Real estate has gone meta

The metaverse is getting hotter. Not hot, like a delicious meal or a Finnish sauna. This mostly fictional, virtual world is getting hot like a real estate market. Because lately, it is one.
Read more: https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/12/2/22812608/metaverse-real-estate-meta?source=Snapzu

Did HBO Max Win the Year?

We talked to Casey Bloys about the hot streaming service’s ups and downs.
Read more: https://www.vulture.com/2021/12/did-hbo-max-win-the-year.html?source=Snapzu

What Will Enter the Public Domain in 2022?

At the start of each year, on January 1st, a new crop of works enter the public domain. Find our highlights of what lies in store for 2022 here.
Read more: https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2022/?source=Snapzu

Members of hacking group sentenced for stealing millions in cryptocurrency

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced the sentencing of the last member of an international hacking group indicted for allegedly stealing millions in cryptocurrency as part of a “SIM hijacking” effort. Missouri-based Garrett Endicott, the sixth and final member of a hacking group known as “The Community,” was sentenced Monday to 10 months in prison and ordered to pay a fine of more than $120,000 for his part in the cryptocurrency scheme.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/583647-members-of-hacking-group-sentenced-for-stealing-millions-in?source=Snapzu

New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media

Federal regulators have given debt collectors the okay to pursue debtors via email, text messages and social media sites.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/11/30/cfpb-debt-collector-rules-facebook-instagram/?source=Snapzu

Google has been ordered to unseal dozens of documents related to its secret anti-union campaign 'Project Vivian'

A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge has ordered Google to produce dozens of documents related to its secret internal anti-union drive "Project Vivian." The order was made as part of an ongoing NLRB hearing related to the "Thanksgiving Four", a group of Google employees who claimed the company fired them illegally over their internal organizing activities.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/google-anti-union-nlrb-project-vivian-2021-12?source=Snapzu

Elon Musk Frantically Warns Employees of Potential SpaceX Bankruptcy

SpaceX employees received a nightmare email over the holiday weekend from CEO Elon Musk, warning them of a brewing crisis with its Raptor engine production that, if unsolved, could result in the company’s bankruptcy. The email, obtained by SpaceExplored, CNBC, and The Verge, urged employees to work over the weekend in a desperate attempt to increase production of the engine meant to power its next-generation Starship launch vehicle.
Read more: https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-frantically-warns-employees-of-potential-spac-1848139856?source=Snapzu