Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal, 5G improvements, Intel's Ohio factory 
<ul><li>Microsoft set to purchase Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion deal.</li>
<li>Over 100 Activision Blizzard employees stage walkout, demand CEO step down.</li>
<li>Bobby Kotick Reportedly Turned Up Late and Left Early from a Meeting Meant to Reassure Employees.</li>
<li>Bobby Kotick interview: Why Activision Blizzard did the deal with Microsoft.</li>
<li>The movie segment!</li>
<li>Airline CEOs make a U-turn, now say 5G isn't a big problem for altimeters.</li>
<li>AT&amp;T, Verizon 5G is about to get much faster in more places - if you have the right phone.</li>
<li>AT&amp;T begins a 5G C-band rollout in a limited number of metro areas.</li>
<li>Intel Reveals Plans for Massive Factory in Ohio.</li>
<li>The Intel Split.</li>
<li>Google starts rolling out the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro's delayed December update.</li>
<li>IRS Will Require Facial Recognition Scans to Access Your Taxes.</li>
<li>Senate committee votes to advance major tech antitrust bill.</li>
<li>Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department Seek to Strengthen Enforcement Against Illegal Mergers.</li>
<li>MEPs adopt Digital Services Act with significant last-minute changes.</li>
<li>Twitter Blue on Twitter: "You asked (a lot), so we made it. Now rolling out in Labs: NFT Profile Pictures on iOS"</li>
<li>Joe Rogan Experience Podcast Ensnares Spotify in Covid Misinformation Debate.</li>
<li>Bitcoin drops to a six-month low as investors dump speculative assets.</li>
<li>Fed releases long-awaited study on a digital dollar but doesn't take a position yet on creating one.</li>
<li>Faster cable internet speeds are coming, even if you don't really need them.</li>
<li>The World's First Wi-Fi 7 Demo Reached Speeds 2.4 Times Faster Than Wi-Fi 6.</li>
<li>Twitter shakes up its security team.</li>
<li>TikTok's marketing chief ousted after 'going rogue' with bizarre campaigns.</li>
<li>US athletes are told to use burner phones at Beijing Winter Olympics.</li>
<li>Netflix Q4 2021: Gains 8.2 Million Subscribers, Stock Down on Forecast.</li>
<li>Felony charges are 1st in a fatal crash involving Autopilot.</li>
<li>We Met in Virtual Reality' finds love in the metaverse.</li>
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