NHTSA fingers faulty wiring harness in the Model 3 and frunk latch in the Model S .
Rivian tells buyers of trucks, SUVs with 400-mile range to wait until 2023
Ongoing supply chain woes mean more delays for early adopters.
Alexa suggests 10-year-old put a penny on partially exposed plug
“Alexa: Stop recommending stupid and dangerous things.”
Riot Games to pay $100 million to settle gender discrimination lawsuit
Riot was accused of paying women less for similar work, fostering culture of harassment.
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Pandemics, a fragile electrical grid, Lego, and rocket launches galore.
FDA gives emergency authorization to Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill
COVID-19 patients as young as 12 are eligible for enzyme-inhibiting treatment.
AWS suffers third outage of the month
Failure in northern Virginia data center affects Slack, Epic Games among others.
Tesla will shut off center console gaming while car is in motion [Updated]
Software updates shutting off the feature are in the process of being sent out.
Biden’s omicron battle plan includes 500 million home test kits
President Biden outlined the federal government’s response to omicron’s ascendancy.
Cardboard shortages deal another blow to strained supply chains
And just in time for the holiday shopping frenzy.