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3:14

TikTok launches Jump, a third-party integration tool

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2021/06/22

TikTok announced today the launch of its Jump program, which expands the app’s potential for third-party integrations. TikTok began beta-testing this feature in February with Whisk, a recipe-sharing app, though only select creators could use the feature. Now, Jump will start rolling out to all users with an expanded slate of partners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:35

Music licensing marketplace Songtradr raises $50M

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2021/06/21

Music licensing marketplace Songtradr this morning announced a $50 million Series D. The oversubscribed round – which features Regal, Aware Super, Perennial, Argo and Greencape – follows a $30 million raise last August, bringing the Los Angeles company’s total funding to north of $100 million. The platform licenses music to high profile names for advertising, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:53

Delivery service Gopuff acquires rideOS for $115...

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2021/06/21

On-demand goods, food and alcohol delivery service Gopuff has acquired fleet management platform rideOS for $115 million to $125 million, sources familiar with the deal say. This acquisition comes just a few months after the Philadelphia-based startup announced a $1.15 billion funding round at a $8.9 billion valuation, up from $3.9 billion in October. Last […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:41

Tiger Global in talks to back BharatPe at $2.5...

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2021/06/18

Indian fintech startup BharatPe is in advanced stages of talks to raise about $250 million in a new financing round led by Tiger Global, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:39

Instagram’s TikTok rival, Reels, rolls out ads worldwide

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2021/06/18

Instagram Reels are getting ads. The company announced today it’s launching ads in its short-form video platform and TikTok rival, Reels, to businesses and advertisers worldwide. The ads will be up to 30 seconds in length, like Reels themselves, and vertical in format, similar to ads found in Instagram Stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:00

Lincoln’s first EV will arrive in 2022 with three...

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2021/06/17

The first EV will come to market just in time for Lincoln’s 100th birthday celebration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:12

Facebook will begin beaming advertisements into...

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2021/06/17

Well, it was only a matter of time. Advertising giant Facebook announced Wednesday that they’re going to begin testing advertising inside virtual reality titles on its Oculus platform soon. The first roll-out is limited enough, with Facebook testing ads inside a single gaming shooter title: BlastonÂ fromÂ Resolution Games. They are interestingly not rolling this out with […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:33

Everyone you know is a Disney princess, which means...

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2021/06/16

This weekend, all of your friends morphed one by one into animated, Pixar-inspired characters. This isn’t a fever dream, and you’re not alone. On Thursday, Snapchat released a Cartoon 3D Style Lens, which uses AR to make you look like a background character from “Frozen.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:27

Intel announces two new 11th-gen chips and a 5G M.2...

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2021/06/16

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3:47

Jaguar Land Rover to develop a Defender-like hydrogen...

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2021/06/15

Jaguar Land Rover is developing a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle based on the new Defender SUV and plans to begin testing the prototype next year. The prototype program, known as Project Zeus, is part of JLR’s larger aim to only produce zero-tailpipe emissions vehicles by 20236. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:05

Supreme Court revives LinkedIn case to protect user...

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2021/06/15

The Supreme Court has given LinkedIn another chance to stop a rival company from scraping personal information from users’ public profiles, a practice LinkedIn says should be illegal but one that could have broad ramifications for internet researchers and archivists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:57

Niantic is working with Hasbro on a Pokémon GO-style...

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2021/06/14

Niantic has encouraged the world to roam the streets as Pokémon trainers and wizards… next up? Time to transform and roll out. 80’s mega toy Transformers is the latest IP to partner with Niantic to build a map-heavy, geolocation-centric game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:53

NASA seeking proposals for two new private astronaut...

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2021/06/14

NASA said Friday it was seeking proposals from commercial companies for two new private crewed missions to the International Space Station. The first mission would likely take place between fall of 2022 and mid-2023. The second one would follow sometime between mid-2023 and the end of 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:38

U.S. PC shipments soar 73% in the first quarter as...

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2021/06/11

With pent up demand from the pandemic, Canalys reports that U.S. PC shipments were up 73% over the same period last year. That added up to a total of 34 million units sold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:35

Dark Sky iOS app and website are likely shutting down...

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2021/06/11

After Apple acquired Dark Sky in March of 2020, we all knew the super-granular weather app was probably headed for shutdown. But while the company announced that the Android app would go dark in July of the same year, things were left a bit more open-ended for the iOS app. There would be “no changes” […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:23

Apple is bringing Shortcuts to the Mac and starts...

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2021/06/10

Apple has announced the next major version of macOS at WWDC 2021 —Â macOS Monterey. Among other features, Apple is going to release Shortcuts on macOS. It’s going to look and work a lot like Shortcuts on iOS and iPadOS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:30

Paytm, India’s most valuable startup, confirms plan...

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2021/06/10

Paytm, India’s most valuable startup, confirmed to its shareholders and employees on Monday that it plans to file for an IPO. In a letter to shareholders and employees, Paytm said that it plans to raise money by issuing fresh equity in the IPO, and also sell existing shareholders’ shares at the event. The startup has […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:35

Global smartphone market continues rebound with 26%...

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2021/06/09

More signs of the global market righting the ship after a disastrous 2020. New figures from Gartner point to 26% increase in global sales year over year for the first quarter of 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:59

Turntable.fm competitor tt.fm launches beta app for...

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2021/06/09

You’d be forgiven for being confused. I’ve been following this story and am currently writing it and I’m still fairly confused. But Turntable (or tt.fm), not to be confused with Turntable.fm (the name of both the original and recently re-released social music app) today just announced that it has launched iOS, Android and desktop versions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:27

Apple releases torrent of updates, and Wall Street yawns

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2021/06/08

Today’s WWDC keynote from Apple covered a huge range of updates. From a new macOS to a refreshed watchOS to a new iOS, better privacy controls, FaceTime updates, and even iCloud+, there was something for everyone in the laundry list of new code. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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