Google launches Gemini Ultra; FCC officially declares AI-voiced robocalls illegal; Podcasters can now upload their RSS feed to YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

X becomes No. 1 app on U.S. App Store; Bluesky gets nearly 800K new users; Threads tests the ability to save posts as it continues to compete with X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Neumann is trying to buy back WeWork; Spotify now the No. 2 audiobook provider, behind Audible, hints at Daylist inspired-suggestions to come Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bumble’s new AI tool identifies and blocks scam accounts, fake profiles; Tinder’s new warnings inform users when they’re potentially being inappropriate; Meta cuts off third-party access to Facebook Groups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX will reap the benefits of new Dragon research opportunity; Spotify's podcast exclusive days are over as Joe Rogan's show expands to other platforms; EU’s AI Act passes last big hurdle on the way to adoption Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon debuts ‘Rufus,’ an AI shopping assistant in its mobile app; Google Maps experiments with generative AI to improve discovery; Antitrust enforcers admit they’re in a race to understand how to tackle AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shopify is rolling out an AI-powered image editor for products; Threads is working on surfacing Trends; Pew report shows TikTok’s rise/YouTube’s ubiquity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yelp launches revamped feed with AI-powered business summaries; TikTok tests a feature that would bring TikTok Shop links to more videos; Instagram Threads triples downloads in December Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple’s iOS 18 may be ‘the biggest’ software update in iPhone history; Instagram confirms test of ‘Flipside’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ICO confirms data breach probe as UK councils remain downed by cyberattack; NSA is buying Americans' internet browsing records without a warrant; Deck.blue brings a TweetDeck experience to Bluesky users Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FTC orders AI companies to dish on investments, partnerships and meetings; PayPal to pilot new AI-powered updates, including a cash-back feature and ‘Smart Receipts’; Study shows kids spent 60% more time on TikTok than YouTube last year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BeReal is onboarding brands and celebs; Twitch announces 60/40 revenue split in expanded Plus Program; Google announces new AI-powered features for education Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vroom hits the brakes on its online used car business; TikTok lays off 60 employees; Google Chrome gains AI features Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disney's solution to VR’s movement problem; X says a bug caused numerous posts to be labeled as ‘sensitive media’; Only 150+ apps have been designed specifically for Apple’s Vision Pro, so far Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon confirms more layoffs, impacting its Buy with Prime unit; LoanDepot outage drags into second week after ransomware attack; Japan's SLIM mission makes historic Moon landing, but its time is running out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft makes its AI-powered reading tutor free; Instagram’s new ‘nighttime nudges’ aim to reduce teens’ time on the app; Reddit plans to launch IPO in March Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube to eliminate 100 employees as layoffs at Google continue; Google introduces ‘Circle to Search, a new way to search from anywhere on Android using gestures; iPhone has overtaken Samsung for the first time ever as the best-selling smartphone in 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OpenAI announces team to build ‘crowdsourced’ governance ideas; Uber is closing alcohol delivery service Drizly three years after acquisition; Apple Vision Pro to launch with 150 3D movies and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft launches a Pro plan for Copilot; FedEx announces its own commerce platform for merchants; LG opens its first US EV charging factory in Texas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram cuts 60 jobs, eliminating a layer of management at the company; Threads will allow you to follow Mastodon users by year-end, according to Meta meeting details; Hertz is selling its EVs because it botched the rollout for ride-share drivers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snapchat now lets parents restrict their teens from using the app’s ‘My AI’ chatbot; WhatsApp is rolling out an in-app tool for making custom stickers; Google is removing 17 ‘underutilized’ Assistant features Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

App economy recovered in 2023; YouTube is making it easier to find accurate information about first aid and emergency care; Netflix Games gains traction with installs up 180% year-over-year in 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon adds Matter casting to its smart displays and TVs; Google Maps will now give EV drivers real-time battery range info; Amazon’s Alexa gets new generative AI-powered experiences Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon turns to AI to help customers find clothes that fit when shopping online; Volkswagen is bringing ChatGPT into its cars and SUVs; Amazon’s new initiative aims to help people discover digital health benefits to manage chronic conditions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Braid to Zume, here are some of the startups that won't see 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawsuit against Snap over fentanyl deaths can proceed, judge rules; Logan Paul promises CryptoZoo refunds, as long as you don't sue him; How to follow CES with TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google outlines new methods for training robots with video and large language models; Apple Fitness+ introduces sound meditation, a workout program for golfers and more; TikTok aims to grow its TikTok Shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft Copilot is now available on iOS and Android; 23andMe tells victims it’s their fault that their data was breached; Roku announces new lineup of high-end TVs to launch this spring Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta cuts prices for the Quest 2 headset and accessories; Telegram’s latest update; MIT scientists are working on a vibrating obesity pill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goodbye mysterious military space plane, and good luck – wherever you’re going; GitHub makes Copilot Chat generally available, letting devs ask questions about code Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Xiaomi's first EV is the freshest take on a 'smartphone on wheels'; Amnesty confirms Apple warning: Indian journalists' iPhones infected with Pegasus spyware; India to block crypto exchanges Binance, Kraken websites Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple Watch import ban paused; Series 9 and Ultra 2 will be available on Apple's site tomorrow; Terran Orbital's biggest customer is close to securing funding for multibillion-dollar constellation; The New York Times wants OpenAI and Microsoft to pay for training data Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bluesky rolls out an in-app video and music player and a new ‘hide post’ feature; Apple Vision Pro tipped for late Jan/early Feb release Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Daily Crunch. You made it to Friday and to the long holiday weekend! Today we’re looking back on how the vibe in tech shifted in 2023 and what’s in store for 2024. And if you’re still looking for the perfect gift in the 11th hour, we have some helpful suggestions. Happy holidays! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beeper says it’s done trying to bring iMessage to Android; Google updates Chrome on desktop with proactive Safety Check; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Consumer Reports says Tesla’s Autopilot recall fix is ‘insufficient’; Electric scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comcast says hackers stole data of close to 36 million Xfinity customers; Salesforce acquires automated commission management platform Spiff; Microsoft Copilot gets a music creation feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nikola founder Trevor Milton sentenced to 4 years for securities fraud; Apple has agreed to pay out $25 million to settle a class action lawsuit over its Family Sharing feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News publisher files class action antitrust suit against Google; Instagram launches customizable ‘Add Yours’ templates; Opendoor co-founder Eric Wu is stepping down from the real estate tech company, according to an SEC filing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Waymo launches curbside robotaxi pickup at Phoenix airport; Spotify confirms test of prompt-based AI playlists feature; Instagram introduces GenAI powered background editing tool Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google launches an easy-to-use tool for developing apps and chatbots based on its Gemini model; Circuit City, angling for a comeback of sorts, hopes to raise $25M; Meta starts testing Threads integration with ActivityPub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram finstas may turn into a new product called ‘flipside,’ Google Maps gets new updates to give users more control over their information; The most-downloaded iPhone app in the US in 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok becomes first non-game app to reach $10B in consumer spending; Elon Musk says X is bringing video to Spaces soon; Apple’s new Journal app is now available with the release of iOS 17.2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google's best Gemini demo was faked; OpenAI taps former Twitter India head to kickstart in the country; Snapchat+ keeps growing as net revenue tops $20M for first time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon is piloting a new $9.99 monthly grocery subscription for Prime members in three cities; YouTube now lets you pause comments on videos; Amazon will no longer accept Venmo as a payment option starting next month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

X now lets users broadcast community posts to all followers; Google’s AI chatbot Bard gets a big upgrade with Gemini, Google’s next-gen AI model; Meta AI adds Reels support and ‘reimagine' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

X is now licensed for payment processing in a dozen US states; Bing’s new ‘Deep Search’ feature offers more comprehensive answers to complex search queries; Meta set to discontinue cross-messaging between Instagram and Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mastercard launches Shopping Muse, an AI-powered shopping assistant; TikTok expands its in-app Ticketmaster ticketing feature to users in 20 countries; Spotify cuts 17% jobs amid rising capital costs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon signs 3-launch deal with SpaceX for Project Kuiper satellite internet constellation; X says it will chase SMB ad dollars after Musk's 'go f*** yourself' comments to fleeing advertisers; Microsoft is in talks with partners about launching an Xbox mobile store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube Music Recap is no Spotify Wrapped, but it’s still pretty fun; Instagram Threads search now supports ‘all languages’ in latest update; TikTok launches dedicated account tags for artists and new promotional tools Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon finally releases its own AI-powered image generator; Pinterest begins testing a ‘body type ranges’ tool to make searches more inclusive; Spotify Wrapped 2023 adds an AI DJ and Blend to the annual personalized insights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube launches more than 30 ‘Playables’ mini-games for Premium users; AWS brings Amazon One palm-scanning authentication to the enterprise Apple Music Replay is here, and it’s still no Spotify Wrapped Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google’s new tools help discussion forums and social media platforms rank higher in search results; Black Friday online buying hits a record $9.8B in the US, $70.9B globally; Rivian launches leasing program for its all-electric R1T pickup in 14 states. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO; Elon Musk says xAI's chatbot 'Grok' will launch to X Premium+ subscribers next week; North Korea-backed hackers target CyberLink users in supply-chain attack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ford downsizes EV battery factory plan; Spotify says its upcoming royalty model changes will generate $1B for artists over five years; Google admits Spotify pays no Play Store fees because of a secret deal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ukraine fires top cybersecurity officials; Advertiser exodus expected to deeply impact X ad revenue; Microsoft hires ex-OpenAI leaders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple to pause advertising on X after Musk praises antisemitic conspiracy theory; Apple to finally bring RCS to iPhones; Sam Altman ousted as OpenAI's CEO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon to sell cars online, starting with Hyundai; Twitch launches Privacy Center to educate users about their personal data; Meta brings us a step closer to AI-generated movies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon brings its home robot to businesses; Google Photos turns to AI to organize and categorize your photos for you; Google Maps gets more social with a new feature to help you plan outings with your friends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon strikes deal with Snap to let users buy its products from ads on Snapchat; Instagram brings Close Friends feature to the main feed; TikTok’s newest feature lets you save favorite songs directly to Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WhatsApp launches a new Discord-like voice chat feature for large groups; Uber takes steps to combat unfair driver deactivations; Elon Musk says X is changing its algorithm to highlight smaller accounts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EU business crowdfunding is now bound by bloc-wide regulations; Cruise begins layoffs, starting with workers who supported driverless operations; Tumblr to run on skeleton crew as parent company Automattic absorbs staff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snap’s latest version of its AR development tool includes a ChatGPT API, boosted productivity and more; Meta and Amazon team up on new in-app shopping feature on Facebook & Instagram; Amazon makes online grocery available for non-Prime members, starting with Amazon Fresh; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SiriusXM unveils new streaming app, set to launch next month; Creators have mixed feelings about TikTok’s new monetization program; Airbnb leans on reviews to make listings more reliable as it tests review summaries using generative AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok is shutting down its Creator Fund in favor of its newer Creativity Program; Waze gets a new safety feature that warns you if a road has a history of crashes; Google Search and Chrome are getting new tools to help users find discounts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A choreographer’s lawsuit over Fortnite dance moves isn’t dead after all; YouTube to test generative AI features, including a comments summarizer and conversational tool; OpenAI’s ChatGPT now has 100 million weekly active users Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People are turning to Snap Map for firsthand perspectives from Gaza; Apple CEO Tim Cook says AI is a fundamental technology, confirms investments in generative AI; Meta and Amazon settle UK antitrust probes over use of third-party data to benefit marketplaces Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DoorDash tests warning non-tippers that their order could be slow to arrive; YouTube’s new teen safeguards limit repeated viewing of some video topics; New Facebook Stories API helps