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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