This Week in Tech 905

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’.

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Links

• Lina Khan, Aiming to Block Microsoft’s Activision Deal, Faces a Challenge - The New York Times
• The Hype Around Esports Is Fading as Investors and Sponsors Dry Up - Bloomberg
• Musk’s ‘Twitter Files’ offer a glimpse of the raw, complicated and thankless task of moderation | TechCrunch
• Musk calls to prosecute Fauci, drawing swift backlash
• Twitter HQ is putting office supplies up for sale in a big auction
• Tesla calls self-driving technology 'failure,' not fraud - Los Angeles Times
• Elon Musk’s Neuralink Is Under Federal Investigation for Animal Abuse | The New Republic
• China Scraps Most Covid Testing, Quarantine Requirements in Policy Pivot - WSJ
• Apple (AAPL) Scales Back Self-Driving Car and Delays Launch Until 2026 - Bloomberg
• Apple’s Anti-Union Tactics in Atlanta Were Illegal, US Officials Say (AAPL) - Bloomberg
• Apple is adding end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups - The Verge
• TikTok National-Security Deal Faces More Delays as Worry Grows Over Risks - WSJ
• NASA Awards $57M Contract to Build Roads on the Moon - Nextgov
• 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’ - The Atlantic