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Spotify expands parent-managed accounts for kids to more countries, including the US

Managed Accounts are available to Spotify Premium Family plan members, and allows account holders to manage a separate music-only listening experience for their kids under the age of 13.

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Satellites found exposing unencrypted data, including phone calls and some military comms

Researchers spent the past year alerting affected organizations, including T-Mobile and AT&T, but warn that large amounts of satellite data will remain unencrypted and exposed for some years to come.

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FleetWorks raises $17M to match truckers with cargo faster

Co-founded by a former Uber Freight product manager, and backed by Uber’s lead seed investor, FleetWorks is quickly scooping up customers in the trucking world.

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Instagram to show PG-13 content by default to teens, adds more parental controls

Instagram users under 18 will now by default only see content that adheres to PG-13 ratings applied to movies, avoiding themes like extreme violence, sexual nudity, and graphic drug use.

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SpaceX wraps action-packed Starship V2 era as program moves to V3

Farewell, V2: SpaceX on Monday night sent Starship’s current configuration on one last test flight, in a mission that the company says hit all its key goals, moving the program into its next phase.

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Google to invest $15B in Indian AI infrastructure hub

Google’s investment in India will roll out over the next five years, through 2030.

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India’s Airbound bags $8.65M to build rocket-like drones for one-cent deliveries

Lachy Groom backs Airbound in $8.65M seed round as it launches pilot in Bengaluru.

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Goldman Sachs is acquiring Industry Ventures for up to $965M as alternative VC exits surge

Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire Industry Ventures, a 25-year-old, San Francisco-based investment firm with $7 billion in assets under management, CNBC was first to report on Monday. The deal underscores the growing importance of secondary markets and buyouts as … Continue reading

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Grindr’s owners may take it private after a financial squeeze

Grindr’s majority owners are scrambling to take the LGBTQ+ dating app private after a stock decline triggered a personal financial crisis, according to a report from Semafor.

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