-32:00 Tyler shows the new iCloud interface.

32:00-33:30 Thank you to iStockphoto for sponsoring the show.

33:30-35:30 eBay has acquired Magento, an LA-based open source e-comm platform. Andrew, your thoughts?

35:30-36:30 Should we buy eBay stock?

36:30-37:00 Japanese scientists create touchable holograms.

37:00-37:45 James explains why he thinks his kids will love this and it will be great for gaming.

37:45-39:00 How close are we to having a holodeck?

39:00-40:00 Will this enable you to play basketball on the Internet?

40:00-40:30 How soon before this is incorporated into a major gaming console?

40:30-41:15 Salesforce.com has paid over $1.5M for the domain name data.com.

41:15-42:00 What do you think? Was this a good deal?

42:00-42:15 James gives his thoughts on Salesforce.com.

42:15-44:00 In a recent WSJ article, James gave his predication that the Dow will hit 20,000 this year. (Watch the clip.)

44:00-45:00 But as you say this, the market is collapsing. We’re down 1,000 points, aren’t we?

45:00-46:00 What does this mean for startup companies and all the IPOs to come?

46:00-47:00 Kirin: James, what does it take for people to shift their thinking and be more optimistic?

47:00-48:15 Tyler, you trade. What are your thoughts? Are you bullish on Wall Street?

48:15-49:30 Is the housing crisis over?

49:30-50:00 Google is going to acquire AdMeld for $400M.

50:00-50:30 James: I think it’s more than just DoubleClick.

50:30-51:00 Google does well when they get you to use free services online.

51:00-53:30 Should Google give out free hardware at this point?

53:30-54:45 What if they passed along advertising splits to subsidize hardware costs? (Watch the clip.)

54:45-56:30 Regarding the Weinergate scandal, Jason says he obviously doesn’t know how to use Twitter.

56:30-57:00 Wasn’t there a revolution going on? Why are we talking about this?

57:00-58:00 Tyler: Hasn’t anyone ever had a DM fail?

58:00-1:01:15 Jason and Tyler try out a mock DM fail.

1:01:15-1:02:00 Breaking: Cafe Press has just filed for their IPO. They’re looking to raise up to $80M. (Watch the clip.)

1:02:00-1:03:00 Thank you to TWiST fan Mashoor for coming in today.

1:03:00-1:04:15 Why hasn’t there been a revolution in Saudi Arabia?

1:04:15-1:05:00 Do you think revolutions in other countries occurred because they had unemployment issues?

1:05:00-1:05:30 There are some people who are against technology there, yes?

1:05:30-1:06:00 Do you think America should leave the Middle East?

1:06:00-1:08:00 Are you free to talk like this, to answer these questions?

1:08:00-1:08:45 Welcome to the show, Executive Producer Morgan Howard.

1:08:45-1:09:30 How does reality TV differ from our production here?

1:09:30-1:11:00 Jason gives Morgan advice on what he should do for his next show.

1:11:00-1:12:30 From what I understand, reality does not pay well, does it?

1:12:30-1:13:30 Can you buy crab directly from your boat?

1:13:30-1:14:30 Thank you to Morgan for joining us today and we wish you continued success.

1:14:30-1:16:45 Thank you to Andrew Warner (@mixergy) and James Altucher (@jaltucher) for being on the show today.

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