Microsoft's Activision deal, Esports fading, Twitter Files, Apple car delays

• Lina Khan, Aiming to Block Microsoft's Activision Deal, Faces a Challenge.
• TikTok National-Security Deal Faces More Delays as Worry Grows Over Risks.
• The Hype Around Esports Is Fading as Investors and Sponsors Dry Up.
• Musk calls to prosecute Fauci, drawing swift backlash.
• Twitter HQ is putting office supplies up for sale in a big auction.
• Musk's 'Twitter Files' offer a glimpse of the raw, complicated and thankless task of moderation.
• Tesla calls self-driving technology 'failure,' not fraud.
• 11 more crash deaths are linked to automated-tech vehicles.
• Elon Musk's Neuralink Is Under Federal Investigation for Animal Abuse.
• China Scraps Most Covid Testing, Quarantine Requirements in Policy Pivot.
• Apple Scales Back Self-Driving Car and Delays Debut Until 2026.
• Apple's Anti-Union Tactics in Atlanta Were Illegal, US Officials Say (AAPL).
• Apple is adding end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups.
• NASA Awards $57M Contract to Build Roads on the Moon.
• San Francisco terminates explosive killer cop bots.
• End of an era as the last 747 rolls off the production line.
• We're All Capable of Going 'Goblin Mode'.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Connie Guglielmo, Iain Thomson, and Alex Wilhelm

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