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Plus - Spotify says it’s fixing the bug that caused Premium users to hear ads; Reddit adds new tools to help users contribute and connect across its platform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Prime Video tests AI dubbing for select movies and TV series; Apple adds AI-powered app review summaries with iOS 18.4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Amazon is reportedly developing its own AI ‘reasoning’ model; OpenAI launches $50M grant program to help fund academic research Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Google upgrades Colab with an AI agent tool; Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins Frank McCourt’s TikTok bid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus, Tesla applies for ride-hail permit in California—but there's a catch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Katy Perry, Gayle King, and Lauren Sánchez headed to space on Blue Origin mission; Instagram may spin off Reels into a separate app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Google makes it easier to delete personal info from Search results; YouTube surpasses 1B monthly podcast viewers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - DoorDash to pay delivery workers nearly $17M for using tips to cover wages; Sam Bankman-Fried’s first post from prison isn’t even good Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - SoundCloud partners with TicketMaster to let artists list events; Google Drive users can now access and search transcripts for videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus, a report says AI coding assistants aren’t a panacea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Instagram’s new ad format lets creators get paid for testimonials in comments; Spotify partners with ElevenLabs to expand its library of AI-narrated audiobooks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google’s ‘Career Dreamer’ uses AI to help you explore job possibilities; Instagram upgrades DMs with music-sharing, message scheduling, translation and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Fiverr wants gig workers to offload some of their work to AI; Facebook now only stores live videos for 30 days, will delete old broadcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the U.S. for four years now due to concerns about user data potentially being accessed by the Chinese government. Just this past month, the app experienced a temporary outage in the U.S. that left millions of users in suspense before it was quickly restored. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus, Instagram tests a 'dislike' button for comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Meta CTO says staff should quit if they don’t like Meta’s new policies; Google Gemini now brings receipts to your AI chats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Las Vegas just got a Netflix restaurant; Meta in talks to acquire AI chip firm FuriosaAI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calls Musk’s bid an attempt to ‘slow us down’; Built on Bluesky, Pinksky brings its Instagram-like app to Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Apple Music adds a better-sounding Spatial Audio version of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show; TikTok wants Android users to sideload its app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices