Opinion: Apple has the technical chops to safely open up its NFC chip for third party payments apps, and the main reason it is not doing it is the revenue Source

In a post on the REvil dark web blog, the gang takes credit for the Kaseya attack, claims it infected 1M+ systems, and demands $70M in bitcoin for the decryptor Source

Mark Zuckerberg on Clubhouse says Facebook may be in a “stronger position” after Apple’s IDFA changes and that Facebook Shops has 1M+ monthly active businesses Source

In leaked email, Amazon says it will suspend Parler’s AWS account on Jan. 10 at 11:59PM PST for not complying with its TOS and posing a risk to public safety Source

Apple has cut back on iPad production to allocate more chips to the iPhone 13; iPad production was down 50% from original plans for the past two months Source

Q&A with Alex Stamos on Apple’s proposed child safety features, his reservations about the company’s announcement and approach to child safety online Source

Apple is planning a $3,000+ mixed-reality headset with 8K displays, eye-tracking tech, and 12+ cameras to track hand movements and show the real world Source

Leaked cellphone data from the siege at the Capitol demonstrates how advertising IDs can be used to identify and track the movement of specific individuals Source

Zipline, Flytrex, and Alphabet’s Wing, which have started commercial drone deliveries in the US, say they are encouraged by the FAA’s evolving regulation Source

At least 30K US organizations have been hacked by an aggressive Chinese espionage group exploiting unpatched flaws in Microsoft’s Exchange Serve Source