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Blue Origin’s New Shepard carries Jeff Bezos and three crew members to space and back; Facebook onboards another 31 newsletter writers on Bulletin; Facebook onboards another 31 newsletter writers on Bulletin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colombian on-demand delivery startup Rappi raises ‘over’ $500M at a $5.25B valuation; CNN+ streaming service will offer live and on-demand content in early 2022; Uber expands its grocery delivery service Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Intel rumored to be in talks to buy chip manufacturer GlobalFoundries for $30B; Tumblr’s parent company is buying popular podcast app Pocket Casts; India’s Delhivery bags $100 million from FedEx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Xiaomi global shipments push past Apple for No. 2 spot; Blue Origin’s final passenger for its first human spaceflight will be 18-year-old Oliver Daemen; SPACs keep rolling as autonomous vehicle startup Aurora targets blank-check debut with $13B valuation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook is shook, asks for removal of FTC Chair Khan from antitrust cases against it; Amazon launches its mobile-first Kindle Vella serialized story platform; Twilio’s new tools will let anyone add live video and audio to their apps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Discord buys Sentropy, which makes AI software that fights online harassment; Facebook adds a ‘Payout Time Bonus’ to help retain bug bounty hunters; Apple introduces a $99 MagSafe Battery Pack for the iPhone 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk defends Tesla’s $2.6B acquisition of SolarCity in Delaware court; Android 12 will let you play games before they finish downloading; Virgin Galactic and Richard Branson celebrate launch of first passengers into space Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

EU fines BMW, VW $1B for running emissions cartel; Startups have never had it so good; Biden’s sweeping executive order takes on Big Tech’s ‘bad mergers,’ ISPs and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beyond Meat launches plant-based chicken tenders at US restaurants; Dropbox is reimagining the workplace with Dropbox Studios; Instacart hires Facebook executive as new CEO ahead of expected IPO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pakistan’s growing tech ecosystem is finally taking off; Turning IRL surgery into a VR game; Former U.S. president needs money Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nobody wins as DoD finally pulls the plug on controversial $10B JEDI contract; Verizon demos THOR, its new vehicle for frontline rapid humanitarian response; Twitter shares its ideas around new privacy features, including a way to hide your account from searches Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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