Thu. 11/03 – How About Some Non-Twitter News?

Is TikTok still in danger of running afoul of government bans? WhatsApp gets Groups. Gmail gets package tracking. Instagram gets NFT minting. Patreon gets video hosting. Layoffs come for Stripe. Yes, there was some Twitter news too. And is the Adobe/Figma deal in trouble?

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Links:

• TikTok tells European users its staff in China get access to their data (The Guardian)
• WhatsApp officially launches its new discussion group feature, Communities (TechCrunch)
• Gmail to add a new package tracking feature ahead of holiday shopping season (TechCrunch)
• Meta’s Instagram Plans NFT Minting, Trading Tools (Decrypt)
• Patreon’s long-awaited video hosting feature is finally rolling out to creators (The Verge)
• Elon Musk Aims to Start Charging for Twitter Verification Next Week (Bloomberg)
• Stripe Cuts Headcount by 14%, Prepares for ‘Leaner Times’ (Bloomberg)
• DOJ takes aim at Adobe's $20 billion deal (Politico)