This Week in Tech 853: Make It Cozy

Worst 0-day in a decade, Amazon outage, Assange extradition, Birds Aren't Real

Six dead, no hope of more survivors after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse.
Log4Shell: RCE 0-day exploit found in log4j2, a popular Java logging package.
An Amazon server outage caused problems for Alexa, Ring, Disney Plus, and deliveries.
Amazon Outage Disrupts Lives, Surprising People About Their Cloud Dependency.
Instagram's CEO faces senators accusing his company of harming some young users.
Instagram will bring back a chronological feed in 2022.
The US wins appeal over the extradition of WikiLeaks founder
Inside Tim Cook's Secret $275 Billion Deal with Chinese Authorities.
Apple's Empty Threat? Silence Over iPhone Ad Workarounds Sows Confusion.
All Those 23andMe Spit Tests Were Part of a Bigger Plan.
Mercedes-Benz gets the world's first approval for an automated driving system.
A New Tesla Safety Concern: Drivers Can Play Video Games in Moving Cars.
Tesla Cybertruck with updated design spotted on test track.
'No easy solution' for Tesla Cybertruck's comically large windshield wiper, Elon Musk says.
Kickstarter Will Move Its Crowdfunding Platform to Blockchain.
I want to go back!' Michael Strahan can't get enough of space after Blue Origin launch.
TCL stops selling Google TV lineup over software & performance issues, updates coming soon.
Amazon is shutting down the web ranking site Alexa.com.
Grand Theft Auto video game ban proposed by Illinois State Rep. Marcus Evans.
Italy fines Amazon €1.13B for abusing market dominance.
Jessica Rosenworcel was confirmed by Senate to lead the FCC.
New FDA-approved eye drops could replace reading glasses for millions: "It's definitely a life-changer".
Birds Aren't Real, or Are They? Inside a Gen Z Conspiracy Theory.
Ex-Apple Engineer Cher Scarlett No Longer Withdrawing U.S. Labor Agency Complaint Against Apple.

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