E89: GDP growth negative in Q2, $SHOP layoffs, Alzheimer's fraud, Ginkgo acquires Zymergen & more All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

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