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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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