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Immediately we have fun a little bit of oversight over an trade that has been allowed to prey on these much less lucky for manner too lengthy — Devin stories that the FCC is taking a extra agency hand in overseeing the jail cellphone system in a easy invoice, giving the regulatory physique the facility “to make sure simply and cheap prices for phone and superior communications companies in correctional and detention services.”

In different fascinating information, the Every day Crunch might be again subsequent week in a barely diminished kind, as each Christine and Haje disappear for the vacations. The complete e-newsletter might be again quickly, and the 2 of us want you a really glad Christmas when you have fun, a really peaceable vacation if you don’t, and a magnificently affluent 2023, in both case. A lot love, Christine and Haje

The TechCrunch High 4

• Meta settles: After years of pushing again towards a lawsuit, Meta has agreed to a $725 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica harvesting knowledge from Fb customers. Paul has extra.
• Breathe in that recent air: Mila, the maker of a sensible air air purifier that got here from humble beginnings on Kickstarter, scored $10 million in a spherical led by Electrolux. This offers it a $52 million valuation and the backing so as to add some smarts to a brand new product — a humidifier, Haje writes.
• Cost it up: It appears like Tesla is #profitable in an area that Apple couldn’t make work. The automaker unveiled its $300 charging mat that may recharge three gadgets directly, Matt stories.
• The outcomes are in: Dominic-Madori surveyed three Black buyers about what they’re prepping for in 2023. Learn the complete model on TechCrunch+.

Vacation transport is simpler this 12 months, however the tech remains to be lagging

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International provide traces are in higher form than they had been this time final 12 months, however that doesn’t bode effectively for the longer term, writes Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen.

“This 12 months’s enhancements in transport largely replicate a pullback in consumption somewhat than any enchancment within the underlying infrastructure,” he says, noting that labor shortages, international instability and excessive gasoline costs have created persistent bottlenecks.

“Fortuitously, the information out there right this moment is wealthy past measure, and we even have the instruments to leverage it in methods that may increase effectivity.”

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We loved Ingrid’s in-depth take a look at how decentralized social media participant Mastodon is scaling as Twitter customers decamp to seek for different methods to put up every thing they’re considering. TechCrunch+ subscribers — when you’re not one, you may be simply — also can learn her Q&A with Mastodon creator Eugen Rochko.

If you’re a LastPass person like many people right here at TechCrunch, you may wish to verify your electronic mail when you haven’t already. LastPass says hackers stole some clients’ password vaults. Zack says it’s time to vary your passwords.

Google isn’t taking India’s newest superb mendacity down. Manish stories the search engine big is interesting the lots of of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in fines ordered towards it over enterprise practices on Android.

And we have now 4 extra for you:

• Can there be a good election in social media land?: Annie writes that “botched content material moderation” throughout Kenya’s elections final 12 months leaves different nations with questions on what social media firms, like Fb, Twitter and TikTok, will do to uphold election integrity in Africa as their elections occur.
• Persistence or annoyance?: @ElonJet creator Jack Sweeney has a brand new Twitter deal with now, nonetheless following Elon Musk’s jet, however now delayed, writes Connie. In the meantime, when you’re Twitter Blue, you can now add 60-minute movies, Ivan stories. Undecided any of us will keep lengthy sufficient to look at one, so good luck with these new view counts.
• Separated: India’s e-commerce big Flipkart now not owns a stake in PhonePe, Manish writes.
• This transfer has Tesla buyers shaking their heads: Tesla’s $7,500 low cost feels determined and is “giving buyers the ick,” writes Rebecca, inflicting one to chop its value goal for the automaker.