Stripe makes more changes

TikTok is in trouble, and net neutrality is back 113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QTZR3hCZPW69sMD-6lZ3mjW7GHLjM5GyqNwW8tbvDQ552dCbW3W0KBC4vRBVGW4RPbzZ5yP0KNW1vf6jl3hFpDmW4pBhwQ49nNhwW8C1C-t7jjkgSW5Fc6Yb1xZyyTW2yx5Zq3kpNgTW22pvz_7ycrM0W7FdpN76K9mRHW6X7LBg4MmpBHVf_YvH5hDPSCW13tvKQ8qcnqDW1zvYcw8ZfD2ZW5V2Nvd2gTrvVW7FM04N3Pdm8tW3zQ3nB5hV_xhW73g_Gx985l3mN3Vy9jdmxn84f3JXC6-04 [TechCrunch Daily AM Newsletter] [View this email online in your browser](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QTZR5nR32W69t95C6lZ3l9W2Hjbkc34fLszW76jGgW6lhTqtW77pY7s81g2jYW8vBTX03qg28NW3Fx0ST6khCFxW7sGf5X87YnshN3bT13LV1CRhW4Tn0FC52C86fW3g_xpV8DT074W2Hynl25CGX54W3wDXtd5sx_r6N4SvfYWzwvDSW283xPw38cC9hW5JYlrK2g2FXJW1Pvx_h8LPGprW8t4ykm8lQ5g-W5YFV6w3rvdTXW5ls6N-3SJX-FV-4YD87c74GfW7V2ZvW8j4k6XW5G6F5j7xy2zXW2JWrZz2msZ1kVfP-LV8NgYMsW4Rg89x7BrHsSW5ptCRd8FmqswN94RXlQY7L0BW1K_kyF10ktZtMh5k9zhTvmDW3qMd6_6YpLHrW2m78Ml1Z0gMfW4YDdPJ5RZndhW3CHpKW2BcXv0V6S2QJ2T1tPdW6jJDL861LfLsW34l4Yb3ccVVxN84rXRRCbvrxdhBLrl04) By [Christine Hall](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QT-63hCZPW6N1vHY6lZ3lcW4x3M0C2D--vBW1vfm8J3gfRJfW5w7vzC2Y3kNvW7Ktk6z3zKrzyW13KXJB8rpfqnW8nGvrZ6QkGQ0W2rkm3J41TJMnW52Nytj2QyxBTW58K7_w9cvvYpN78fBNgSrSs3W8CrgGR90frSTW20zwZb91lHnDN1sKvXhkhQ_mW4ZW01v7-2r1BW7W6tpT8hWYSnW6Ymbc99gk3yrW2H5hkY4l087NN7TsZxrtcvdSW6CjM0T98wnhqW8BZp0681SCbTW6MJyD05JNBYlW5ShQ1171yyfLf39DN_604) Thursday, April 25, 2024   Welcome back to TechCrunch PM, your home for all things startups, venture capital and Big Tech. Today, we get into a return to cryptocurrency for Stripe and then enjoy a breakout section on your favorite streaming media app. We’ve also got some net neutrality news and a handful of venture capital rounds. Enjoy!   TechCrunch Top 3 113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QTZd5g8s-W50kH_H6lZ3mxW69YvXb6VmkMqW8nLy0D2nGZj7W8cYhQP10RGDwW4XtcWz1GLV3HW3MhcDj48rZ29W32L6W56gwGjmW4L-mcv4b70JtW2bFSMB3xM354W8sgPk14sGgzdW1YZzmN7M0wqvW2y3HKv8BprJ-N19Qw15_45z7W3wN4k-7_3y57W6_Xc-x56dJ-jW24v8dX573M7gW5xCwjL7Fj7c3VKlGgY4ltxhKW7nqqv06GfMVxN8vK3BM2vD-KW6FHg3R10lsLTW6hGlc_44LQDdMlM_6VLGp9KN6NTZtk-S2n_W7sSh9V79GtGnW6KVWmZ1PmnSCN8fsbbD95br_N83h1HFmvT88W3-Hn4k3TxjvWW2wWjWn4VP3fjW5vXPRr9dW2m9W3hTKz05xkHnnW403dFQ7MQQYldyk15K04 