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Five Anti-Big Tech bills, Windows 11 leak, WWW as an NFT, Right to repair

• Read The Five Big Tech Bills Congress Just Introduced.
• Lina Khan Named F.T.C. Chair by Biden.
• Pros and Cons of Amazon's Sidewalk Network. Plus, How to Opt Out.
• Will Apple Mail threaten the newsletter boom?
• A top tech journalist shares the pitch deck he uses to sell ads on his Substack newsletter and podcast.
• Windows 11 leak reveals new UI, Start menu, and more.
• We investigated whether digital contact tracing actually worked in the US.
• New York Senate Passes Electronics Right-to-Repair Legislation.
• FTC Comes Out in Favor of Right to Repair.
• Drought-stricken communities push back against data centers.
• Amazon confirms it removed RavPower, a popular phone battery and charger brand.
• Amazon blames social media for struggle with fake reviews.
• The web's source code is being auctioned as an NFT by inventor Tim Berners-Lee.
• Bitcoin Taproot upgrade: what it means.
• Consumer Reports: Prime Days best deals.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Nicholas De Leon, Alex Kantrowitz, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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