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Computex 2022 laptops, Elon vs Twitter bots, and Apple ‘testing’ foldable E Ink display

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Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the most interesting laptops announced this week at Computex 2022.

33:03 - Senior reporter Liz Lopatto returns to update us on Elon Musk's deal to buy to Twitter.

1:00:30 - Gadget rumors continue in segment three.

Stories discussed in this episode:

  • Asus’ ROG Flow X16 is a big, powerful 2-in-1 gaming laptop
  • With new Acer Swift 3, OLED marches toward the mainstream
  • Acer’s new Spin 714 could be 2022’s best Chromebook
  • The new Framework Laptop is another step toward a truly modular gadget
  • HP’s new Spectre x360 16 laptop is all-in on Intel
  • Acer’s new Chromebook Tab 510 puts LTE into a super tough, super bulky tablet
  • Acer’s new Predator Helios 300 supports glasses-free 3D content
  • How an Excel TikToker manifested her way to making six figures a day
  • Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘cannot move forward’ until it proves bot numbers
  • ​​Elon Musk’s latest stunt: calling on the SEC to investigate Twitter’s user numbers
  • Elon Musk’s silence on how he’d moderate the Buffalo shooting livestream is deafening
  • Twitter CEO defends bot estimates that put Elon Musk’s acquisition on hold
  • Twitter shares plummet as Musk raises new doubts about acquisition
  • Twitter (TWTR) Deal Is Proceeding, Not 'On Hold,' Executives Tell Staff - Bloomberg 
  • Elon Musk told us he was sending a car to space, then said he totally made it up
  • Apple ‘testing’ foldable with secondary E Ink display, says analyst
  • Apple will bring Live Captions to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac and more gesture control on Apple Watch
  • iOS 15.5 arrives ahead of Apple’s annual developer conference
  • Sony LinkBuds S review: supreme comfort doesn’t come cheap
  • This is the design of Sonos’ upcoming Sub Mini
  • Samsung SmartThings begins testing Matter devices on its platform
  • Pebble founder: it’s your ‘last chance’ to make a small Android phone happen - The Verge
  • Amazon’s new Fire 7 tablet finally has a USB-C port
  • The defunct LG Wing is getting Verizon C-band because 5G in this country is silly

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