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Amazon's massively multiplayer online role-playing game lets players occupy all sorts of roles, but not "Amazon founder" https://wapo.st/3ilCCvI

MiamiCoin has generated roughly $7 million for the city since its August launch, and Mayor Francis Suarez said cryptocurrency contributions could one day replace city taxes. https://wapo.st/3kSusgf

Facebook is going on the defensive as Congress is scheduled to grill an executive about its track record on children’s and teens’ mental health. https://wapo.st/3m9O5Ql

“Ghost of Tsushima” is one of the PlayStation 5's most beautiful games. We have the photos to prove it. https://wapo.st/3zYjoCl

Time loops are trending in the video game industry. https://wapo.st/3AUAhiQ

Google-owned video site YouTube previously only banned misinformation about coronavirus vaccines. Facebook made the same change months ago. https://wapo.st/3CWFNSK

Google made smart speakers dumber by stopping Sonos from selling one that lets you talk to all the voice assistants at once https://wapo.st/3mqt2cz

Adam Rosendorff will testify for the third day in the Elizabeth Holmes trial. https://wapo.st/3m6tyw1

The DEA called out TikTok and Snapchat on Monday for serving as hosts for illegal drug sales. https://wapo.st/3zPwO3y

For Epic Games, the metaverse is a chance to fix a digital society. https://wapo.st/3m5LmYa

Amazon is expected to roll out new products, from Echos and Rings to new Alexa features. https://wapo.st/2XV5x2u

E-waste is a growing problem, but there are ways to avoid making it worse. Here's what you should know. https://wapo.st/3CYwn9n

The Amazon-owned grocery chain will add the fee Oct. 25 after piloting the surcharge in New England and Chicago. https://wapo.st/3iclgRW

Counterfeit pills sold on social media or online may be laced with deadly amounts of synthetic opioids, the agency says. https://wapo.st/3orJZ99

The goal is to own the games it publishes, rather than making a few cents per dollar off games owned by other developers. https://wapo.st/3iaxrPg

Nintendo is serving up gamers another version of its best-selling 2017 console that is nearly identical but has a nicer screen. https://wapo.st/3o85yLD

Some new wearable displays are trying to make your office more portable. https://wapo.st/3CO15Sn

Pandemic-era safety procedures have created a new dynamic at work, in which many employees say they’re operating at work the same way they were at home. https://wapo.st/39IJXB8

Here's where to find the right forms and email addresses — and why data rights requests under the consumer privacy act are so complicated. https://wapo.st/3ubQuxm

Los Angeles Gladiators player says “the whole game” is going to change come next season. https://wapo.st/3CNDO2Z

The look Chloe gave the camera in the now-famous 2013 video made Internet-users around the world say “same.” https://wapo.st/2XOJgmQ

The colossal hack of Epik, an Internet-services company popular with the far right, has been called the “mother of all data lodes” for extremism researchers. Some of those named in the data have already lost their jobs. https://wapo.st/3EK34sC

Microsoft, Google, Facebook and other tech firms are pressing lawmakers to enact new rules to stop prosecutors from secretly snooping on private messages, photos, search history and more. https://wapo.st/3EQ9M0a

The “Full Self Driving” update was expected to hit Tesla cars over-the-air as soon as midnight. https://wapo.st/3CNiYR5

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Never mind the weapons, perks and kill streaks, for CDL players, it's all about the maps. https://wapo.st/3o4NFx3

Facebook is pushing devices like its Oculus as a part of its ‘metaverse’ strategy. https://wapo.st/3lSOB4Z

The confirmation that Pegasus was directed against the ministers underscores the degree to which spyware developed by the Israeli company NSO Group has been used to penetrate the top reaches of a powerful democracy. https://wapo.st/3u3ZB3i

Federal authorities arrested a 75-year-old Michigan man who they say was motivated by unhappiness about “immoral content” on phones, including pornography and cursing. https://wapo.st/3CJJbjs

The inclusion of politics in video games is one of the industry's longest-running debates. https://wapo.st/2XLZfly

There’s enough evidence in “Deltarune” and “Undertale” to piece together some plausible theories. https://wapo.st/3o2UmQm

If you can’t quit Facebook, you can try and reclaim some control by changing these key privacy settings. https://wapo.st/39uzkl9

Apple will not consider allowing “Fortnite” back on the App Store until the court verdict can no longer be appealed. https://wapo.st/3ktOXQa

The crypto market allows hackers and tax evaders to launder money secretively, outside of the traditional banking system. But forensics investigators are getting savvier at mapping activity on blockchains and figuring out who is behind specific accounts. https://wapo.st/2W6xjZs

If “Deathloop” is your first exposure to immersive sims, here are some similar critically acclaimed and smartly designed games to sample. https://wapo.st/3obt9LB

The Biden administration is also warning companies that paying ransoms to hackers might be illegal. https://wapo.st/2XxX19u

As commercial companies take over flights to low Earth orbit, the space agency is looking to deep space for its new mission. https://wapo.st/3EDMwlX

The esports organization says it “denies generally and specifically each and every allegation contained in the Complaint.” https://wapo.st/39nEzD0

Laundrie’s parents were seen by local news crews being escorted out of their home briefly. Police have been scouring south Florida for Laundrie, who vanished last week after refusing to help find his fiancee. https://wapo.st/3zx9FmE

Apple is rolling out iOS 15, its latest iPhone software today. We tested out the key new features and rounded up what you need to know. https://wapo.st/3nQVari

Tech giants have quietly acquired hundreds of companies over the years without much scrutiny. A new study from the FTC is a step towards changing that https://wapo.st/39nU4v0

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Students eager to rack up likes and follows on TikTok could also end up with disciplinary records and even felonies, school administrators are warning. https://wapo.st/3kksW69

Erika Cheung will continue her testimony Friday in the Elizabeth Holmes trial. https://wapo.st/3Al6bVo

Chris Gilliard grew up with racist policing in Detroit. He sees a new form of oppression in the tech we use every day. https://wapo.st/3nHZPM8

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It's time to consider RGG Studio among the best in the industry. https://wapo.st/2Z4HnDl

The first-ever launch into Earth's orbit with only civilians aboard is expected to take off Wednesday morning. Follow our live coverage of the Inspiration4 flight. https://wapo.st/3lrYir4

'Deathloop' is an imperfect game, brilliantly crafted. https://wapo.st/3Aka3G8