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NASA and SpaceX now plan to bring Crew-1 astronauts home in the predawn darkness Sunday

The fiery return of the capsule is dramatic enough, but coming home in the dark adds another layer of drama. https://wapo.st/3eFfjKS

Platinum Games didn’t want microtransactions in ‘World of Demons,’ so they turned to Apple Arcade

Platinum Games has a reputation for dexterous, vibrant console action games. So why go mobile? https://wapo.st/3nCE8el

Apple is going to court with Fortnite, and it could forever change how apps work

Epic, the maker of the popular video game Fortnite, is set to take Apple to trial Monday. Apple’s App Store hangs in the balance.. https://wapo.st/331VfNl

Chip shortage spreads, hurting sales at Apple and Samsung

The companies' quarterly earnings reports that were otherwise strong detailed the problems created by the shortage of computer chips. https://wapo.st/3aPPlmQ

I’m struggling with ‘Returnal,’ and I play ‘Dark Souls’ to relax

You'll hear the game compared to "Hades" a lot. That's not entirely right. https://wapo.st/3xzort5

Joe Rogan is using his wildly popular podcast to question vaccines. Experts are fighting back.

It’s difficult to overstate the hold Rogan has on a certain segment of the population. https://wapo.st/32Ztu81

German start-up creates a delivery drone capable of toting three separate packages

Wingcopter says its latest drone might deliver more packages faster than the competition. https://wapo.st/3u41YCj

PSA: Game-breaking ‘AC Valhalla’ bug fixed in new update

Players experiencing the bug were stuck in purgatory. https://wapo.st/3tsibAE

Apple updates emoji with bloodless syringe and interracial couples

Apple has made the syringe emoji more vaccine friendly in its latest iOS software update. https://wapo.st/3voe1un

Jeff Bezos challenges NASA moon-contract award to Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Blue Origin said NASA had inappropriately allowed SpaceX to revise its pricing. https://wapo.st/3xqoLdv

Apple pledges to increase U.S. investments by $80 billion, plans North Carolina campus

Apple said it would increase its investment and hiring in the United States, including a new campus in North Carolina. https://wapo.st/3sV8HNm

Facebook now has to ask permission to track your iPhone. Here’s how to stop it.

With the new iOS 14.5, apps have to seek your permission to track you. Here’s what to tap, and two privacy settings to change immediately. https://wapo.st/3nn7y05

Struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic, people turn to strangers online for help

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Minutes before Trump left office, millions of the Pentagon’s dormant IP addresses sprang to life

Just moments before then president Trump left office, a Florida company claimed responsibility for 56 million IP addresses owned by the Pentagon. Three months later, it was managing nearly 175 million. https://wapo.st/3nfYcmV

Live updates: SpaceX capsule is closing in on the International Space Station

Live updates as the SpaceX Endeavour capsule on the Crew-2 mission dock with the International Space Station. https://wapo.st/3xgGioJ

A Tesla will operate without a person in the driver’s seat, Consumer Reports finds

The consumer protection nonprofit's tester said he found the results "frightening." https://wapo.st/3aCbIfw

New ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ map takes the player to Verdansk in 1984

Everything old is new again. Or something. https://wapo.st/32B5UhU

‘Nier Replicant’ is an experimental, heartbreaking pop album of a video game

The game's title reflects its major theme: We're all just works in progress. https://wapo.st/3ndmtd1

How big tech got so big: Hundreds of acquisitions

For decades Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google gobbled up their competition to become behemoths of the tech industry, which has drawn attention from Congressional leaders and other critics who claim they’ve stifled innovation in the industry. https://wapo.st/3sEQDaj

Here’s why the new ‘Mortal Kombat’ movie stars a new, original lead character

A new face was needed to preserve the old iconic fighters. https://wapo.st/3xgLWa8

Tile will accuse Apple of worsening tactics it alleges are bullying, a day after iPhone giant unveiled a competing product

Tile’s general counsel will testify before Congress again just a day after Apple unveiled a new product called AirTags to compete with the company. https://wapo.st/3xeidyy

Tesla crash that killed two shines spotlight on company’s shaky history with U.S. safety investigators

Officials said Tesla is not party to a probe into a weekend Model S crash that killed two — a departure from typical protocol. https://wapo.st/3dyvDOe

Charles Geschke, Adobe co-founder who helped spark desktop publishing, dies at 81

He and John Warnock built one of the world’s largest software companies. He also made headlines after being kidnapped in 1992 and spending five days in captivity. https://wapo.st/3tDA6oe

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to fly astronauts for a third time. But there is nothing routine about it.

NASA and SpaceX vowed to remain vigilant ahead of the flight to ensure safety: ‘We want to be paranoid.’ https://wapo.st/3aoJDIw

Parler’s revamped app will be allowed back on Apple’s App Store

Parler was booted from the App Store after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. https://wapo.st/2QD1pAz

Union alleges Amazon pressured workers as it seeks to set aside warehouse vote

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union accused Amazon of intimidating staff to persuade them to reject unionization at an Alabama warehouse. https://wapo.st/3n0C9Ao

NASA flies a helicopter on Mars, the first time an aircraft has flown on another planet

Scientists say the successful test could eventually help the space agency more quickly roam across Mars as it looks for signs of ancient life. https://wapo.st/3aoxUcO

California lawsuit against Chinese tech giant raises a thorny question: Can the plaintiffs remain anonymous?

