Here are the top trending news from the world of technology..check it out.
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Amazon has made a big Podcast Acquisition
Wondery, one of America’s well-known independent podcast networks, is now all set to be acquired by Amazon. Both the companies announced the deal today without divulging the financial details of the deal. Several media reports have estimated Wondery’s market valuation to be around $300 Mn. The podcast network, which is known for its podcast crime series Dirty John, was reportedly in talks with Apple and Sony for a potential acquisition deal. Wondery is now expected to become part of Amazon, which had launched podcast support in September last year.
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After Coinbase, Binance will also delist XRP from January next year
Binance has become the latest cryptocurrency trading exchange to ban XRP trading. The deactivation of XRP trading will start from January 13 next year. XRP, one of the leading cryptocurrencies, has been facing backlash after SEC sued Ripple for allegedly selling XRP as an unregistered security over the last seven years. Since then XRP’s price has been sliding down and scores of exchanges have banned its trading.
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Google is testing a new feature that will aggregate short videos from Instagram and TikTok
Search giant Google is reportedly busy testing a feature that will aggregate short videos from TikTok and Instagram in its own deducted carousel for Google app. Google had actually launched a carousel for short videos in Google Discover last year itself and this new pilot feature is likely to expand on it.
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Boston Dynamic Robots Dance Moves are going Viral
Not that Boston Dynamic Robots are showing their dance skills for the first time. They had shown their groovy moves back in 2018 and that was pretty impressive. But the latest dance moves of Boston Dynamic Robots Dance are seriously of another level. And this is exactly the reason as to why the Boston Dynamic Robots latest dancing videos are going viral. Check out the above video…
