The Vergecast3 Des 2021

Jack Dorsey steps down from Twitter / The future of the blockchain / FTC is suing to block Nvidia’s purchase of Arm

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn chat with Alex Heath and Casey Newton about Jack Dorsey stepping down as CEO of Twitter and what's going in the world of crypto. Managing editor Alex Cranz stops by to share news that the FTC is suing to block Nvidia's $40 billion purchase of Arm. Stories referenced: Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO Twitter CTO Parag Agrawal replaces Jack Dorsey as CEO Jack steps back An introduction to Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new CEO Big tech’s first generation of founders starts to step aside As tech founders resign, Congress loses its favorite targets Jack Dorsey’s Square is changing its name to Block The leader of Facebook’s stalled cryptocurrency project is leaving the company Macy’s is auctioning off Thanksgiving Day Parade NFTs, including this creepy elf Almost buying a copy of the Constitution is easy, but giving the money back is hard ConstitutionDAO will shut down after losing bid for Constitution Is the music industry’s future on the blockchain? US banking regulators are looking to clarify crypto rules in 2022 The FTC is suing to block Nvidia’s $40 billion purchase of Arm Qualcomm is updating its Snapdragon branding to try and simplify its chip names Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip is here to power the Android flagships of 2022 Qualcomm’s new always-on smartphone camera is a privacy nightmare Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is its latest attempt to hit a Windows on Arm home run Microsoft’s Qualcomm exclusivity deal for Windows on Arm reportedly ending soon Qualcomm’s new G3x platform could usher in a new wave of Nintendo Switch-alikes Razer’s Qualcomm-powered handheld console leaks Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK regulator Barnes & Noble announces new Nook GlowLight 4, says it cares for real this time Alex's tablet Tile is selling its Bluetooth tracking business to Life360 for $205 million Elizabeth Holmes admits that she was CEO of Theranos, the company she founded Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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