The plaintiffs are a mix of U.S. and Chinese citizens living in California, who filed the suit anonymously because they fear Chinese authorities will seek to punish them or their family members. https://wapo.st/3dsivdt

The union’s defeat at Amazon is shaking up the labor movement and exposing a rift between organizers

The labor movement is working to regroup, with emotions high after a veteran organizer wrote a sharp critique of the union’s tactics in Alabama. https://wapo.st/3gottm2

Elon Musk’s SpaceX wins contract to develop spacecraft to land astronauts on the moon

The contract marks another major victory for the hard-charging company that vaults it to the top tier of the nation’s aerospace companies and solidifies it as one of the space agency’s most trusted partners. https://wapo.st/3e7ZV9E

Even if the pandemic abates, FitXR thinks home fitness is the future

FitXR launched a subscription plan to its virtual gym with the idea that at-home fitness is here to stay. https://wapo.st/2ORQ4fo

A year into the pandemic, game developers reflect on burnout, mental health and avoiding crunch

“I just see people exhausted, and I see the motivation and the excitement just trickling out,” Respawn game director Chad Grenier said. https://wapo.st/3adbwD4

Bezos acknowledges Amazon needs to do ‘a better job’ for employees after union vote

The Amazon chief executive offers his first thoughts on the high-profile union vote at the e-commerce giant's Bessemer, Ala., warehouse in his annual shareholder letter. https://wapo.st/3avRtQH

The legacy of Adam Perkins’s surreal ‘Welcome to Chili’s’ Vine

Perkins passed away Sunday at age 24. https://wapo.st/3uOsNuc

Blue Origin rocket moves closer to flying humans with latest launch

Blue Origin completed its fifteenth rocket flight to the edge of space hoping to welcome private passengers onboard "soon." https://wapo.st/32dfWp1

‘New Pokémon Snap’ developer discusses the game’s big changes from the original

Gotta catch them all, more like, gotta snap them all. 'New Pokémon Snap' director Haruki Suzaki explains how the new game adapts to the smartphone age. https://wapo.st/3mKJhAK

TikToker Justine Paradise makes sexual assault allegation against YouTuber Jake Paul. He denies it.

Paradise detailed her allegations in a YouTube video posted Friday. https://wapo.st/3uFJU1k

NASA again postpones historic Ingenuity helicopter flight on Mars

NASA's historic attempt to operate a helicopter on the Red Planet for the first time is postponed. The situation is "fluid." https://wapo.st/3senl20

Sony PS5 update enables external storage for next-gen games, with a caveat

Now users can have more than a handful of PS5 games downloaded, but they still can't play them off the external drive. https://wapo.st/3mIDBqY

Investors are flocking to video gaming, but be wary of esports, SPACs, advisors say

There are critical distinctions that make some investment options safer than others. https://wapo.st/3mErxqP

John Naisbitt, futurist and best-selling author of ‘Megatrends,’ dies at 92

His forecasts of trends in business and society led to a series of best-selling books. https://wapo.st/3s8xopi

Amazon’s win in Alabama is latest victory in power struggle between tech giants, workers

For decades, tech company workers have advocated for better rights and better behavior from their employers. But deep pocketed companies like Amazon, Facebook and Uber have largely gotten their way. https://wapo.st/3wNU81E

YouTube pulls video of DeSantis panel discussion urging no masks for children

During part of the discussion, the panelists asserted children should not wear masks, contradicting federal and international guidance. https://wapo.st/2Ro9bPf

The winners and losers of Amazon’s warehouse union vote

Amazon warehouse workers voted against a union, but momentum isn’t lost for the labor movement. https://wapo.st/3uEkMbf

Google workers are asking the company to bar known harassers from managing others

The new petition comes after a former engineer said her harasser was allowed to sit next to her even after HR confirmed her complaints. https://wapo.st/3s4jaWs

General Motors and Ford halt production at more factories as global semiconductor shortage worsens

The shutdowns will affect about 10,000 workers at plants in Tennessee, Michigan and Mexico. https://wapo.st/3mEtPGs

Union appears headed to defeat in Amazon vote in Alabama

The union may claim Amazon’s role tainted the Bessemer, Ala., union vote and could move to overturn the results if it loses the election. https://wapo.st/3cZWcvi

Civil rights groups flagged dozens of anti-Muslim pages and groups to Facebook that stayed up, lawsuit alleges

The civil rights group Muslim Advocates, along with an academic, have flagged over 225 anti-Muslim pages to Facebook that they claim violate its hate speech policies since 2017. Many are still up. https://wapo.st/3dGumn6

Quantum technology emerges from the lab to spark a mini start-up boom

Forty years after the renowned physicist Richard Feynman floated the idea for a quantum computer, the technology is starting to seep out of academic labs and into the real world. https://wapo.st/3cXftgR

Korean esports players, staff speak out on ‘unspeakable’ racism, harassment in America

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