This Week in Tech (Audio)

Meta trademark filing, NYC crypto, the Great Resignation, daylight saving time

• Facebook's "Meta" Trademark Application.
• Meta Company lashes out at Facebook over name change in public letter.
• Incoming New York mayor Eric Adams vows to take the first three paychecks in bitcoin.
• NYC Mayor-Elect Adams Says Crypto Should Be Taught in Schools.
• House Sends Infrastructure Bill With Crypto Tax Provision to US President.
• The crypto conundrum: Is that hot meme coin a Shiba Inu or a squid?
• Len Sassaman and Satoshi: a Cypherpunk History.
• Global Chip Shortage 'Is Far From Over' as Wait Times Get Longer.
• I'm A Twenty-Year Truck Driver, I Will Tell You Why America's "Shipping Crisis" Will Not End.
• The debate over daylight saving time drags on in Europe.
• Gastronomad: The art of living everywhere and eating everything!
• Leo's time with the Pixel 6 Pro.
• Faulty DRM breaks dozens of games on Intel's Alder Lake CPUs.
• Apple's New Screen Repair Trap Could Change the Repair Industry Forever.
• Apple's Federighi delivers a dramatic speech on the dangers of sideloading.
• The Great Resignation.
• The 'lying flat' movement standing in the way of China's innovation drive.
• TikTok owner ByteDance shortens China work hours, discouraging the notorious '996' routine.
• Google News to relaunch in Spain after mandatory payments to newspapers scrapped.
• Tesla recalls nearly 12,000 U.S. vehicles over software communication error.
• Microsoft fixes Windows 11 features failing due to an expired certificate.
• Apple Wants iPhones to Detect Car Crashes, Auto-Dial 911.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Evan Brown, Louise Matsakis, and Owen Thomas

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