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TWiT 887: Chorizo in Spaaaaaaaaace! - Amazon buys iRobot, Mofi vinyl controversy, Cybertruck cost increase

08.07.2022 - By TWiTPlay

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Amazon buys iRobot, Mofi vinyl controversy, Cybertruck cost increase

Amazon announces deal to buy Roomba maker for $1.7 billion.

Amazon's iRobot Deal Would Give It Maps Inside Millions of Homes.

Ring, Google, and the Police: What to Know About Emergency Requests for Video Footage.

Facial recognition smartwatches to be used to monitor foreign offenders in UK.

Disney could soon lose exclusive rights to Mickey Mouse.

California Regulator Accuses Tesla of Falsely Advertising Autopilot.

U.S. Senate passes major $430 billion bill to fight climate change, cut drug costs.

Bill Gates: A Clean Energy Future is in the Hands of Congress.

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company.

Elon Musk challenges Twitter CEO to a 'public debate' about bots.

Tesla's Cybertruck is going to be more expensive than originally planned.

How a Phoenix record store owner set the audiophile world on fire.

Citing Danger of "Ink Spills" Epson Programs End of Life for Some Printers.

Post-quantum encryption contender is taken out by single-core PC and 1 hour.

Pearson (LON:PSON) Sees NFT, Blockchain Helping Making Money From E-Books Sales.

Samsung Unpacked Date Is Aug. 10: This Is What To Expect.

Tinder scales back its plans for dating in the metaverse.

HBO Max, Discovery+ to Launch as Merged Product in Summer 2023.

Why HBO Max Spent $130 Million to Shelve 'Batgirl' and 'Scoob 2'.

French Scientist's Photo of 'Distant Star' Was Actually Chorizo.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Christina Warren, Abrar Al-Heeti, and Georgia Dow

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