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Elon Musk secures financing for a tender offer on Twitter, Google announced new cookie banners for Europe, and the newly launched CNN+ streaming service will shutdown on April 30th. Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Warner Brothers Discovery will close CNN+ on April 30th, the UK's Department of Transport proposes updates to the Highway Code to prepare for self-driving vehicles, and Twitter launches a beta to highlight third-party services. Get the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google announced new cookie banners for Europe, Elon Musk secures financing for a tender offer on Twitter, and Instagram changes its ranking algorithm to favor original content. Get the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Netflix plans to introduce ad-supported plans, Amazon lists jobs for an unannounced AR/VR project, and Just Eat Takeaway is in talks to sell GrubHub. Get the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US Ninth Circuit of Appeals affirms web scraping is legal, WhatsApp delays Communities rollout in Brazil until post-election, and Microsoft increased bug bounties. Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft reportedly plans to bring advertising to free-to-play Xbox games, Gizmodo begins publishing the Facebook Papers, and Mastercard sees e-commerce sales decrease for the first time since 2013. Get the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk's bid for Twitter is under evaluation by the board, Meta will take a 47.5% commission on transactions in Horizon Worlds, and Amazon adds fuel and inflation surcharge. Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta CTO Andrew Bozworth said the company plans to launch a web version of Horizon Worlds, China bans livestreaming of games not licensed in the country, and WhatsApp tests a new Communities feature. Get the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk offered to take Twitter private for $43 billion, Meta hopes to release two AR glasses products in 2024, and Reddit now surfaces comments in search. Get the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DuckDuckGo launches a beta for a Mac browser, Meta will take a 47.5% commission on transactions in Horizon Worlds, and Samsung expands its digital car key feature in South Korea. Get the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FitBit approved to monitor heart rhythms, Meta tests creators making money in the metaverse Horizon Worlds, and Apple gets patents for game controller designs. Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced Elon Musk declined to join Twitter's board, Microsoft launched Autopatch to keep endpoints up to date, and chip tool makers warn clients of wait times of 18 months or more. Get the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk joins Twitter's Board of Directors, Uber will add support for multiple transit options in the UK, and Meta reportedly began working on virtual currency for the metaverse. Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter tests an unmention feature, Tesla will start selling Cybertrucks in 2023, and Google to offer Pixel replacement parts through iFixit. Get the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta reportedly began working on a virtual currency for the metaverse, Google releases a beta of multisearch in Google Lens, and security researchers find a data harvesting SDK on 60 million mobile devices. Get the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google announced the Pathways Langauge Model, or PaLM, able to understand commonsense reasoning tasks and explain jokes, Uber will add support for booking trains, buses, and planes in the UK, and Twitter will test an edit button with Twitter Blue Labs. Get the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk joins Twitter's Board of Directors, Mailchimp confirmed hackers stole data for crypto phishing attacks, and Roscosmos says it will only continue ISS activity when sanctions are lifted. Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alphabet's Wing will launch on-demand drone delivery in the US on April 7th, Elon Musk bought a 9.2% stake in Twitter, and Microsoft reorganizes its Android projects under the Android Microsoft Platform and Experiences unit. The the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bloomberg reports Apple and Meta sent user info to people abusing Emergency Data Requests, Samsung will work with iFixit to provide replacement parts to consumers, and Sony announced three-tiered PlayStation Plus changes. Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung will work with iFixit to provide replacement parts to consumers, Microsoft reportedly plans to launch an Xbox Game Pass Family Plan this year, and Google rolls out stylistic and writing suggestions in Docs. Get the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Intel announces its discrete Arc A-Series GPUs, Bloomberg reports Apple and Meta sent user information to people abusing Emergency Data Requests, and Bitdefender details a recently patched vulnerability in Wyze cameras that was first disclosed in 2019. Get the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China reportedly drafts rules to regulate live-streaming, FedEx will test autonomous cargo flights, and Motorola jumps to #3 in US smartphone marketshare. Get the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sony announced their three-tiered PlayStation Plus changes, Bungie sues over fraudulent DMCA takedowns on YouTube, and YouTube tests emoji reactions. Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple TV+ became the first streaming service to have a movie win the Academy Award for Best Picture, Transport for London grants Uber a 30-month license, and the European Space agency is seeing if Android phones can be used to improve weather forecasts. Get the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Russian court rules Meta is an "extremist" organization, the EU announced the Digital Markets Act, and Instacart will offer its Instacart Platform to grocery retailers. Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.