creators share directly from third-party desktop or web apps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google launches generative AI tools for product imagery to US advertisers and merchants; LinkedIn, now at 1B users, turns on OpenAI-powered reading and writing tools; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So long, Twitter Circles; Google and Match Group reach settlement in app store antitrust case Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mastodon takes on Twitter/X by bringing ‘lists’ to mobile; Meta to offer ad-free subscription in Europe in bid to keep tracking other users; ChatGPT app revenue shows no signs of slowing, but some other AI apps top it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple fixes bug that undermined iOS privacy feature for years, a year after Musk’s takeover X says an average user spends 32 minutes a day on the platform, and Sam Bankman-Fried says he didn’t defraud FTX customers or take their funds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OpenAI forms team to study ‘catastrophic’ AI risks, including nuclear threats; Google Maps is getting new AI-powered search updates, an enhanced navigation interface and more; Amazon’s virtual health clinic can now treat patients for a cough, cold or flu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google Play’s policy update cracks down on ‘offensive’ AI apps, disruptive notifications; TikTok partners with Tickets.com to sell tickets for its first live music event; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram is testing a dedicated feed for posts from Verified users; YouTube Music now lets you create custom AI-generated playlist art; Apple sends out invites for ‘Scary Fast’ event Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple’s job listings suggest it plans to infuse AI in multiple products; Tinder’s app gets more social by letting friends play matchmaker; TikTok is testing 15-minute uploads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Black founders received 0.13% of capital this Q3; Toyota hops on Tesla's EV charging standard, leaving Stellantis and VW as holdouts; Elon Musk confirms X is soon launching two new premium tiers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google Meet now lets you apply a skin-smoothing effect with its new portrait touch-up mode; Threads’ latest growth hack is showing posts on Facebook; Amazon adds social shopping features Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta is bringing its Telegram-like broadcast channels to Facebook and Messenger; Amazon begins testing Agility’s Digit robot for warehouse work; YouTube is making it easier for users to access news from ‘credible’ sources Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snapchat is now allowing websites to embed content; YouTube debuts new playback controls and creator-focused features; Google is rolling out new Maps and Camera-based accessibility features Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LinkedIn confirms it will cut a further 668 jobs; Netflix’s cloud gaming service begins tests in US; YouTube gets new AI-powered ads that let brands target special cultural moments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft closes $68.7B Activision Blizzard acquisition as UK approves restructured deal; TikTok scores sizable Disney deal including a content hub and publisher partnership; SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launches NASA Psyche mission to metal asteroid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Threads is rolling out an edit button, and it’s not locked behind a paywall; Google’s AI-powered search experience can now generate images, write drafts; Twitch adds anti-harassment features to stop banned users from watching streams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram head says Threads is “not going to amplify news on the platform”; Uber Eats now lets you order from two nearby stores at the same time; TikTok’s Effect Creator Rewards fund now has lower eligibility requirements, an updated payout model and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adobe Firefly can now generate more realistic images; TikTok now supports direct posting from AI-powered Adobe apps, CapCut, Twitch and more; Google introduces new sustainability features, including a tool for people looking to buy an EV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ChatGPT’s mobile app hits record $4.58M in revenue last month, but growth is slowing; Instagram Threads preps a Trending Topics feature in battle with X; A former TikTok employee is building a social app for content creators to network and ‘spill the tea’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Only some vendors have pledged to defend customers using their generative AI tools who end up on the wrong side of copyright litigation; Google, Apple face fines in South Korea for breaching in-app billing rules; AI app EPIK hits No. 1 on the App Store for its viral yearbook photo feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify’s new artist profiles highlight music, Stories, merch and events; Google agrees to reform its data terms; Amazon turns off the volume on Amp, its live radio app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What went down at Google Pixel 2023; Walmart experiments with generative AI tools; The latest in startup business news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify to include a selection of 150K audiobooks with its Premium subscription Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Visa earmarks $100M to invest in generative AI companies; TikTok confirms small test of an ad-free subscription tier outside the US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On TikTok, videos promoting steroids are exploding — and targeting teens; Apple revamps iCloud.com with more features for drive, mail and notes; X (Twitter) has paid almost $20M to creators, CEO says | TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platform; ChromeOS 117 update brings Material You design and a new window organizer; Google is opening up its generative AI search experience to teenagers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What went down at Meta Connect 2023; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube relaxes advertiser-friendly guidelines around controversial topics; Uber is getting tighter with taxi companies; Apple Podcasts adds original programming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snap partners with Microsoft; OpenAI gives ChatGPT a voice; Amazon to invest up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft’s mobile keyboard app SwiftKey gains new AI-powered features, and Google’s Parisa Tabriz on how the company stays ahead of hackers, and yes, you have to update your Apple devices again because spyware is bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon brings generative AI to Alexa, Up next PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin is now available on Venmo, OpenAI unveils DALL-E 3, allows artists to opt out of training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fitbit overhauls its app with visual refresh and simplified user experience; OpenAI launches a red teaming network to make its models more robust; Amazon brings e-commerce to Prime Video Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple’s long-awaited iOS 17 update for iPhones lands today with a number of new and improved security features Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok fined $379M in EU for failing to keep kids’ data safe; Former WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar joins Roblox’s board; If you’d bought Apple shares instead of iPhones, you’d now have $147,000. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok and Billboard team up to launch a top 50 song chart; Meta’s Horizon Worlds is rolling out on web and mobile; Pinterest’s Gen Z-focused Shuffles app has now inspired a new Pinterest feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WhatsApp is launching its Channels feature globally; Ring’s new Pet Tag accessory helps reunite lost pets with their owners; Spotify’s new Showcase tool lets artists pay to promote their music in the Home feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything you need to know about Apple Event 2023; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple is revealing the iPhone 15 at a special event; MGM Resorts blames ‘cybersecurity issue’ for ongoing outage; Instacart’s IPO price range puts it close to decacorn status Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Musk says he limited Ukraine's Starlink to prevent attack on Russia; X, formerly Twitter, caught running unlabeled ads in users' Following feeds; Market intelligence firm Sensor Tower conducts layoffs, several execs out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google Chrome gets a visual makeover; SoundCloud’s TikTok-styled discovery feed is rolling out to everyone; eBay is rolling out a new AI tool for marketplace sellers that can generate a product listing from a single photo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube confirms it’s testing a games offering called ‘Playables’; Tubi sees impressive growth; OpenAI will host its first developer conference Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zoom rebrands its generative AI features; Google’s quarterly Android updates; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

X plans to collect users' biometric data, along with education and job history, also confirms it will use public data to train AI models; Google pulls popular but controversial live video chat app Chamet from the Play Store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube Music adds comments to the ‘Now Playing’ screen; Bumble changes its policy to crack down on bots, ghosting, and doxing; Google Play Points to gain rewards for Walmart+ and Discord Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram is internally testing the ability to create Reels up to 10 minutes long; Venmo partners with Hallmark; Google’s Duet AI can now write your emails for you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta avatars are finally getting legs (in beta); Snapchat launches a new AI selfie feature; Apple will announce the iPhone 15 on September 12th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DoorDash launches AI-powered voice ordering technology for restaurants; OpenAI launches a ChatGPT plan for enterprise customers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tesla investors might get payout from SEC settlement; YouTube demystifies the Shorts algorithm, views and answers other creator questions; Uber, squeezed by insurance, increases minimum age for new drivers in California Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starbucks is experimenting with ‘scanless checkout’ for drive-through users; Walmart is adding Wing drone deliveries to limited Superstores this year; Amazon brings new AI-driven features to Thursday Night Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google TV adds 25 more free channels; YouTube tests a search feature where users hum to identify songs; Spotify introduces new podcaster tools Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix says its DVD-by-mail customers get to keep their final shipment of discs; Meta releases an AI model that can transcribe and translate close to 100 languages; TikTok now lets brands buy ads that appear in the app’s search results Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon launches a Fire TV Channels app with 400+ free ad-supported TV channels; Apple Podcasts gain new creator tools, including Subscription Analytics and Linkfire integration; YouTube is working on a plan to compensate artists and rightsholders for AI music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitch is about to hand streamers a way to control who can watch; Elon Musk says X’s ‘block’ feature is going away; Match Group’s background check provider Garbo ends its partnership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cruise and Waymo see a surge in robotaxi app downloads; Tumblr rolls out a new web interface; Google’s new Transparency Center outlines its product policies, reporting tools and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon Music Unlimited is raising prices for Prime members, family plan users; Snapchat’s My AI goes rogue, posts to Stories; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment cuts costs a year after buying Redbox; YouTube Music is adding a TikTok-style ‘Samples’ short-form video feed; Google Photos adds a scrapbook-like Memories view feature aided by AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Telegram rolls out its Stories feature to all users; Netflix begins testing its games on TVs and computers in Canada and U.K.; Amazon taps generative AI to enhance product reviews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's bail revoked ahead of October trial; US cyber board to investigate Microsoft hack of government emails; Elon Musk says he is actually going to fight Mark Zuckerberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disney is cracking down on password sharing; Lyft takes a page from Uber’s playbook: Ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Threads now hooks into Instagram DMs; Gmail app gets highly requested native translation feature; Free ad-supported TV streaming services are booming, 1 in 3 U.S. viewers tune in Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lyft looks to kill surge pricing; Apple Music adds a new algorithmic station to let users discover new music; Netflix launches a game controller app for playing games on your TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zoom's new asynchronous video tool; DoorDash expands retail delivery offerings; TikTok is hosting a talent show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nikola CEO steps down, replaced by chairman; Fisker reveals all-electric Alaska pickup, 3 other EV prototypes; Amazon Music teams up with Bandsintown to let fans shop merch from popular artists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok competitor Triller files to go public; Pinterest touts Amazon partnership progress; Google is introducing a few new Search updates that are designed to help users stay in control of their personal information, privacy and online safety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon now offers Fresh grocery delivery to non-Prime members in select US cities; X, formerly Twitter, now lets paid users hide their checkmarks; Tinder tests AI photo selection feature to help users build profiles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube star MrBeast sues ghost kitchen behind MrBeast Burger; Meta is reportedly preparing to release AI-powered chatbots with different personas; YouTube experiments with AI auto-generated video summaries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon achieved its ‘fastest Prime speeds ever; Apple confirms a Screen Time bug is causing settings not to stick; Walmart's billion dollar buyout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA is launching its own streaming service later this year; Apple's App Store tightens up on user privacy with new rules for app developers; Hackers are infecting Call of Duty players with a self-spreading malware Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mastodon is launching merch to help fund its development efforts; WhatsApp now lets you record and share short video messages directly in chats; Peacock lags behind competitors, gains just 2M subs for Q2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walmart+ adds travel benefits to its list of perks; Bumble launches a separate BFF app for friend friending; Mastadon gets a "For You" feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta’s Threads app is rolling out a Following feed; Google Search is making it easier to find relevant information on women’s sports; Spotify shares it's second-quarter earnings  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix rolls out ‘My Netflix’; Instagram is launching creator subscriptions in Australia, Canada and The UK.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top AI companies visit the White House to make 'voluntary' safety commitments; FedNow is finally live in the US; Amazon is building a $120M facility in Florida for Project Kuiper satellite processing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix’s first live sporting event arrives in November; Google is testing an AI tool that can write news articles; Amazon’s palm-scanning payment technology is coming to all 500+ Whole Foods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix removes its basic tier in the US and the UK; Apple testing a ChatGPT-like AI chatbot; WhatsApp launches standalone smartwatch app for Wear OS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cameo announces more layoffs; Threads update adds translation and a flurry of minor improvements; TikTok launches its music streaming service in Australia, Mexico and Singapore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter tweaks its new revenue-sharing policy for creators to expand access, increase rate limits; YouTube is testing a new ‘Stable Volume’ feature across its mobile apps;  Facebook puts more emphasis on video again with new discovery and editing tools Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta confirms it is blocking EU-based users from accessing Threads via VPN; Twitter starts sharing ad revenue with verified creators; Designers sue Shein over AI ripoffs of their work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram’s new Threads app for iOS is out now with its first update; Amazon boasts record sales for Prime Day; Apple introduces bilingual Siri   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Domino's is coming to Uber Eats; TikTok content to be featured on 3K+ Redbox kiosks; US consumers spent $6.4 billion on the first day of Amazon’s Prime Day event Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta's avatar update; Google Calendar adds a pay option; eBay buys an AI company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Threads reaches 100 million users in under a week; Twitch launches a discovery feed; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Safe streets activists in San Francisco realized they can disable Cruise and Waymo robotaxis by placing a traffic cone on a vehicle’s hood; As Threads soars, Twitter rival Bluesky hits its first million installs; OpenAI makes GPT-4 generally available Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok launches a music streaming service in Brazil and Indonesia; Spotify is removing App Store payment option for legacy subscribers; Twitter threatens to sue Meta over its new Threads app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta's Twitter alternative goes live; Twitter silently removes login requirement for viewing tweets; NYC’s anti-bias law for hiring algorithms goes into effect Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter said only verified users will be able to access TweetDeck after 30 days; Kentucky is the first state to mandate Tesla's charging plug; Rivian delivers first electric vans to Amazon in Europe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Silent lurkers might be forced to create a Twitter account; Fidelity deepens valuation cut for Reddit and Discord; Schools say US teachers’ retirement fund was breached by MOVEit hackers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snapchat+ reaches 4 million paid subscribers since launching a year ago; You can see who viewed your TikTok profile; DoorDash will give delivery workers the option to be paid a guaranteed hourly minimum rate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google's new "Shop" tab; A slew of new features from Doordash; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok’s new monetization feature invites creators to make video ads for a chance to earn money; TikTok and Meta update their parental controls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nearly six months after Google officially shut down its cloud gaming service Stadia, it appears the company may be launching a similar product through YouTube; Amazon wants to partner with small businesses, such as bodegas and IT shops, so that they can become delivery partners; DeepMind claims its next chatbot will rival ChatGPT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EV truck maker Nikola suspects foul play in headquarters fire; Washington could be the next state to require Tesla charging standard; Meta to pull news from Facebook and Instagram in Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok’s COO is leaving the company; TikTok looks to challenge Amazon and Shein with new e-commerce initiative; Robinhood buys a credit card startup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft is planning for a supercomputer; Patreon adds e-commerce tools; Bumble is testing a separate BFF app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify’s revamped desktop app; Spotify will reportedly launch hi-fi audio through a costlier premium subscription; Vimeo's AI plans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hackers threaten to leak 80GB of confidential data stolen from Reddit; Reddit communities adopt alternative forms of protest; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Ticketmaster, SeatGeek, Live Nation agree to disclose fees upfront; US confirms federal agencies hit by MOVEit breach, as hackers list more victims; NASA hits up 7 space companies to take on orbital squad goals" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitch announced a new creator tier on Thursday that would restore a more favorable subscription revenue split to streamers who qualify, with some strings attached; Meta announced that it’s rolling out Instagram’s Channels features for broadcasting messages globally; A new Twitter alternative launches on iOS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google Lens can now search for skin conditions; Netflix plans to open a restaurant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul McCartney used AI to make a new Beatles song; You can now share music on Instagram Notes; Netflix reportedly plans first live sports event Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reddit goes down just as a site-wide protest against its unpopular new API policy kicks off; Tesla’s Supercharger network will strain under the weight of GM and Ford deals; FTC reportedly seeks injunction to stop Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix sees jump in subs as it begins to curb password sharing in US, says report; Another huge US medical data breach confirmed after Fortra mass-hack; Spotify is officially testing an offline mix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uber's car sharing service coming to North America; Uber gears up for big sustainability drive; ChatGPT comes to iPad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google claims that Bard is improving at math and programming; Google Cloud and Salesforce team up; TikTok expands its ‘Series’ paywall feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram working on an AI chatbot; Netflix announces two new mobile games; Apple's new TipKit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Layoffs at Spotify; Apple commits to mental health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter’s trust and safety lead Ella Irwin resigns; Fidelity has cut Reddit valuation by 41% since 2021 investment; Scammers publish ads for hacking services on government websites   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BeReal adds a messaging feature; Meta announces over 20 new games for Quest headsets; Walmart's plan to reduce plastic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram's new user control feature; Instacart's in-app AI search tool; The latest in startup business news  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon discontinues celebrity voice feature; Amazon India tests dine-in payments The latest feature from instacart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ford to bring Tesla’s charging tech into its future EVs; Following successful mission, Virgin Galactic targeting June for first commercial spaceflight; Meta to limit how it uses ad data to boost Facebook Marketplace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter introduces a new $5,000-per-month API tier; OpenAI’s ChatGPT app tops 500K downloads in just 6 days; YouTube Stories are shutting down June 26 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another round of layoffs for Meta; Apple's latest iOS 17 update; the latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix begins its password sharing crackdown; Peloton relaunches its workout app; Spotify may use AI to make host-read podcast ads that sound like real people Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WhatsApp's latest update; LinkedIn brings verification to job posts; TikTok sues Montana Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube will no longer be deleting videos from inactive accounts; Meta's big bet on AI; Google updates it's podcast search results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uber has family plans; Twitter's latest user research; New York Times gets an audio app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google's latest security push; WNBA app rolls out TikTok-style video feed; Bumble's new Spotify feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WhatsApp's new "Chat Lock" feature; Vice files for bankruptcy; TikTok adds a mental health awareness hub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elon Musk appoints new Twitter CEO, NBCU’s Linda Yaccarino; Tinder will remove social handles from bios as part of its updated community guidelines; Toyota Japan exposed millions of vehicles’ location data for a decade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another peleton recall; The latest updates from Pinterest; Microsoft's strategic investment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google’s Magic Compose; Etsy’s latest feature; Roku expands smart home lineup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok's hub to help brands; Amazon’s latest shopping experience;  IBM gets an AI service.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SoundCloud debuts a fan engagement tool for artists; Shopify sells 6 River Systems to new owner; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samsung surpasses Apple in smartphone shipments by 1% amid persisting market decline; Apple introduces 20 more games to Apple Arcade; Security researcher finds trove of Capita data exposed online Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shopify to reduce workforce by 20%, sells logistics business to Flexport for 13% equity; Microsoft doubles down on AI with new Bing features; Hugging Face and ServiceNow release a free code-generating model Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fortnite is now available on Fire TV; the latest enhancements from Reddit; TikTok's revamped creator fund Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roku touts its new ad products; Peacock launches ‘Must ShopTV’; The latest rollout from Meta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube gives advertisers new ad formats across Shorts; Apple releases first ‘rapid’ security fixes; Amazon expands it's free TV streaming service Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shares of First Republic are off 40% on reports that the government may step in; Brave Search doesn’t use Bing’s index anymore; Reddit is testing Discord-like channels for community chat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pinterest partners with Amazon; YouTube Music officially rolls out podcasts; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok's in-app tool test; The latest update from Snap; Meta beats revenue expectations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube continues to see ad revenue decline; GM is killing off the Chevy Bolt and Bolt EUV; OpenAI's business plan for ChatGPT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple captures nearly half of global refurbished smartphone market; Snapchat sees a spike in 1 star reviews; Google brings generative AI to cybersecurity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter seemingly now requires all advertisers to have a verified checkmark; Google’s Bard AI chatbot can now generate and debug code; Lyft to make ‘significant’ cuts across ride-hailing company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google Fi gets a rebrand; Twitter alternative Bluesky hits Android; Twitter’s legacy blue check mark era is officially over Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify's latest update; News on Netflix’s ad-supported plan; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reddit to begin charging for use of its API; Netflix kisses mail-order DVDs goodbye; Marvel’s new fitness app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple launches Apple Card's savings accounts; Twitter's new downranking policy; The latest startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify is shutting down Heardle, the Wordle-like music guessing game it bought last year; Washington Uber and Lyft drivers win paid family and medical leave; Parler to be acquired by digital media company Starboard, shut down temporarily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Bedrock, Amazon enters the generative AI race; Spotify introduces an iPhone Lock Screen widget for easy access to its app; More newsrooms bail on Twitter as Musk meddles with account labels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google's new Maps features;  Pinterest gets news safety tools; The latest linkedin updates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google TV expands its free streaming lineup; Instagram's latest update; TikTok considers ditching its ‘Friends’ tab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube Premium adds more perks; New snapchat lenses have arrived for Microsoft; A bug reported in Twitter circle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With latest hit Lemon8, ByteDance again learns from the China playbook; Twitter won’t let you retweet, like or reply to Substack links; ‘The Acolyte’ Star Wars series will debut on Disney+ in 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple re-invents the ipod; Messenger adds multi-player games; Lyft relaunches EV service Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google's new account deletion policy for Android Apps; Meta's generative AI plans; Stripe's latest numbers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon's startup goals; TikTok's $15 million fine; Pinterest expands it's Creator Fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify shutting down its live audio app; Youtube's Coachella plans; Google gets new travel features Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix restructures its film units; Hulu debuts a new interface Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter's new API plan; Netflix's latest gaming announcement; Updates on a twitter alternative Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1,100+ notable signatories just signed an open letter asking ‘all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months’; Amazon now lets T-Mobile customers make and receive calls via an Alexa-enabled device; WWDC returns to Apple Park June 5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify's niche mixes; Zoom gets new features; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok launches a platform for marketers; Another country bans TikTok from government managed devices; A Youtube Frontier bundle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FTC proposes new rule to make it easier to cancel free trials and subscriptions; Twitter will kill ‘legacy’ blue checks on April 1; Ford to build next-gen EV truck at $5.6B factory in 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doordash gets new retail partners; ChatGPT's internet upgrade; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

