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Another proof point against NFTs being primarily accessed via permissions platforms…even if run by timeless brands. https://www.theblock.co/post/352129/nike-class-action-lawsuit-nft-rtfkts
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"And Google took more than its fair share on both sides of that equation." -- Rohit Chopra, former commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and former head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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"All of us want to make sure that there is a free and fair internet that is open for new competitors."
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"But what the court has found is that Google engaged in a scheme to choke off competition when it comes to online ads. Now, so many local publications, small content creators – they depend on the revenue from ads, and all sorts of businesses spend money to advertise online."
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Tomorrow night's NFL Draft will be a life-changing moment for all players selected, same as ever. What's unique may be the intersection between the NIL-era of college sports with the late-round rungs of professional football: Will the last athletes drafted actually take a pay cut by going to the NFL?
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🇵🇦 A MAN. A PLAN. A (municipally-accepted crypto payment) CANAL. PANAMA. 🪙 https://cointelegraph.com/news/panama-city-votes-accept-crypto-taxes-fees
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Peak Hacktivism: Street crosswalk buttons hacked to imitate the voices of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk🤖 🤡 https://www.tiktok.com/@rosecampau/video/7492297402578111787 https://www.tiktok.com/@keagan.19/video/7492513198881459499
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The FOMO is Real https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/15/openai-is-reportedly-developing-its-own-x-like-social-media-platform/
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Innovation always lives in the gap between public perception & expert imagination, though the AI chasm does look wider than you might think, depending on where you stand. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/04/03/how-the-us-public-and-ai-experts-view-artificial-intelligence/
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We’re 10-30 days out from early looks on what the Pectra hard fork will hold, but it’s looking like it may be Ethereum’s biggest upgrade yet. On-chain validator deposits, execution layer withdrawals, bigger blob throughputs & more on mainnet 🔜 🦄 ⛓️ 💠 https://blog.ethereum.org/2025/02/28/pectra-audit-results
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A Sliver of Silver Lining 🌦️ Pax just raised a $4.5m seed round w/ Initialized Capital, General Catalyst & more investing in a startup automating the duty drawback process - enabling up to 99% of tariffs paid on imported goods to be reclaimed if goods are subsequently exported.
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"You need to build the relationship years before the check clears. Send updates. Host events. Become known for something. And know that if someone asks for the data room on Day One, they’re not serious." -- Rob May, Neurometric.ai cofounder, on raising funds
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Thrilled to see the Republic & INX connection evolve into an acquisition! INX has been a key Republic partner since 2023 after tokenizing its portfolio, as well as public equities like NVIDIA. Together, the road to web3-powered investments just got wider. https://shorturl.at/zBkOR
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Back when I was at Techstars Boston, we backed a beverage startup called Bevi. I wasn't quite sure every water drinker's palette was ready for the zip of mint, lime, coconut, or cucumber in their H2O...my how far we've come. #AprilFools
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Double it and give it to the next person -- The founder's dilemma behind adding mega funds to your round & re-injecting startup risk into would-be unicorn https://nextview.vc/blog/megafunds-and-the-great-re-risking/
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“The VC ‘winter‘ has kind of passed, but there are clear ‘haves and have-nots.’ Some people are raising really fast, but for early-stage managers, it’s still a grind.” -- Rachel ten Brink, Red Bike Capital
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A great football coach by the name of Bill Walsh once said, "The Score Takes Care of Itself," but a quote more apt for the tech startup aficionado may be Sam Altman's...
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6/ It was a utility product. So even though it was a very embarrassing V1, they actually thought the lesson they took from it was that what customers cared about - since they did all the deliveries themselves - wasn't necessarily what the app looked like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAfjq267r68
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5/ If you think about the job to be done, it was to bring something to the customer in the time quoted and in the condition they would expect. The goal wasn't to do anything else. Customers weren't going to open the app and obsess over its UI or play with it or find a date.
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4/ I know it sounds really embarrassing, and trust me, it was very embarrassing. The number one thing was being terrified of whether anyone would care, and that's what they were really testing.
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