Image Credits: SOPA Images / Contributor / Getty Images Stripe changes more of its stripes: Following a [bunch of launches](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QTZd5g8s-W50kH_H6lZ3mXW68-B5f8v8hH7W91rL827vF3tMW2FY75J5Sp9ZJW7f5dBk8CfF-vW2ZJkSF5_4fFSN7p7Y1_DBQ9mW5NfWDj2xjxqBW8Zp-Td3lDND2W1ZkL2_2jthcjW49w4Sy992N75W6T8-8X5s4hf6W7DJN5c2PpsdrW6FxD8G3FhCQdW5rKf1C24mkrqW2fQPfn3FG4xNW6f7SF758cg93W2qDqbJ69mZnpW3y5sjX1hzZbBW1T__sF4Xw774W1fqnrs1cby_6VR4lv56_VnJ9W5B3z0h68dxZCW2PZwPC8d9yTCVDMX5Z26DgXJW283SlY6tFbcBW2VLGSb1srrbTW6lG-fJ5X7bFzVzNgMC6q5sh1N5RNqkl8kMc3W4f4pZY5T8qBHW9jm-5q7Nr5vGW6vWk3t8Gn42jf3w8Gf604) Wednesday, Stripe said it was getting back into cryptocurrency after taking a six-year hiatus. Back then, the company was into Bitcoin but will go with stablecoins for this round. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QTZd5g8s-W50kH_H6lZ3pyW49mll28b6gpwM--1vgdbd-MW6bnnh2939hXCVMmlCT4tq2MDW3jw2Nc6xFH18W3s5jSK6wTnXKF3_BKnFrzbpW49xWjR7wDj-sW26Y63L2ZSrlDW2V5MfM1t4x6_W4W8bJW34Kh2rVqnyqR8KMTYqW4Jjt0356ncpBW5td-VX6BmpBPW5Tx1KZ7qyYsVW4q0j717RJJ3YW8pzxdL5qrcrpW9m3scJ5jX8hpW2xX4wN4p4RCPW82XF1T67tF_ZV-qYNW1BQfbLW8801_42Rmtg5W3dTXtw5QBbw-W7GV4f04BQ52tW2_hspC2RC37fW39Qp006wqJzGW43DMfQ57wrP_N4_zqT_9RpYzW81rM7R716H6wW1pqBLf2BH_VmW5_H0vJ2ccCf8W5JQVsh4vPZMXf1mCJlW04) Protecting that iPhone: Two security veterans came together to start a new company called DoubleYou that aims to help other makers of cybersecurity products up their game in protecting Apple devices. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QT-K3hCZPW7Y8-PT6lZ3nCW9g85fB40y05YN5pkyy5dfbXdV16NVv8GGYlnW2mJ7dl1HTC9ZW3yjhCl7W40pbW4BQkBH2_5RqHW5j8gf82qjG-wW3C8gQr25nV6GW8x7B3w4fHt4mW7XLF8t3578nYW3-_8Mf4LN6L1W4CKXGT66rqlVW3qcK3z5p_tgrW841Zlf2ltBJ8W7ZBzZ29gwDlYW7kyZYl1t683lN88LZPFcBYdtW7Vsfrc2gTczKW8R3y9C2xhssVN5tLWZCw6275W5kkhXc8fR01mW3ttTjW41YXxhW2dZq953bjZgQVmGGT-1bgm87W6ZtCY22hC81DMtNSFp32FXqf6h3pFM04) Rubrik starts trading: Speaking of cybersecurity, Rubrik’s shares hit the New York Stock Exchange today and had that pop, climbing 20% in early trading. More good news for the public markets. