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Meta and Instagram have been spotted developing a new social music sharing feature.

I'm Emron Shake and I'm about to share with you your daily Crunch for Wednesday, starting with three big headlines.

In an effort to improve its security measures, LIF announced Tuesday a new writer verification pilot program to help drivers verify

writer's identities and ensure that they are indeed who they say they are.

Starting Tuesday, Lifts new program is rolling out to nine markets including Atlanta, Chicago,

Denver, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, Phoenix, and Seattle.

The company declined to say when it would be launching in more cities.

Writers are now going to see a verification badge next to their profile, indicating that

LIFT has confirmed they're using their legal name.

To ensure writers are who they claim to be,

LIFT uses third-party databases

to cross-check personal information,

such as writer's legal name and phone number, a company spokesperson, explained to TechRunch.

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