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Jun 2022
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Tech News: Twitter and Tesla and Elon, O...

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We get an update on Elon Musk and his quest to own or walk away from Twitter. We also learn what Apple unveiled at WWDC 2022. And we hear about an AI-piloted ship crossing the Atlantic.

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