Aaru, Iran, & an AI Horror Story 3/20/26

<p>Aaru cofounders Ned Koh, Cameron Fink, and John Kessler discuss their company’s AI-driven shakeup of the market research industry and their journey building it—as teenagers. Legendary venture capitalist Katie Haun backed <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/03/17/mastercard-acquiring-stablecoin-startup-bvnk-in-crypto-bet.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure company being acquired by Mastercard for $1.8B</a>. Haun discusses the deal and growing connections between blockchain technology and fintech. Plus, Dan Murphy reports on the <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/iran/" rel="noopener noreferrer">latest in the Iran War</a>, Amazon is planning a smartphone comeback, and an AI …