If you liked this episode, share it with your friends and make sure to hit the subscribe button! Welcome to our website at https://www.radioroom.news/welcome (radioroom.news). News in this episode: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/10/instacart-president-carolyn-everson-is-leaving-the-company.html (CNBC): Instacart president Carolyn Everson announces departure just three months after she started https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/10/22827957/senators-bipartisan-pata-act-social-media-transparency-section-230 (The Verge): New social media transparency bill would force Facebook to open up to researchers https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/10/wisdom-seed/ (TechCrunch): Wisdom nabs $2M to build out a social audio marketplace for mentorship https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/10/jumia-reports-30-growth-in-value-of-goods-sold-on-its-platform-during-black-friday-season-this-year/ (TechCrunch): Jumia reports 30% growth in value of goods sold on its platform during Black Friday season this year https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/10/spain-draft-startup-law/ (TechCrunch): Spain moves closer to passing a startup law https://thenextweb.com/news/researchers-use-water-create-safer-more-durable-ev-battery-cell (TNW | Shift): Researchers use water to create a safer and more durable EV battery cell https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/10/22827834/better-com-ceo-vishal-garg-fired-900-people-zoom-time-off (The Verge): The Better CEO who fired 900 people over a Zoom call is taking time off https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/10/nuvocargo-raises-20-5m-at-a-180m-valuation-to-bolster-trade-between-the-us-and-mexico/ (TechCrunch): Nuvocargo raises $20.5M at a $180M valuation to bolster trade between the US and Mexico https://www.techradar.com/news/uk-government-will-invest-more-than-pound116m-to-drive-green-innovation (TechRadar): UK government will invest more than £116m to drive ‘green innovation’ https://thenextweb.com/news/mercedes-benz-announces-eyes-free-autonomous-driving (TNW | Shift): Mercedes-Benz’ new autopilot makes it legal to take your eyes off the road… kinda https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/10/22827727/eve-matter-thread-upgrade-smart-shades-release-date (The Verge): Smart home company Eve plans to use Matter to move beyond Apple’s HomeKit https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/10/22826701/ebike-bronx-frontline-worker-equitable-commute-project-subsidy (The Verge): The e-bike revolution comes to the Bronx https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/10/nubank-hashicorp-provide-startup-market-with-end-of-year-ipo-wins/ (TechCrunch): Nubank, HashiCorp provide startup market with end-of-year IPO wins https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/10/22827708/meta-facebook-instagram-account-lockout-support-tools (The Verge): Facebook finally has live chat support for people who are locked out of their accounts https://thenextweb.com/news/twitter-2021-acquisitions-live-feed-social-analysis (TNW | Plugged): Twitter’s 7 acquisitions in 2021 show its ambition to move beyond the live feed https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/10/anakins-pricing-tool-gives-e-commerce-companies-jump-on-competitors/ (TechCrunch): Anakin’s pricing tool gives e-commerce companies jump on competitors https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/10/tiggy-ready-to-take-on-canadian-food-delivery-incumbents-with-15-minute-option/ (TechCrunch): Tiggy ready to take on Canadian food delivery incumbents with 15-minute option https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/10/bill-gates-invested-in-mangrove-lithium-for-burgeoning-ev-market.html (CNBC): Why Bill Gates invested in this tiny start-up that helps turn lithium into batteries https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/10/earnr-is-a-new-finance-and-tax-app-aimed-at-uk-side-hustle-businesses/ (TechCrunch): Earnr is a new finance and tax app aimed at UK ‘side-hustle’ businesses