TWiG 640: That Bret Taylor? - Dorsey leaves Twitter, Square becomes Block, Don't Be Evil lawsuit, Jim Warren

• @Jack: not sure anyone has heard but, I resigned from Twitter.
• Who is Parag Agrawal?
• Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model?
• Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent.
• Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block.
• Edge users aren't happy about Microsoft's built-in 'buy now, pay later' tool.
• Average American Credit Card Debt in 2021: $5,525.
• Onion: Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter.
• Black Friday shopping in stores drops 28% from pre-pandemic levels.
• PayPal CEO says spending via its buy-now-pay-later service soared 400% on Black Friday, as inflation bites and shoppers feel the pinch.
• Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider.
• AWS re:Invent | Amazon Web Services.
• Nasdaq to Move Markets to Amazon's Cloud.
• AMD Rallies After Landing Meta in Latest Server Chip Win.
• Finland Researchers Say First Quantum Computer Is Up and Running.
• Google's 'Don't Be Evil' Motto Goes to Court.
• U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy.
• Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law.
• Salesforce promotes Bret Taylor to co-CEO alongside Benioff.
• Google announces grab bag of new Android features for the end of 2021.
• Google rolling out Android digital car key support to Pixel 6, Galaxy S21 on select BMWs.
• Android TV 12 is now available, unclear when it's headed to Chromecast with Google TV.
• Chrome OS 96 rolling out: Camera tweaks, Nearby Share in Android apps, more.
• 2021 Tesla Model Y review: Nearly great, critically flawed.
• 23andMe is using spac funds to develop new drugs against cancer.
• 150 HP multi-function printer types vulnerable to exploit.
• Indonesian Court Gives The Government Permission To Pull The Plug On The Internet Whenever It Feels Threatened.
• New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media.
• Democrats Push Bill to Outlaw Bots From Snatching Up Online Goods.
• Is watching the 1984 Ghostbusters movie killing people? A Statistician's Perspective.
• Microsoft's Satya Nadella Sells Half of His Shares in the Company.
• The Prince symbol has been salvaged from a 1993 floppy disk.
• Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85.

Picks:

• Stacey - Fi Smart Dog Collar
• Jeff - Mobile phone museum
• Jeff - Jack Dorsey's Net Worth After Twitter Farewell
• Ant - Hardheads Playoff loss
• Ant - Watch FLOSS featuring Lisa LeVasseur
• Ant - The 5 Love Languages Hardcover Special Edition: The Secret to Love That Lasts

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