Nick Statt joins the show to discuss Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and what it means for the tech and game industries. Then, Issie Lapowsky talks about a big week in antitrust reform, and whether real progress is being made in the U.S. Finally, Hirsh Chitkara explains why AT&T, Verizon, the FAA and airlines have been fighting for months about 5G coverage.

For more on the topics in this episode:

• Nick Statt on Twitter
• Microsoft's big bet on the future of gaming
• Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition will reshape the game industry
• Activision Blizzard's workplace crisis instigated Microsoft sale
• What the Activision Blizzard deal means for game devs and platforms — Polygon
• Issie Lapowsky on Twitter
• The antitrust boom is coming
• Tim Cook, Ted Cruz and the strange politics of tech antitrust
• Hirsh Chitkara on Twitter
• The FAA that cried wolf on 5G
• Airlines ground 5G deployment for the third time

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