Mercedes-Benz EV EQS SUV in US market, Uber and Lyft drop mask requirements, Audi’s Urbansphere EV concept and more.

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News in this episode:

• The Verge: The Pokémon Company has acquired the company that prints the trading card game
• TechCrunch: Instagram test removes ‘Recent’ tab from hashtag pages for some users
• The Verge: Meta’s Quest hand tracking can now detect high-fives and clapping
• The Verge: Delta confirms ‘exploratory’ Starlink tests
• The Verge: Spotify quietly shuts down Greenroom creator fund
• Engadget: Apple products were made with 50 percent more recycled material last year
• TechCrunch: Google’s ‘Switch to Android’ app now officially rolling out
• TechCrunch: Gravity Sketch draws $33M for a platform to design, collaborate on and produce 3D objects
• CNBC: Uber drops mask requirements for drivers, passengers
• TechCrunch: This company makes vodka out of thin air to save the planet
• The Verge: How a sustainability scientist uses TikTok to fight climate anxiety with solutions
• TechCrunch: Planetary wants to help food startups brew up more fake meat
• TechRadar: 7-zip vulnerability gives hackers the keys to the kingdom
• Engadget: Audi’s Urbansphere EV concept is built for tomorrow's megacities
• The Verge: Audi’s latest concept car is an oversized urban EV that shouldn’t be legal in cities
• TechRadar: Zero-click iPhone exploit abused to launch NSO spyware attacks
• TechCrunch: Fintech NovoPayment raises first venture round in 15 years to expand its full-stack banking API platform
• The Verge: Mercedes-Benz announces EQS SUV, its first electric sport utility for the US
• TechRadar: Battlefield 2042 finally gets voice chat – a whole five months after launch
• TechRadar: UK government reportedly hit by Pegasus spyware