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• Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro ready to fire on all cylinders as January OTA update brings dozens of vital fixes
   Image Credit: Eric Zeman/ Android        AuthorityThe January OTA pack for  Google Pixel 6 (“oropiole”) and Google Pixel 6 Pro (“raven”) has started rolling out. The software update […]
• Tesla asked law firm to fire attorney who worked on Elon Musk probe at SEC, report says
  Patrick Pleul | picture alliance | Getty ImagesA Tesla lawyer has asked a law firm to fire one of its lawyers or risk losing his job for the electric carmaker […]
• Microsoft discloses malware attack on Ukraine govt networks
  In this undated handout photo released by Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Press Service, the building of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is seen during snowfall in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and media reports […]
• WhatsApp inches forward on bringing Reactions to its app
  WhatsApp, owned by Meta, is actively developing its app and working on new features. The app's latest beta  on iOS reveals that a new feature may be coming soon worked […]
• Take a Look at The Largest And Most Detailed 3D Map of The Universe Ever Made
  A 'CT scan' of the Universe across more than 5 billion light-years. (D. Schlegel/Berkeley Lab/DESI dataThe Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), currently pointed skyward from its home in the Nicholas […]
• Netflix raises monthly subscription prices in U.S., Canada
  Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeNetflix is ​​raising the prices of all  its plans in the United States today. The enterprise standard plan will increase from $14 to $15.50 […]

New York Times – Tech

• States Appeal Decision to Throw Out Their Facebook Antitrust Case
  January 15, 2022
  The states’ central claim is that Facebook acquired competitors — particularly Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 — in a predatory manner, by crushing competition.
• Google CEO Sundar Pichai Signed Off on Deal at Center of Antitrust Case, States Say
  January 14, 2022
  The states argue that Google reached a deal with Facebook to have the social network join its effort in an effort to “kill” a competing ad network.
• For Coronavirus Testing, the Nose May Not Always Be Best
  January 14, 2022
  As Omicron spreads, some experts are calling for a switch to saliva-based tests, which may detect infections days earlier than nasal swabs do.
• Nigeria Lifts Twitter Ban
  January 14, 2022
  The social media site had been blocked after it deleted a post from President Muhammadu Buhari about secessionist groups that was widely seen as threatening.
• Microsoft opens a review of its sexual harassment policies.
  January 13, 2022
  Shareholders called for action after evidence emerged that Bill Gates had sought romantic relationships with employees.
• Elizabeth Holmes is set to be sentenced on Sept. 26.
  January 13, 2022
  Ms. Holmes, the Theranos founder, faces up to 20 years in prison for each of four counts that led to a conviction in her federal fraud trial.