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What's Launching to the Moon in 2022

Debut rocket launches and robotic lunar missions will make the New Year a crucial prelude to putting astronauts back on the moon. https://nyti.ms/3eHgkCD

Snow Closed the Highways. GPS Mapped a Harrowing Detour in the Sierra Nevada.

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

Are Apple AirTags Being Used to Track People and Steal Cars?

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

Tesla Recalls More Than 475,000 Cars Over Two Safety Defects

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

The Metaverse’s Dark Side: Here Come Harassment and Assaults

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

John Madden Is the Face of a Video Game Empire

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

How Discord, Born From an Obscure Game, Became a Social Hub

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