Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Alex Cranz discuss this week in tech news — the new Valve Steam Deck, Netflix potentially getting into gaming, a lot of Apple news, and some billionaires going into space.
Further reading:

The COVID-19 vaccines weren’t hacked — this task force is one reason why

Foxconn and TSMC strike deal to buy 10 million COVID vaccines for Taiwan

Valve’s gaming handheld is called the Steam Deck and it’s shipping in December

Netflix snags former EA, Oculus exec to lead its video game efforts

Apple’s latest iOS and macOS betas undo some of Safari’s controversial new design

iPhone 13 rumors grow more certain ahead of September launch

Redesigned iPad mini reportedly on track to launch this fall

Apple just launched an official $99 MagSafe battery pack for the iPhone 12 lineup

iPhone 12 reverse wireless charging can power up Apple’s new MagSafe battery pack

Apple is working on Apple Pay Later to help you buy things without paying for them yet

Apple reportedly wants in on NFL Sunday Ticket

Apple’s weather app won’t say it’s 69 degrees

Facebook says FTC chair shouldn’t help decide the future of its antitrust case

Biden’s executive order puts net neutrality back in the spotlight

President Joe Biden’s latest executive order is a huge win for right to repair

Space tourism rivalry gets extremely petty ahead of Branson’s spaceflight

Virgin Galactic has opened a sweepstakes offering a trip to space

Virgin Galactic successfully sends Richard Branson to the edge of space

Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked device lineup may have been entirely spoiled in huge new leak

The Galaxy Z Fold 3 will support the S Pen Pro, according to FCC filings

Ikea and Sonos picture frame speaker review: wall of sound

TVA TemPad review: who needs TikTok when you can control time and space?

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