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It seems like Marc Andreessen had a lot of free time this week, as the VC wrapped up his entire pro-tech worldview in a massive tome, the Techno-Optimist Manifesto. Andreessen claims \u201ctechnology is the glory of human ambition and achievement, the spearhead of progress, and the realization of our potential,\u201d and he goes on to vilify anyone who dares to step in the way of \u201cprogress.\u201d To break down this document, we\u2019re joined by tech critic Paris Marx, host of the Tech Won\u2019t Save Us podcast, and the author of the Disconnect newsletter, as well as the book Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About the Future of Transportation.

Also, Deputy Editor Nathan Ingraham discusses why he loves Spider-Man 2 on the PlayStation 5, and we try to make sense of Apple\u2019s new $79 Pencil.

Nate Ingraham\u2019s Spider-Man 2 review: The rare game that\u2019s both bigger and better \u2013 0:55

We break down Mark Andreessen\u2019s dangerously optimistic manifesto on AI \u2013 11:39

Microsoft now officially owns Activision/Blizzard \u2013 35:44

X (fka Twitter) tests $1 \u201cNot a bot\u201d program for new users \u2013 38:53

There\u2019s a new, cheaper Apple Pencil with USB-C but what generation is it? \u2013 41:03

YouTube debuts \u2018news hub\u2019 to direct users to reliable sources \u2013 46:46

Working on \u2013 51:20

Pop culture picks \u2013 52:20

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