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Spotify publishes its long-standing Platform Rules and says it is working to add a content advisory to podcast episodes that discuss COVID-19 — A decade ago, we created Spotify to enable the work of creators around the world to be heard and enjoyed by listeners around the world.| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
In an Instagram video, Joe Rogan defends his decision to book contentious guests, apologizes to Spotify for the backlash, and details how the podcast may change — 'I'm very sorry that this is happening to them.' — Joe Rogan has issued a response to the ongoing controversy … | Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
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A look at the fight between six rapid grocery delivery startups in NYC, which raised $5.5B+ since 2020; sources: some are averaging a loss of $20+ per order — Jokr, Getir and Buyk are piling on freebies to build up a customer base in New York City — Since Hayoung Park moved to Manhattan last year … | Andrew Hayward / Decrypt: |
NFT marketplace LooksRare has amassed $9.5B+ in trading volume since its January 10 launch; CryptoSlam: $8.3B+ is users “wash trading” between their own wallets — CryptoSlam says the vast majority of the hot NFT marketplace's sales are illegitimate trades made to manipulate the token rewards model.| Samantha Hissong / Rolling Stone: |
Profile of artist Seneca, who says she is the lead designer behind the original Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection and has seen relatively little compensation — The Bored Ape Yacht Club lit up the internet — but its lead designer, Seneca, has been watching from the shadows| Stephanie Clifford / Elle: |
Profile of Ann Lai, who settled a harassment lawsuit against Justin Caldbeck's Binary Capital in 2020, as she talks about her ordeal publicly for the first time — She quit her high-profile job and sounded an alarm about bad behavior in tech—and she was nearly forced from the industry.| Bloomberg: |
A profile of Celsius Network, which has been valued at ~$3B and promises up to an 18% annual interest on cryptocurrency deposits, as it attracts SEC scrutiny — Every Friday, Alex Mashinsky sits in front of a video camera and livestreams for more than an hour with a sales pitch for his crypto company, Celsius Network LLC.| Wall Street Journal: |
Gartner: global chip sales rose 25% YoY in 2021 to a record $583.5B and are projected to grow by 9% in 2022; capital expenditures grew to at least $146B in 2021 — After posting record sales in 2021, semiconductor makers prepare for historic expansion to boost capacity| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
The FCC announces $1.2B+ in funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to expand broadband service across 32 states, provided by 23 telecom companies — The FCC plans to deploy broadband service in one million new areas — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) … | Arijit Sarkar / Cointelegraph: |
China tests using blockchain across 15 cities and 164 organizations in manufacturing, energy, government data sharing, law enforcement, taxation, and more — Some of the key areas of blockchain development include manufacturing, energy, government data sharing and services, law enforcement … | Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
Lina Khan's FTC is using “monopsony”, a market where one buyer is pre-eminent, to reshape antitrust regulation to protect businesses using Big Tech platforms — Federal Trade Commission chief Lina Khan has developed an innovative way to frame the issue.| Zack Seward / CoinDesk: |
Blockdaemon, which provides blockchain infrastructure for node management and staking, raises a $207M Series C at a $3.25B post-money valuation — Sapphire and Tiger Global led the latest round, which follows a $155 million Series B last September. — The unicorn valuations are still …
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