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Zoom will pay $85M to settle lawsuit over 'Zoombombing,' user privacy; Why Square is shelling out $29B to snag BNPL player Afterpay; Amazon will pay you $10 for your palm print Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk calls Apple’s App Store fees ‘a de facto global tax on the Internet;’ A Tesla Megapack caught fire at the Victorian Big Battery facility in Australia; EU hits Amazon with record-breaking $887M GDPR fine over data misuse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft in talks to back India’s Oyo; Amazon’s Fire TV Cube now supports Zoom calls on your TV; PayPal’s new ‘super app,’ to include messaging, is ready to launch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duolingo’s IPO pricing is great news for edtech startups; Walmart to sell its e-commerce technologies to other retailers; Twitter launches US e-commerce pilot that lets users shop from profiles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shopify allows merchants to sell NFTs directly through their storefronts; Google TV mobile app redesign adds new services and recommendations; Pinterest rolls out new features that let creators make money from pins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rivian raises another $2.5B, pushing its EV war chest up to $10.5B; Data-driven iteration helped China’s Genki Forest become a $6B beverage giant in 5 years; Box unwraps its answer to the $3.8B e-signature market: Box Sign Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GM recalls Bolt EVs once again over fire risks; Paystand banks $50M to make B2B payments cashless and with no fees; GM recalls Bolt EVs once again over fire risks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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