the latest launch from Microsoft; Layoffs at indeed.com; Mozilla's new startup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram's latest ad experiment; Spotify brings audiobook to Canada; Adobe's AI product promise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duoling delves into music; Netflix gets more video games; A new verification process for Twitter Blue subscribers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SVB Financial files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection, says it has $2.2B in liquidity; Meta launches paid verification on Instagram and Facebook in the US; YouTube reinstates Donald Trump’s account Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube TV hikes price to $72.99; More details on Microsoft’s new Power Platform AI copilot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LinkedIn expands its generative AI; Sling TV's latest features; Substack introduces it's chat feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest Microsoft layoffs; Duolingo launches new subscription tier; OpenAI releases GPT-4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify's plans for it's AI DJ feature; Meta winds down support for NFTs; TuneIn's interactive map feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Silicon Valley Bank is being shut down by regulators; SEC charges Blackbaud for failing to disclose ‘full impact’ of ransomware attack; Telehealth startup Cerebral shared millions of patients’ data with advertisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discord's AI update; Apple's new classical music app; Reddit shuts down reddit talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 big announcements at Spotify's Stream on Event; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facebook’s latest test; Reddit’s new TikTok inspired feature. Amazon closes 8 Amazon go stores Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SoundCloud latest app idea; Sirius XM's layoffs; FireTV's new Oscar hub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Secret Service and ICE conducted warrantless stingray surveillance, says watchdog; VW-backed Scout Motors to build $2B factory in South Carolina; India’s central bank slaps penalty on Amazon’s payments unit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram tests its age verification tools; Pinterest tests a new premium video ad format; Target will allow you to return items from your car Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OpenAI debuts Whisper API; A new Airbnb ban; Audible launches a singing competition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google addresses it's macbook battery drain problem; Rivian's latest earnings; Bluesky hits the app store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snapchat launches an AI chatbot; The latest update from Reddit; Spotify kills it's heart button Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Warner Bros. Discovery continues to lose money despite success of ‘The Last of Us’ and ‘Hogwarts Legacy’; Poshmark lays off employees just two months after being acquired by Naver; DOJ suit could represent significant stumbling block for $20B Adobe-Figma deal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google’s Canadian content block; Podcasts are coming soon to youtube music; Twitch’s new experiments hub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify's new AI-powered feature, Uber's App redesign; Mercedes partners with Google Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming up: Meta Quest goes controller-less; Tumblr's iOS revenue increase; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Atlassian and Envoy briefly blame each other for data breach; FTC’s new Office of Technology will help mop up tech ‘oozing with snake oil’; Lyft is charging riders wait time fees — but drivers aren't reaping the rewards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram’s new broadcast chat feature, Snapchat announces 750 million monthly active users; Paramount+ reaches 56M subs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snap introduces ray tracing technology; Roku soars past revenue expectations; Instacart’s latest features; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tubi reaches 64M monthly active users; Airbnb posts a record Q4; Meta's improved consumer-facing tool Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube's new commercial music licensing resource; Meta planning for a fresh round of layoffs; Has the AI photo app trend already fizzled? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon in talks to buy Indian video giant MX Player; Reddit says hackers accessed employee data following phishing attack; India lifts ban on PayU’s LazyPay and some other lending apps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DoorDash introduces new safety features for riders; Lyft shares get crushed; Yahoo announces staff layoffs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix starts cracking down on password sharing; Google maps gets an update; Disney+ reports its first subscriber loss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roku partners with DoorDash; Zoom's latest layoffs; Facebook rolls out new comment moderation tools Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google takes on ChatGPT; Details on the Dell layoffs; Wikipedia unblocked in Pakistan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple says it now has 935 million paid subscriptions; Grocery deliverer JOKR doubles down on Brazil as it secures $50M on $1.3B valuation; Google says YouTube Shorts has crossed 50 billion daily views Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Instagram considering paid verification?; Roblox throwing a Super Bowl party; TikTok introduces a strike system for violations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix's plan to stop account sharing; President Biden calls out Apple and Google; Microsoft plans to update Bing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta testing "members only worlds"; New social app from Instagram's co-founders; Spotify's expanded social ambitions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta halts another project; Paramount+ and Showtime team; Netflix's "Kid Mystery Box" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Report: Stripe tried to raise more funding at a $55B-$60B valuation; Google created an AI that can generate music from text descriptions, but won’t release it; Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of audiovisual startup Chroma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walmart's new "Text to Shop" feature; TikTok expands its DM settings; Peacock tops 20M subscribers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tesla's big Q4 numbers, A new ad plan from Disney+; The latest App economy numbers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon launches RxPass; Youtube's new plan for college students; Instagram’s new profile photo feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify employee cuts; Meta expands its partnership with the NBA; Netflix teams up with Bumble; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google parent Alphabet cuts 6% of its workforce, impacting 12,000 people; Fandom lays off employees across Giant Bomb, GameSpot and Metacritic; India releases guidelines for social media influencers accepting paid promotions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram’s new ‘Quiet Mode’; Amazon ends charity donation program; Uber EV update Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon fined by regulators; Wikipedia's first makeover in over a decade; A Youtube TV upgrade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix refreshes its iPhone app; Oversight Board presses Meta to revise nudity policy; Discord acquires a compliments-based social media app for teens; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tesla keeps slashing prices, this time by as much as 20%; Backed by Tiger Global, Mayfair emerges from stealth to offer businesses a higher yield on their cash; Google says India antitrust order poses threat to national security Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Layoffs at Alphabet; TikTok launches a Talent Manager Portal; HBO Max’s ad-free monthly subscription is increasing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter considers selling usernames; Microsoft launches 365 Basic; Netflix gets livestreaming rights to SAG Awards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Xfinity Apple Airplay update; Paramount+ orders a live-action ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ series; The latest numbers from App Store developers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram removing the Shop tab; Apple Maps teams with a parking platform; Sling TV rolls out user profiles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doorstead closes on $21.5M to make sure you always have a tenant for your rental property; Indian fintech KreditBee nears $700 million valuation in new funding; ​​Lumus shows off AR glasses that don’t look too dorky Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google launches HD maps; TikTok adds video-scrubbing thumbnails; Ring brings back the peephole cam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Salesforce to cut workforce by 10%; Doordash introduces "package pick up"; Spotify's new time capsule feature; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft's first official U.S. union; TikTok expanding it's audience control feature; Apple increasing battery replacement service charges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify's New Year's hub; A CEO changeup at Alibaba; The latest crypto news in India Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Details on Amazon's standalone app; US House bans TikTok on lawmakers’ phones; Movano's latest smart ring news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uber and Amazon blasted for poor working conditions; An EV-plosion awaits in 2023; The latest in startup business news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter's stock and crypto update; A holiday tip on ad blockers from the FBI; Password manager giant hacked Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix branches out into fitness content; Snapchat's new customization features; The latest from Google play Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An upgrade on Amazon's Fire TV; Another new TikTok feature; The latest on Twitter Blue for Business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google can read your doctor’s bad handwriting; Spotify reimagines their Anchor brand; Instagram's new reel template Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter pulls its Spaces group audio feature after Musk run-in with banned journalists; Europe wastes no time warning Musk over ‘arbitrary suspension of journalists’; ‘Black Adam’ arrives on HBO Max following box office bust Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify’s grand plan to monetize developers; Another new feature from instagram and the latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify loses some live shows; Tinder launches "relationship goals" and Tinder shuts down its newsletter forum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok's horizontal full screen mode, Instagram's text update update and two more mobile games come to Netflix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter to remove all legacy verifications; Meta disconnects its Connectivity division; AI art apps are cluttering the App Store’s Top Charts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instant grocery app Getir acquires its competitor Gorillas; Amid growing concerns from third-party developers, Twitter shuts down Toolbox and other projects; Tesla hopes China boss will bring secret sauce to Gigafactory Texas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon launches Inspire; Disney+'s ad plan; The latest Google Chrome updates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WhatsApp rolling out 3D avatars; Amazon's plan to tip your delivery driver; Instagram’s new transparency tools Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google Search’s new topic filters; Update on Apple's first car; Apple loosens grip on App Store pricing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Youtube launches a podcast; Google's helpful reading app; The Netflix Preview Club Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Instafest app comes to America; Snapchat's California privacy setting, and Amazon's new AI tool for kids; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WhatsApp's latest feature; Another Twitter alternative gets funding; The latest in startup business news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Spotify expands its audiobooks; Twitter hires a hacker; The latest updates from Venmo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another Twitter alternative gains traction; Meta's teen privacy update; Amazon's Wickr Me shutting down in 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Changes coming to your facebook profile; Fiat talks car sharing and subscription services; GM's 2025 EV plan is still on track. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google play tightens up security on kids apps; Layoffs looming at Amazon; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shopping comes to youtube shorts; Netflix's new feature; Amazon's latest move into telehealth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doordash rolls out new safety features; Amazon launches live sports talk content; Hulu adds more live channels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FTX files for bankruptcy, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried steps down; Musk flip-flops on Twitter verification — brings back (some) ‘Official’ badges; Musk’s lawyer tells Twitter staff they won’t be liable if company violates FTC consent decree Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reddit's new Community Muting feature; Amazon's new delivery drone; An update on the Waymo robotaxi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zoom teams up with Tesla; Youtube's big subscriber bump; Spotify's Apple watch upgrade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zoom's plan to expand; Disney+ keeps growing; Mastadon making waves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Airbnb tweak; Lyft's massive hit; The youtube shorts roll out has begun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter sued in class action lawsuit over mass layoffs without proper legal notice; After Stripe and Square, Venmo and PayPal are set to support Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhones; Formula 1’s Toto Wolff, accused of running his team remotely, leans into software Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WhatsApps' new discussion group feature, Amazon's corporate hire freeze; Netflix's ad supported plan is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram's NFT news; Roku braces for a bumpy 4th quarter; Gmail's new tracking package feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The end of google hangouts; The latest feature from twitch; and Amazon gets a music catalog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bed, Bath & Beyond data breach; Instagram has some explaining to do; Shopify buys a startup company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange on November 8; Europe schools Elon Musk; Elon Musk will reportedly take the CEO role after exec exodus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon's income dip; More bad news for meta; A redesign update from youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta posts another revenue decline; Layoffs at Zillow; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon allows Venmo; The return of Lyft's monthly subscription program; Dr. Who's new home Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bumble combats "cyberflashing"; Australia toughens its privacy laws; Apple increases U.S. subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon says fear of Google putting off vendors from TV hardware partnership; YouTube Premium’s family plan gets a price hike in several countries; Delhivery falls to all-time low after muted growth report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reliance launches JioBook, its maiden Android-powered laptop; India fines Google $162 million for anti-competitive practices on Android; Banyan raises $43M to grow its network of item-level purchase data Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rivian hires former Waymo exec for new