10 things in tech you need to know today

Posted By TheNewsCommenter: From Businessinsider.com: “10 things in tech you need to know today”. Below is an excerpt from the article.

1. Jack Dorsey's digital-payments processor Square is buying a majority stake in Tidal, Jay-Z's music streaming platform. The $297-million deal will also bring the rapper onto Square's board of directors. Here's what we know. 

2. Robinhood may drop its well-known confetti animations. Some critics say the animations make trading feel too much like a game. More on that here.

3. Google's parent company is working on a top-secret device that would give people superhuman hearing. Dubbed "Wolverine," the augmented-reality technology would change the future of hearing. We have an exclusive look inside the futuristic project. 

4. YouTube will reverse its ban on Donald Trump's channel after "the risk of violence has decreased." The former president was barred from the site after the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Watch the YouTube CEO's remarks. 

5. TikTok's owner, ByteDance, is developing a Clubhouse-like app for China. The move comes after the increasingly popular app was banned in China last month. These are the most recent developments. 

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