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Quibi is shutting down / Google faces antitrust charges / Foxconn’s LCD factory is Wisconsin isn’t real

10.23.2020 - By The VergePlay

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Dieter Bohn and Nilay Patel talk to Julia Alexander about Quibi shutting down, Adi Robertson about the US government filing antitrust charges against Google, and Josh Dzieza about his report on Wisconsin's empty Foxconn factory.

Stories from this week:

The ambitious effort to piece together America’s fragmented health data 

Microsoft wants to cut down pollution from its business travel  

Is Quibi done for?

Quibi is shutting down

11 reasons why Quibi crashed and burned in less than a year

Quibi’s top executives are ready to blame themselves, not just the pandemic, for Quibi failing

Watch AOC play Among Us live on Twitch with HasanAbi and Pokimane

The US government has filed antitrust charges against Google

Who is Google’s market power hurting?

Senate committee approves subpoenas for Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey

How to retweet using Twitter’s new temporary format

Republican lawmakers are furious after Twitter asks users to read stories before retweeting

Facebook’s independent oversight board is now accepting cases

The 8th Wonder of the World

Exclusive: Wisconsin report confirms Foxconn’s so-called LCD factory isn’t real

Apple iPad Air (2020) review: take it from the Pro

Amazon Echo (2020) review: music of the sphere

Beats Flex review: wireless earbud basics done right

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