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Hello, and welcome back to\u00a0Equity<\/a>, 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\u2019ll talk more about Wednesday, but this is Y Combinator Demo Day week, so expect a deluge of startup news.<\/p>\n On the podcast today we dug into the latest news from Discord that indicates it is moving towards opening its gates for advertisements<\/a>. As I wrote back in 2022<\/a>, this is the standard practice for tech companies that get big, even if we don\u2019t love it as consumers. (Just look at YouTube\u2019s ad load, for example.)<\/p>\n We also got into this super-neat startup round<\/a> concerning trucking, TechCrunch\u2019s latest cybersecurity scoop<\/a> which is big news for AT&T customers, and even upcoming changes to the Android podcasting ecosystem<\/a> that will see YouTube Music gain even more prominence inside of Alphabet\u2019s consumer empire. Hit play, and let\u2019s have some fun!<\/p>\n Equity is TechCrunch\u2019s flagship podcast and posts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and you can subscribe to us on\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Overcast<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and all the casts.<\/em><\/p>\n You also can follow Equity on\u00a0X<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Threads<\/a>, at @EquityPod.<\/em><\/p>\n For the full interview transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, read on, or check out our full archive of episodes\u00a0over at Simplecast<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n