E89: GDP growth negative in Q2, $SHOP layoffs, Alzheimer's fraud, Ginkgo acquires Zymergen & more

<p>0:00 Bestie intros!</p> <p>2:19 GDP growth is negative for a second consecutive quarter, but is the US actually in a recession? How has the White House controlled the narrative?</p> <p>22:45 Looking at COVID trends with a post-COVID view: e-commerce, remote work, and how they correlate</p> <p>36:33 "Inflation Reduction Act", how government subsidies can stifle innovation</p> <p>59:50 Alzheimer's fraud, Ginkgo acquires Zymergen for $300M</p> <p>1:17:36 Democrats backing MAGA candidates in primaries vs. more moderate republicans: savvy and cynical or too risky?</p> <p>Follow the besties:</p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/chamath">https://twitter.com/chamath</a></p> <p><a href= "https://linktr.ee/calacanis">https://linktr.ee/calacanis</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/DavidSacks">https://twitter.com/DavidSacks</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/friedberg">https://twitter.com/friedberg</a></p> <p>Follow the pod:</p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/theallinpod">https://twitter.com/theallinpod</a></p> <p><a href= "https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast">https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast</a></p> <p>Intro Music Credit:</p> <p><a href="https://rb.gy/tppkzl">https://rb.gy/tppkzl</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg">https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg</a></p> <p>Intro Video Credit:</p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/TheZachEffect">https://twitter.com/TheZachEffect</a></p> <p>Referenced in the show:</p> <p><a href= "https://www.bea.gov/news/2022/gross-domestic-product-second-quarter-2022-advance-estimate#:~:text=Real%20gross%20domestic%20product%20"> https://www.bea.gov/news/2022/gross-domestic-product-second-quarter-2022-advance-estimate#:~:text=Real%20gross%20domestic%20product%20</a></p> <p><a href= "https://news.shopify.com/changes-to-shopifys-team">https://news.shopify.com/changes-to-shopifys-team</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.google.com/finance/quote/TDOC:NYSE">https://www.google.com/finance/quote/TDOC:NYSE</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-in-joe-manchin-and-chuck-schumers-reconciliation-deal-on-climate-health-and-tax-policy-11658973323"> https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-in-joe-manchin-and-chuck-schumers-reconciliation-deal-on-climate-health-and-tax-policy-11658973323</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/jamiedupree/status/1552406981637545993">https://twitter.com/jamiedupree/status/1552406981637545993</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/24/world/africa/congo-oil-gas-auction.html"> https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/24/world/africa/congo-oil-gas-auction.html</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.science.org/content/article/potential-fabrication-research-images-threatens-key-theory-alzheimers-disease"> https://www.science.org/content/article/potential-fabrication-research-images-threatens-key-theory-alzheimers-disease</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01661-0">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01661-0</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/ginkgo-acquire-zymergen/"> https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/ginkgo-acquire-zymergen/</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/us/politics/democrats-john-gibbs-peter-meijer.html"> https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/us/politics/democrats-john-gibbs-peter-meijer.html</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/ConanOBrien/status/1552358211986006019">https://twitter.com/ConanOBrien/status/1552358211986006019</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/maga_cy/status/1552360064693915648">https://twitter.com/maga_cy/status/1552360064693915648</a></p> <p> </p>