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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Russell Brandom discuss the FTC proceeding with an antitrust lawsuit against Meta, the success of Wordle and its app clones, and more RCS drama.\nVerge deputy editor Dan Seifert stops by to chat about this week's gadget news and the state of the PC market.\nStories discussed:\n\nWhite House to launch COVID test-ordering site \u2018by this weekend,\u2019 reports say\n\nWhite House hosts tech summit to discuss open-source security after Log4j\n\nGoogle calls for new government action to protect open-source software projects\n\nJudge says the FTC\u2019s Meta monopoly lawsuit can go forward\n\nMeta\u2019s real antitrust problems are only beginning\n\nWant the \u2018TLDR\u2019 on a site\u2019s terms of service? There\u2019s a bill for that\n\nApple says App Store developers have earned more than $260 billion\n\nThe App Store clones are here to profit off Wordle\u2019s success\n\nThe Wordle clones have disappeared from the App Store\n\nWordle copycat creator apologizes for ripping off the popular free word game\n\nThe real beauty of Wordle is how its emoji results tell a story\n\nAlleged Apple App Store scammer AmpMe lowers prices and says it\u2019ll investigate its \u2018consultants\u2019\n\nGoogle exec says Apple is \u2018holding back\u2019 customers who text\n\nGoogle says Apple \u2018should not benefit from bullying\u2019 created by iMessage lock-in\n\nIt fills me with glee that Canon printers now think Canon\u2019s own toner is fake\n\nApple\u2019s $19 polishing cloth is back in stock online\n\nFord doesn\u2019t want the F-150 Lightning\u2019s launch to be plagued by scalpers\n\nTesla removes 2022 production date from Cybertruck website\n\nThe PC market just had another big year thanks to pandemic demand\n\n\nTSMC earmarks record $44 billion for chip manufacturing expansion in 2022\xa0\n\nThe pandemic has blurred the lines between laptop categories\n\nSony Xperia 5 III now shipping in the US, almost nine months after initial announcement\n\nThe Nvidia Shield is getting Android 11 and other upgrades\n\nSony says it\u2019s still making new PS4s, but most stores aren\u2019t selling them\n\nGoogle\u2019s Android 12 update has been the rockiest one in years\n\nFord doesn\u2019t want the F-150 Lightning\u2019s launch to be plagued by scalpers\n\nWear OS will work better for lefties... eventually\n\nTesla removes 2022 production date from Cybertruck website\n\nGM is creating an online used car marketplace\n\nBuy Nothing exploded on Facebook \u2014 now it wants a platform on its own\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices