Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Monday show, where we dig into the weekend and take a peek at the week that is to come. We’ll talk more about Wednesday, but this is Y Combinator Demo Day week, so expect a deluge of startup news.
On the podcast today we dug into the latest news from Discord that indicates it is moving towards opening its gates for advertisements. According to recent reports, the platform is following the standard practice for tech companies that get big, even if we don’t love it as consumers. As we discussed back in 2022, just look at YouTube’s ad load as an example.
We also got into this super-neat startup round concerning trucking and TechCrunch’s latest cybersecurity scoop, which is big news for AT&T customers. In addition, we touched on upcoming changes to the Android podcasting ecosystem that will see YouTube Music gain even more prominence inside of Alphabet’s consumer empire. So, let the conversation begin!
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