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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

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