<p><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/60415e872dc901001835582f-2400/JAY-Z+by+Raven+Varona+and+Jack+Dorsey+by+Hermione+Hodgson.jpg" alt="Jay Z Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Tidal Jay-Z" data-mce-source="Raven Varona, Hermione Hodgson" data-link="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210304005346/en/" border="0"></p><p></p><bi-shortcode id="summary-shortcode" data-type="summary-shortcode" class="mceNonEditable" contenteditable="false">Summary List Placement</bi-shortcode><p>Good morning and welcome to 10 Things in Tech. If this was forwarded to you, <a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/10-things-in-tech"><strong>sign up here</strong></a>.</p><p>Let's get started.</p><p><strong>1. Jack Dorsey's digital-payments processor Square is buying a majority stake in Tidal, Jay-Z's music streaming platform.</strong> The $297-million deal will also bring the rapper onto Square's board of directors. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-dorsey-square-tidal-acquisition-jayz-joins-board-2021-3">Here's what we know. </a></p><p><strong>2. Robinhood may drop its well-known confetti animations.</strong> Some critics say the animations make trading feel too much like a game. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/robinhood-may-dump-heavily-criticized-confetti-trading-animations-bloomberg-2021-3">More on that here.</a></p><p><strong>3. Google's parent company is working on a top-secret device that would give people superhuman hearing. </strong>Dubbed "Wolverine," the augmented-reality technology would change the future of hearing. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-x-alphabet-hearing-project-wolverine-codename-augmented-reality-2021-3"><strong>We have an exclusive look inside the futuristic project.</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>4. YouTube will reverse its ban on Donald Trump's channel after "the risk of violence has decreased." </strong>The former president was barred from the site after the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-reverse-ban-trump-risk-violence-2021-3">Watch the YouTube CEO's remarks. </a></p><p><strong>5. TikTok's owner, ByteDance, is developing a Clubhouse-like app for China.</strong> The move comes after the increasingly popular app was banned in China last month. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-bytedance-clubhouse-china-blocked-app-2021-3">These are the most recent developments. </a></p><p><strong>6. Nintendo is set to release a new Switch console later this year.</strong> The more powerful model could be in your hands as early as this fall. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nintendo-switch-pro-console-this-year-report-2021-3">Here are the specs we know so far.</a> </p><p><strong>7. Deliveroo, the online food-delivery company backed by Amazon, has picked London for its blockbuster IPO. </strong>This comes a day after a government-backed review recommended changes to London's listing rulesand the company is<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/deliveroo-selects-london-as-venue-for-blockbuster-ipo-2021-3"> targeting a hefty price tag. </a></p><p><strong>8. US stocks declined amid a major tech selloff Thursday. </strong>The Dow plunged 346 points as investors <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-news-today-jerome-powell-preaches-patience-inflation-spike-2021-3-1030152402">reacted to comments</a> by Fed Chair Jerome Powellbut GameStop <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/gamestop-stock-prices-surges-as-reddit-wallstreetbets-chatter-picks-up-2021-3-1030152624">surged as Reddit chatter picked up.</a></p><p><strong>9. Advertisers are scrambling after Google's choice to move away from targeted advertising. </strong>The decision threatens to upend marketers' bid to save digital ads. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/advertisers-react-to-google-removing-tracking-from-advertising-2021-3"><strong>An exclusive look at what this could mean for the ad industry.</strong></a></p><p><strong>10. Meet Frank Slootman, the Snowflake CEO who ripped up the nice-guy Silicon Valley playbook in favor of a more hard-line approach. </strong>The billionaire has a nearly mythic statusand has taken a hard-charging, profit-driven path to success. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/snowflake-frank-slootman-shuns-feel-good-liberal-ethos-big-tech-2021-3"><strong>Now, we're giving you a peek inside his world. </strong></a></p><hr><p>Have an Amazon Alexa device' Listen to this update by searching "Business Insider" in your flash briefing settings.</p><p><em>Compiled by Jordan Erb. 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