Hi everyone. Rough news yesterday as my company MasterClass had a round of layoffs. I was not let go, but several very talented folks in our engineering, product, and design teams were. If you're hiring across those departments, please hit reply and I can connect you with some high-calibre talent 🙏 

Highlight of the day

Canva launched 'Canva for Campus', a paid subscription for universities and colleges. The offering is the same as its 'Teams' products, but with pricing tailored to education - students get free access once enough staff licenses are purchased. In addition to immediate revenue, it's a great tactic to get the next generation onto Canva.

Features & products hot off the press

Big tech

• Gmail publicly launches its client-side encryption mode

• TikTok ships 'Sounds for Business' audio collections for marketers

• Microsoft expands its PC game pass subscription to 40 new countries 

• Microsoft adds its new AI-powered Bing to the Windows 11 taskbar

• Meta makes its VR battle royale shooter game free-to-play

• Google rolls out fall detection to the Pixel watch 

General and early-stage

• Typeface launches an AI-powered tool to draft marketing materials

• Jackbox Games expands its core offering to four new languages 

• Bluesky launches on the App Store as an invite-only social app 

• TIDAL cuts its direct artist payout program

• Flipboard ships a Mastodon integration for its iOS app

Other good finds

• Second act. How Duolingo reignited user growth

• Big call. EU declares Apple breached antitrust laws in Spotify case

• Goin' south. Tesla to build EV plant in northern Mexico

Twitter nugget

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- Amol