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    Alexis Ohanian joins bid to take over TikTok.

    The Reddit co-founder is now part of “The People’s Bid for TikTok,” a consortium of investors who want to buy TikTok’s US assets and put it on a decentralized, blockchain-based platform. The group, led by real estate billionaire Frank McCourt, submitted its bid for TikTok earlier this year.

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    Amazon’s Wondery podcast studio is laying off workers.

    In a statement to Reuters, Amazon spokesperson Alice Zou said the layoffs impact a “small number of roles” without offering any specifics. Amazon acquired Wondery in 2020, which has produced podcasts like New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce and Dr. Death.

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    Emma Roth
    Windows 11 tests putting an emoji button in the taskbar.

    The new button opens up a panel where you can quickly access emoji and GIFs, similar to what you can already do with the Win + . keyboard shortcut.

    Microsoft is also testing the ability to trim screen recordings with the Snipping Tool. The changes are rolling out now to the Beta Channel in Preview Build 22635.5015.

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