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QT-K3hCZPW7Y8-PT6lZ3lMW66-H2X9j446_W6nKR6c58m5kSVJ1Zjl94g5-VN6BWvHwHPGdhW1J0BWb9b01LCW18m3V337VBqGW8sXmF32sg2XCW3g05jX4D4ZQmW3JNmcC2Hw2Q2W3K3RvD8yLsHPW2Gpg8h75CMjfW5jwSDb256t9sW4cxCNG4YJMYWW404YTJ77bl4YV9FNbH6_B2XwW4v_7_j83MqxMW3xG3P69fV11tW8n8y409dy6mRVhKZrt4TRH-pW3bCtg47ZL3zlW2KdScS1jqnlDV2wjLJ5X2yzZW94VVFj2hmnY_W997KC72cJ4FHW2MGV6P3Q9bxNW8ZXkDw79_0L8f1Jt1j-04)   TikTok on the clock So much TikTok news that we gave it its own section: [Breaking down TikTok’s legal arguments around free speech, national security claims](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QTZd5g8s-W50kH_H6lZ3mjW8zSbpP7ZV0MdW8wGsz_3cL456W6C3__q4FvBmvW8hwc-770pGf_W6Qhdn83QnDGcW8Zt9ft5gyHqFW775mZ733QnydW75px6p6nxqj4N5zrTy4-tDcHW50hSSW42D6P5W5mPHQ_1Kw8QjW6Zgjrs5NyP0ZW1T2DRk6XPr4QVB6zR93-r_dqVSwRqF81nxK5W7sdM2M3Q8K-nW8rGLkm1_r8VhW3l2lJN2hFxw2W78SdMQ7xP20zW4vnW2w3fbgFkN78VlhM4dMGYW5wM0th8vFMpjW1Yk2Mp3dGkVLW3QGdXx8wgskRW4g69r77k_1FYW4WMYNM2wxhZYW9jcrV32_BF_MN2BlbClvm3RMN7rJ84P6z0s-VFV1hX6dgH4TN8Q_gltFRbBXW3Vn0w56FkKcNf7VJKQg04) [Is TikTok getting banned? Not yet, but you should explore alternatives](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QTZd5g8s-W50kH_H6lZ3mDW6HSWfz1FWfZtW1-w7dd4fwvQVN8166W68KzfvW2zGxQw4xDYmcW8pkSWX7LSzNLVpY0Ff3_gGH2Vqg9945HTjGGW5ZJnvp7W4B2pVcXxDc4YL8TCW34TP0s11X1nPW6-8hnD6tp-VwN5BryDWqwgLjMqnPNlgFkpFW715XV11rHQf9W74Zyww1cFQmGN4kzN34Hj4J7W2qyYdd8C2m_3W29Skfw5_9T-LW8_qFXy9fRhn2W1kQT1t3CGMLWN4hx-GvJvwXSW1zRct42dcHwZW50v3Rc6KGV16W3bXHqP7tp40kW6h6P7l3YYRvvVVbnKh18_7PXVfbjgF68KKW7W5rS1SQ5M8b2zW3q6vK-7b7LCBW6yRrr27Z25QJW6F57LB8JYV-PN2HHYKK7H_4_f2hXqW004) [The impact of TikTok’s ban in other countries could signal what’s ahead for the US](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QTZd5g8s-W50kH_H6lZ3l5W724Dx97D-kWVW2H2j6f8zhkHgW6SB5J647n_bVW73X9RV5lWl6cW64Q9s92Bp53sW57qQQc1SwsD7W61FMRW8WycFmW2YK6GD8_ygcbW8VWfzG69TqtYW6wrt_N3FnlHVW1NZ1B16_pDbgW5xM7hq2zwx3vVJgKXr93Zp8nW2Pbzgl1j_V5BW3QTZpj5cy-pNW73Qm3p6-92VVW18yTKL5rCRVqW5j2DDF8zb-HyW8pztp862jK70W7dwmV259jfgPN2_30xT7gy15W64l_Gn2V2Gn3W3SklYv9kxgRNW3vb0qx721lZLW7kMyTY94W56QW5H9K1t8hbmffW4-4ZF-5jTdkZW1_hz515jZ9brW5k2wC87Qdj8nW8fnsB05Lp6HvVT4nBX1d5sLfW5mpkqN5ynKPpf2XMrtT04) [Gen