Paypal for years has been known to seize accounts and not tell the account holders why their accounts have been seized, they will now potentially face a class-action lawsuit by several of those victims that have had their accounts seized of 10’s of 100’s of thousands of dollars.

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* –Waymo and J.B. Hunt

* –What is Product Hunt?

* –C-Band 5G could cause “catastrophic disruption”

* –UK government ignites debate over privacy vs. safety

* –The Pixel 6 gets its first stable update since November

* –NASA fixes glitch

* –Google wants to make it easier for you to send yourself files

* –Ford signs 5-year agreement with Stripe

* –Apple reportedly considered making a battery-powered Home Pod

* –Raycon introduces new Power Speaker and Boombox at CES

* –Google honors Betty White

* –Apple’s rumored mixed reality headset could be priced over $2,000

* –The Jetson One could be flying on the forest moon of Endor

* –iPad Air 5 expected to launch alongside iPhone SE this spring

* –Amazon UK won’t ban Visa credit cards

* –Safari 15 bug

Norton Crypto Miner has been put in Norton 360 what the heck were they thinking. I am reconsidering my use of their product line for this absolute insanity. I also cover what happened at CES.

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* –Smart glasses are getting ready for an iPad moment

* –At what age should you buy your child a smartphone?

* –The 7 Best Motorola phones

* –These new features are coming to Android in 2022

* –We’ll be dealing with Log4j for a long time

* –AskNicely

* –Bitcoin slips under the $40,000 mark

* –Tesla adds chill and assertive self-driving modes

* Musk shows off “Mechazilla”

* –Razer reneges on its claim 

* –Europol ordered to delete petabytes of data

* –ISP’s must accept government subsidies on all plans

* –Spotify is still working on HiFi streaming

* –A roundup of computer monitors launched at CES 2022

* –Apple reveals big numbers

* –The hidden dangers of smartphone car vent mounts

* –Apple appears to discontinue Beats Pill Plus speaker

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It is being reported that Starlinks speeds are decreasing as they add more subscribers and with the never-ending race to get more satellites in the air the Starlink team will have to work hard to keep speeds up for those on the service and those wanting to sign up for the service. With an average download speed of about 87 megs, it is still better than Viasat or Hughesnet.

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* –Smart glasses could arrive in 2022

* –Spider-Man: No Way Home to hit $1 billion

* –TCL updates its Google TV’s

* –10 reasons to quit Facebook for good

* –What can I do when my hard drive makes unusual noises?

* –Nikola was hit with a $125 million fine

* –Spyware scandal rocks Polish government

* –Zoom’s latest acquisition 

* –James Webb space telescope successfully deploys antenna

* –California is suing Walmart

* –The best apps to download on your smartphone

* –Motorola will try foldable phones again

* –Verizon partners with Vuzix

* –Google Maps bug on Android Auto

* –Starlink’s internet speeds are slowing down

* –$12 billion in crypto has been stolen over the past decade

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Amazon stops ban on cell phones in the warehouses as it appears that they used texting as the main way to warn employees. I have worked jobs where you could not have a cell phone in vast aircraft hangers. So I understand the need to be able to communicate. There will continue to be a focus on employee safety for some time after last week’s incident.

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* –Tesla announces free holiday supercharging 

* –50 best websites of 2021

* –FCC reaches settlement with Verizon and others

* –What’s new on Paramount+

* –DE Court says Dominion Power can continue to sue Fox News

* –YouTube TV settles with Disney

* –Ford Mustang Mach-E joins NYC taxi fleet

* –The UK donates 225 million stolen passwords

* –Cortana would have been called Bingo

* –The Matrix Resurrections

* –Rocket Companies and Truebill

* –Meta cracks down on phishing scams

* –US DOJ charges former GRU officer with hacking

* –Google will end support for OnHub

* –Pixel 6 connectivity issue acknowledged by Google

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Amazon Actions are under serious scrutiny on whether they reacted properly in response to storm warnings and Tornado warnings that saw a massive loss of life across multiple states last Friday. Productivity over safety is what some relatives are saying over dead Amazon associates.

