An introduction to the Metaverse: how do we get in, and what can we do inside? A bulletproof iPhone case came out. The iOS 15.2 update lets you assign a legacy contact. Companies blacklisted in America, Huawei’s leaked presentation and exposed plans. Minecraft broke the 1-trillion-view record on YouTube. The most-talked-about topics on Twitter in 2021, and TikTok Turkey’s most popular Turkish and foreign songs. The Financial Times named its Person of the Year: Elon Musk. The world’s first SMS is going on sale as an NFT. Facebook bought the Meta name rights for $60 million. Spider-Man opens December 17, a new 20th-anniversary Harry Potter trailer dropped, and Google is firing the unvaccinated.