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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

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

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

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

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Astra star hire Benjamin Lyon resigns, management team restructured; Google is testing end-to-end encryption for group chats in the Messages app; Florida state tax website bug exposed filers’ data Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

Layoffs at Doordash; Bumble's new message feature; Netflix launches more mobile games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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