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TikTok is building its own AR development platform, TikTok Effect Studio; PayPal expands the ability to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency to the UK; Givz raises $3M in seed funding to make donations a marketing tool for businesses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SiriusXM launches ‘TikTok Radio,’ a music channel featuring viral hits hosted by TikTok stars; Peloton’s Android app hints at long-rumored rowing machine; Spotify to spend $1B buying its own stock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OnlyFans bans explicit content; General Motors and AT&T will offer 5G connectivity in certain vehicles from model year 2024; In growing battle with TikTok, Facebook to test ‘Facebook Reels’ in the US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

T-Mobile says at least 47M current and former customers affected by hack; Apple walks back controversial Safari changes with iOS 15 beta 6 update; Mealworm farming company Beta Hatch raises $10M Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hopper raises $175M at $3.5B+ valuation as travel surges and its fintech tools help offset variant concerns; Apple’s sustainability-focused Impact Accelerator invites first 15 Black- and brown-owned companies; Brazil’s Nuvemshop raises $500M at a $3.1B valuation months after last raise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

US safety regulator opens investigation into Tesla Autopilot following crashes with parked emergency vehicles; Tinder will soon make voluntary ID Verification available globally; Cisco beefing up app monitoring portfolio with acquisition of Epsagon for $500M Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook is bringing end-to-end encryption to Messenger calls and Instagram DMs; Argentine fintech Ualá lands $350M at a $2.45B valuation in SoftBank, Tencent-led round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Box reports earnings early to give shareholders time to review financials ahead of board vote; A new Senate bill would totally upend Apple and Google’s app store dominance; TikTok to add more privacy protections for teenaged users, limit push notifications Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitter redesigns website and app with new font, less clutter and high-contrast features; E-commerce-as-a-service platform Cart.com picks up $98M to give brands scaling tools; Here’s everything Samsung announced this morning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Venmo to allow credit card holders to automatically buy cryptocurrency with their cash back; Amazon says it will now compensate consumers for defective products sold on its marketplace; Jerry raises $75M at a $450M valuation to build a car ownership ‘super app’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Car-sharing startup Turo has filed confidentially for an IPO; Instagram tests ads in its Shop tab; SpaceX to acquire satellite connectivity startup Swarm Technologies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SpaceX stacks the full Starship launch system for the first time, standing nearly 400 feet tall; Verifiable secures $17M for its API that manages healthcare provider information; ​​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple confirms it will begin scanning iCloud Photos for child abuse images; Twitter Spaces now let you invite co-hosts; Automakers urge greater government investment to meet Biden’s EV sales target Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Robinhood is now a stonk; Match Group to add audio and video chat, including group live video, to its dating app portfolio; Launchpad hiccups indefinitely delay Boeing’s troubled Starliner orbital test Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fleet your last Fleet — the Twitter feature vanishes today; Google Maps on iOS adds live location sharing in iMessage, home screen widget, dark mode; Nikola cuts delivery outlook for its electric semi trucks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Zoom will pay $85M to settle lawsuit over 'Zoombombing,' user privacy; Why Square is shelling out $29B to snag BNPL player Afterpay; Amazon will pay you $10 for your palm print Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk calls Apple’s App Store fees ‘a de facto global tax on the Internet;’ A Tesla Megapack caught fire at the Victorian Big Battery facility in Australia; EU hits Amazon with record-breaking $887M GDPR fine over data misuse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft in talks to back India’s Oyo; Amazon’s Fire TV Cube now supports Zoom calls on your TV; PayPal’s new ‘super app,’ to include messaging, is ready to launch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duolingo’s IPO pricing is great news for edtech startups; Walmart to sell its e-commerce technologies to other retailers; Twitter launches US e-commerce pilot that lets users shop from profiles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shopify allows merchants to sell NFTs directly through their storefronts; Google TV mobile app redesign adds new services and recommendations; Pinterest rolls out new features that let creators make money from pins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rivian raises another $2.5B, pushing its EV war chest up to $10.5B; Data-driven iteration helped China’s Genki Forest become a $6B beverage giant in 5 years; Box unwraps its answer to the $3.8B e-signature market: Box Sign Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GM recalls Bolt EVs once again over fire risks; Paystand banks $50M to make B2B payments cashless and with no fees; GM recalls Bolt EVs once again over fire risks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A DNS outage just took down a large chunk of the internet; Rivian is planning a second US factory; Tesla, BHP ink supply deal for nickel ahead of demand surge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clubhouse is now out of beta and open to everyone; Argo, Ford to launch self-driving vehicles on Lyft’s ride-hailing app; Amazon aims to inject new life into Alexa with release of developer tools and features Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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