If you pay for iCloud storage, then you automatically have access to the extra perks that Apple bundles together under the iCloud+ name—and one of those perks is the iCloud Private Relay service. via Technology and News Today https://www.wired.com/story/how-apple-icloud-private-relay-works/

Most of us check our gift card balances online (because who actually keeps those receipts that tell us how much money we have left on them?), making an apparent oversight by Google all the worse. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/15/22885562/google-search-target-gift-card-scam

AT&T, Dish, and T-Mobile dropped billions of dollars in a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auction to acquire more 5G spectrum licenses in the midrange 3.45GHz to 3.55GHz band, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/15/22885320/att-dish-tmobile-5g-spectrum-billions-auction

FedEx jets might soon pack defensive weaponry. NBC News and Reuters report FedEx has asked the Federal Aviation Administration for permission to equip an upcoming fleet of Airbus A321-200 aircraft with an anti-missile laser system. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/fed-ex-anti-missile-laser-proposal-182159427.html

Google may have to rethink its non-disclosure agreements following a long-running lawsuit from an anonymous worker. According to The Washington Post, a California Superior Court judge has ruled that Google’s employee confidentiality agreements violate state labor laws. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/california-google-non-disclosure-lawsuit-ruling-160308642.html

Tesla has once again quietly pushed back its Cybertruck’s release to next year, according to Reuters. The automaker will reportedly begin the electric truck’s production by the end of the first quarter of 2023 instead of this year. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/tesla-cybertruck-production-production-2023-152051543.html

If you made the resolution to tidy up more regularly in 2022, a robot vacuum can help with that. And for those that hate cleaning, investing in a robot vacuum with self-emptying functionality can make it so you rarely have to interact with the machine. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/the-roomba-j7-poop-detecting-robot-vacuum-is-250-off-right-now-150019435.html