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The NTSB wants to investigate commercial spaceflight crashes. The FAA and commercial space companies object. https://wapo.st/3GhNKTR

The purchase comes shortly after Microsoft announced a deal to acquire Activision Blizzard. https://wapo.st/3gcn2kN

A Vermont company hopes its electric plane, which can take off and land without a runway, will remake the way small packages are moved between warehouses. https://wapo.st/3gdvEaY

Save and back up your most cherished chats before they're gone. https://wapo.st/3HgDU5X

What began as a disgruntled electrician stealing a safe turned into an infamous ’90s soap opera of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee that spanned far beyond sex and rock-and-roll — and became “the greatest love story ever sold.” https://wapo.st/3rYVRiZ

After sustained opposition in Washington, Facebook is shuttering its Diem cryptocurrency project after a years-long effort to push into one of the hottest areas of emerging technology. https://wapo.st/3KNV2lA

High Isle will be the location for the studio's four scheduled add-ons this year in what’ll be called “The Legacy of the Bretons.” https://wapo.st/35otnr7

Amazon workers on Staten Island have reached a threshold to hold a union vote, federal regulators confirmed. https://wapo.st/3KPyD7u

Microsoft hasn’t been shy about making big acquisitions over the past decade. Its empire now goes a lot further than just word-processing software. https://wapo.st/3Ihgai5

Microsoft connected the acquisition to its Game Pass offering. The purchase will set in motion plans to release Activision Blizzard games on the service. https://wapo.st/3rMJLth

While it might sound a little easier to keep a couple of dedicated recycling bins around two start-ups are tackling a sort of recycling gap people might not always think about. https://wapo.st/3qDTXES

Organizations with ties to eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes are the primary funders of the Tech Oversight Project. https://wapo.st/3GCrp4f

Dozens of Activision Blizzard employees, many of whom work on the popular Call of Duty franchise, have not returned to work since walking out Dec. 6. https://wapo.st/3qAsfJh

Searching for artificial intelligence that's more in touch with your emotions. https://wapo.st/3fvPwWf

The 26-year-old player dished about the difficult final months of 100 Thieves “Valorant,” and his hopes for Team Liquid's "CS:GO" squad. https://wapo.st/3fy4smE

A California Superior Court judge has ruled in a long-running lawsuit that Google's confidentiality agreements are too broad and break the state's labor laws. https://wapo.st/3GwSW78

The 99-page brief filed in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals seeks to overcome Judge James E. Boasberg’s stunning decision in June to dismiss the states’ lawsuit, arguing that the states waited too long to challenge the company’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, which the company bought in 2012 and 2014, respectively. https://wapo.st/3FsO1CY

In a rare moment of U.S.-Russia cooperation on ransomware, Russia shuts down REvil ransomware gang, seizing cash, bitcoin, computers and luxury cars https://wapo.st/3nNhvFJ

From perplexing auto-corrections to the best way to call 911, we are answering your biggest tech questions. https://wapo.st/3nqPcfV

The House panel issued subpoenas to four social media companies that so far have provided an “inadequate response” to requests for information and records relating to the spread of misinformation and efforts to overturn the 2020 election. https://wapo.st/3zZ6d68

A report, expected in the spring, will investigate some the issues raised in a 2019 email thread among Microsoft employees, in which many women alleged sexual harassment or discrimination from fellow employees and some raised concerns about the company’s response. https://wapo.st/33i1ZdJ

It helps to start with words like “Names,” “Shale” or “Slate.” https://wapo.st/3Fr7uUg

The omicron variant and a surge of cases are exposing just how unequal access to coronavirus testing is in the United States. https://wapo.st/31STPHY

Apparent misuse of the Luca tracing app could hinder public health efforts by providing additional fodder for anti-government activists who believe coronavirus-related conspiracy theories. https://wapo.st/3tkZPEQ

Research libraries preserve classic texts, films and recordings, but when it comes to video games, it gets complicated. https://wapo.st/3K8hTYQ

Microsoft unveiled new tech tools as it doubles down on its investment to help frontline workers improve communication and collaboration in their workplaces. https://wapo.st/3Fqe39M

A DMV spokeswoman said the department had notified Tesla of the review, which is separate from an evaluation of its use of the term "Full Self-Driving." https://wapo.st/3zT0zCf

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case against Facebook could proceed, in a reversal of fortune for the agency after its first complaint was thrown out last year. Still, it may be challenging for the FTC to ultimately prove Facebook is a monopoly. https://wapo.st/3KepepV

The National Labor Relations Board set a date for a unionization re-vote for an Amazon warehouse in Alabama. https://wapo.st/3fcVaMK

Last year's Twitch hack led to the uncovering of a large-scale Twitch money laundering scheme in Turkey. Now law enforcement is cracking down. https://wapo.st/3FldttQ

Cynthia Reyes said, “This tweet probably would not have gone viral if the gender roles were reversed.” https://wapo.st/3teHKZ5

The maker of mobile games "FarmVille" and "Words With Friends" joins the publisher of "Grand Theft Auto" and "Red Dead Redemption." https://wapo.st/3qbpXQq

Email spam never really went away and it's filling our inboxes more than usual. Here's how to get it under control. https://wapo.st/3f4tAl3

The tactical take on the co-op shooter is deliberately paced, until it isn't. https://wapo.st/3n4Azig

Social media companies' power over speech has some experts reconsidering whether censorship is something only governments can do. https://wapo.st/3q18vhC

The 2021 showcase opened with a pledge to return to an in-person event in June 2022, but fears about the latest strain of the coronavirus have changed that plan. https://wapo.st/32W1k1p

Facebook helped build the boogaloo community that led the officer’s killer and accomplice to connect, attorneys allege. https://wapo.st/3f2enAE

A year after the attack on the Capitol, data science is better than ever at predicting insurrections. But is it good enough? https://wapo.st/3t497VA

CES salutes 2022 with some of the strangest technologies we’ve seen in a while. Here are the highlights. https://wapo.st/3JNK0wj

“Sometimes we find that different cultures like different stories,” said the studio's co-founder. https://wapo.st/3G1Wgqu

This year's chaotic CES conference raises valuable questions about the future of giant in-person business events. https://wapo.st/3qSS9qA

The Theranos founder copied Steve Jobs but couldn’t deal with failure, entrepreneurs say. https://wapo.st/3t05ccg

The start-up founder who rocketed to fame nearly a decade ago was convicted of four counts in the landmark Silicon Valley fraud trial. https://wapo.st/3mIIDFM

Elizabeth Holmes' fraud trial took more than three months and spawned long lines of journalists and curious onlookers. It's just the latest chapter in a long line of high-profile white collar trials. https://wapo.st/3FWwhRh

The Federal Aviation Administration has said the 5G rollout could cause interference with airplane safety systems. https://wapo.st/3ngtYBx

The judge handed the case to the jury late Friday afternoon after more than three months of trial proceedings. https://wapo.st/32YlRSw

The Elizabeth Holmes trial jury is deadlocked on three counts. https://wapo.st/3mVcmdY

Pro-Trump and QAnon influencers have squabbled bitterly over online audiences in the year since Trump left office. They’re “desperate for money” and there’s only so many “people you can fleece,” says one researcher. https://wapo.st/34iBpkU

Twitter previously suspended Greene temporarily in July after she falsely claimed the coronavirus was "not dangerous" for some people. https://wapo.st/3zg9Vb3

The Internet was flooded with tributes to White — from actress Carol Burnett and actor Ryan Reynolds to President Biden, who called her “a cultural icon.” https://wapo.st/3mOKN6e