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In this episode!

Windows is really going to full on war against other browser companies

https://bgr.com/tech/look-how-hard-microsoft-is-trying-to-stop-you-from-using-chrome-on-windows/

Microsoft took over multiple sites controlled by Chinese hacker group Nickel

https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/7/22822255/microsoft-hackers-china-nickel-apt15

It Takes Two dev hit with crazy copyright claim

https://www.ign.com/articles/it-takes-two-claim-trdemark-take-two?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab

Ubisoft starting Quartz,  a Blockchain powered NFT system for their games...

https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-quartz-announced-blockchain-nfts-digits-cosmetics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token

Major Amazon Web Services outage affects multiple sites and apps Tuesday

https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/7/22822736/amazon-delivery-van-atoz-app-warehouse-outage-aws

https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/7/22822332/amazon-server-aws-down-disney-plus-ring-outage

Switzerland legalized 3D printed suicide booths

https://interestingengineering.com/a-3d-printed-assisted-suicide-pod-is-now-legal-in-switzerland