autonomy, AI role; Soccer legend Lionel Messi plans to get into tech investing via a new Silicon Valley holding company; OnlyFans CEO says adult content will still have a home on the site in 5 years Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI content platform Jasper raises $125M at a $1.5B valuation; Landis grabs $40M to turn renters into homeowners; Apple unveils new entry-level iPad that looks just like the iPad Pro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kanye West to acquire 'uncancelable' social media platform Parler; Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart launches metaverse shopping experience; Apple is bringing Spatial Audio to cars, starting with Mercedes-Benz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andreessen Horowitz backs Synonym’s bio-manufacturing facilities; Google is updating its 'Ad' tag to 'Sponsored' for mobile search; Meta’s legs update is not on the horizon yet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google’s 3D video calling booths, Project Starline, will now be tested in the real world; Uniswap Labs valued at $1.66 billion in $165 million new funding; Analytics operating system Redbird makes data more accessible to non-technical users Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After selling his last startup to Google, Jacob Bank now wants to automate mundane tasks with Relay; Microsoft brings DALL-E 2 to the masses with Designer and Image Creator; Indian edtech giant Byju’s cuts 2,500 jobs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta announces legs for avatars; Factorial adds $120M and doubles valuation to $1B to build enterprise-quality HR for SMBs; NocoDB takes on Airtable with open source no-code platform that connects to production databases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google removes The OG App from the Play Store as founders think about next steps; Hulu raises its subscription prices; Endor emerges from stealth with $25M to secure software supply chains Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Binance hit by $100 million blockchain bridge hack; Purple Elephant Ventures, Kenya’s tourism-focused startup studio, raises $1 million pre-seed funding; Amazon scales back Scout delivery robot program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google launched new hardware and tech at its Fall 2022 event; Lightdash takes on Looker with an open source BI platform built for dbt; AI-powered supply chain visibility platform Altana bags $100M Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google picks South Africa for its first cloud region in Africa; Gourmey grabs $48 million to keep working on lab-grown foie gras; Facebook is rolling out new ways to customize what you see in your feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

VLC-developer VideoLAN sends legal notice to Indian ministries over ban; Meet Fizz, the social app downloaded by '95% of Stanford undergrads'; Google begins rolling out its iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hackers leak 500GB trove of data stolen during LAUSD ransomware attack; Kim Kardashian charged by SEC for pushing crypto, reaches $1.26M settlement; Amazon is launching a dedicated hub for its affordable shopping options Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Indian market regulator tightens IPO disclosure norms; YouTube TV users can now subscribe to standalone networks without a base plan; Twitter is rolling out a refreshed user interface for DMs on Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will freeze hiring and cut costs; Amazon quietly picked up a cashierless store startup to stock its Amazon Go play in India; Instagram permanently disabled Pornhub’s account Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple reportedly readjusts iPhone 14 production targets after slow demand; Hacker breaches Fast Company systems to send offensive Apple News notifications; Google’s upcoming Maps feature will let you check out the ‘vibe’ of a neighborhood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA’s DART anti-asteroid satellite successfully smashes into space rock; Document onboarding startup Flatfile nabs $50M from investors, including Workday; Calendly, the $3B+ scheduling startup, acquires Prelude to drive into the recruitment sector Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple reportedly readjusts iPhone 14 production targets after slow demand; Hacker breaches Fast Company systems to send offensive Apple News notifications; Google’s upcoming Maps feature will let you check out the ‘vibe’ of a neighborhood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Backed by Epic Games, distributed computing startup Hadean nabs $30M to power the metaverse; A Strava co-founder races into a lucrative market – lending against life insurance; Kenyan startup Ponea gaining momentum in driving access to medical services Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google’s new Chromecast costs $30 — and it has a remote; SoftBank cuts internal valuation of $10 billion Oyo to $2.7 billion; Keith Rabois’ OpenStore bags new funding as valuation soars to $970M Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IT services group Wipro fires 300 employees moonlighting for competitors; A ‘Stripe for phone plans’: Gigs raises $20M to help any company be an MVNO; Malwarebytes lands a $100M cash injection weeks after laying off 125 employees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify does audio books; Peloton's rowing machine finally arrives; Amazon dabbles in synthetic fuels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok’s BeReal clone is now available; BeReal considers paid features; Ford eats a billion dollars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uber investigating cybersecurity incident after hacker breaches its internal network; FTC sets its sights on ‘unfair, deceptive, and anticompetitive practices’ in gig economy; Launch House’s community reacts to misconduct and harassment allegations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adobe's big buy; Layoffs at tencent; TikTok's BeReal clone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest from Youtube Shorts; Ford's EV ultimatum; TikTok's biometric data drama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An update on Twitter's podcasts plans; Amazon's Kindle gets an update; A new way to make money on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Someone finds a Meta Quest prototype; Robotaxis are coming to Texas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patreon confirms security team layoffs; Amazon is buying Cloostermans, a mechatronics specialist in Belgium, to ramp up its robotics operations; Nigerian blockchain payments startup Bitmama closes $2M pre-seed as it scales to new markets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bloomingdale’s new virtual store; Google's Android upgrade; Instagram's latest repost feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iOS 16 release date; Instacart's latest buy; Twitter's latest feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The president's $50 billion CHIPS Act plan; Samsung's data breach notice; Juul's biggest settlement yet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nvidia is the latest collateral damage in US-China tech war; Google will allow alternative payment systems for Play Store in more countries; Nigerian digital bank Kuda is the latest African startup to lay off employees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google prepares for the midterm elections; Slack's new automation feature; Live Nation's plan to clean up the concert business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter's attempt at adult content; Snap makes staff cuts; NASA orders five more transportation flights from SpaceX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram tests new features; GoPuff pulls out of Spain; Facebook shutting down their gaming app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Details on Netflix’s ad-supported plan; Waymo's driverless robotaxi; Meta's NFT news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zuckerberg says Meta’s next VR headset will launch in October and will focus on ‘social presence’; Twilio says breach also compromised Authy two-factor app users; HBO grows its ‘Game of Thrones’ franchise, gives spin-off ‘House of the Dragon’ a second season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter adding podcasts it's platform; Instagram's new safety features; Google pulls more than 2,000 loan apps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walmart+'s latest perk; Wordle makes it to the New York Times; Instacart ups their same day delivery game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram's latest feature, A new Metaverse ID system; TikTok's new nearby feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ebay buys a trading card company; Netflix explores cloud gaming; Apple's latest fundraising effort Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DoorDash is ending its delivery partnership with Walmart; Facebook is losing its grip as a ‘Top 10’ app as BeReal and TikTok grow; Bolt founder Ryan Breslow isn’t going away Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google's new search updates; Celebrity Cameo calls coming soon; Snap's pixy drone flies off off to the sunset Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facebook will disable new political ads; Amazon's TikTok inspired feed test; Major roadblocks in EV adoption Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta's new Reels features for Instagram and Facebook; Shopify launches "Shopify Collabs"; Wal-mart's big delivery numbers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snapchat+ gets 1 million subscribers; Uber ends Rewards program; Porsche going solar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samsung heir receives presidential pardon in a bid to 'overcome economic crisis'; Amazon launches AWS Private 5G so companies can build their own 4G mobile networks; Google fined $40M+ for misleading location-tracking settings on Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facebook avoids a service shutdown in Europe for now; Google Meet’s new feature lets users consume YouTube and Spotify together; Farther, a wealth tech firm, banks $15M Series A as valuation hits $50M Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify starts selling live music tickets to fans directly; Cloud security startup Wiz reaches $100M ARR in just 18 months; Nikola taps its president for CEO post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WhatsApp has new features for security, and deleting old messages; An Armenian startup tackles phishing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even more bad news for Netflix; Groupon makes staff cuts; Lyft creates a media division Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon is buying iRobot for $1.7B; A troubling startup layoff trend has emerged; Get ready for an HBO Max – Discovery+ mashup app in 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest streaming numbers for Paramount+, HBO Max and more; A CEO's frustration with Meta; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tik-Tok and Ticketmaster Team up; Facebook shutting down its live shopping feature; Coffee themed NFTs coming to Starbucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tough times for Tinder; Shopify's $100 million investment; More Meta staff changes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon launches same-day delivery from select retail stores; Use Twitter’s iOS app without signing up for an account in Twitter’s latest test; Pinterest debuts a new app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The passage of the CHIPS Act could launch another US startup renaissance; YouTube’s new tool lets creators turn their own videos into Shorts; iPhone revenue up slightly for Q3, as other hardware categories lose steam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram's random survey; Snap's new creator fund; Another gmail redesign rollout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple hires Lamborghini executive to help steer EV program; Meta's first ever quarterly revenue decline; Twitter channels it's inner myspace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta's headset price hike; Instagram responds to photo criticism; The third generation of Oura rings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instacart expands its EBT SNAP payments program; Google's new tablet additions; A new way to make money on facebook; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facebook parent Meta eyes investment in Indian app Better Opinions; Microsoft will block Office macros by default starting July 27; Big Tech cutting back on hiring is an opportunity for startups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon buys a health care provider; Instagram's "Reel" re-arrangement; Snap's Q2 earnings miss the mark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Skullcandy partners with Amazon; Google pauses hiring plans; NASA’s mega moon rocket could see its first launch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple agrees to pay $50M to settle lawsuit over flawed keyboards on older MacBooks; Samsung to unveil its latest foldables; Netflix has it's largest quarterly loss ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GameStop diversifying its meme money; Instagram's new payment feature; ESPN+'s big price hike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dissecting Microsoft’s proposed policy to ban commercial open source apps; Medusa’s open source e-commerce tool for JavaScript developers aims to take on Shopify; The New York Times is turning Wordle into a board game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kids and teens now spend more time watching TikTok than YouTube; Uber sued by 550 women and counting; Nintendo's new acquisition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok to roll out content filters and maturity ratings; Reddit brings GIF comments to the masses; Snap eyes adding NFTs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walmart gets all electric delivery vehicles; Spotify buys a trivia game; Google's beef with instagram and TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta goes after fake news; TikTok targets small businesses; Twitter now lets all users ‘unmention’ themselves in tweets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Butler shows hundreds of employees the door after raising $50M for room service delivery; White House: Tesla to expand its US Supercharger network to other EVs in late 2022; AngelList Venture wants to make cap table management cheaper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta’s new VR headset; Twitter begins testing ‘CoTweets’; Amazon bets on influencers for Prime Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple's ‘extreme sports’ Apple Watch; Volkswagen planning ‘big moves'; Amazon faces more antitrust scrutiny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok drops plans to expand its live e-commerce Shop; Twitter sues India's Government; Lawyers seek emergency protection for laid-off Tesla workers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Open source developers urged to ditch GitHub following Copilot launch; Reddit acquires natural language processing company MeaningCloud; FTX US deal with troubled crypto lender BlockFi floats acquisition with ‘up to’ $240M purchase price Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NFT giant OpenSea reports major email data breach; The Drako Motors 2,000-hp electric luxury SUV ‘feels more like a spaceship’; As the global venture capital market slows, Africa charts its own course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon’s new physical retail analytics service gives brands insights about product and ad performance; Google and the Internet Archive are the first customers to gain commercial access to Wikipedia content; Tesla lays off nearly 200 Autopilot workers, shutters San Mateo office Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Airbnb permanently bans parties on all listings; Spotify’s latest feature lets you imagine a supergroup consisting of your favorite artists; And And Pinterest pins