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Spotify CEO hints HiFi tier delay is related to licensing issues; Meta adds ‘personal boundaries’ to Horizon Worlds and Venues to fight harassment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook isn’t growing anymore; Google Workspace goes all in on shadow IT; Homeland Security establishes the Cyber Safety Review Board to learn the mistakes from past cyber incidents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GitHub introduces sponsor-only repositories; Spotify backlash over Joe Rogan did little to boost its streaming rivals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple News launches its first daily local newsletter, targeting Bay Area readers; India proposes 30% tax on crypto and NFTs income; GM’s Chevy Silverado EV already has 110,000 reservations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spotify, Joe Rogan address COVID-19 content backlash; Pinterest’s AR shopping feature expands to include furniture and home décor; Sony snaps up ‘Halo’ and ‘Destiny’ creator Bungie for $3.6B Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Suite users migrate to free Google accounts; Latest Apple OS betas deliver Face ID with a mask and Universal Control Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

EV battery maker LG Energy Solution becomes South Korea’s second most valuable firm in IPO debut; Messenger upgrades its end-to-end encrypted chat experience; Disney+ is expanding to 42 more countries this summer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spotify is removing Neil Young’s music after falling out over Joe Rogan; Apple releases iOS 15.3 with fix for ‘actively exploited’ iPhone flaw; Snap upgrades its AR Shopping features with real-time pricing, more product details Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Young plans to pull his music from Spotify over Joe Rogan COVID misinformation; Google kills off FLoC, replaces it with Topics; YouTube is considering NFTs, CEO’s letter suggests Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google gets hit with a new lawsuit over ‘deceptive’ location tracking; NBCUniversal is partnering with TikTok for the Winter Olympics; Panasonic’s higher-capacity Tesla battery could enter production in 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices