Tech News Weekly 252

• David Yaffe-Bellany from The New York Times joins the show to talk about Ethereum's upgrade to its architecture, called The Merge, and how this could be a big deal in Crypto.
• Janko Roettgers from Protocol joins the show to talk about low-end priced "inflation gadgets" and how it's a trend looking to stay.
• Jason talks about a radical and expensive surgery that allows them to grow taller from three to six inches.
• And finally, Mikah talks about the social media service, BeReal, and TikTok's launch of a clone of it called TikTok Now.

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Links

• Crypto’s Long-Awaited ‘Merge’ Reaches the Finish Line - The New York Times
• Get ready for inflation gadgets - Protocol
• I Wish I Was a Little Bit Taller - GQ
• TikTok just launched a BeReal clone called TikTok Now - TechCrunch
• Introducing more ways to create and connect with TikTok Now - TikTok