down a new CEO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Period tracker Stardust surges following Roe reversal, but its privacy claims aren’t airtight; New York-based grand jury issues subpoenas to Truth Social SPAC board members; Google starts prompting remaining Hangouts users to move to Chat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon launches CodeWhisperer, a GitHub Copilot-like AI pair programming tool; Zendesk drama concludes with $10.2 billion private equity acquisition; Leica’s new camera costs $20,000 and has zero megapixels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify's new "community" feature; Meta gets an oversight board review; Layoffs at Netflix continue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon debuts a fully autonomous warehouse robot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta to roll out new monetization tools; Twitter's Chirp conference returns; The Obamas are coming to Audible Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX said to have fired employees behind company-wide letter criticizing Elon Musk; Alibaba extends logistics arm to Pakistan for e-commerce unit Daraz; Black founders are seeing a decrease in funding amid economic downturn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samsung gets on the mobile wallet train; EBay goes live; Instagram's new full screen feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rise of YouTube shorts; Amazon Fire TV gets an upgrade; Netflix’s real-life ‘Squid Game’ competition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s June 14, 2022, and while we’re casually putting together the Daily Crunch newsletter, Bill Gates is chilling at the next table over at the TC Sessions: Climate event in Berkeley, California. Oh, and we just released some new tickets for our annual summer party! See you there? — Haje and Christine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doordash rolls out new app features; Amazon drones coming to California; Sony launches its new subscription service Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MIT researchers uncover ‘unpatchable’ flaw in Apple M1 chips; Amazon pulls out of IPL cricket streaming rights bidding; Hedge funds plan to buy more crypto amid a down market and potential regulatory clarity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Meta watch gets shelved; Apple’s lineup shift; Microsoft gets a TV app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Youtube TV adds surround sound; Spotify hypes the revenue potential of podcasts; Europe warns WhatsApp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peloton’s new CFO; PayPal's long awaited crypto update; Instagram’s plan to filter sensitive content Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Etsy is launching a purchase protection program; Apple announces the M2; The arrest heard ’round the crypto world Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elon Musk orders hiring freeze, warns of job cuts at Tesla in latest leaked email; The delivery market is coming down from its pandemic highs; You may be having a problem with the economy, but Salesforce sure isn’t Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta’s "Reels" Refesh; Ford keeps focus on electric vehicles; Twitter Communities gets an upgrade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amber Alerts on Instagram; Discord's voice channel gets an upgrade; The DeLorean returns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple’s iOS 16 leak; TikTok secretly creates a new feature; Supreme Court pauses controversial Texas social media law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Indian fintech Jar eyes $50 million investment; Manish Maheshwari, former Twitter India head, leaves new startup; Snapchat rolls out new ‘Shared Stories’ feature to make it easier to share memories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bumble’s plan to expand into social networking; Netflix adding four more games this month, including Exploding Kittens; Introducing Twitter Create Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple’s latest research suggests the iOS app economy supports 2.2 million US jobs; Amazon flexes its retail muscle with a brick-and-mortar store; The NFL is looking to launch its own streaming service Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter pays a privacy fine; Google’s antitrust issues in the UK; TikTok makes some new friends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SiriusXM acquires Team Coco; Snap misses it’s quarter’s revenue goals; Robots may be coming to a Walmart near you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Terra creator Do Kwon faces prosecution in South Korea; Fears grow for smaller nations after ransomware attack on Costa Rica escalates; As Klarna looks to raise more capital, is it cutting its valuation enough? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WhatsApp ramps up revenue with global launch of Cloud API and soon, a paid tier for its Business App; Netflix continues accessibility push with badges for audio and subtitle descriptions; And Twitter will hide false tweets from high-profile accounts during times of crisis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube’s player gains new features; TikTok gets a creator crediting tool; Apple’s online training courses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix lays off 150 staffers; Youtube Music's new streaming plans; Candle Media goes after the Gen-Z crowd; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uber partners up to launch an autonomous delivery pilot; Sony's revamped PlayStation Plus subscription service; Twitter’s new ‘Liked by Author’ label Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold over spam’; Indian food delivery giant Swiggy is acquiring Dineout for $200 million; Tech employees face another tough week of cross-stage layoffs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get cashback with the newest Alexa feature; Facebook Pay will be renamed soon; Uber shareholders get closer to passing lobbying disclosure proposal; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Airbnb’s huge summer update; Disney+ gains 7.9M more subscribers; A law inviting Texans to sue social media companies over ‘censorship’ returns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nintendo says it now has more than 100 million annual playing users; Match Group sues Google over ‘monopoly power’ in Android app payments; Twitter’s new policy highlights its efforts to combat spam and duplicative tweets; The latest in startup business news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uber shareholders to vote on lobbying disclosure proposal; Instagram to start testing NFTs with select creators this week; TikTok rolls out new ‘Friends’ tab to more users; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Post-pandemic reset leads to wave of layoffs in tech; Coinbase’s NFT marketplace is off to a lackluster start; Peloton reportedly looks to sell up to a 20% stake amid struggles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facebook is shutting down its podcast service; Twitter rolls out new Spaces features; Apple, Google and Microsoft team up on passwordless logins; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok introduces its first ad product to offer a revenue share with creators; Robinhood to let users lend out their shares in its attempt to diversify revenue; Starbucks to launch NFTs this year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snap unveils a Cameo partnership and more original programming; Lyft continues its COVID recovery, investors far from impressed; Roku snags Martha Stewart for its original programming push Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Biden to provide $3.1B to support domestic production of EV batteries; What the Edit Tweet feature could look like on Twitter; Apple faces charges over Apple Pay following EU antitrust complaint Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elon Musk has reportedly lined up a new Twitter CEO, shared ideas for monetizing tweets; Robinhood’s sinking value is proof that 'free' can often be very costly; Airbnb commits to fully remote workplace: 'Live and work anywhere' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peacock added 4 million paid subscribers in Q1; Snapchat’s new ‘Director Mode’ will help anyone become a video creator; Pinterest addresses its first quarter earnings; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rogan backlash didn’t hurt Spotify’s Q1; Robinhood to lay off 9% of full-time employees; WhatsApp follows Google in giving cash-back rewards to win payments users in India Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ford teases a second electric pickup truck; YouTube expands its Super Thanks monetization tool to all eligible creators; TikTok was the top app by worldwide downloads in Q1 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s $44B acquisition offer; GM reveals first images of the EV Chevy Corvette; Amazon Prime debuts on TikTok; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zenly doesn’t want you to miss another event; Amazon acquires India’s GlowRoad in social commerce push; Tech companies are still going public in Asia, but not enough to halt the global IPO slowdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AWS expands its serverless offerings; HBO Max and HBO gained 3 million subscribers in Q1 as Netflix reports subscriber decline; Tesla aspires to mass produce robotaxis by 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix says it will eventually charge more if you share your account; Google Search now displays city-level air quality; Apple adds Ace Hardware as a new Apple Card cashback partner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audi designed a private cocoon concept car for China’s megacities; Netflix shares down more than 20% after losing 200,000 subscribers in first quarter; Lyft follows Uber’s lead and removes its mask mandate; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kittens will be exploding all over Netflix; Twitter’s in-development Edit button offers hints as to how the feature could work; Instagram rolls out product tagging feature to US users; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter adopts poison pill defense to block Elon Musk takeover; U.S. officials link North Korean Lazarus hackers to $625M Axie Infinity crypto theft; European startups elude global VC funding slowdown in Q1 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tinder adds a ‘Festival Mode’ for making connections ahead of concerts and events; Reddit is rolling out the ability to search comments; Peloton is increasing its subscription fees starting June 1st Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WhatsApp permitted to extend payments service to 100 million users in India; A crypto exchange is partnering with an NFL team; TikTok is testing a private dislike button for comments; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify brings live audio shows to its main app; Tik Tok launching it’s own AR platform; Twitter acquires mobile engagement platform OpenBack; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over 14,000 Etsy sellers are going on strike; Meta’s Horizon Worlds is testing in-app purchases and creator bonuses; Major space companies pledge to boost diversity and publicly share hard numbers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Better.com CTO steps down, agrees to voluntary separation in wake of mass layoffs; Just how much has late-stage venture capital slowed?; Didi cancels its trip in South Africa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HBO Max begins rolling out an upgraded Apple TV app; Spotify’s ‘Car Thing’ entertainment system gains new features; TikTok delays opening of first European data center again; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Intel suspends operations in Russia; Fanatics raises $1.5B at a $27B valuation; Google Play will hide and block downloads for outdated apps; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instacart is coming after users who tricked shoppers out of tips; The Peloton Guide is now available for $295; Substack wants to join the podcast monetization fray Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thousands of rentable Polestar EVs to land on Hertz lots; Roku announces multiyear extension with Amazon for Prime Video and IMDb TV; Alphabet’s Wing is bringing drone delivery to Texas this week; The latest in Startup news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Staten Island Amazon workers vote to unionize; Biden’s answer to high gas prices is to boost U.S. battery production; Late-stage software startups might be in the most valuation trouble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft goes deeper into process mining; The strike that turned into a potential lawsuit; E3 2022 canceled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Visa launches NFT program as it considers the digital art a new form of e-commerce; Europe lays out expanded ecodesign rules with plan for digital product passports; Spotify expands its music-matching playlist ‘Blend’ to work with up to 10 people, including select artists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sony unveils revamped PlayStation Plus; Amazon Glow connects family members one story at a time; TikTok, GIPHY partner on video creation tool Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pinterest to invest an additional $1.2 million in its Creator Fund for underrepresented groups; Spotify puts its Podz acquisition to use with test of new podcast discovery feature; TikTok is testing a ‘watch history’ feature to make it easier to uncover lost videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EU, US come to tentative data deal; Europe says yes to messaging interoperability as it agrees on major new regime for Big Tech; Instacart reduces its valuation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