Z is losing its political voice on social media](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QT-K3hCZPW7Y8-PT6lZ3pLW1B5F8h6Yf31qW1tprcM7NKkp_W3YV08r7WszjHW5gjWB_3yHH1ZMss-GSMPWGwW2Qtpks6XjTw1W96NgkQ8YJD6ZV4wjw16w1PpTN4y-wzFL50LXW3yz5kM22ZdDLW4Hs7QP1SxsW3N1_9LXdFJ5tZW478xHL9g7gMgW8m196c6trnGsW22r_Hy60HqYhW4Mdm4B4HXZBYW6txzKR3W0G7CW55lx_y1RmZ0jW2KtqJT7j-tVZW8qBckt7LYBp7W6wNSFy8QpG5yW3brL8C5yzdRrW45rydf82vGdmW6KP_Jv87vvydMBxh-nHd7gRW8LVqPD72Pkt-f5TgS6s04)   Afternoon must-reads Net neutrality is back: The Federal Communications Commission voted to reinstate net neutrality. With it comes some changes and protections to the rules originally passed back in 2015. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QT_03hCZPW8wLKSR6lZ3mJW2l0Sw82tYt57N26mYZbXKdfKW8WqGjz1fvZqNW7Gmntm8M6CGRN8Jcm7KkxQSDW8x3qrT3f7j9JW6M_LRp6bMtRrW9lwwyp28qsghW1nxr5S5JZmCtN8BmpHMS7pygW8w1mBy1Mnc5NW1Kprrr8kLw5rW4CD85x1V9NL3W8G8SgD4yxMXJVpNSyD2HsVLzW7Lz1927kXW_0W8bfBn32MhryPV1v0pw2S5VkcV9mL-42fp1PrW4k5J6K6CZ-5nW7HBQr_4p04k8W4VXDvg45qCR3W7rwxP-24MsxmW7nj3JY94jB0MW29f4GZ5PZD3qW63FGcK4hm168W3xls7F26l6vkW4h_Zd_4mN1qvf5SVJXz04) Nothing but Bluesky that I see: Everything’s better with friends, and that’s exactly what Bluesky is doing with Mastodon. A new decentralized social network is backing a project that would connect — or “bridge” — Mastodon requests into Bluesky requests so that consumer apps would be compatible with Bluesky, too. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QTZd5g8s-W50kH_H6lZ3mlN8yK4BzKb8xWW6WTxbZ3FnVpXW4mYZQm7Nygc_W3z0yj_5J2dFrW6zRgSf80b2hWN7L6gfRzM-HlW3s3kwx6xtrxVW6wZRz-463FfGW5HpW5K90k1JQW57rVdQ3LlGzgW1dNTqS3Vs4FlW3dWQ9N3vS1ZHW2Twssq6VZ3ZBW9bYlSX4jDGCyW8whmdl4DvqXVW1SMW7m1XDfKcW7dHsps39w0j0W4QYp611sgC3PW22J7m83V2-WfN5f-0RYWhrfCVz0Mht60w-byW70qgNh64g6_PW2Rf6LG67Wc7bW3zjLFs5xk4KHN6vnp1RLn9DFW8rFxpL3lZZZ7W5Gf_6S3DTw-1W97Vknm8jFnTQW15pgVM1Zd370W8_knws5XLJBmW4MhgxH3-J-X6W6bDrPJ2zrgKKf1PzZLb04) Threads strings up new features: One called Hidden Words lets users filter out words and phrases from their feeds and mentions. They can also add their own custom words and phrases in the settings. