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Tech Crunch – Spotify updates its AI DJ to let you use voice commands
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Tech Crunch – Insurtech Bestow lands $120M Series D from Goldman Sachs, Smith Point Capital
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Tech Crunch – Robinhood grows its footprint in Canada by acquiring WonderFi
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Texas Monthly – ‘The Final Flight of Captain Forrester,’ Episode 4: “The Dig”
This episode is available one week early to Texas Monthly Audio subscribers. Listen for free starting on May 20, or subscribe to listen now. Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Read the…