In this episode: * Microsoft Buys Scandal-Tainted Activision in Bet on Metaverse + $68.7 billion * Walmart is quietly preparing to enter the metaverse * Twitter brings NFTs to the timeline as hexagon-shaped profile pictures + Major Twitter NFT implementation problem. * An NFT restaurant opening in New York will serve up status with a side of seafood * Is Tumblr on the road back to relevance? * Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he’ll work remotely and stay in a new rental every 2 weeks + Twitter thread from CEO * Instagram launches early test of creator subscriptions in the US * Locket, the #1 app in Apple’s App Store, uses a trick hiding in plain sight

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• Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users to start paying for Workspace this year
• Manslaughter charges follow Tesla driver’s Autopilot red light run
• Airlines Cancel Some Flights Ahead of U.S. 5G Wireless Launch
• Winnebago will reveal an electric motorhome at Florida RV super show next week
• 75 million gallons of paint is wasted each year. This startup turns them into brand new cans

Weird and Wacky: * NFT Group Buys Copy Of Dune For €2.66 Million, Believing It Gives Them Copyright