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Podcast: One Thing Today in Tech
Episode: Paypal may buy Pinterest; Facebook’s name change; Apple's Tech Talks; and a chat with Iron Pillar’s Anand Prasanna
Description: PayPal, is looking to buy Pinterest—a platform that allows people to collect and share content about their interests—as the US payments giant moves to expand into online commerce. PayPal could pay about $70 dollars a share, valuing Pinterest at $39 billion, according to Bloomberg.
Facebook is planning to change its name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, and ambition to be seen as much more than a social media company. Facebook has already announced plans to hire 10,000 people in Europe to advance its plans to build a metaverse—a virtual world on the intern...