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QT_j3hCZPW95jsWP6lZ3m9W21m0y41mCCNpW3Ffsy83V-hPYW2wf-tR1x6shBW82Bdsx96_kyDW97TThn1ZTSLvW153ty-44gjCQW3sH2k58PBwfrW1pTmV669jZR7W4_pcQv5PFDL2W8p7sXr4gnbdlV1QDZy7GrqV9N5MZTs7ST-h9W1_H_JM4lXfrRW6PPXb530yf9MW88-sZF4X7-ptW8P07Jy8y-4YnVn4xND7Z7tqvW7yLfmw2-Kr16W377MWk4WRH4SN3dMNRtQ_n-TW1-Hvqv54TpLXW6qVsXg3V-FYSW3yPg8v57LnWcVLf08X3zgyrKN1pHPlJnZN0VMszj1kyw5L0W4hSMwR7fmx9hW3K5LxG1RBb_2W8m5MVG9kGwpbW2DV-PZ11mXPpf2b0_ZP04) Paystand acquires Teampay: The move gives Paystand, which was previously on the accounts receivables side, entrance into products for the account payables side. And the ability to add the blockchain to both. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QT-K3hCZPW7Y8-PT6lZ3mcW13F6R42c1zMXW763_bL85P9WjW7Qp-Mb6pNVBLW2YjBcm8Bd3wkW3pZGGX5Mm7VKW5M_lJs1QZf-mW5xTQLy91Ml8cN7_jDPS94HMYW5cNmbp85Vxl1W5r7GN_82qt88W2MKrFk2N-ndgF8qCJ4snMWWW2NBzPR826vHnW7nqB461ZbGwHMqhmFSgTWPKN4fsGYBBrYn5W6MqcRg3hn57zW7kMv091JMHLZW5-5m-r2tQHkgVC72qg1CCyP5W6xMKdh2Rjh5FW38Bccj57Lmy9W7RMnvm16-xVTW9bRhKb2RXbRDW1lKgq22rm_xbW3WKHyn4KGJr4f9bLPx804) I second that AI emotion: Synthesia AI’s generative AI technology is working to better replicate the facial movements and emotions of humans. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QT_j3hCZPW95jsWP6lZ3lKVgjWpV2R7Kl7W5GFrWp4FXtGzW6QcZ3r46-yLPN6fKgRPrPs5lW8wyH249kZgD6W5fvmfw1mgNJ4W5vLvl64n9r5fVDbFrv5HzDjWW3FgxfT79s2b8W3TFw3V639n9SW4vNYVZ9f6VbfW8rM4hX1cTZVHW321S7q6FvkpNW1570Wh93_HHsV2BTl48bW3pcW1mz75X4pZYlhW7m1GdY1xRkSzW3YSGz88b22GqW7L_GjW11y-TyN28cKDXY4tScVr0gRV3_TBh_W8_JxZH5hG8T3W3Q9Bpd92dPBHW1l562741L3sZVmQm4C3zJBP_W7jd68W51WR3vW4rsJhg2WNWF0W7HxvmZ6DCbf-W1JgN-k7PmzBGW77JNVH3WDs-7f5BQsNF04)   Money, money, money RevenueCat raises a $12 million Series C as it expands its subscription management to the web. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QTZd5g8s-W50kH_H6lZ3l3W3f1_s36m0XylW657k2Z2b0RBlW5ZN-Pf31PRtNVt_kqL2YhZs8VSNhcw2J-jlwW8BfNQV20HLHZW66rjkD92rghLVb-KJS70nbT5V1rr843v3LkBW2WGTk31cmYDTW8NbX7k2-t-jdW6T66yZ64XLJlW4001Hx3x0nLrV190C87qnsFBW2Y9sv437cGkFVRfdxj6DV1yjW4PXYT085km8GN58rLxXkzBD2W3bqtRg2l_j9RW7MpCQV4l1p-tVhBDxR2r4bscW3XZkTR41_n5PW54z17K30qg-gW1K8J902YncfkW3jPG9T7DsLbVW4By4Rm4BJW5JW4nbwz02800mPW22cs898Zs9L-W2JdwQR25Y_97W7_G8vt6qT2qqN1MWp4QXY17lN8gn3S5_K2k7f99DNg004) Carv raises a $10 million Series A to help gamers monetize their data. