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John Stamos is standing by his "Full House" co-star and longtime friend Lori Loughlin since news of her involvement in the college admission scandal has subsided.  During his guest appearance on Dax Shepard’s podcast "Armchair Expert," the "Big Shot" star argued that he "didn’t know what was going on" at the time. Stamos revealed he recently chatted with Loughlin about Shepard regarding her scandal. BOB SAGET'S WIFE AND FRIENDS JOHN MAYER, JIMMY KIMMEL PAY EMOTIONAL TRIBUTE TO LATE STAR: 'INCREDIBLE MAN' "You said some really nice stuff about her… We talked last night about you. It was something that you were saying about how you hate when people bring her up because if you defend her, then people get mad. If you don't defend her, then you feel bad because she's a great person." Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli were arrested in March 2019 for their involvement in the Varsity Blues college admissions...

Emma Roth / The Verge : Wickr Me, the free encrypted messaging app acquired by AWS in 2021, will shut down on December 31, 2023 and stop accepting new users at the end of 2022   —  Wickr Me, the free encrypted messaging app owned by Amazon Web Services, is shutting down on December 31st, 2023.

Adele is overwhelmed with emotions as she kicked off her highly anticipated Las Vegas residency, Friday night. The "Hello" singer addressed her fans about her postponed concert and issued an apology to the audience.  "I’m truly sorry for any inconvenience and any disappointment that I’ve caused, but we’re here tonight and together," Adele apologized, according to Variety.  ADELE ADMITS SHE’S ‘INCREDIBLY NERVOUS’ AND ‘CAN'T SIT STILL’ GOING INTO LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY Despite the nine-month concert delay, she added it "was the best decision I ever made." During her first packed night on her "Weekends with Adele" tour, she thanked the Caesar’s Palace Colosseum for standing by her since she postponed dates.  ADELE ANNOUNCES RESCHEDULED LAS VEGAS SHOWS "I’d really like to thank Caesars because there’s been a lot of sh-- written about me since I canceled those shows," Adele said, according to the media outlet. "Ninety percent...

Rev. Al Sharpton, CEO and president of the National Action Network, nearly doubled his salary in 2021, according to tax filings obtained by the New York Post.

David Lumb / CNET : As climate change threatens data centers, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are tinkering with cooling options and building data centers in colder countries   —  Data centers run our personal and professional lives, so it's crucial that they keep working in a future of climate change.

Wall Street Journal : FTX says it has fired CTO Gary Wang, engineering director Nishad Singh, and Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison   —  The three executives and Mr. Bankman-Fried are said to have known FTX was using customer funds to plug a funding gap  —  FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange launched by Sam Bankman-Fried …

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has voiced concern about the likely passage of the President Biden administration's Respect for Marriage Act.