TWiT 861: Magic Internet Money - Meta earnings flop, Amazon Prime price hike, NFT celebrity complex

Meta earnings flop, Amazon Prime price hike, NFT celebrity complex  

Meta Erases $251 Billion in Value, Biggest Wipeout in History.

 Facebook blames Apple after a historically bad quarter, saying iPhone privacy changes will cost it $10 billion.

 Meta lost $10 billion on AR and VR in 2021.

 Zuckerberg Tells Staff to Focus on Video Products as Meta's Stock Plunges.

 Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian wasn't shocked by Meta's 26% plunge, saying Facebook's ad model 'doesn't cut the mustard' anymore.

 The EARN IT Act Is Back, and It's More Dangerous Than Ever.

 Google parent company Alphabet broke $200 billion in annual revenue for the first time.

 Google's Pixel phones had their best quarter ever.

 Amazon confronts pandemic costs and raises the price of Prime.

 Here's The Boat That Won't Bring Jeff Bezos's Hair, Or Wife Back.

 Joe Rogan Apologizes for 'Shameful' Past Use of Racial Slur.

 Why is Joe Rogan So Popular?

 What is the current state of COVID and WFH?

 GoFundMe removes the donation page for the Canadian trucker protest.

 Silicon Valley loves mafias and you should, too.

 Wordle Is Joining The New York Times Games.

 Apple blasted over a paltry 3% fee reduction for external payments in the Netherlands.

 Tesla recall: 'Full Self-Driving' software runs stop signs.

 Mapping the celebrity NFT complex.

 We Found The Real Names Of Bored Ape Yacht Club's Pseudonymous Founders.

 Report: Stadia deprioritized as white-label 'Google Stream' aims for Bungie, Capcom deals.

 North Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet.

 BlackBerry to sell patents related to mobile devices, messaging for $600 million.

 House OKs bill to boost US chip fabrication and R&D.;

 Car companies stand to make billions by charging you monthly fees for add-on features like heated seats.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Nicholas De Leon, Dan Patterson, and Owen Thomas

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