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

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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.

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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

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