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The end of “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II” sets up the return of longtime franchise villain Makarov and references the notorious No Russian mission. https://wapo.st/3FxSZSl

A new study shows that a third of political candiates facing voters on Nov. 8 have TikTok accounts. https://wapo.st/3DoSJm3

It happens to the best of us, and getting it repaired shouldn't be hard. Just make sure your personal data is safe first. https://wapo.st/3DnnCr5

Elon Musk plans to cut Twitter's workforce just days after taking control of the company. https://wapo.st/3NkI3JE

Elon Musk, who has more than 100 million followers, had owned Twitter for less than three full days when he retweeted a post about Paul Pelosi containing misinformation — then hours later deleted it. https://wapo.st/3SLJdyZ

In the days before the presidential election, Meta and TikTok have steered millions toward conspiracy theories and extremist content, researchers say. https://wapo.st/3UbhBV6

Remake them, remaster them, reboot them — just please resurrect these great games. https://wapo.st/3SP6AIb

Your tweets may be public, but you can still have more privacy on the social media service. https://wapo.st/3DiLgF1

Catalyst will be playable when Season 15 of "Apex Legends," titled "Eclipse," launches Nov. 1. She is the first trans woman to join the cast. https://wapo.st/3U0RO1S

Uber is launching a dedicated advertising division to start making money from its large collection of customer data, including trip and purchase histories. https://wapo.st/3gM1sXY

Scam listings show up on Zillow, Apartments.com, Craigslist and other listing sites. Here are the signs of a rental scam to watch out for. https://wapo.st/3NePke7

The FTC's rare decision to put Drizly CEO under order signals a new approach to privacy enforcement under Chair Lina Khan. https://wapo.st/3D4yxpr

Should you log in with Facebook or Google on other sites or apps? Short answer: No. https://wapo.st/3TQeAcQ

The United States wants to build its own computer chips again but not enough workers know how. Purdue is one of several universities racing to expand education. https://wapo.st/3eX1z2b

As protests shake up Iran, the digital news outlet Iran Wire is providing critical insight into the revolt https://wapo.st/3SqkuQz

Researchers from MIT and Stanford have created a tool that could improve the aim of future planetary defense missions. https://wapo.st/3SmZUkk

“New Tales from the Borderlands” takes a lot of what made Telltale’s gameplay unique and either keeps it the same or improves on it. https://wapo.st/3z1v5L3

It's wonderful to see female players getting some shine. https://wapo.st/3EXht7w

The Wire is investigating its own reporting. It had alleged Instagram let the ruling party tamper with posts. https://wapo.st/3D9uDgg

“The first idea’s never the best,” said Ben Brode, co-founder of Second Dinner. But for ‘Marvel Snap,’ it was. https://wapo.st/3D79TWg

Three years into our modern pandemic, "A Plague Tale: Requiem's" depictions of disease feel queasily recognizable. https://wapo.st/3geKlhc

What makes an Android smartphone or tablet truly yours is the apps you use on it, but it’s common for us to install apps without thinking about what we have access to. https://wapo.st/3Tum1WM

A fire caused a days-long outage of Kakao's messaging, payment and ride-hailing apps. President Yoon Suk-yeol said antitrust concerns would be addressed. https://wapo.st/3T9uqz5

Comcast's video game-centric channel hoped to reboot amid heightened interest in gaming culture. https://wapo.st/3EP5uZG

Workers in the Apple Oklahoma City store voted to unionize, making them the second Apple store in the United States to do so. https://wapo.st/3CDKMJg

Many Russians want no part of Putin’s war, so they’re using this online community to plan every detail of their escape https://wapo.st/3CWiuKv

You don’t tell TikTok what you want to see. It tells you. And the internet can’t get enough. https://wapo.st/3EFZjHf

Yasmin Green left Iran when she was a toddler. Now she runs a Google unit that is working to help dissidents in Iran communicate without government interference. https://wapo.st/3TjUqaW

A visual guide to what Amazon learns about you through Alexa, Echo speakers, Fire TVs, Ring doorbells, Roombas and more. https://wapo.st/3g5mwbx

The new Meta Quest Pro adds "mixed reality" and face-tracking capabilities. But even with the upgrade, what makes the metaverse better than the internet we already have on phones and laptops? https://wapo.st/3g13oeM

Clean up and optimize your parent’s smartphone with 20 minutes and this checklist. https://wapo.st/3CoAoVJ

The quantum internet aims to use nature's smallest particles to share information in a manner that can't be hacked--and someday to link new quantum computers. https://wapo.st/3ROrKWi

Robotic engineers are scouring the insect world for inspiration, and creating machines that could be used for emergency response, farming and energy. https://wapo.st/3CjjzM2

Apps like Microsoft Office, Zoom, Google Workspace and Slack may provide bosses information on workers’ digital activities. But experts say it’s not an accurate representation of productivity or performance. https://wapo.st/3MeODRq

The Mario movie trailer may yet be an epochal moment in meme history. https://wapo.st/3fDtap5

Online influencer and reality TV star Bethenny Frankel alleges that TikTok moved too slowly to remove fake ads that showed her promoting a product she had nothing to do with. https://wapo.st/3En5yiL

The case was the first brought against a corporate executive over a breach by outsiders. It also may be the last -- the payoff that prompted the charges has become common practice in hacking cases. https://wapo.st/3e7s8S6

The highly anticipated sequel suffered another setback in its development just as it went live. https://wapo.st/3Ce8600

One of the best games ever made lands on Nintendo's handheld. https://wapo.st/3Em1P5m

The Tesla CEO’s fresh offer to buy Twitter for $44 billion represents a win for the firm’s board. But Musk is almost sure to transform the company. https://wapo.st/3CweEbR

The decision to shut down Bulletin is an indication that Facebook found a subscriber-focused site was not as lucrative as hoped. https://wapo.st/3SR2Fea

Europe’s push to end cord confusion could extend well beyond its borders. https://wapo.st/3tsj12P

Sandberg's announcement of her donation to the ACLU to fight abortion bans comes just a few days after she leaves Meta. https://wapo.st/3SWnkgU

Apple has crammed even more sensors into its new Watch 8 series, all in the hopes of offering a more complete picture of your health. Are they worth it? https://wapo.st/3RxEXT5

The National Labor Relations Board found merit in a claim Activision Blizzard withheld raises from Raven QA testers seeking to unionize. https://wapo.st/3ydcZoR

The United States is preparing to use a draconian export ban called the foreign direct product rule to deprive China of advanced computing chips. https://wapo.st/3RqZrNu

A case involving Google and an ISIS attack in Paris in 2015 will give the high court a chance to review Section 230, the controversial law that shields websites from liability for users’ posts. https://wapo.st/3fDCRnC

Not all information about mental health on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube is helpful and true. Here are six questions to ask as you scroll. https://wapo.st/3E8AGCN

Spaceflight is a difficult, scary endeavor that doesn’t come with a game-over button. That's why Jared Isaacman and his crew train by flying jets — where there's no escape. https://wapo.st/3EbMwfa

A secretive air-taxi startup backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, is winding down, underscoring how difficult it will be to get electric-powered flying cars and planes. https://wapo.st/3SELpZE