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 (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Deeksha Bhardwaj / Hindustan Times:
India proposes a legal framework to regulate over-the-top communications services, including encrypted apps like WhatsApp and Signal, and intercept messages  —  The bill, if implemented in its current form, will have reaching ramification for the industry that is based on the premise of privacy and security of encrypted messages

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
Sources: autonomous vehicle startup Argo AI, which raised billions in VC funding, is shutting down; top backers Ford and VW will absorb its parts and some staff  —  Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle startup that burst on the scene in 2017 stacked with a $1 billion investment, is shutting down …

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
AWS launches Application Composer, a low-code tool for visually designing and building serverless applications with a drag-and-drop interface  —  At its re:Invent conference today, AWS announced the launch of AWS Application Composer, a new low-code tool for visually designing and building serverless applications.

The Verge:
Google plans to shut down Stadia on January 18, 2023, and will refund hardware, software, and DLC purchases; members of the Stadia team will be reassigned  —  Google is shutting down Stadia, its cloud gaming service.  The service will remain live for players until January 18th, 2023.

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
AWS announces Amazon DataZone, a service that uses machine learning to help enterprises catalog, discover, share, and govern their data  —  At its re:Invent conference, AWS today announced Amazon DataZone, a new data management service that can help enterprises catalog, discover, share and — most importantly — govern their data.

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Amazon quietly shuts Fabric.com, an online retailer of fabrics, trims, notions, and other supplies since the late 1990s before being acquired by Amazon in 2008  —  Crafters, home sewists, and small businesses will soon lose a major online fabric source.