1. The FDA okayed Pfizer booster shots for people over 65 and those at high risk.
It’s not the final step: The CDC has to sign off, which could happen today. The coronavirus vaccine shots would then be available as soon as this week. washingtonpost.com/health/2021/09…
2. The Fed signaled it could pull back on pandemic support in November.
The nation’s central bank also could raise interest rates next year. The moves reflect optimism even as parts of the economy are still struggling to recover from the pandemic. washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021…
3. A new EPA rule will slash the use of powerful refrigeration pollutants.
It’s a first step toward cutting hydrofluorocarbons, which are thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide, by 85% over the next 15 years. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
The spread of the delta variant has kept many of America’s office employees working from home and fueled a rise in surveillance technologies by employers eager to keep tabs on their remote workforce. wapo.st/3zPC8Ep
Workers have little power to control how and when they’re being monitored, especially if they are using work-issued devices. wapo.st/3zPC8Ep
When Kerrie Krutchik, an attorney for 34 years, started a new job, she received a laptop in the mail with instructions: To get paid, she’d have to comply with a company-mandated facial recognition system for every minute of her contract. wapo.st/3zPC8Ep
1. Millions of Americans can now get Pfizer booster shots.
The CDC director gave the final green light last night. People 65 and older; adults 18 and up at high risk of illness; and people whose jobs put them at risk now qualify. washingtonpost.com/health/2021/09…
2. A gunman killed one person and wounded over 12 in a Tennessee grocery store.
The shooter is dead after apparently turning the weapon on himself at a Kroger in Collierville, police say. washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09…
We all know it’s important to protect our privacy online, but we often don’t know where to start. The Post’s Help Desk is here to make it as easy as possible.
There’s probably a bit of Google in every part of your life, from YouTube to Gmail. The good news is Google has tried to collect its most important privacy settings into one place.
Here's how to turn off ad personalization, location tracking and more. wapo.st/3lUWkzu
Hey Alexa, how do I stop you from voice recording?
Clear and stop Alexa recordings with this step-by-step guide, and consider changing these other privacy settings across Amazon's shopping service and products. wapo.st/3zAbMpy
Introducing the Help Desk, a new team of Post journalists who will provide trusted advice about personal tech.
They will answer important questions: How does tech impact your privacy, your security, your family, your health, the environment and democracy? washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
1. Congress is in a standoff over the debt ceiling.
Democrats want to tie a debt ceiling increase to a bill to fund the government. Republicans are refusing in opposition to President Biden’s big spending plan. washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021…
2. Gabby Petito’s death was a homicide, an autopsy finds.
The fiance is still missing: Brian Laundrie returned alone to Florida weeks ago and refused to cooperate with police. Officials are searching a swampy wilderness reserve. washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09…
Epik, the favorite Internet company of the far-right, has provided domain services to QAnon theorists, Proud Boys and other instigators of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol — allowing them to broadcast hateful messages from behind a veil of anonymity. washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
But that veil abruptly vanished last week when a huge breach by the hacker group Anonymous dumped into public view more than 150 gigabytes of previously private data — including user names, passwords and other identifying information of Epik’s customers. washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
Initial revelations have spilled out steadily across Twitter since news of the hack broke last week, often under the hashtag #epikfail, but those studying the material say they will need months and perhaps years to dig through all of it. wapo.st/3zrB3Cb