Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday

• China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon.
• Jack is leaving Twitter and we have ~thoughts~
• Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model?
• Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block.
• Twitter's new CEO announces major reorganization of the social networking company.
• Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent.
• Far-right is using Twitter's new rule against anti-extremism researchers.
• Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter.
• Is web3 BS?
• Bukele steps up El Salvador's bet on sliding bitcoin; buys another 150 coins.
• Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend.
• Black Friday data adds to evidence e-commerce growth is slowing.
• The Chip Shortage Has Made a Star of This Little-Known Component.
• Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy.
• FTC Challenges Nvidia's Deal for Arm Holdings.
• Move Over, GE. The Tech Conglomerates Are the New Leaders of Industry.
• U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy.
• Russia threatens criminal charges against a NASA astronaut.
• NASA delays ISS spacewalk over debris worries.
• The Mars Rover video and sound. It's so eerie and yet so interesting / thought-provoking.
• Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider.
• Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes.
• New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media.
• Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Brian McCullough, and Mike Elgan

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