Instagram walks back full-screen home feed, Spotify’s new personalized playlist, every protein structure from DeepMind 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://www.theverge.com/2022/7/28/23282682/instagram-rollback-tiktok-feed-recommendations-interview-adam-mosseri (The Verge): Instagram is walking back its changes for now — Adam Mosseri explains why https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/28/social-subscription-snapchat-is-already-faring-better-than-twitter-blue/ (TechCrunch): Social subscription Snapchat+ is already faring better than Twitter Blue https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/28/tiktok-begins-pilot-testing-html5-mini-games-with-a-handful-of-partners/ (TechCrunch): TikTok begins pilot testing HTML5 mini-games with a handful of partners https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/28/23282148/instagram-race-ethnicity-survey-researchers-you-gov (The Verge): Instagram will start asking some users for their race or ethnicity https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/28/smartphone-sales-drop-sharply-in-china/ (TechCrunch): Smartphone sales drop sharply in China https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/28/23282156/ev-tax-credit-used-vehicle-senate-deal-schumer-manchin (The Verge): EV tax credits are back — and bigger — in new Senate climate bill https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/28/google-announces-new-play-store-policies-around-intrusive-ads-impersonation-and-more/ (TechCrunch): Google announces new Play Store policies around intrusive ads, impersonation and more https://www.techradar.com/news/wix-has-a-new-ai-powered-website-builder-editor (TechRadar): Wix has a new AI-powered website builder editor https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/28/bill-gates-breakthrough-energy-ventures-backs-air-conditioning-startup.html (CNBC): Air conditioning is a climate disaster and Bill Gates is investing in this startup to fix it https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/28/spotify-forks-out-295m-for-findaway-podsights-chartable-and-sonantic-filing-reveals/ (TechCrunch): Spotify forks out $295M for Findaway, Podsights, Chartable, and Sonantic, filing reveals https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/28/retool-raises-45m-at-a-3-2b-valuation-to-make-building-custom-software-as-easy-as-buying-off-the-shelf/ (TechCrunch): Retool raises $45M at a $3.2B valuation to make building custom software as easy as buying off the shelf https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/28/23281394/microsoft-data-centers-hydrogen-fuel-cells (The Verge): Can hydrogen fuel cells power Microsoft data centers? https://www.techradar.com/news/peacock-suffers-another-huge-loss-as-subscribers-stall-are-more-cancelations-on-the-way (TechRadar): Peacock suffers another huge loss as subscribers stall, are more cancelations on the way? https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/28/spotifys-friends-mix-playlist/ (TechCrunch): Spotify’s new personalized playlist will recommend tracks based on what your friends are listening to https://www.engadget.com/nasa-mars-sample-return-program-114053940.html (Engadget): NASA plans to bring rock samples back from Mars with the help of two space helicopters https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/28/jack-ma-gives-up-control-ant-group/ (TechCrunch): Jack Ma to give up control of fintech giant Ant Group: WSJ https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/28/23280743/deepmind-alphafold-protein-database-alphabet (The Verge): DeepMind found the structure of nearly every protein known to science https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/28/23282007/electricity-demands-london-data-centers-blocking-new-housing-development (The Verge): The electricity demands of data centers are making it harder to build new homes in London https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/28/23281538/snap-snapchat-ar-game-ghost-phone-found-phone-mystery (The Verge): Snap’s first AR game is a spooky ‘found phone’ mystery https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/28/23281956/twitter-status-feature-test (The Verge): Twitter goes full circle with Status feature test