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Boost Mobile's Unlimited Plus plan throws in free virtual doctor visits; Instagram rolls out its auto-captioning sticker in Stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitter, Facebook, and Paramount+ will stream WNBA games this summer; GM will install software on Chevy Bolt EVs to prevent future battery fires Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple Watch could get blood sugar monitoring thanks to a UK tech deal; Volkswagen will design its own chips for self-driving cars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Locker Room will relaunch as Spotify Greenroom; Real-life 'Disaster Girl' turns her meme into a $500,000 NFT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook temporarily blocked searches for 'resignModi'; Stadia store upgrade will let you search for games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Netflix will stream 'Sailor Moon Eternal' starting June 3rd; What did the pandemic mean for Microsoft? A 44 percent jump in profits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitter is adding a COVID-19 vaccine fact box to user timelines; SiriusXM buys design podcast '99% Invisible' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia 'likely' kept access to US networks after SolarWinds hack; Amazon drops the price of its latest Echo Dot to $30 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Snapchat now has more Android users than iOS; 'Call of Duty: Warzone' season 3 update takes Verdansk to 1984 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NASA's Perseverance rover turns a tiny bit of Mars air into breathable oxygen; Free-to-play Xbox games no longer require Xbox Live Gold to play online Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The director of Overwatch is leaving Blizzard; Netflix's subscriber numbers fall off from 2020's boom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ACLU and 70 other organizations ask DHS to stop using Clearview AI; Toyota's first electric vehicle will hit the road in 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

US investigates code testing hack that could affect thousands of companies; Amazon cancels 'Lord of the Rings' game after contract dispute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some Kindle ereaders can now display your current book as your lockscreen; Disney's latest MCU series accounted for 495 million minutes of streaming in one week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021 Hugo Award game finalists include 'Hades' and 'Animal Crossing'; 'Apex Legends' has 100 million players after two years Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Samsung is hosting yet another Unpacked event on April 28th; Discord blocks adult NSFW servers on its iOS app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Intel wants to make chips for automakers to help with the global shortage; Netflix is working on a live-action Gundam movie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

VW teases larger ID.6 electric SUV ahead of auto show debut; Leak hints Samsung's Galaxy S21 FE will use a 'traditional' design Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft is finally releasing a 64-bit version of OneDrive for Windows; 'Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children' will be re-released in 4K HDR on June 8th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tesla refunded customers who were charged twice for their cars; TikTok is adding six new interactive, musical filters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sonos and IKEA are developing new Symfonisk speakers that hide in plain sight; Apple opens Find My to third-party testing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The new season of 'Star Trek: Discovery' debuts later this year; Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Genesis broke a world record for the most drones in the sky; Scientists show you can collect DNA from the air Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ILM explains how it used Stagecraft 2.0 for season two of 'The Mandalorian'; A Hulu docuseries based on The New York Times' 1619 Project is on the way Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Discord adds audio-only Stage Channels for Clubhouse-like presentations; Microsoft wins 10-year contract supplying AR tech to the US Army Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amnesia: Rebirth' gets an exploratory mode that makes the game less scary; Snap is reportedly working on AR Spectacles and a selfie drone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

T-Mobile is the first US carrier to make Google Messages its default SMS app; Volkswagen will reportedly rebrand its US operation to 'Voltswagen of America' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NASA's TESS spacecraft has already found 2,200 possible planets; Amazon's rotating Echo Show 10 is $40 off at Amazon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon starts vaccinating employees in Missouri, Nevada and Kansas; Samsung adds a podcast section to its free-entertainment app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook caught a Chinese hacker group targeting Uyghur activists; Slack tweaks its new DM feature after people call out its harassment potential Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Black Widow' will hit Disney+ and theaters on the same day; Daymak says it's making the world's fastest three-wheeled EV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Disney+ calls 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier' its 'most watched' series premiere; Netflix is adapting a Keanu Reeves comic into a live-action film and anime series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump plans to launch a social network in 'two to three months'; Apple to pay $308.5 million for allegedly violating a DRM patent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitter is 'reviewing' its rules for world leaders; New NFL rights deal hands Thursday Night Football to Amazon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bloomberg: New iPad Pros will include Thunderbolt and Mini LED tech; Microsoft tests the Xbox's Auto HDR feature on PCs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

US intelligence report on the 2020 election dismisses claims of fraud, hacking; Uber will reclassify drivers in the UK as workers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baidu earns permission to test paid driverless taxi in Cangzhou; Russia sank a neutrino observatory into the world's deepest lake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Woman allegedly made deepfakes to kick rivals off daughter's cheerleading squad; AT&T adds 5G to its legacy unlimited data plans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

YouTube has pulled 30,000 videos for making false claims about COVID-19 vaccines; A YouTuber crammed 'Tenet' onto Game Boy Advance cartridges out of spite Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest Google Arts & Culture exhibit lets you explore the history of electronic music; Microsoft's advanced cybersecurity tech is now available in dozens of countries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Samsung will hold its next Unpacked event on March 17th; T-Mobile will start automatically enrolling customers in an ad targeting program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple TV+ will offer shows from women's rights advocate Malala Yousafzai; Microsoft's $7.5 billion ZeniMax acquisition approved by US and EU regulators Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

China five-year plan aims for supremacy in AI, quantum computing; Xbox test brings Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser to consoles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Valve halts development on 'Artifact,' makes it free for everyone; iOS 14.5 won't actually let you change a default music service Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google plans to stop targeting ads based on your browser history, Razr made its own smart glasses, and Senators asked the FCC to change the definition of high-speed broadband. Here's today's Daily Tech Briefing-The Morning Edition from Engadget for Friday, March 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon is reportedly close to a deal to carry more exclusive NFL games; Zynga buys the studio behind 'Torchlight 3' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The next Nintendo Switch might have a 7-inch OLED and output 4K, SpaceX's SN10 starship sticks the landing...and then explodes, and Apple's new service automatically transfers your iCloud photos to Google. This is your Daily Tech Briefing - The Morning Edition from Engadget for Thursday, March 4, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill Nye explains disasters in Peacock's 'The End is Nye'; Uber spins out Postmates' robot delivery division into a separate company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SpaceX's first lunar tourist is looking for company, Lime's old e-bike batteries get a second life as portable speakers, and did you lose your Instagram likes for a few seconds? You weren't the only one. Here is today's Daily Tech Briefing for March 3, 2021 from Engadget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitter will label tweets with misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines; 'The Binding of Isaac: Repentance' heads to Switch and PlayStation later this year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices