Red hot app Dispo is losing some big name investors and the founder is leaving the startup’s board. As anticipated, Zoom goes platform. Microsoft is beginning a soft HQ reopening. The secret sensor found in the HomePod mini. And the smart startup that has cloned Amazon’s biggest competitive moats, to make them available to everybody.

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• David Dobrik, Losing Sponsors and Fans, Steps Down From App He Co-founded (NYTimes)
• Spark Capital decides to “sever all ties” with David Dobrik’s Dispo app weeks after leading deal (TechCrunch)
• Zoom introduces new SDK to help developers tap into video services (TechCrunch)
• Microsoft to start reopening headquarters on March 29th, with hybrid workplace focus (The Verge)
• Apple’s HomePod Mini Has a Secret Sensor Waiting to Be Switched On (BLoomberg)
• Inside the Democrats' strategy to bombard Big Tech (Axios)
• On-demand logistics and fulfillment startup Flowspace raises $31M (VentureBeat)

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