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QT_j3hCZPW95jsWP6lZ3lJN88b0DlK8fXHW5zs8Lz6f0Sf3V45Nt33KgqLVW5Qqwhm7f0CpvN4X8Frmw8ZFvW4fbgzm2VQLD9W5zpwq48nQDKhW26T80W8cTjs1W634zcF8p494GW8KbPxF2h1BmVW3_zSgx3zRg6TW2PjhH59fs8sYW4Ybg9C9fs_92W286BS94lHD29W175czb5vSWCLW2l9nfW2vFys2W6TgCyf5bz56nW4n_60b5XnB6RW3LHp4W1ctln1Vxgq891pMwcqW8rZbcF7vbQs8W8NSs4z4QYqP7W70l2SR5JNKhrW2ZRhgT4PrG37W7-97fW2LcGZtW1Pr7523G-hmfW5SN1tk3kzbbZW4hjLwq4ygt1mW5Vqt4p7QGqWtW4f3dMt17DCY8f8LD94x04) Chilean instant payments API startup Fintoc raises $7 million to turn Mexico into its main market. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QT-K3hCZPW7Y8-PT6lZ3l6W7txrcn9k7wTCW1XLjwk7DWgjfW2KFv4n572jFFW7Fkdz_66sFfGN57hSHB1M4gQW1msj0D58R22NW1zQk4d38MP47W8B3CG49fmPvgVbWyS22skRjmW7HHD_93YHjlfW8YRnc973B6H2N6TVdsVcy2YqW2c_Qmr4pQdlmW2xNtnD6vgP7GW7v4Dnt9k5lskW66bBY56tDcChW6tJLMj7mZTvtW4RJhXF32WtnxN4qvS1jRmWBwW3pYkgX8qYKSfW4vNz4R5HWrGlN7dshtwyZ7x9VqSG4r6DtNLRN1LwzgWBTRb_W12x8JN73GGYWW3n5Gl-3Qdsmrf7T46Z604) Gravitics grabs a $1.7 million contract to develop “tactically responsive” orbital platforms for the Space Force. [Read More](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QTZd5g8s-W50kH_H6lZ3nQW3Fd8sf3b5yNzW87F8Lp1py5HtVYgyDn610LlxV3C9Yh1tXqpnW5T4vqG1JKqc1W39J2_B6pW56kW6FrL-Q5MYdSlW1HrW0y5B59BrW7tMf0-4jrKQhW1-bt0x3MYLyhV3cSVc7gLRYYV630zb8m4j13W7vLFGt3qWgjtW6q5Dps8LcsZKN7xXdFhgJN_mW54qDtZ1m_n5jN4Ct5h7NRG36W55v08q39yQnCW3BWtrs2hYh55VH5qkR5nX0npN1KjxfGDh4k_W6TnsHq3ZY8F_W5HpRc43GrvFGW7k7w6z4p_c2QW7jQ9mq5wSjCQW1jDxwV5mwPw_W4jk-PX720mwHV_l2Y13RTx--W7Pklxc5CQ6hvW1MQ4344n2fqlW3HWmhl8PDYQYVZmbzX61vqN6dnKJBY04)   Around the web U.S. pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb announced that it would lay off 2,200 employees as part of a cost-cutting measure aimed at saving $1.5 billion by 2025. [The Wall Street Journal has