App ecosystem growth continued in Q1; Coinbase pushes further into India; Instacart turns to software; The latest in Startup news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube announces ad-supported TV shows; Microsoft wants you to build your next game in the cloud; Instagram gets down with chronological feeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter leads call for EU lawmakers to ‘think beyond Big Tech'; New Twitch appeals portal lets users monitor and object to account bans; Microsoft improves its AI translations with Z-Code; The latest in the world of startups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the e-commerce business slowing?; ComiXology and the digital revolution in comics; A lawsuit against Grubhub; The latest startup news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Friday, March 18, 2022! Another week is behind us, which means that it’s time to sit back and read the last tranche of startup and technology news. For those of you building, we just announced that Sequoia’s Jess Lee is coming to Early Stage to chat about landing your first investor, and we’ll have a bevy of VCs at our mobility-themed event that should rock, and, since we’re talking moving about, roll. – Alex Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon has closed its $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM; Maserati plans to launch a battery-electric version for each model in its portfolio by 2025; says it will begin testing new content tools designed to give advertisers control Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iPad Air is more powerful than ever; Tesla has idled its Shanghai factory due to COVID-19; Meta is now adding parental supervision tools Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Intel is planning a huge European investment; Facebook will be paying a token fine for a General Data Protection Regulation breach; Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security is warning against the use of Kaspersky cybersecurity software Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mask unlock is finally live on iPhone; Ford is accelerating plans to sell more electric vehicles in Europe; Instagram is now blocked in Russia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EU to investigate state use of spyware; YouTube is now blocking Russia state-affiliated media globally; Russia says it will block Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google adds Air Raid Alerts to Android phones in Ukraine; Google suspends Play store billing, YouTube payments in Russia; Chris Dixon, Marc Andreessen back $30M fund exclusively investing in NFT art Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon suspends Prime Video in Russia; Developer tools are not worth infinite money; Swiggy preps for huge IPO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google is acquiring security intelligence firm Mandiant for $5.4B; Instagram warns users who share Russian state media, hides following lists in Russia and Ukraine; Apple TV+ to stream weekly Major League Baseball games in its first live sports deal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google says Chrome on macOS is now faster than Safari; Apple suspends Search Ads on the Russian App Store ‘until further notice;’ Uber boosts Q1 profit guidance as the world gets moving again Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft halts all new sales in Russia; Disney+ is getting an ad-supported subscription tier later this year; Apple Maps now displays Crimea as part of Ukraine to viewers outside of Russia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify shutters Russia office indefinitely in response to Ukraine invasion; Rivian CEO walks back price hike for any customers who preordered before March 1; SpaceX successfully launches 47 Starlink satellites Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon to close 68 physical retail locations, including Amazon Books and 4-star stores; Apple’s next event is March 8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alphabet’s Wing drones hit 200,000 deliveries as it announces supermarket partnership; Disney+ gains the Marvel series from Netflix and new parental controls; Instagram makes encrypted direct messaging available in Ukraine and Russia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ukrainians turn to encrypted messengers, offline maps and Twitter amid Russian invasion; Panasonic will start making Tesla’s higher-capacity EV batteries by March 2024; TikTok expands max video length to 10 minutes, up from 3 minutes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon Music to overtake Pandora as No. 2 US music streamer this year; UK wants to squeeze freedom of reach to take on internet trolls; Carvana acquires Adesa US auction business for $2.2B to jump-start used car sales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SEC opens investigation into Elon Musk over possible insider trading; Siri gains a new gender-neutral voice option in latest iOS update; If you give Tumblr $4.99 a month, you won’t have to see ads anymore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Zuckerberg demos a tool for building virtual worlds using voice commands; USPS snubs EVs, Biden with next-gen delivery fleet deal; LinkedIn debuts its own podcast network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To combat chip shortage, Bosch to invest $296M to produce semiconductors; Tesla gets wrist slap from EPA for violating Clean Air Act Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump’s TRUTH Social launches at the top of the App Store, but no one can get in; Instagram quietly limits ‘daily time limit’ option Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta axes a head of global community development after he appears on video in underage sex sting; Walmart is expanding autonomous delivery pilot with GM’s Cruise this year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Super Bowl ads boosted crypto app downloads by 279%, led by Coinbase; Elon Musk accuses SEC of conducting a ‘harassment campaign’; Amazon reaches deal to continue accepting Visa payments worldwide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify snaps up podcast measurement and analytics firms Podsights and Chartable; Spyware dealer who sold WhatsApp-hacking tech pleads guilty; New Waymo Via partnership gives it access to 200,000 shippers and carriers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grubhub expands its ‘Grubhub Goods’ convenience offering nationwide; Twitter launches beta test of anti-abuse tool ‘Safety Mode,’ adds prompts to enable it; Nextdoor revamps with new profiles, feed and more community-building features Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hackers leak names of ‘Freedom Convoy’ donors after GiveSendGo breach; India bans Garena Free Fire, 53 more China-linked apps; Tesla opens entire Supercharger network in the Netherlands to all EVs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Of course, Netflix ordered a movie about the big crypto scandal; Google’s adtech targeted by publisher antitrust complaint in EU; The James Webb Space Telescope takes a selfie and a big step towards its first ‘real’ image Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Astra’s first rocket launch from Florida goes awry; California agency sues Tesla for alleged racial discrimination and harassment; Disney+ outshines Netflix with 11.8M new subscribers in Q1 and strong forecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX loses 40 Starlink satellites to a geomagnetic storm; Tumblr launches a tip jar feature to help bloggers make a buck; Apple launches its own book club, ‘Strombo’s Lit,’ in the Apple Books app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peloton CEO steps down as the company cuts 2,800 jobs; Amazon expands its telehealth service nationwide; American Express launches its first all-digital consumer checking account Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify will invest $100M in content from underrepresented creators, says CEO Daniel Ek; Bumble makes its first acquisition with deal for French Gen Z dating app, Fruitz; Google sued in Europe for $2.4BN in damages over Shopping antitrust case Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify CEO hints HiFi tier delay is related to licensing issues; Meta adds ‘personal boundaries’ to Horizon Worlds and Venues to fight harassment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facebook isn’t growing anymore; Google Workspace goes all in on shadow IT; Homeland Security establishes the Cyber Safety Review Board to learn the mistakes from past cyber incidents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GitHub introduces sponsor-only repositories; Spotify backlash over Joe Rogan did little to boost its streaming rivals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple News launches its first daily local newsletter, targeting Bay Area readers; India proposes 30% tax on crypto and NFTs income; GM’s Chevy Silverado EV already has 110,000 reservations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify, Joe Rogan address COVID-19 content backlash; Pinterest’s AR shopping feature expands to include furniture and home décor; Sony snaps up ‘Halo’ and ‘Destiny’ creator Bungie for $3.6B Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Suite users migrate to free Google accounts; Latest Apple OS betas deliver Face ID with a mask and Universal Control Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EV battery maker LG Energy Solution becomes South Korea’s second most valuable firm in IPO debut; Messenger upgrades its end-to-end encrypted chat experience; Disney+ is expanding to 42 more countries this summer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify is removing Neil Young’s music after falling out over Joe Rogan; Apple releases iOS 15.3 with fix for ‘actively exploited’ iPhone flaw; Snap upgrades its AR Shopping features with real-time pricing, more product details Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neil Young plans to pull his music from Spotify over Joe Rogan COVID misinformation; Google kills off FLoC, replaces it with Topics; YouTube is considering NFTs, CEO’s letter suggests Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google gets hit with a new lawsuit over ‘deceptive’ location tracking; NBCUniversal is partnering with TikTok for the Winter Olympics; Panasonic’s higher-capacity Tesla battery could enter production in 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Intel eyes Ohio for a pair of chip factories amid global shortage; Europe’s top privacy regulator calls for ban on political microtargeting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peloton reportedly pauses bike and treadmill production amid slowed demand; Twitter Blue subscription users are first to gain access to a new NFT Profile Picture feature; Google reportedly planning a new AR headset for 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram launches early test of creator subscriptions in the US; Apple Podcasts introduces new ‘Listen With’ collections to help users discover shows; Netflix’s gaming service adds two more titles on iOS and Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple returns to No. 1 as global smartphone shipments grapple with supply chain concerns; Ford and ADT team up to prevent theft from vehicle; Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ford signs 5-year agreement with Stripe to scale e-commerce; Amazon rows back on threat to stop accepting UK-issued Visa cards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

US residents can order free, at-home COVID-19 tests starting on January 19th; House committee investigating Jan. 6 subpoenas Meta, YouTube, Twitter and Reddit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta shuts down its experimental video speed-dating service, Sparked; Instacart doubles down on its ready-made meals; Venmo introduces new gift-wrapping feature with eight animated designs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canalys: Worldwide PC shipments soared in 2021 to 341 million units; Apple releases iOS 15.2.1 to patch iPhones and iPads against HomeKit flaw; Unicorn exits augur poorly as Justworks delays IPO, citing ‘market conditions’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

India to own 35.8% in Vodafone Idea after conversion of dues; European parliament found to have broken EU rules on data transfers and cookie consents; IBM looks to sustainability with acquisition of emissions data company Envizi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple paid out around $60 billion to App Store developers in 2021; Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ beta features an ‘Assertive’ mode with rolling stops; Panasonic says hackers accessed personal data of job candidates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter Spaces continues testing podcast-like features; Apple Fitness+ introduces new ‘Collections’ feature and ‘Time to Run’ series; India hits Google with antitrust investigation over alleged abuse in news aggregation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reflections on another pandemic CES; The NYTimes is buying The Athletic; Meta has a good VR holiday cycle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making sense of OpenSea at $13B; Android + Windows; And here’s the *other* company now worth more than $10B Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kindle’s China future in doubt after disappearing from online shelves; Panasonic to use Redwood’s recycled materials in battery cell production at Tesla gigafactory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple’s value touches the $3T mark; Abstra raises $2.3M for no-code apps; Twitter completes MoPub sale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple puts Foxconn India plant on probation after protests over food and accommodation conditions; Fiverr rolls out new Pinterest-like personalized discovery feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More companies bow out of in-person CES presence; Kimberly Bryant’s suspension surfaces ongoing tensions at Black Girls Code; Religious platforms draw investor attention Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remembering the startups we lost in 2021; TC’s fav things; Is accessibility awareness resulting in better accessibility? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Essential’s failure, OSOM plans a new privacy-first handset; A Bluetooth bug in a popular at-home COVID-19 test could falsify results; Fisher-Price’s Chatter phone has a simple but problematic Bluetooth bug Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bitcoin is religion, web3 is greed; EU clears the Microsoft-Nuance deal; Via shuttles toward the public markets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oracle buys Cerner in $28B deal; Inside Justworks’ IPO filing; Rec Room raises $145M at a $3.5B valuation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FedEx receives its first fully-electric GM Brightdrop delivery vans; TikTok is launching delivery-only restaurants across the US in March; Backed by former Facebook and Twitter execs, Tagg launches social branding app for Gen Z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reddit files confidentially to go public; Apple releases Swift Playgrounds 4 with support for app development on iPad; Spotify is launching Apple-like ratings for podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon to lower its cut of Alexa skill developer revenue starting in 2022; Aurora self-driving trucks are using Uber Freight to haul goods for customers; Apple quietly pulls references to its CSAM detection tech after privacy fears Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple launches its Siri-only Apple Music Voice Plan with iOS 15.2; Struggling to win subscribers, Netflix cuts prices in India; Cash App now lets users ‘gift’ stock and bitcoin using their USD balance or a debit card Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China’s AI giant SenseTime postpones IPO after US blacklisting; Former Twitter India head leaving firm to start an edtech platform; Mozilla expects to generate more than $500M in revenue this year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spain moves closer to passing a startup law; Better.com CEO Vishal Garg steps back as employees detail how he ‘led by fear;’ Volvo had some R&D data stolen in security breach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tinder is partnering with Spotify to launch a new ‘Music Mode’ feature; Netflix launches a website dedicated to news about renewals, exclusive interviews and more; Europe lays out a plan to flip the odds on gig economy exploitation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter is the latest platform to test a TikTok copycat feature; Volkswagen closes three new partnerships to amp up EV production; Facebook tests a new ‘Professional’ mode for creator profiles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft seizes control of websites used by China-backed hackers; Twitter acquires Quill, a would-be Slack rival; team will work on DMs as Quill shuts down; Meta’s Messenger boss is leaving the company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DoorDash tests a full-time employment option in New York as it launches ‘ultra-fast’ delivery; Astra will launch a rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida for the first time in January; Toyota will build its first US battery plant in North Carolina Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China’s ride-hailing giant is delisting from the New York Stock Exchange; Facebook Messenger is testing a new ‘Split Payments’ feature in the US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GM delays production of new Chevy Bolt EVs until end of January; EU warns adtech giants over ‘legal tricks’ as it moots changes to centralize privacy oversight; Apple announces the 2021 App Store Award winners and most downloaded apps of the year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Match settles lawsuit with Tinder co-founders for $441 million; US government agencies bought Chinese surveillance tech despite federal ban; Square is changing its name to Block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UK’s antitrust watchdog orders Facebook to sell Giphy; Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz invest in solid-state battery developer Factorial Energy; Twitter expands safety policy, bans posting images of people without their consent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack