This Week In Startups is made possible by: Plaud - https://Plaud.ai/twist Sentry - https://sentry.io/twist Northwest Registered Agent-https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist DigitalOcean - https://do.co/twist Today’s show: F1 teams spend up to a third of their budgets on aerodynamics, often utilizing wind tunnels to simulate what happens on the track. But Lyall Davenport of SKN Systems created a sensor-embedded tape that sticks directly to race cars as they drive around the real world, generating 420M data points per hour. And it comes in at roughly 95% less cost than running a full simulator. Hear about how Lyall’s background in racing helped him develop the concept, plans to expand from motorsports to drones and defense, and his experiences going through Jason’s various programs. PLUS OpenAI’s new models are so good, you can’t use them. Why Apple’s Vision Pro chief defected to OpenAI (and why their laptops and devices are getting more expensive). A look at the world’s most annoying data center in Sterling, Virginia. And Jason remembers iconic and influential tech journalist Om Malik. Guest: Lyall Davenport: https://x.com/Lyalldavenport SKN Systems: https://www.skn.systems/ Relevant Links McLaren Racing: https://www.mclaren.com/racing/ Cadillac F1 Team: https://www.cadillacf1team.com/ LAUNCH Accelerator: https://launch.co/ The Syndicate: https://www.thesyndicate.com Capital Factory: https://www.capitalfactory.com/ Buck’s Restaurant of Woodside: https://www.buckswoodside.com/ OpenAI: “Previewing GPT-5.6 Sol”: https://openai.com/index/previewing-gpt-5-6-sol/ METR (Model Evaluation and Threat Research): https://metr.org/ Bloomberg: “Apple’s Vision Pro and Smart Glasses Chief to Join OpenAI”: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-26/apple-s-vision-pro-and-smart-glasses-chief-paul-meade-is-leaving-for-openai NewsNation: “Data center noise irks Virginia neighbors”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtXD4EFOsCg Mark Cuban data center post: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2070211760196587534/ NYT: “Mark Zuckerberg Directed Meta to Create a Prediction Markets App”: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/technology/meta-prediction-markets-app.html Annie Duke: “Thinking in Bets”: https://www.annieduke.com/thinking-in-bets/ Om.co: “Om Malik, 1966-2026”: https://om.co/2026/06/24/1966-2026/ Jason post on Om Malik: https://x.com/Jason/status/2070287418138460164 Starlink for Aviation: https://starlink.com/business/aviation MrBeast comments on Starlink: https://x.com/teslaownersSV/status/2042490675716091942?s=20 Kodak PIXPRO WPZ2 Digital Camera: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Optical-Waterproof-Shockproof-Cleaning/dp/B0GSS7PCL8 Netflix “Maternal Instinct” trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzW61JgRbNk AMC+ “Vampire Lestat” trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c7JFMTBeVk Timestamps: 0:00 How SKN uses tape to generate aerodynamic data 3:14 Plaud: If your work depends on conversations — interviews, meetings, calls — you need a Plaud NotePin. You can check it out at https://Plaud.ai/twist and use code TWIST for 10% off! 5:27 How SKN uses tape to generate aerodynamic data 9:05 Sentry - Your team should be focused on shipping features — not chasing down bugs. New users can get $240 in free credits when they go to https://sentry.io/twist and use the code TWIST 16:30 F1 teams are worth HOW MUCH? 18:52 Northwest Registered Agent: Get more when you start your business with Northwest. In 10 clicks and 10 minutes, you can form your company and walk away with a real business identity — Learn more at https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist 19:45 Future markets beyond motorsports 29:13 DigitalOcean - Want to see what building on a true AI-native platform looks like? Head to https://do.co/twist to start building on DigitalOcean's AI-Native Cloud today — and cut your AI workload costs by up to 50%. 31:55 GPT-5.6 is banned for now 42:56 Vision Pro chief makes for the exit 50:34 Apple raises their prices 55:15 The data center you're allowed to hate 1:05:14 Zuck's new prediction market app 1:07:52 RIP Om Malik (1966-2026) 1:19:00 Streaming and camera recommendations 1:27:16 All about eFoiling Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Follow Lon: X: https://x.com/lons Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis Check out all our partner offers: https://partners.launch.co/ Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com