Stadia is done, Zuck's UFC appearance, General AI, OG App, Amazon event

• Stadia is issuing refunds - How to get yours.
• Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with nearly 6,000 hours on Stadia begs Rockstar for character transfer.
• Adobe can't Photoshop out the fact its $20bn Figma deal is a naked land grab.
• Penpot inks $8M as signups for its open source spin on Figma jump 5600% after Adobe's $20B acquisition move.
• Is Mark Zuckerberg Fighting at This Weekend's UFC Show?
• Texts show roll call of tech figures tried to help Elon Musk in Twitter deal.
• The True Genius of Tech Leaders.
• "Buying Our Way In" was Palantir's (PLTR stock) Secret Plan to Get into the NHS.
• Elon Musk unveils Optimus
• Is general AI right around the corner?
• Google Fires Blake Lemoine, Engineer Who Called Its AI Sentient.
• James Bridle's "Ways of Being"
• In Delaware's Kathaleen McCormick, Elon Musk Finds A Judge Who Means Business.
• Klobuchar, Cruz strike deal to advance journalism antitrust bill.
• Inside Podcasters' Explosive Audience Growth.
• The OG App promises you an ad-free Instagram feed.
• Amazon hardware event 2022.

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Guests: Alex Kantrowitz and Cory Doctorow

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