steps down from Twitter CEO role; Clearview AI told to stop processing UK data as ICO warns of possible fine; Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen will talk Section 230 reform with Congress this week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple files lawsuit against NSO Group over Pegasus spyware; India plans law that will prohibit ‘all private cryptocurrencies,’ with ‘certain exceptions;’ India plans law that will prohibit ‘all private cryptocurrencies,’ with ‘certain exceptions;’ Reddit is shutting down Dubsmash and integrating video tools into its own app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walmart will be the first retailer to test Twitter’s new livestream shopping platform; GM acquires 25% stake in electric boat company Pure Watercraft; Walmart will be the first retailer to test Twitter’s new livestream shopping platform; Netflix to acquire German visual effects studio behind ‘Stranger Things’ and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Flytrex raises $40M to build its drone-based delivery service across suburbs in the US; Twitter is rolling out its tipping feature to Android users; Pentagon announces new cloud initiative to replace ill-fated JEDI contract Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify finally rolls out real-time lyrics to global users; Apple reportedly aims to debut a fully self-driving car in 2025; Amazon officially launches its more natural ‘Conversation Mode’ option on Echo Show 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beginning next year, Apple will send you parts and tools to fix your iPhone and Mac at home; Amazon’s ridiculously large Echo Show 15 arrives December 9; Spotify’s new Podcast Subscriptions expand to global markets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slack wants to make it easier to build workflows with developer building blocks; Facebook accused of continuing to surveil teens for ad targeting; Pinterest launches TwoTwenty, its own in-house incubator for new projects Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snapchat partners with Sony Music, announces plans for new AR music lenses; Say goodbye to disappearing tweets: Twitter no longer auto-loads new tweets on the web; Tesla is deploying Starlink satellite internet dishes at Superchargers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram adds TikTok-like Text-to-Speech and Voice Effects tools to Reels; Microsoft’s shift to the cloud is a lesson in corporate evolution Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon Prime Video app introduces a new clip-sharing feature; Google reorg moves AR, VR, Starline and Area 120 into new ‘Labs’ team; Twitter no longer crops image previews on the web Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The DOJ is suing Uber over claims its ‘wait time’ fee policy discriminates against people with disabilities; YouTube is removing the dislike count on all videos across its platform; Twitter is building a crypto team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robinhood says millions of customer names and email addresses taken in data breach; Motional and Lyft to launch driverless commercial robotaxi service in Las Vegas in 2023; Twitter Blue launches in the US and New Zealand with expanded feature set Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube to expand test that reopens mobile app directly in its TikTok rival, Shorts; Apple says App Store won’t close to developers over holidays, as in previous years; Investor consortium to acquire McAfee for $14B Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New antitrust suit from Phhhoto alleges Facebook copied and killed the competition; US government offers $10M bounty for DarkSide ransomware hackers; Twitter is rolling out a feature to make it easier to search a user’s tweets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google Play to support alternative billing systems in South Korea, following new law; Cruise launches driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco; Kyndryl officially launches as IBM spins out $19B infrastructure services biz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DoorDash rolls out SafeDash, an in-app security toolkit for delivery people on the platform; Square’s Cash App opens up to teens ages 13 to 17 with parental oversight; Instagram brings back Twitter Card preview support for posts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix games are coming to all members on Android, starting this week; Zoom is piloting ads for free users; Microsoft Teams gets 3D animated avatars, because metaverse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snap is working with NBCUniversal to bring more audio to its platform; Pinterest wants you to shop live; Tesla opens charging network to other car companies’ vehicles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cloud infrastructure market hits $180B run rate in Q3, as even chip shortages can’t slow it down; Mastodon issues 30-day ultimatum to Trump’s social network over misuse of its code; Amazon reveals 20% stake in Rivian ahead of EV maker’s IPO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facebook changes its corporate branding to Meta; TikTok is testing a new direct tipping feature with select creators; Apple’s App Privacy Report launches into beta to show you what your apps are up to Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple now lets you review more default apps like Phone, Messages, Photos and Safari; Self-driving company Cruise on track for early commercial operations in 2022; Google now lets people under 18 or their parents request to delete photos from search results Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In hearing with Snap, TikTok and YouTube, lawmakers tout new rules to protect kids online; Apple One’s Premier subscription tier is rolling out in 17 new countries on November 3; Jessica Rosenworcel becomes the first woman to chair the FCC, and Gigi Sohn is nominated for 5th spot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tesla, Hertz shares rise following order for 100,000 EVs; Facebook reports revenue miss, plans to break out AR/VR top lines; Blue Origin, Boeing and others join Sierra Space to build commercial space station Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elon Musk says Starship should be ready for first orbital launch next month, ‘pending regulatory approval;’Tech watchdog campaign challenges big tech for hiding behind small business; Revue now lets you subscribe to newsletters directly on your Twitter timeline Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump to launch his own social media platform, calling it TRUTH Social; Netflix employees stage a trans solidarity walkout, pose list of demands; Netflix employees stage a trans solidarity walkout, pose list of demands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facebook reportedly plans to change its name to focus on the metaverse; PayPal said to be exploring potential acquisition of Pinterest; Spotify partners with Shopify to add merch to artists’ profiles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snap is launching a global studio to develop branded AR experiences; Senate budget committee tells NASA to select two developers for lunar lander program The Human Landing System; BluePallet raises $5M to take its chemical industry marketplace global Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Toyota earmarks $3.4 billion to boost EV battery production in the US through 2030; Amazon’s Zoox is expanding autonomous vehicle operations, testing to Seattle; Here’s everything Apple announced at its “Unleashed” event; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple removes a popular Quran app in China after request from local regulators; Missouri governor threatens to prosecute local journalist for finding exposed state data; Smartphone sales down 6% as chip shortages begin to impact market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft to pull LinkedIn from Chinese market; Tinder is releasing a new ‘Plus One’ feature to help users find a wedding date; WhatsApp now lets users encrypt their chat backups in the cloud Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches 4-person crew, including William Shatner, to space; Ireland’s draft GDPR decision against Facebook branded a joke; Payments giant Stripe says its reentering the crypto market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter launches Spark audio creator program to boost Spaces; Coinbase is launching its own NFT platform to take on OpenSea; Memberful, a Patreon subsidiary, launches a newsletter product to challenge Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple appeals the Epic Games ruling and asks to put ordered App Store changes on hold; Facebook’s Oversight Board will meet with the Facebook whistleblower; Reddit hires former Google Cloud exec as its first chief product officer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mystery of Elon Musk’s missing gas; Elon Musk announces Tesla to move headquarters to Austin; Google to give security keys to ‘high risk’ users targeted by government hackers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DOJ will sue federal contractors that hide cyberattacks and breaches; Microsoft acquires Ally.io, OKR startup that raised $76 million; Twitter invests in avatar startup Facemoji Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google confirms $1B investment into Africa, including subsea cable for faster internet; Twitch confirms hack after source code and creator payout data leaks online; GM says it will double revenue by 2030, take EV market share from Tesla Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple launches new coding guide for elementary school students; Co-streaming rolls out to all creators on Facebook Gaming; Telegram says it added 70M users during day of Facebook and WhatsApp outage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple Watch Series 7 arrives October 15, starting at $399; Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp down; Apple makes it easier to report bad apps and scams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter ban in Nigeria to be lifted if platform sets up a local office and pays taxes, president says; Rivian’s IPO filing is now public; And that’s that, as the Zoom deal to buy Five9 is called off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facebook spins own research; New ad products from TikTok; Spotify bolsters podcasting toolkit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google is redesigning Search using AI technologies and new features; YouTube will now ban content with vaccine misinformation; General Motors’ new software platform Ultifi is coming to vehicles starting in 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here’s everything Amazon announced this morning, from smart thermostats to security robots; Microsoft’s Windows store is now open to third-party app stores; First drive: Rivian delivers the electric truck we’ve been waiting for; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram puts kids version ‘on ice’ after critical backlash; Coinbase to let you deposit part of your paycheck into your Coinbase account; TikTok reached 1 billion monthly active users Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China says all cryptocurrency-related transactions are illegal and must be banned; FCC showers schools across the US with $1.2B from Emergency Connectivity Fund; Amazon assembles video streaming apps to fight with Netflix and Disney in India Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Europe will finally legislate for a common charger for mobiles; Google’s Android Automotive OS is coming to Honda cars in 2022; Google files writ against Indian antitrust watchdog following report leak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FedEx to test Aurora’s self-driving trucks on Dallas-to-Houston route; AeroFarms is supplying the hops for Goose Island’s latest IPA; YouTube confirms it’s testing a feature that lets users download videos on their browser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PayPal launches its ‘super app’ combining payments, savings, bill pay, crypto, shopping and more; Tumblr’s subscription product Post+ enters open beta after much scrutiny from users; Instacart shopper activist group asks customers to delete the app until demands for better conditions are met Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following SEC lawsuit threat, Coinbase cancels launch of ‘Lend’ product; Facebook warned over ‘very small’ indicator LED on smart glasses, as EU DPAs flag privacy concerns; Study finds half of Americans get news on social media, but percentage has dropped Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In internal memo, Apple says it is monitoring legal challenges to Texas abortion law; Elon Musk praises Chinese automakers amidst regulatory scrutiny; Defy Partners leads $3M round into sales intelligence platform Aircover Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter Super Follows has generated only around $6K+ in its first two weeks; Ford boosts spending to increase production capacity of its F-150 Lightning electric truck; Lucid Air snags the longest range EV title, surpassing Tesla Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walmart to launch autonomous delivery service with Ford and Argo AI; The FDA should regulate Instagram’s algorithm as a drug; Europe plans a Chips Act to boost semiconductor sovereignty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple’s iPhone 13 sports better battery and improved cameras, starting at $799; LinkedIn launches a $25M fund for creators, will test Clubhouse-style audio feature in coming weeks; Spaceflight will be ferrying payloads from Orbit Fab, GeoJump to lunar orbit next year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram is building a ‘Favorites’ feature so you don’t miss important posts; Dutch court finds Uber drivers are employees; Apple patches a NSO zero-day flaw affecting all devices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple Music is using Shazam to solve the streaming industry’s problem with DJ mixes; Google and Jio delay their India smartphone launch; Epic Games to shut down Houseparty in October, including the video chat ‘Fortnite Mode’ feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facebook debuts its Ray-Ban Stories smart sunglasses; The newest Roomba gets smarter as it vacuums; Twitter wants you to tweet to interest-based communities, not just followers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft launches a personalized news service, Microsoft Start; Google Workspace opens up spaces for all users; Twitter is testing big ol’ full-width photos and videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Volkswagen and Argo AI reveal first ID Buzz test vehicle for autonomous driving; Hulu is raising the price on its on-demand plans by $1 starting Oct. 8; Apple’s next event is September 14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram may not be a photo-sharing app anymore, but Glass is; Apple delays plans to roll out CSAM detection in iOS 15 after privacy backlash; Playbyte’s new app aims to become the ‘TikTok for games’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FBI says Chinese authorities are hacking US-based Uyghurs; Tesla ordered to share Autopilot data with the US traffic safety agency; Point raises $46.5 million for its premium debit card Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple secures first states to support digital driver’s licenses, but privacy questions linger; Twitter is testing a new anti-abuse feature called ‘Safety Mode;’ Facebook enters the fantasy gaming market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Windows 11 launches October 5; Spotify officially launches Blend, allowing friends to match their musical tastes and make playlists together; TikTok’s new Creator Marketplace API lets influencer marketing companies tap into first-party data Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instagram will require users to provide their birthday; China restricts kids’ online gaming to three hours a week; Apple buys classical music service, Primephonic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices