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Meta is shutting down a video speed dating service it had tested over a good part of last year.

The company informed the services users via a recent

email and it seemed to imply that Spark didn't find traction. The company formerly known

as Facebook confirmed it was testing the new dating service last April,

which was developed by its in-house incubator, the NPE team.

In other news, Insta Kart is introducing a new Ready Meals hub to make it easier for users to discover and order ready-made meals from grocery stores on its app.

The on-demand grocery delivery platform has offered ready-made meals since January 2020,

but says the option was not as visible or prominent in its app, which is why it's launching the new hub.

With the launch of the in-app destination, Instacard is now adding priority delivery

to all ready-made meal orders, which means some orders will be delivered from grocery stores

in as fast as 30 minutes.

And Venmo is introducing a new gift-wrapping feature to give users a new way to gift money

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