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TikTok confirms pilot test of TikTok Stories is now underway. Twitter may have shut down its Stories features known as Fleets, but the Stories format will continue to invade other social platforms. TikTok today confirmed it’s piloting a new feature, TikTok Stories, which will allow it to explore additional ways for its community to bring their creative ideas to life. (Sarah Perez via TechCrunch)
Facebook's reason for banning researchers doesn't hold up. When Facebook said Tuesday that it was suspending the accounts of a team of NYU researchers, it made it seem like the company's hands were tied. (Gilad Edelman via WIRED)
Biden to push for electric vehicles to make up 40% or more of U.S. auto sales by 2030. President Joe Biden will set a new national target on Thursday for the adoption of electric vehicles, calling for them to represent half of all new auto sales by 2030, according to senior administration officials. (Michael Wayland via CNBC)
Investors Are Ignoring a Dangerous Crackdown on Press Freedom. Global press freedom is under spectacular pressure. More journalists than ever were in jail last year and the number of media workers killed rose by a third compared to 2019, with Asia accounting for nearly half of those murdered. (Iain Marlow via Bloomberg)
HBO Max is getting its own exclusive podcasts, starting with Batman. The HBO Max team wants its app to not just be the place people find big movie premieres but podcasts, too. The company announced today that it’s planning to release its new Batman podcast, Batman: The Audio Adventures, as an in-app exclusive, meaning it won’t make its way to other podcasting apps or be available through an RSS feed. (Ashley Carman via The Verge)
Exxon Considers Pledging 'Net-Zero' Carbon by 2050. Exxon Mobil Corp. is considering a pledge to reduce its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would amount to a significant strategic shift by the oil company. In March 2020, Exxon Chief… (Christopher M. Matthews via Wall Street Journal)
IMDb TV now has standalone apps for Android and iOS in the US. IMDb's free, ad-supported streaming service finally standalone mobile apps for iPhones, iPads and Android in the US. The Amazon-owned subsidiary released IMDb TV apps for LG Smart TVs, PlayStation 4, NVIDIA Shield and TiVo Stream 4K in March… (Mariella Moon via Engadget)
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