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1. At Intuit-owned Mailchimp, tensions are running high. A leaked email shows Intuit gave most Mailchimp workers $4 this month. But current and former employees said morale is still low at the email-marketing company, and that people, feeling belittled, keep quitting.
- The pay increase came after a wave of departures as the once proudly quirky and independent company endured a rocky transition after the $4 closed late last year.
- Employees said strong demand for
tech workers and discontent with senior management has resulted in the string of key departures, especially in technical roles. - "Basically, every staff engineer I can think of has left," one former employee said.
Inside the discontent at Mailchimp.>$4
In other news:
2. Spotify is launching a new app: Spotify Live. The new app lets users listen to live podcasts as they're being recorded, and chat with the hosts and other listeners. $4
3. DoorDash is changing the way it compensates employees in stock. To keep employees happy after a rough few months for the company's stock, CEO Tony Xu laid out a new two-year vesting schedule for equity grants, a big change from the company's previous policy. $4
4. Elon Musk said he doesn't own a home and crashes at friends' places. In a video interview with TED's Chris Anderson, the world's richest man also said he doesn't own yachts or take vacations —but has a plane to save time. $4
5. Some VCs aren't investing in Y Combinator's latest startups. Investors told Insider the accelerator's new investment terms had bumped up valuations to extremes, and now, some are reluctant to pay such high prices for seed startups. $4
6. Reddit's former CEO says if Elon Musk takes over Twitter he's "in for a world of pain." In a viral Twitter thread, Yishan Wong explained why he thinks Musk "shouldn't waste his time" on the platform. $4
7. Microsoft wants to bring ads to Xbox games. The company is working on a new program that would let brands place advertisements — which could show up as digitally rendered billboards in a car-racing game, for instance — in free-to-play games. $4
8. Apple workers in New York City are taking steps to form a union. Workers at Apple's flagship store in Grand Central Terminal have begun collecting signatures to form a union, The Washington Post first reported. $4
Odds and ends:
9. We got a close-up look at the Volkswagen ID.Buzz. The modern version of the company's iconic hippy bus, the ID.Buzz has a bunch of funky features like phone-charging nooks, a removable center console, and special wheels to boost range. $4
10. This reporter explored Chipotle in the metaverse. One of Insider's retail reporters visited the fast-food chain's virtual location, and was transported to 1993, when the first Chipotle restaurant was opened. $4
What we're watching today:
- Miami Tech Week continues $4
- Bank of America, Charles Schwab, and others are reporting earnings today. $4
- Today kicks off the IMF and World Bank $4
- It's Tax Day.
- The Washington Post is hosting $4 with Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian.
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Curated by Jordan Parker Erb in New York. (Feedback or tips? Email jerb@insider.com or tweet @jordanparkererb>$4.)