This week, Marques, Andrew, and David were hoping for a nice, easy week of news. But they were wrong! A lot is happening, including Apple not being allowed to sell certain Apple Watches anymore, Google paying $700 million after being sued by all 50 states, Threads joining the Fediverse, and a ton of EV news as well! Plus, they talk about the 2023 smartphone awards video that just dropped over on the main MKBHD YouTube channel!

Links to stories:
Apple stops selling Apple Watches: https://bit.ly/4auPtVU
History of Apple Watch lawsuit: https://bit.ly/3THh4NA
Google to Pay $700 Million: https://bit.ly/474g5ud
30% of Google's Profits stat: https://bit.ly/3Rsw8fs
User choice Billing: https://bit.ly/3GSgHs1
Threads & ActivityPub: https://bit.ly/3GR83Ke
Flipboard Federates: https://bit.ly/4aJyL5B
Tesla Inductive Charging: https://bit.ly/3NEKc4l
MKBHD Smartphone Awards: https://bit.ly/3TA4Vdh
New EV Companies Sign On to NACS: https://bit.ly/3TA4u2D
NACS Certification: https://bit.ly/3RBde6l
Mercedes Self-Driving Blue Light: https://bit.ly/3Hd5O4t

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Samsung S23 Ultra at https://geni.us/JiXWof 
ASUS Zenfone 10 at https://geni.us/AUTNv
Samsung Z Flip 5 at https://geni.us/4V6L 
Apple iPhone 15 Pro at https://geni.us/FJ6qT6X
Google Pixel 8 Pro at https://geni.us/QZDJa 
Google Pixel 7a at https://geni.us/4MAxB 
Samsung Galaxy A54 at https://geni.us/RQxUT 
Apple iPhone 15 Plus at https://geni.us/QPrD 
Honor Magic V2 at https://geni.us/ShB9j4 
OnePlus Open at https://geni.us/i8eq5 
Nothing Phone 2 at https://geni.us/CTUnyq 
Google Pixel 8 at https://geni.us/qLeWM7

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