Google Just Denied Cops a Key Surveillance Tool

Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Plus: Apple tightens anti-theft protections, Chinese hackers penetrate US critical infrastructure, and the long-running rumor of eavesdropping phones crystallizes into more than an urban legend.

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Blood, Guns, and Broken Scooters: Inside the Chaotic Rise and Fall of Bird

Amy Martyn

Bird was once valued at more than $2 billion—now it has filed for bankruptcy. This is the untold story of the contractors who risked it all to try to make the micromobility dream a reality.

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The Race to Fill Crypto’s FTX-Shaped Hole

Joel Khalili

When crypto exchange FTX collapsed, it left behind a hole in the market. From Backpack to OPNX, faces new and old are vying to fill it.

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Apple to Halt Sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2

Adrienne So

A dispute over the patent for the blood-oxygen sensor in the two newest Apple Watch models is at the heart of the pause, which partly goes into effect on December 21.

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Apple’s Tight Grip on iMessage Spurs Fresh Calls for an Antitrust Probe

Lauren Goode

More than a dozen organizations called on the Department of Justice and the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate Apple for anticompetitive behavior in how it controls messaging, apps, and more.

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What Happens When Facebook Heats Your Home

Morgan Meaker

Big Tech data centers are not only being used to power the internet but also to heat people’s homes. But who’s really winning when Facebook keeps you warm at night?

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