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Uber partners with Getaround so you don’t need a car to become a driver

Facebook Messenger passes 1.2 billion monthly active users

Amazon FreeTime gets parental dashboard and cards so adults can talk with their kids

Tenor moves to monetize GIFs with launch of real-time analytics tool and ad product

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 won’t have the Bixby voice assistant until this spring

Lyft confirms $600 million in new funding at $7.5 billion valuation

Stripe acquires Indie Hackers in bid to strengthen relationship with entrepreneurs

Slack launches in-message drop-down menus for apps

Facebook adds group payments to Messenger

Instagram: Direct Inbox is now used by 375 million people

Twitter lets brands create custom hearts within Periscope broadcasts

The Weather Channel now lets you request a Lyft when bad weather strikes

Facebook has more than 5 million advertisers, with 75% from outside the U.S.

Samsung’s $150 million bet to find the next big startup

Facebook now lets you watch Messenger Day stories on Messenger.com

Cabconnect acquires Flywheel in bid to create on-demand taxi platform

Facebook adds call-to-action buttons to Instant Articles

Lyft reportedly raises $500 million

Facebook Messenger gets M assistant-powered suggested responses

Twitter simplifies API platform, publishes 2017 developer roadmap

Stripe opens Atlas business creation toolkit to U.S. entrepreneurs

Twitter releases ‘lite’ version for emerging markets

Open Collective is a GoFundMe-like service for open source projects

Sharethebus becomes Bus.com and raises $5 million for on-demand charter service

Kylie uses AI to help brands automate answers to customer service requests

Uber paid $1.3 billion to drivers using Instant Pay in the past 12 months

LinkedIn introduces lead generation forms in sponsored posts

AOL and Yahoo will become Oath following Verizon deal

Kevin Rose joins True Ventures as a venture partner

Twitter lets brands use location data in direct messages

Product Hunt’s new Q&A service uses the crowd to find products you’re looking for

Facebook, Mozilla, Craig Newmark, others launch $14 million fund to support news integrity

SoundCloud for iOS gets Chromecast support

Snapchat launches search for stories, rolling out now in select cities
