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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

Supreme Court revives LinkedIn case to protect user data from web scrapers; Stripe goes beyond payments with Stripe Identity to provide AI-based ID verification for transactions and much more; Redwood Materials is setting up shop near the Tesla Gigafactory as part of broader expansion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices