TWiT 862: A Game Old Bird - Galaxy S22 Ultra, Mainstreaming of crypto, Meta in France, James Webb Telescope

Galaxy S22 Ultra, Mainstreaming of crypto, Meta in France, James Webb Telescope

• The Mainstreaming of Crypto.
• Rapper Razzlekhan Is Accused Of $4.5 Billion Crypto Laundering Scheme.
• The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is a Note successor with a built-in stylus.
• Photons Received: Webb Sees Its First Star – 18 Times.
• Samsung's Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra should have been a Chromebook.
• Mark Zuckerberg and team consider shutting down Facebook and Instagram in Europe if - Meta can not process Europeans' data on US servers.
• France says Google Analytics breaches GDPR when it sends data to US.
• Age verification to access social media: UK govt threat.
• IRS abandons ID.me facial recognition plans.
• Fake Windows 11 upgrade installers infect you with RedLine malware.
• Stuck in KUOW purgatory: Seattle Mazda drivers can't change the radio dial.
• 40 Starlink satellites succumb to geomagnetic storm.
• Teenager who tracks Elon Musk's private jet says he might stop in exchange for a new Tesla.
• Chip shortages, sure, but it's a good time to be a silicon wafer maker.
• The Guardian: Rising popularity of VR headsets sparks 31% rise in insurance claims.
• In Oscar Nominations, Streaming Hits A Ceiling Despite Apple Breakthrough And 'The Power Of The Dog' Leading Field.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Connie Guglielmo, Iain Thomson, and Andy Ihnatko

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