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Good morning. It’s Jason, helping fill in for Andrew, as he takes some time off after welcoming his second son into the world earlier this week.

I’m back on the East Coast, where I’m based, after co-hosting our 24th annual Brainstorm Tech event in Park City this week. At the conference, I had the opportunity to interview the founders and CEOs of innovative companies big and small, from John Furner of Walmart and Tony Xu of DoorDash, to Jeff Wilke and Chris Barman, who’ve incubated and launched the electric truck startup Slate Auto. And during networking breaks and group meals, I met other technology leaders, many of whom are working on solutions to pressing societal issues.

While the business world and the greater world continue to face myriad challenges, these conversations gave me renewed hope that technology and the people behind it can at least serve as part of the answer.

Now for today’s news.

—Jason Del Rey

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