Jeff Bezos and the Blue Origin team have been smacked down by a judge and their lawsuit going after SpaceX and NASA has been dismissed. Personally, I think if Blue Origin spent more time getting higher into space instead of playing around would go a long way into validating the company for real lift potential versus being used for low orbit joy rides for the rich.

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Show Notes:

• 18:04–Proposed EV tax credit
  
• 21:02–Waymo and NYC
  
• 10:47–Federal judge quashes Bezo’s lawsuit against NASA
  
• 22:25–Nikola sets aside $125 million to settle with SEC
  
• 23:42–Amazon Flex drivers will start getting checks for $60 million
  
• 24:31–DoorDash adds in-app safe features
  
• What happens if an asteroid heads toward Earth?
  
• 25:51–Rivian hit with a gender discrimination lawsuit
  
• 26:48–New astronomy roadmap
  
• 28:09–GoPro says the chip shortage won’t affect holiday sales
  
• 28:30–Crypto scammers stole $500,000 
  
• 29:45–Meta announces new tools for Facebook groups
  
• 30:22–AT&T and Verizon will delay 5G expansion
  
• 31:49–NYC mayor-elect vows to take first 3 paychecks in Bitcoin
  
• 32:46–Porsche “digital twin”
  
• 34:11–Uber Q3
  
• 36:32–Apple is reportedly lifting mask requirements
  
• 37:37–Some Google Pixels experiencing unusual battery drain
  
• Airbnb Q3
  
• 38:15–T-Mobile is giving away a year of Paramount+ Essentials
  
• 40:00–Arlo’s latest LTE camera 
  
• 42:01–GE Appliances wants you to trust its smart oven
  
• 43:33–Roku Q3
  
• 44:38–Tom Hanks says he did not want to pay $28 million for space flight
  

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