This Week in Tech 862: A Game Old Bird - a podcast by TWiT

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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