TWiT 859: Damn the Crepe Myrtle - Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal, 5G improvements, Intel's Ohio factory

<p>Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal, 5G improvements, Intel's Ohio factory </p> <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