This Week in Tech

Musk and Ye, chatting with ChatGPT, SF killer robots, Apple China protests
Elon Musk explains why Ye was suspended from Twitter.
EU warns Musk that Twitter faces ban over content moderation....

Apple chaos in China, Robocall crackdown, NFT nightclubs, Black Friday slump
The Top Tech and Tools You Need for Taking Digital Notes.
Ford Mustang Mach-E loses its Consumer Reports...

Elon Musk restores Donald Trump's Twitter account.
Twitter Locks Its Office and Suspends Badge Access.
I Was the Head of Trust and Safety at Twitter. This Is What Could Become of It.
Elizabeth...

Twitter brand chaos, Meta job cuts, FTX fiasco, Apple sued, Kevin Conroy RIP
Casey Newton on Twitter: "Update: company sources tell me that yesterday Twitter eliminated ~4,400 of its ~5,500...

Rocket takeover, Musk Lays Off Twitter, League of Legends Finals, FCC vs. TikTok
Elon Musk's Twitter layoffs leave whole teams gutted.
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Twitter Now Asks Some Fired Workers to...

​It's Only Fleas - Musk takes over Twitter, Apple's cash mountain, gambling ads, NVIDIA RTX 4090
Welcome to hell, Elon.
Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary...

Twitter & Musk to close buyout, Apple's new iPads, artist burns art for NFTs, AI chatbot for dead loved ones, and more.
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Future of Microsoft Office, Legs in VR, NVIDIA RTX 4090, Project Starline
Peach Only SMA 11:04 Brianna Wu.
Meta Meets Microsoft – Stratechery by Ben Thompson.
Microsoft (MSFT) US Army HoloLens...

Pixel Watch, banning AirTags, Musk's Twitter buy, Instagram ads
Google unveils Pixel 7 Pro with Tensor G2 processor, starts at $899.
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Stadia is done, Zuck's UFC appearance, General AI, OG App, Amazon event
Stadia is issuing refunds - How to get yours.
Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with nearly 6,000 hours on Stadia begs Rockstar for...

Apple Watch Ultra, YouTube dislike button, Serial podcast, AI and Getty Images
Leo talks about his new Apple Watch Ultra.
How Fitbit helped me lose 15 pounds.
YouTube's 'dislike' and 'not...

Ethereum merge, GPU demand shifts, Adobe's Figma deal, GTA 6 hack
Ethereum activates The Merge as it shifts to proof of stake.
No One Is Profitable': GPU Mining Faces Dark Days After Ethereum...

Apple iPhone 14, Dynamic Island, Intel Optane, ETH merge, Atari 2600
 News of Queen Elizabeth II's death broke on Twitter before the BBC.
 The Steve Jobs Archive.
 The Church of Apple Is a...

Checking in on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
Checking in on House of the Dragon.
Sweeping Children's Online Safety Bill Is Passed in California.
'I turned my back on my film career...

Twitter whistleblower, LastPass hack, Ethereum merge, Artemis 1, Zuck meets Rogan
 Twitter whistleblower says the platform was unable to guard against insider threats on January 6.
 Twitter...

Game of Thrones' v. 'Lord of the Rings': The Biggest Battle in Fantasy TV History Is Here. 
How About We Just Don't Watch the 'Game of Thrones' Prequel? 
HBO Max to Remove 36 Titles, Including 20...

FTC's privacy push, the fall of social media, Excel esports, Netflix gaming
AngledDesigners on Etsy.
 This Is the Data Facebook Gave Police to Prosecute a Teenager for Abortion.
 Meta Just...

Amazon buys iRobot, Mofi vinyl controversy, Cybertruck cost increase
Amazon announces deal to buy Roomba maker for $1.7 billion.
Amazon's iRobot Deal Would Give It Maps Inside Millions of Homes....

CHIPS Act clears Congress, ensuring $52 billion boost to US foundries.
Intel (INTC) earnings Q2 2022.
Intel Kills Optane Memory Business Entirely.
Apple's $83B quarter by the numbers.
FY22 Q4 -...

Amazon Buys One Medical, Google Glass AR, Netflix Ad-Supported
Twitter-Musk trial on $44 billion deal set to begin in October after Musk loses effort to delay
Snap shares plunge 25% on...