This Week in Tech 862

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. 

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Links

• 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 - The Verge
• Photons Received: Webb Sees Its First Star – 18 Times
• Mark Zuckerberg and team consider shutting down Facebook and Instagram in Europe if Meta can not process Europeans' data on US s
• France says Google Analytics breaches GDPR when it sends data to US
• Age verification to access social media: UK govt threat - The Register
• IRS abandons ID.me facial recognition plans
• Fake Windows 11 upgrade installers infect you with RedLine malware
• KUOW - Stuck in KUOW purgatory: Seattle Mazda drivers can't change the radio dial
• 40 Starlink satellites succumb to geomagnetic storm • The Register
• Iain's article: 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