more](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QT-K5g8s-W7Y9pgv6lZ3mTN7Bz34BQb1jYW89xv_z7H96bSW5lQkN-66JSrQW7-zK2s9fzwYGVjRgmW48Pwk0MSZhHCnN2yZW57J5TM7djGfvN19Y91D5LWkRW5TcjsR9jyw5XN5SQHCwnZxbVW1TGc0_7phxSSVmbFWh4HvWhJW7GBWtP2Nv9sXW7Fh0HL7XqJfkW14jH9L4FfGz7W4GcDDx5yPdhgW9jTNpb1RfG_WN7JhWqH7MWlHN8j__ZyGlTcqV20YX48BTYDQN5TBP6d4b8wbVBK6mD3M-sNDW4cG-Cb5ZTrHlN5TpXZrlJMFNW1ybmgd4y48GHW1Y_nY45KzNt5W5Ml2-P6pV4SjW6j4zLX6tmN1yW8MZRvy5tPVhwW40Klc-1YQjXjW30GCmM1TWJHGW6NFnBn4ddDrrVBr0H385_-zkW3sCHz-5Swx0nW3VY3kF7Cyt2hW6TWJxg6xkJzPW2CfTj_8h3kz1N5t1dX1SxCxnW8j-fng83mH9hW1_LGYL6RXzkZW3tRRjk7mqHT4W70p1xk7mqyWcf1bjP-C04). Speaking of cuts, shares of Southwest Airlines took a tumble following a first-quarter loss. This prompted the Dallas-based airline to announce plans to exit four airports around the country and Mexico, along with cutting 2,000 jobs by the end of the year, [MarketWatch reports](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QTZR5g8s-W69t95C6lZ3l0VfrLhB7HYc32W7vJR1Z72XQdsW6f5KkJ7hKwYwW6k35KN8f6r1xW8lhQ3f231Zk6W4SpD_m18F8vCW3MZV8W1_ZhwpW1-6r4j78fNLKVF1Wt823qqvSN7VjH-54Q4HgW8PFyBt8T2_ryW8MKt633YgbjCW1GCx4d38hrZSN2TNZBPDc7ntW8lQ65H5ZNsX4W2WjRJt6yn52lW15lcdF79gc1kVMlNmT7DGvYnW2J2ztF7W20S0W95RBBD6XK545N3fyTGFy9PzSW90zW9m3npthKW5TCc7k4SDkR2N6jdP0NByQcQW3_43Gw8D8dx5W202f7T2cFq8RW4DC-7c8KMVhbW4gh7mX7CqdhtN283bzPcK9JlW86xK-M2VZ1ddW2KxpPS8NR07JW1KGWY48Sdtq5W7SWKcj1YykcFW2Pk-GT4lYpxXW6VHDcW6883g6W7VwG5h6fMbt2f60M63604). And Japanese automaker Honda intends to invest around $11 million in new electric vehicle and battery production plants alongside its existing facilities in Ontario, [Reuters reports](113/d5b44W04/MWhWKGhFGXJW854_Wq9fhrSvW4TqGZG5dkR3YN72QTZd5g8s-W50kH_H6lZ3kFW8rCCN66Q_5W8W4WbYzw71f0gLW1bjFYR5y85CcW60QYXx5Wm4r_W7WTpw_4-SBHlW6rsm8F7c64GfW3pXkl061CgP7W3RrHDs32tXVFW8-Q5_R86JZzkW88pNnr8CBBTJW3X601d5WbM9cW8NP8k53gbMJ8W8zfylc7Xw06RW6qRFwD6Qwn7bW7RyGtc1Cb045W7sr4sh61MzbrW7J-2xr9fSsVTVN0XD84HH8PdW43bHg35fRMlvW2z-4dr95f9SHW8BZ9L782t81yW8nY73S3sw33tW4qwZSs63vwq8N8n1ZRvFC1gfW2L7RWP1PTCd6W4mtkK27sjS8KV4S_qZ7bFsvHW4SNMFB3DKJDMW8s0w0T8MMvZ8W6WT7qg2n5F5_N2RtxJ4DYp2vW794rLX98tZsKf1617n-04).   A MESSAGE FROM BRAINDATE Unlocking Success: A Deep Dive into Top 3 of the Most Successful Events in Braindate History What does it take to connect thousands of participants at large-scale events on a deep, meaningful level? It starts with Braindate! 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