Activision Blizzard acquisition by Microsoft for $68.7 billion, 260 million individual users of China’s digital yuan wallet, Shopify tie-up with JD to enter China, 25 million subscribers of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass and more. If you like this episode, share it with your friends and make sure to hit the subscribe button! News in this episode: https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/18/snapchat-fentanyl-opioid-crisis-update/ (TechCrunch): Snapchat says it’s getting better at finding illicit drug dealers before users do https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/18/22889359/coinbase-mastercard-nft-marketplace-payments (The Verge): Coinbase will let you pay with Mastercard in its upcoming NFT marketplace https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/18/gopuff-launches-private-label-products-starting-with-bottled-water.html (CNBC): GoPuff launches line of private label products, starting with bottled water https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/18/ford-and-adt-launch-joint-venture-new-product-to-prevent-theft-from-vehicles/ (TechCrunch): Ford and ADT team up to prevent theft from vehicles https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/18/twitter-expands-misinformation-reporting-feature-to-more-international-markets/ (TechCrunch): Twitter expands misinformation reporting feature to more international markets https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/18/space-investing-q4-report-companies-hit-record-14point5-billion-in-2021.html (CNBC): Investment in space companies hit record $14.5 billion in 2021, report says https://thenextweb.com/news/bp-ev-chargers-soon-more-profitable-than-pumps-heres-how-it-can-happen (TNW | Shift): BP says its EV chargers will be more profitable than pumps — here’s how it can happen https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/18/22889180/ai-language-summary-scientific-research-tldr-papers (The Verge): A new use for AI: summarizing scientific research for seven-year-olds https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/18/22406059/xbox-game-pass-subscribers-25-million-microsoft-activision (The Verge): Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service grows to 25 million subscribers TechRadar: 5G C-band could lead to 'chaos' warn major airlines https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/18/22889258/microsoft-activision-blizzard-xbox-acquisition-call-of-duty-overwatch (The Verge): Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion https://www.engadget.com/google-changed-the-white-noise-on-nest-devices-and-users-are-not-happy-125022202.html (Engadget): People are losing sleep after Google replaced the 'white noise' sound on Nest speakers https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/18/starbucks-meituan-tie-up-expands-coffee-delivery-in-china.html (CNBC): Starbucks expands coffee delivery and services in China through tie-up with Meituan https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/18/wayve-raises-200m-series-b-led-by-eclipse-for-its-ai-for-autonomous-delivery-vehicles/ (TechCrunch): Wayve raises $200M Series B led by Eclipse for its AI for autonomous delivery vehicles https://www.techradar.com/news/facebook-meta-patents-would-fill-the-metaverse-with-ads (TechRadar): Facebook Meta patents would fill the metaverse with ads https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/18/permiso-stealth-cloud-security/ (TechCrunch): Permiso emerges from stealth with $10M to tackle the next wave of cloud security https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/18/verana-health-closes-150m-to-glean-more-detail-from-electronic-health-records/ (TechCrunch): Verana Health closes $150M to glean more detail from electronic health records https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/18/shopify-and-jd-tie-up-to-let-us-merchants-sell-in-china.html (CNBC): Shopify steps up China expansion through tie-up with e-commerce giant JD.com https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/18/turkish-mobile-gaming-startup-dream-games-raises-255-million.html (CNBC): Turkish mobile gaming start-up defies economic turmoil to hit a $2.75 billion valuation https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/18/chinas-digital-yuan-wallet-now-has-260-million-individual-users/ (TechCrunch): China’s digital yuan wallet now has 260 million individual users...