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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 podcastchoices.com/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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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

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

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

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