$5B livestream shopping apps, Nvidia reveals, and the weirdest tech at CES
Episode description
As CES 2025 comes to a close, TechCrunch’s Equity podcast hosts Kirsten Korosec, Margaux MacColl, Anthony Ha, and Max Zeff are back on the mic to discuss the week's top news, the tech that caught their eye, and the companies still figuring out AI.
Listen to the full episode to hear:
- What's driving Meta's push for “more speech, fewer mistakes” as it ends its third-party fact-checking program.
- Livestream shopping app Whatnot's $265M raise, and which companies could be capitalizing on livestream shopping next.
- Who is Peterson Conway, and why is he defense tech’s wildest power broker? Margaux couldn't wait to give us the inside scoop.
- Kirsten and Max's full CES review, from robot-arm Roomba competitors to smart glasses, and what Nvidia's Project Digits could mean for future startups.
Equity will be back with a new expert interview on Wednesday, so stay tuned!
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