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Paramount+ has nearly 40 million subscribers: Twitter 'Circle' test limits tweets to close friends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon ends paid COVID-19 leave policy for workers Word Count: 295; ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ drops to a new low of $40 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon's pandemic boom is over: Flavored e-cigarettes are exempt from the FDA's proposed menthol ban Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You can now ask Google to remove phone numbers from search results;'Disney Dreamlight Valley' looks like Animal Crossing with Wall-E and Moana Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sifu' is getting difficulty options to help more people actually finish the game;Ableton's updated Learning Synths website can record and export your musical doodles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple Music and the App Store are experiencing issues;Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44 billion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitter is reportedly re-examining Elon Musk’s $43 billion takeover bid; Someone left a prototype Google Pixel Watch at a restaurant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sony is looking into ad-supported games now, too; For $200, Best Buy will haul away your two biggest hunks of tech junk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Instagram's latest algorithm tweak will 'value original content more'; Garmin unveils new Vívosmart fitness tracker after nearly four years Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Netflix isn't blaming the pandemic recovery for its lost subscribers; Cre8Audio's NiftyKeys is a MIDI controller you can build a Eurorack synth in Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First Playdate orders begin shipping today; Netflix is making an 'Exploding Kittens' mobile game and TV series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tesla investors say a judge found Elon Musk’s ‘funding secured’ tweet was misleading; Tesla will no longer include a mobile charger with new vehicle purchases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NASA hopes to make space more accessible by addressing socioeconomic barriers; Meta teases a web version of Horizon Worlds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dungeons and Dragons owner Hasbro buys up D&D Beyond:Governor Newsom faces accusations of meddling in Activision Blizzard lawsuit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Snapchat lets news outlets automatically share articles as stories; Beats is rolling out some handy features for Android users Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden administration cracks down on 3D-printed 'ghost guns';Epic Games receives $2 billion investment from Sony and Lego's parent company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

'Kingdom Hearts IV' features a new look for series protagonist Sora ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ has the best opening weekend for a video game movie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitter test lets you 'unmention' yourself in tweets; Wordle’s Wordlebot will analyze how badly you played Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Xbox controllers can now switch TV input back to your console;THQ Nordic will host a digital game showcase on August 12th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JLab's $60 JBuds Air Pro can connect to two devices simultaneously;Germany seizes the world's largest, longest-serving dark web market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DOJ seizes $34 million of crypto from the dark web seller; Amazon's planned worker chat app would reportedly ban words like 'union' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Someone modded ‘Doom’ to add ray-tracing;NASA delays SLS Moon rocket test due to safety concerns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You can now share YouTube videos directly to Snapchat; Windows' revamped phone sync app puts Android notifications up front Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

White House launches covid.gov with testing and treatment resources;YouTube TV finally supports picture-in-picture on iOS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No one asked for a hamburger vending machine, and RoboBurger answered;Hackers swipe nearly $600 million from a 'play to earn' crypto game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices