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The announcement by NASA Friday comes a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any new sanctions stemming from the growing crisis in Ukraine could lead to “a complete rupture of relations.” https://wapo.st/32SDfYP

An increasingly popular idea is to outsource choices to algorithms, even New Year's resolutions. It doesn’t sound half bad. https://wapo.st/3sKsNgW

Since Facebook changed its name to Meta, the term "metaverse" has taken off in the popular imagination. What hasn't taken off is anything like the metaverse itself, at least in its original meaning. https://wapo.st/3JtCaHV

The company had to recall 141,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles, a microcosm of the challenge GM faces as it aims to shift its production to all-electric. https://wapo.st/32P1ven

We put Apple Music's new budget streaming option to a cross-country test, but it actually works best if it doesn't leave home. https://wapo.st/3JknbQq

Work out atop China's Great Wall while listening to Billie Eilish from the comfort of your living room. https://wapo.st/3FAQwnz

The lawsuit comes as content management practices at TikTok, which revealed in September that it had more than 1 billion global users, are under scrutiny. https://wapo.st/32oSgSD

$80 million will be paid to members of the class-action suit. The number is a marked increase from $10 million, initially agreed upon by Riot Games in 2019. https://wapo.st/3HeQlP8

If you’re one of the many people who have treasured voice mails locked away on your phone, please: Take a few moments to save them elsewhere, just in case. Thankfully, most smartphones make the process easy. https://wapo.st/3JlJtBf

2022 could be marked by the first steps toward a return to the moon. https://wapo.st/3JlxaF1

In our last Q&A column of the year, we grapple with Google Photo and ponder how to downsize our phones. https://wapo.st/3pqa34w

Josef Fares spoke with The Post about NFTs, having a kid and winning game of the year. https://wapo.st/3Ep0abi

Amazon has reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board. https://wapo.st/3H9GXMQ

How the What To Expect site managed to clean up its big anti-vaccine problem https://wapo.st/3svmDBa

This year’s hot, unwrappable holiday gift is complicated, controversial and perfect for some. https://wapo.st/3qkDB2B

Amazon workers at a major warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y., said they would re-file their petition to form a union. The group withdrew its application last month after the National Labor Relations Board said they didn't have enough signatures. It's the latest attempt by Amazon workers to push for unionization. https://wapo.st/3yP6MPf

Walkouts, work stoppages and the recognition of North America's first video game studio union are a positive sign for organizers in the games industry. https://wapo.st/3EpitNE

Pulled between not trusting some tech companies and still wanting to use their products, people look to government regulation. https://wapo.st/3egcQqt

The large in-person CES tech conference is dealing with a loss of attendees and exhibitors over covid worries. https://wapo.st/3qbEYR8

The court said no to the request by the jury in the Elizabeth Holmes case to take their instructions home. https://wapo.st/3H70D3A

When reality and virtual reality met, the result was a brand-emblazoned uncanny valley. https://wapo.st/3suolmq

Tesla test drivers said they are willing to take on the risk even if they have to intervene — believing they are on a world-changing mission. https://wapo.st/3EgkFXU

The fragile coalition that has kept the space station going all these years is fraying as tensions between Russia and the United States, the two main partners on the station, grow to levels not seen in years. https://wapo.st/3J3Gb5P

The letter from more than a dozen lawmakers asks Amazon for documents and details about its policies for safety drills, storm shelters and flexible working hours during storms. https://wapo.st/3srOqm7

A common piece of code used by thousands of companies for years has turned out to contain one of the "most serious" cybersecurity risks of the Internet age. Here's what you need to know about log4j. https://wapo.st/3GWLGkM

Everything tech-savvy relatives should do for their more analog family members while visiting over the holidays. https://wapo.st/3e7HOkn

The financial dispute between the media giants over carriage fees has led to the first major blackout for the Google-owned YouTube TV, one of the nation’s largest Internet pay-TV services, before the start of college football's bowl season. https://wapo.st/3ySfgVX

Exploring the personal meaning of the possessions you carry with you. https://wapo.st/32a3ytz

This week, we examine some of readers’ tech anxieties to figure out what deserves immediate attention and what’s out of our control. https://wapo.st/3GSMVRX

Driven by “anger and resentment,” one of the Internet’s biggest discussion boards for worker discontent has focused its power into a real-world labor rights campaign. https://wapo.st/3dWESXR

Facebook is notifying nearly 50,000 users in more than 100 countries that they may have been targets of hacking attempts by private surveillance companies working for government agencies, the company said Thursday. https://wapo.st/3dWrlzp

The suspensions also prompted questions over how the live-streaming platform administers punishments for offensive language. https://wapo.st/3J5Y3No

How a few changes can solve most of your password security problems. https://wapo.st/3sqMhaz

In October, ahead of the U.N. COP 26 climate summit, Google pledged to stop displaying ads on websites and YouTube videos that promoted climate misinformation. But in November and December the company ran ads on at least 50 posts undermining climate science, according to new research. https://wapo.st/327ZLMW

A survivor describes being ordered into a safe area as the storm approached. Still, six workers died when the roof blew off and walls collapsed. https://wapo.st/3s3R7dw

“Humanity has touched the sun,” Nicola Fox, division director for NASA’s Heliophysics Division, said in announcing that the Parker Solar Probe entered the sun's atmosphere earlier this year, a groundbreaking accomplishment for scientists. https://wapo.st/3pXHUk7

Apple’s latest privacy feature in iOS 15.2 adds transparency but little explanation about what you can do about data sharing. https://wapo.st/30tZN1r

Tesla told a French newspaper that the Model 3 sedan, which was Europe's top-selling car in September, suffered no technical faults. https://wapo.st/3EZewR1

James “Clayster” Eubanks, a three-time Call of Duty world champion, says the amateur competitive scene for Call of Duty is “in one of the worst states it’s ever been in.” https://wapo.st/3DVuryn

European authorities hope to force more transparency from Facebook and other tech giants. But they acknowledge it may be an uphill fight. https://wapo.st/3mkieOf

Traditional computer-generated images can achieve some but not all of the effect of a traditional firearm. https://wapo.st/3pIPbpJ

Holmes, who is on trial for criminal wire fraud, handpicked the DeVos family and other billionaire investors to invest in the biotech start-up, said Lisa Peterson, who oversees private equity investments at the family’s office, RDV. https://wapo.st/3nyCJpQ

Laura Murphy called the allegations “deeply disturbing to the civil rights groups that called for and participated in its audit.” https://wapo.st/3jJ2KRX

Nintendo's latest release is another case of the company being careless with its own legacy. https://wapo.st/2ZtsAmn

Apple on Thursday fired Janneke Parrish, who helped raise awareness about workplace misconduct allegations at the company. https://wapo.st/30ltscz

The program hopes to groom cybersecurity specialists with real-time competitions to better fight hackers. https://wapo.st/3lGXQXe

Choosing languages may soon be as easy as changing the channel. But a lot more could get transformed along the way. https://wapo.st/3FIf6mZ

While some games require a lot of explanation, others are immediately enjoyable. https://wapo.st/3DK3cHc

Led by Connecticut, more than a dozen state attorneys general are asking Facebook for information related to Frances Haugen’s leaked documents. https://wapo.st/30xuq5T

Cher Scarlett is willing to risk a dream job at Apple to blow the whistle on alleged labor violations at the iPhone maker. https://wapo.st/3aBVgeI