Happy Tuesday! The co-founder of Android just dropped six figures on a Vulcan salute Star-Trek sculpture to be built at Boston's Museum of Science. Looks like Spock will live long and prosper after all.

Highlight of the day

YouTube tests free ad-supported TV channels. The new feature lets users watch TV shows for free from channels such as History, Lifetime, and others. The new offering looks to compete directly with the likes of Roku Live, Vizio, Pluto TV, and Tubi.

Features & products hot off the press

Big tech

• Amazon tests cheaper Prime memberships in India 

• Amazon launches a Rent the Runway Fashion storefront

• Alibaba to offer BNPL in Europe by partnering with SplitIt

• Tesla cuts prices in the US by up to 20% 

• Microsoft ships a tamper protection feature for Defender

• Google's Android clock to let users record alarm sounds

General and early-stage

• Tandem ships live audio rooms for language learning 

• Cedro launches a token that merges multichain asset liquidity

• Crowd ships default reports for community analytics

• Shiba Inu to launch a beta testnet of its L2 Ethereum network 

• PalmPay launches an annual spending review feature

Other good finds

• Naomi Ionita - How to price your product

• False start. Strava's price hike turned into a bit of a shitshow

• Game on. China surpasses US in AI research output & quality

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- Amol