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* –The NASA Mars helicopter

* –Ring’s NYU Policing Project audit

* –Adidas launching NFT’s

* –Google Chrome’s last-minute holiday shopping tools

* –The US Treasury and DJI

* –Ransomware attack hits major payroll company

* –Cryptocurrency scams cost victims $7.7 billion in 2021

* –Apple delaying their return to the office

* –DirecTV will hike prices

* –H&R Block sues Block

* –Meta bans 7 surveillance for hire outfits

* –The Pixel 6 Pro could get face unlock

* –Google One is giving away $10 Google Play credit

* –Toyota gives robots a soft touch and better vision

* –Spotify adds ratings to podcasts

* –NASA solar probe to become the first spacecraft to “touch the sun”

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Bill Gates seems to think anyone cares he has had a bad year. Like the rest of the world hasn’t little sympathy from me. Seems that money cannot buy happiness. It’s a little ironic that he had to get a vaccine reference as well in the accompanying article. When you are rich no one cares if you are not happy. Get a shrink

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* –CEO of Better.com apologizes

* –Activision Blizzard employees create strike fund

* –Apple should enforce the App Store privacy promise

* –Utility companies will no longer share data with ICE

* –Former Apple employee won’t withdraw her labor board complaint

* –Best Buy pulls TCL Google TVs

* –Build-A-Bear’s new Matrix bear

* –GM plans to start Silverado EV production in early 2023

* –Ford stops F-150 Lighting reservations

* –YouTube Escape 2021

* –Netflix created an info hub

* –YouTube TV on Xfinity Flex

* –Amazon fined $1.2 billion

* –FCC gets its first permanent female boss ever

* –Candian man charged over ransomware attacks

* Apple iOS 15.2 update

Elon Musk is controlling space a ESA boss is complaining that EU companies are not able to keep up with the fast-paced company. They need to slow him down and not let him have all of the low earth orbits to himself. I have never seen such a high cry baby. It’s called competition get to competing and quit complaining.

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* –Twitter admits it messed up

* –Meta has a “moral obligation”

* –Sony cameras are getting hard to buy

* –The SEC is investigating Tesla

* –Using VR to treat pain and anxiety 

* –IKEA’s portable wireless charger

* –Uber will now let drivers and riders record audio

* –SEC investigating SPAC deal and social media platform

* –Asus’ new Macbook Pro rival costs $5,000

* YouTube says most disputed copyright claims are resolved

* –Apple partners with Boys and Girls Clubs of America

* –NASA says SpaceX is the only provider for astronaut taxi rides

* NASA announces 10 new astronaut candidates 

* Verizon might be collecting your browsing history

* –Google Pixel update

* –Google TV

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There is a pretty bad article out on how Apple treats its retail hourly employees. We know retail can be brutal but it seems some employees are having a very rough go of it.

One of our GNC family members is having a challenging time. I want to draw your attention to Sam Garcia’s resume. He has significant experience in Web, UI, UX Design, Front End Dev, Product Mgt. He is looking for remote work at this time. He has also setup a GoFundme for those wanting to donate direct.

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* –The 11 best sites to get college textbooks online

* –Apple’s frontline employees are struggling to survive

* –GM won’t make new Bolt EVs until at least late January 2022

* Google is making its first in-house smartwatch that could launch in 2022

* –Microsoft Edge will now warn users about downloading Chrome

* –Goldman Sachs among others exploring Bitcoin

* –Tesla says so long to California

* –Apple threatens commissions

* –NASA delivers trippy Mars rover selfie

* Windows 11 adoption nears 9%

* –ISS shines

* Moovit and WeWalk

* –UK government fined 500,000 pounds

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Microsoft is once again fighting against companies they have edged out through bundling making it harder for them to compete. There is an ongoing issue with companies that cry they cannot innovate when faced with competition so they go cry to a government agency hoping to get relief.

One of our GNC family members is having a challenging time. I want to draw your attention to Sam Garcia’s resume. He has significant experience in Web, UI, UX Design, Front End Dev, Product Mgt. He is looking for remote work at this time.

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* –UK’s antitrust regulator will block Meta to purchase Giphy

* –Apple TV+ releases trailer

* –Giving Tuesday

* –Frances Haugen will testify before Congress again

* –Panasonic confirms data breach

* –Apple sues NSO group

* Congress will hold a hearing on Section 230

* –Amazon workers will get another chance to vote to unionize

* –Elon Musk tells Tesla employees to stop rushing

* –NASA gives green light 

* –Spectrum endangered its employees

* –Indian government warns locals not to use Starlink services

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Facebook papers to be released by Gizmodo and others upon review. Should be a great read to see the inner workings of Facebook. I am back from Hawaii with a hell of a scare on my back all the details on the show and of course, I hope each of you here in America has a great Thanksgiving with your families and be safe out there. I lost a personal family friend to Covid complications so the danger is still out there.

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* –People are happier with their routers

* –Disney seeks analysts to spot the online piracy trends

* NASA’s DART spacecraft

* –Astra moves full steam ahead

* –US education software exposed personal data of students

* –Dodge will phase out gas-powered Charger and Challenger

* –Roku customers report streaming issues

* –FCC approves $6 billion Verizon-Tracfone acquisition 

* –Twitter adds aliases 

* –Zoom Q3

* –Rolls-Royce’s all-electric airplane smashes record

* iPhone 14 rumors

* –What’s new on HBO Max

* –FBI and CISA issue holiday warning

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