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Efforts to unionize an Amazon warehouse in Alabama appear to have failed; Facebook takes down fake review groups; Monkey plays Pong with its brain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Box gets some financial ammunition against an activist investor; Samsung launches the Galaxy SmartTag+; A look at the history of CryptoPunks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google announces its I/O plans; Facebook tests an audio Q&A feature; Patreon triples its valuation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

European regulators have questions about a Facebook data breach; Clubhouse adds payments; Robotics company has SPAC plans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court announces several tech-related rulings; LG will shut down its smartphone business; A deep dive into the story of StockX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple adds classic titles to Apple Arcade; Microsoft experiences an outage; Coinbase is going public Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tiger Global closes a $6.65 billion fund; Facebook gives users more tools to encourage COVID vaccination; iPhone app spending continues to grow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook has some thoughts and updates about its News Feed; Siri gets some new voices; Tonal becomes a unicorn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google tries out new ad targeting technology; PayPal adds cryptocurrency support; Substack raises additional funding Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’ve got the details on Boston Dynamics’ upcoming warehouse robot Stretch; Apple releases security patches; Cazoo is going public via SPAC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon pushes back against unionization; WeWork eyes the SPAC route; New spyware on Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tech executives face Congress; Spotify gets a redesign; Snapchat is developing a new Remix feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Slack launches a new direct messaging feature; Amazon Web Services gets a new leader; A round up of our favorite Y Combinator startups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OnePlus unveils new hardware; Apple updates its educational offerings; Facebook reveals plans for its next developer conference Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dispo is in the midst of a sexual assault controversy; Zoom introduces an SDK; Android owners will have to continue waiting for Clubhouse access Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook develops a new way to interact with AR; Uber’s facial recognition policy faces scrutiny; SpaceX’s Starship rocket booster hits a major milestone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

YouTube Shorts comes to the U.S.; Amazon starts testing electric delivery vans in San Francisco; New data suggests the impact of Google Play’s recent changes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Uber changes driver classification following a legal defeat in the U.K; Facebook says it will crack down on rule-breaking Groups; Snap makes an e-commerce acquisition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google is letting developers keep more of their Play revenue; Instagram adds teen safety features; We examine the global distribution of venture funding Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stripe gets a mind-boggling valuation; Facebook promotes COVID vaccines; Elon Musk has an interesting new title Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A prominent Republican senator weighs in on Amazon’s labor disputes; Microsoft reports a security vulnerability in Exchange; We examine ByteDance’s gaming strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The artist Beeple scores a huge NFT sale; Twitter Spaces are coming soon; Seth Rogen’s weed startup launches in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple is making a big investment in Germany; Russia takes aim at Twitter; Roblox goes public Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dropbox acquires a secure document-sharing startup; Sonos announces a new speaker; Google makes hotel listings free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PayPal acquires a cryptocurrency startup; Apple discontinues the iMac Pro; McAfee sells its enterprise business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some Tesla fans aren’t ready to say goodbye to the company’s forums; Optimizely’s co-founder has a new company; An Indonesian logistics startup raises $170 million Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Square buys a majority stake in Jay-Z’s Tidal; WhatsApp improves its desktop app; Hopin raises even more funding Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google says it’s focusing on privacy-friendly approaches to ad targeting; Okta acquires Auth0; A ‘Flying taxi’ startup raises $241 million Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft shows off a new AR/VR meeting platform; Uber spins out a robotics startup; Compass files to go public Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A challenger bank raises funding at a massive valuation; Instagram adds Live Rooms; and Google updates Workspace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook unveils another experimental app; Atlassian acquires a data visualization startup; Newsela becomes a unicorn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitter reveals its move into paid subscriptions; Australia passes its media bargaining law; Coinbase files its S-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We check out Amazon’s new smart home device; Airbnb ads flexible search; Hopin is raising even more money Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Facebook-Australia news battle seems to have reached an end; Android gets an update; Lucid Motors is going public via SPAC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spotify makes a number of announcements; Netflix introduces an intriguing new feature; Clubhouse faces security concerns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Uber loses a legal battle over driver classification; We survey mobility investors; New data suggests a COVID-19 vaccine should be easier to transport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We explore the fallout of Facebook’s news ban; WhatsApp addresses privacy; Perseverance lands on Mars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook plays hardball in Australia; Epic Games expands its fight against Apple; New York’s attorney general sues Amazon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A space startup connected to the International Space Station raises $130 million; Atlassian releases a new version of Trello; Bitcoin briefly passes $50,000 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Summary: Parler returns from limbo; Uber lobbies Europe; More details about Notion’s outage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jack Dorsey and Jay Z create a bitcoin endowment; Datadog acquires a Startup Battlefield company; BuzzFeed experiments with AI-generated quizzes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take an in-depth look at TikTok usage in Russia; Facebook’s Oversight Board looks beyond Facebook; Sesame Workshop backs an edtech fund Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook tries to get less political; Oracle’s TikTok acquisition may not be happening; Twitter says Donald Trump is banned forever Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reddit raises more funding; Shopify expands payments to Facebook; and a study suggests that the Apple Watch might be able to predict COVID diagnoses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DoorDash acquires a salad-making robotics startup; Twitter confirms subscription plans; and Tesla makes a big bet on bitcoin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Myanmar’s government extends its internet crackdown; Microsoft’s lobbying arm blacklists presidential election objectors; and Dublin’s Frontline Ventures raises a new fund Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft tries to improve corporate intranet; Google will offer new smartphone health measurements; and 23andMe is going public via SPAC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TikTok announces additional steps to fight misinformation; Myanmar’s military cracks down on Facebook; and Google’s subsea cable goes online Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Bezos era is ending; Uber acquires Drizly; and Tesla recalls 135,000 vehicles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google rethinks its gaming strategy; Microsoft rolls out its quantum computing platform; and UiPath is now valued at $35 billion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices