Facebook abandons Australia, pictures from Mars, Salesforce, and work from home.
- Changes to Sharing and Viewing News on Facebook in Australia.
- "Mark Changed The Rules": How Facebook Went Easy On Alex Jones And Other Right-Wing Figures.
- The Bizarre Reaction To Facebook's Decision To Get Out Of The News Business In Australia.
- Perseverance's Pictures From Mars show NASA Rover's new home
- Comcast reluctantly drops data-cap enforcement in 12 states for the rest of 2021.
- Salesforce says 'the 9-to-5 workday is dead' and will provide 3 new ways for employees to work.
- Microsoft approached Pinterest about a takeover.
- Bitcoin Scales $58K for First Time; YTD Gain Over 98%.
- Microsoft's Big Win in Quantum Computing Was an 'Error' After All.
- IBM is reportedly considering a sale of its Watson Health business.
- Some Texans got electric bills up to $17,000 after the storm. How does that happen?
- Winter storms in Texas have caused Samsung, NXP, and other chipmakers based there to shut down some factories, potentially worsening ongoing chip shortages.
- Nvidia Limits RTX 3060 Hash Rate, Unveils New 'Cryptocurrency Mining Processor' Line of GPUs.
- Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index.
- Amazon's Cloud King: Inside the World of Andy Jassy.
- Amazon's Great Labor Awakening.
- New York Sues Amazon, Saying It Inadequately Protected Workers From Covid-19.
- Metallica's BlizzCon Performance Ruined By Twitch.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Brianna Wu, Paris Martineau, and Lindsey Turrentine
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