This Week in Tech 852: Mystery Hut on the Moon - a podcast by TWiT

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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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