Here are the news items:

• A global chip shortage has forced carmakers like Honda, BMW, and Volvo to idle their factories, while Samsung and Apple expect the shortage to cost them billions.
• Scientists announce a breakthrough in quantum technology: cooling thousands of molecules to the point where they start behaving like a single atom.
• The co-founder of BioNTech, who helped develop the first COVID-19 vaccine in collaboration with Pfizer, says he’s confident it will protect against B.1.617, the coronavirus variant that originated in India.
• Is the Golden Gate City’s reign as the tech capital of the world coming to an end?
• The Cato Institute's 2021 Immigration and Identity National Survey finds that, among Americans, “68% prefer a ‘low level’ of immigration and 23% want a ‘high level’ of immigration.”

PLUS: John interviews journalist Mickey Kaus about the American Rescue Plan and “Hillbilly Elegy” author J.D. Vance’s chances at higher office.

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