Amazon has announced that it is requiring its employees to return to the office five days a week, signaling a shift away from remote work. This comes as news of Elon Musk’s X backing down in Brazil, Qualcomm approaching Intel about a takeover, and Hezbollah pagers exploding in what appears to be a coordinated attack across Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Bluesky has reached over 10 million users, and Governor Newsom signed a bill in California aimed at limiting ‘addictive’ social media feeds for children. The bill has caused controversy in Silicon Valley, highlighting the divide over AI regulation.
In other news, discussions are underway about the iPhone 16 and Microsoft is considering restarting the Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI. A bill requiring AM radio in new cars is also making progress towards becoming law.
On the tech front, Mozilla is exiting the fediverse and will be shutting down its Mastodon server in December. The latest episode of This Week in Tech, hosted by Leo Laporte with guests Ben Parr, Alex Lindsay, and Rob Pegoraro, covers these developments and more.
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