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FTC orders AI companies to dish on investments, partnerships and meetings; PayPal to pilot new AI-powered updates, including a cash-back feature and ‘Smart Receipts’; Study shows kids spent 60% more time on TikTok than YouTube last year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BeReal is onboarding brands and celebs; Twitch announces 60/40 revenue split in expanded Plus Program; Google announces new AI-powered features for education Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vroom hits the brakes on its online used car business; TikTok lays off 60 employees; Google Chrome gains AI features Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Disney's solution to VR’s movement problem; X says a bug caused numerous posts to be labeled as ‘sensitive media’; Only 150+ apps have been designed specifically for Apple’s Vision Pro, so far Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon confirms more layoffs, impacting its Buy with Prime unit; LoanDepot outage drags into second week after ransomware attack; Japan's SLIM mission makes historic Moon landing, but its time is running out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft makes its AI-powered reading tutor free; Instagram’s new ‘nighttime nudges’ aim to reduce teens’ time on the app; Reddit plans to launch IPO in March Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

YouTube to eliminate 100 employees as layoffs at Google continue; Google introduces ‘Circle to Search, a new way to search from anywhere on Android using gestures; iPhone has overtaken Samsung for the first time ever as the best-selling smartphone in 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OpenAI announces team to build ‘crowdsourced’ governance ideas; Uber is closing alcohol delivery service Drizly three years after acquisition; Apple Vision Pro to launch with 150 3D movies and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft launches a Pro plan for Copilot; FedEx announces its own commerce platform for merchants; LG opens its first US EV charging factory in Texas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Instagram cuts 60 jobs, eliminating a layer of management at the company; Threads will allow you to follow Mastodon users by year-end, according to Meta meeting details; Hertz is selling its EVs because it botched the rollout for ride-share drivers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices