Spotify picks Joe Rogan over Neil Young / Intel’s $20 billion bet on Ohio / Q4 earnings for Big Tech

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Tom Warren discuss Q4 earnings for the big tech companies like Microsoft, Samsung, Intel, and Tesla.

Casey Newton joins the show to discuss Spotify's controversy regarding Joe Rogan's podcast, leading to musician Neil Young removing his music from the platform.

Further reading:

• Windows 11 is getting Android apps, taskbar improvements, and more next month
• Microsoft got a whole lot of people to play Halo and Forza
• Call of Duty’s next three games will hit PlayStation despite Microsoft’s Activision deal
• It’s 2022, and the Surface Duo is finally getting Android 11 
• Microsoft is making its Xbox subscriptions more flexible after UK regulator steps in
• Samsung sets revenue records with stronger product sales
• What to expect from Samsung’s February Unpacked
• Samsung’s next Unpacked event is set for February 9th
• What we know about Intel’s $20 billion bet on Ohio
• The chip shortage didn’t stop Intel from having its ‘best year ever’
• Tesla hails its second profitable year as a ‘breakthrough’
• Elon Musk says ‘don’t forget about my robots’ as Roadster, Semi, Cybertruck deadlines slip
• Tesla Cybertruck delayed until at least next year, Elon Musk confirms
• Tesla Cybertruck walkaround video shows the absurdly huge windshield wiper in detail
• The self-driving car industry is abandoning the term ‘self-driving’ and leaving it to Tesla
• Spotify picks Joe Rogan over Neil Young 
• Why Spotify can’t afford to lose Joe Rogan

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