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Chinese cybersecurity probe validates Didi’s pre-IPO warning to investors; GM is investing in a California lithium extraction project; Dutch court will hear another Facebook privacy lawsuit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

macOS Monterey’s public beta is live; Paris court fines Airbnb $9.6 million for illegal listings; Pinterest updates policy to prohibit ads promoting weight loss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Robinhood fined $70 million; Amazon betrays its fear with petition to sideline FTC Chair and antitrust hawk Lina Khan; Amazon betrays its fear with petition to sideline FTC Chair and antitrust hawk Lina Khan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duolingo filed to go public; Shopify drops its App Store commissions to 0% on developers’ first million in revenue; GitHub previews new AI tool that makes coding suggestions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SpaceX aiming for first orbital test launch of Starship in July; Tech’s 5 Biggest Players Now Worth $3 Trillion; Facebook to target Nigerian learners with educational app Sabee, created by its R&D team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon’s cloud services giant, AWS, is getting into the encrypted messaging business; Fintual raises $15M for Latin American retail investing; Musculoskeletal medical startups race to enter personalized health tech market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Instagram may soon let you post from desktop; Android apps are coming to Windows 11 through the Amazon Appstore; Google and India’s Jio Platforms announce budget Android smartphone JioPhone Next Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Autonomous trucking startup Embark to go public in $5.2B SPAC deal; Ford micromobility subsidiary Spin launches first in-house-built e-scooter; Salesforce, AWS announce extended partnership with further two-way integration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon’s purchase of MGM must pass the scrutiny of the FTC; India orders antitrust investigation against Google over smart TV market; Brave’s nontracking search engine is now in beta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook officially launches Live Audio Rooms and podcasts in the US; Sneaker community startup SoleSavy raises $12.5 million Series A to build an end-to-end sneakersphere; India proposes tougher e-commerce rules to address ‘widespread cheating’ complaints Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spotify acquires Podz, a podcast discovery platform; UK’s ICO warns over ‘Big Data’ surveillance threat of live facial recognition in public; Mediflash is a freelancer marketplace for health professionals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A security bug in Google’s Android app put users’ data at risk; Google’s first store is open in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood; Instagram’s TikTok rival, Reels, rolls out ads worldwide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook rolls out new tools for Group admins; Google updates online safety curriculum for kids; Facebook announced its plans to start testing ads on its Oculus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple Podcasts Subscriptions go live worldwide; Shopify expands its one-click checkout, Shop Pay, to any merchant on Facebook or Google; Tech antitrust crusader Lina Khan is confirmed as FTC commissioner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Supreme Court revives LinkedIn case to protect user data from web scrapers; Stripe goes beyond payments with Stripe Identity to provide AI-based ID verification for transactions and much more; Redwood Materials is setting up shop near the Tesla Gigafactory as part of broader expansion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple confirms hiring of Ulrich Kranz, former CEO of EV company Canoo; Volkswagen says a vendor’s security lapse exposed 3.3 million drivers’ details; Tech companies are looking at more flexible work models when offices reopen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft plans to launch dedicated Xbox cloud gaming hardware; Waymo and J.B. Hunt partner to bring autonomous trucks to Texas in new pilot; Payments giant Stripe launches Stripe Tax to integrate sales tax calculations for 30+ countries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google announces the Firmina subsea cable between the US and Argentina; Google announces the Firmina subsea cable between the US and Argentina; Biden revokes and replaces Trump actions targeting TikTok and WeChat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple’s RealityKit 2 allows developers to create 3D models for AR using iPhone photos; Fintech all-star Nubank raises a $750M mega round; Kafene raises $14M to offer buy now, pay later to the subprime consumer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today was the kickoff of Apple’s developer conference, WWDC, meaning that the TechCrunch crew was super busy all day and that we have an ocean of news from Cupertino for you to enjoy. But the startup market was just as busy, thankfully, with some fascinating funding rounds, acquisitions and more to parse through. Today we have something for everyone! — AlexP.S. Including all of you interested in finance. Here’s a teardown of the Babylon Health SPAC deal. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook will reconsider Trump’s ban in two years; Flink, the German grocery delivery startup, raises $240M after launching just 6 months ago; Facebook’s use of ad data triggers antitrust probes in UK and EU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Waymo’s driverless taxi service can now be accessed on Google Maps; Twitter redesigns its mobile app to make Spaces the center tab; United Airlines agrees to purchase 15 Boom supersonic airliners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon to stop screening employees for marijuana; Facebook opens its Messenger API for Instagram to all; FlixMobility raises $650M+ at a $3B valuation to double down on buses and other transport in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitter to begin pilot testing Fleet ads; Line launches digital banking platform in Indonesia; European insurtech startup Wefox grabs $650 million at $3 billion valuation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook, WhatsApp, Google and other internet giants comply with India’s IT rules; EU to review TikTok’s ToS after child safety complaints; Penfold closes $8.5M to provide a full-stack pension in an app aimed at freelancers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitter says its concerned with India intimidation, requests 3 more months to comply with new IT rules; EU bodies’ use of US cloud services from AWS, Microsoft being probed by bloc’s privacy chief; RevenueCat raises $40M Series B for its in-app subscription platform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NASA’s new lunar vehicle could be built by GM and Lockheed Martin; Facebook and Instagram will now allow users to hide ‘Like’ counts on posts; Visa takes a swipe in fintech, builds new online marketplace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft brings more of its Azure services to any Kubernetes cluster; JD.com, Meituan and Neolix to test autonomous deliveries on Beijing public roads; Whatnot raises $50M to let people sell Pokémon cards, Funko Pops and more via livestream Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tesla faces $163M payout to drivers in Norway following court decision; New Instagram Insights make its TikTok competitor Reels more appealing; Seed-stage accelerator Flat6Labs closes $13.2M fund for startups in Egypt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spotify brings offline listening to the Apple Watch, at last; Mio, a social commerce startup focused on smaller cities and rural areas in Vietnam, raises $1M seed; Mental health app Wysa raises $5.5M for ’emotionally intelligent’ AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google is opening a retail store in New York this summer; US Treasury calls for stricter cryptocurrency rules; Eano raises $6M for its home renovation software Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Construction tech upstart Assignar adds a Fifth Wall with $20M Series B; Super raises $50M to cover home repairs and maintenance via a subscription model; Review: Apple’s 2021 iPad Pro is great, again, but… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everything Google announced at I/O; Extend raises $260M on a $1.6B valuation to expand its warranty and protection plan services; Explorium scores $75M Series C just 10 months after B round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Monday.com is going public; Telda raises $5M for Egyptian neobanking; Ankorstore raises $102M to supply indie stores Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Coding school drama; Stripe acquires Bouncer, will integrate its card authentication into the Radar fraud detection tool; Airbnb managed a roughly 2.5% gain after reporting its own earnings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google hit with $123M antitrust fine in Italy over Android Auto; Legionfarm, pairing pro gamers with amateurs, raises $6 million Series A; Elon Musk, Technoking of Tesla, orders a halt to bitcoin car payments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Salesforce is bringing drag and drop interactive components to its low-code toolkit; Stampli raises $50 million in Series C to help companies intelligently manage invoices; Prime today, gone tomorrow: Chinese products get pulled from Amazon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

YouTube announces a $100M fund to reward top YouTube Shorts creators over 2021-2022; Samsung withdraws from in-person MWC; TransUnion led blockchain fintech Spring Labs’ $30M Series B Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A look at Expensify ahead of its IPO; Neobank 'Fair' is launching to the public; 'Snack,' a ‘Tinder meets TikTok’ dating app is opening to Gen Z investors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A mega-exit for American fintech; Walmart’s Flipkart to cover insurance for all sellers in India; 5 investors discuss the future of RPA after UiPath's IPO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Freemium is the future of SaaS; Google reveals slate of Chromebook docks; Chinese EV maker Nio steps outside of China Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Peloton apologizes, agrees to treadmill recall; Emergence rounds up nearly $1 billion; A look at the modern chief marketing role Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitter acquires Scroll; Multicoin Capital debuts new $100 million fund; London’s Stride VC raised its second $138.6 million seed fund Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take a look at the Duolingo EC-1; Twitter Spaces opens up more broadly; Epic Games acquires ArtStation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple faces an antitrust complaint in Europe; TikTok has a new CEO; YouTube TV disappears from Roku Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Biden administration hints at gig economy changes; Blue Origin will be taking passengers; We interview Jim Belushi about weed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Uber unveils half a dozen new features; Samsung announces a new flagship laptop; Zomato files to go public Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spotify launches paid podcast support; Amazon announces new tablets; We unveil the agenda for TC Sessions: Mobility Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple’s latest software upgrade brings a big change; Roku accuses Google of anti-competitive behavior; Brex raises a big funding round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We get up close with a robotic Groot; SpaceX has a successful astronaut launch; Cryptocurrency prices tumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices