Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Chaim Gartenberg discuss this week in tech news: quarterly earnings for the big tech companies, the state of Intel, and the Nothing's Ear 1 earbuds.
Further reading:

CDC reinstitutes mask recommendations for some vaccinated people

Apple will require masks again in most of its US stores

Communication around masks is still terrible

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine’s protection against severe disease holds steady over six months

The pandemic made it even harder to check on the ocean’s vital signs

Next Gen - the future belongs to young people

The iPhone 12’s strong momentum helps Apple to another huge quarter

Google sets all-time records as search and YouTube profits ...

Microsoft reports weaker Surface and Windows revenue amid ...

Samsung boosts profits and pledges to 'mainstream' foldables ...

Amazon’s earnings show why Andy Jassy is now in charge

The summer Intel fell behind

Huawei’s P50 announced with Snapdragon 888 and HarmonyOS

Leaked Surface Duo 2 photos reveal new triple camera system

The Oppo Watch 2 launches in China with a promise of 16 days of battery life


Nothing officially reveals its $99 Ear (1) true wireless earbuds 

Nothing Ear 1 earbuds review: almost something

LG’s new true wireless earbuds have a privacy-conscious ‘Whispering Mode’

New Samsung Flip and Fold leaks show water resistance, renders, and an S Pen case

White House says infrastructure deal includes $65 billion for broadband

T-Mobile’s new prepaid offer is a direct play for the Boost customers it sold to Dish

It’s not just you, streaming the Olympics is a mess

Activision Blizzard employees walk out of work to protest rampant sexism and discrimination


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