This Week in Tech (Video)

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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