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Public safety officials warned that alternate routes offered by apps like Google Maps and Waze don’t always take into account hazards to drivers. https://nyti.ms/3HmzQAE

Privacy groups sounded alarms about the coin-sized location-tracking devices when they were introduced. Now people are concerned those fears are being realized. https://nyti.ms/3pH2ztU

The recalls, which Tesla initiated on Dec. 21, affect about 350,000 Model 3s and 120,000 Model S cars. https://nyti.ms/3JwEfmw

As Meta and other companies bet big on an immersive digital world, questions about its harms are rising. https://nyti.ms/3sGe5rv

Madden, who died Tuesday, helped bring to life a series of football video games that have generated $7 billion in revenue since 1988. https://nyti.ms/3eBgvPK

Jason Citron created a video game that was going nowhere fast. So he stripped it down to a chatting feature that eventually boomed during the pandemic. https://nyti.ms/3sIGTzq

A new social app called 28 Row aims to connect college-age women, both for business opportunities and emotional support. https://nyti.ms/3FDt74S

Some of the closures were precautionary; others were closed because not enough healthy employees were available. https://nyti.ms/3sBeknF

Some of the closures were precautionary; others were closed because not enough healthy employees were available. https://nyti.ms/3sAhPun

Hillary Clinton delivered an unused election speech. Jennifer Aniston cried at Central Perk. It was a year for watching celebrities reinhabit their past selves. https://nyti.ms/3Jgm4RX

Amazon, which has its highest employment during the holiday shopping season, said the tornado formed at the site’s parking lot. https://nyti.ms/3pNq57y

Holding a hearing that humbles the most powerful business executives in the world is much easier than legislating. https://nyti.ms/31Xo5RS

On Thursday night, the video game industry held its big awards event, which is quickly becoming as important — and as long — as certain other entertainment occasions. https://nyti.ms/3rQpzZ0

Some very wealthy people give their money away in an attempt to burnish their reputations. Not the Tesla C.E.O. https://nyti.ms/3pHyzNn

The speed and depth of the decline in BuzzFeed’s stock may in part be because there is a small number of shares available to trade. https://nyti.ms/33h4b4W

New British guidelines are influencing what U.S. internet companies do to protect American children. https://nyti.ms/3IDxGy7

Peter McIndoe, the 23-year-old creator of the viral Birds Aren’t Real movement, is ready to reveal what the effort is really about. https://nyti.ms/3dHzckd

A proposal with widespread political support would entitle drivers and couriers for companies like Uber to a minimum wage and legal protections. https://nyti.ms/31FsSHL

A proposal with widespread political support would entitle drivers and couriers for companies like Uber to a minimum wage and legal protections. https://nyti.ms/3GwqIJ5

One couple’s recent nuptials in the virtual world known as the metaverse showcase the possibilities of having a wedding unfettered by the bounds of reality. https://nyti.ms/33hcpKt

New settings in iOS 15 and Android 12 give you more power over your personal information and when (or if) apps and sites can see it. https://nyti.ms/3GozQQ6

The organization has created a format for evaluating the technology, which is often used to screen job candidates. https://nyti.ms/3lIpgf2

Amazon Web Services began reporting increased “error rates” in its cloud operations on Tuesday morning. https://nyti.ms/3lMha54

As the clean energy revolution upends the centuries-long lock of fossil fuels on the global economy, dealmakers and hustlers converge on the Fleuve Congo Hotel. https://nyti.ms/3ExwJVC

Prosecutors have shown personal documents like text messages and notes that Ms. Holmes wrote and have emphasized that she was ultimately responsible for the problems at Theranos. https://nyti.ms/3Gq5RqO

Adam Mosseri, the head of the company, is expected to face questions from lawmakers this week about whether social media harms children. https://nyti.ms/3rXNmq7

The group was likely using the websites to install malware that helped it gather data from government agencies and other groups, the company said. https://nyti.ms/3IqYBwH

Some social media users are not feeling the Christmas spirit — or this box of mini lipsticks and branded stickers. https://nyti.ms/3GeqaHM

Cryptocurrency miners are flocking to New York’s faded industrial towns, prompting concern over the environmental impact of huge computer farms. https://nyti.ms/3xWOs6l

Cybersecurity experts tracing money paid by American businesses to Russian ransomware gangs found it led to one of Moscow’s most prestigious addresses. https://nyti.ms/3xZcoFY

The automaker may have undermined safety in designing its Autopilot driver-assistance system to fit its chief executive’s vision, former employees say. https://nyti.ms/3rBPZ0j

Versions of “mobility as a service,” or MaaS, apps exist, but companies and cities will need to come together for the idea to gain momentum. https://nyti.ms/3Gam0R6

This year’s data dump from the streaming music service leaned heavily on contemporary buzzwords and slang — and inspired many, many memes. https://nyti.ms/3omeAnM

Twitter’s head of engineering, Michael Montano, and its head of design and research, Dantley Davis, will leave the company by the end of the year. https://nyti.ms/3omLdSq

A 2011 thriller was supposed to cost $15. One merchant listed it at $987, with a 17th-century publication date. That’s what happens in a marketplace where third-party sellers run wild. https://nyti.ms/3lvr0bj

The proposed deal would give Nvidia control over computing technology and designs that rival firms rely on. https://nyti.ms/3G12vdU

Tears of joy prevailed as the most-used emoji in 2021, despite Gen Z’s stated contempt for it. https://nyti.ms/3DmYMFz

New gaming consoles remain in short supply this holiday season, spawning cottage industries of tipsters and scalpers making money off their scarcity. https://nyti.ms/3rwwTcc

Tears of joy prevailed as the most-used emoji in 2021, despite Gen Z’s stated contempt for it. https://nyti.ms/31mwPRt

The social media giants removed a large number of accounts that promoted Covid-19 conspiracy theories and undermined reports of human rights abuses. https://nyti.ms/3rysRzR

Mr. Dorsey has in recent years grown more fascinated by cryptocurrencies and the promise of technological decentralization that blockchain technology could allow for. https://nyti.ms/3rrtk6U

A mainstay of the internet is regularly used to build audiences for people and organizations pushing false and misleading information. https://nyti.ms/3lp7jBQ

Mark Zuckerberg wants us thinking about visual art when we contemplate his company’s new venture. Artists should take the suggestion seriously. https://nyti.ms/3xJrek8

Under cross-examination, the founder of the failed blood testing start-up defended herself but admitted that she had made mistakes. https://nyti.ms/3pg33pB

The company said the policy was consistent with privacy laws in the European Union and elsewhere. https://nyti.ms/31iOU2A

David Marcus had most recently spearheaded Meta’s push into a global digital currency. https://nyti.ms/3xHaGsF

Transactions for properties in digital realms are jumping, guided by the same principle in the physical world: location, location, location. https://nyti.ms/31fstuU

Ms. Holmes, the founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, blamed Ramesh Balwani, the former No. 2 at the company. https://nyti.ms/3d2Gxec

A longtime Twitter insider and a confidant of co-founder Jack Dorsey, Mr. Agrawal takes over as the social media company confronts various challenges. https://nyti.ms/3xAu9eG

Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, took the stand for a fourth day on Monday. https://nyti.ms/3E7DixU

A regional office of the National Labor Relations Board said management’s victory in an earlier election should be overturned. The company can appeal. https://nyti.ms/3rp36ls