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By Christine Hall

Monday, November 13, 2023

Usually you want to be able to see what someone looks like before you swipe left or right on a dating app. However, with all of the filters and AI capabilities out there, you can make yourself look like practically anyone these days. In today's top story, Lauren writes that dating app Hatched unveiled a new feature that turns your profile picture into an egg that you can customize. There's also some new paid features.

Meanwhile, we continue to offer some ideas on what to get your favorite techie. Aisha has your look at the best tech gifts under $50.

And Aisha also reports that WhatsApp is delivering a new Discord-like voice chat feature for large groups. Learn more.

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Accelerating car ownership: Shekel Mobility, a B2B marketplace for auto dealers in Africa, raises $7 million in a round led by Ventures Platform and MaC VC. Learn how it's disrupting dealerships.

Taking the helm at Slack: Meet Denise Dresser, the long-time Salesforce executive succeeding Lidiane Jones as CEO of Slack.

Hacked: Healthcare giant McLaren reveals data on 2.2 million patients was stolen during a ransomware attack. Here's what happened.

New source of capital: Interplay secures $45 million for its third fund focused on B2B marketplaces and vertical software. Learn more.

Sometimes size doesn't matter: Smaller accounts on X need some love too. And that's just what Elon Musk intends to do. Musk says X is changing its algorithm to highlight broader content alongside smaller accounts you follow. Get the scoop.

U.S. vs. Google: We've got your update on what's been happening with the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust case against Google — vertical search, pre-installs and the case of Firefox/Yahoo. Oh my!

No strings attached: Threads has a new feature that lets users opt out of having their posts appear on Facebook and Instagram. Now you don't have to post everything everywhere all at once.

Boosting valuations: This VC firm thinks that AI automation could resurrect startup valuations. Here's how. (TC+)

Taking flight: Joby and Volocopter fly electric air taxis over New York City. That commute from Manhattan to JFK just became nearly nonexistent.

No refund for you: Uber is introducing some new features aimed at combating unfair driver deactivations. Find out why.

The ice is melting on crypto: After six quarters of falling venture interest, crypto investors see recent price gains as a positive signal. Read more. (TC+)

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