Thu. 07/08 – The States Go After Google First

State Attorneys General file an antitrust suit against Google. But why them, first? Visa wants you to spend crypto via their platform. Fintech leads a record first half of the year for VC raises. And if payment for order flow were nixed by the SEC, what would that do to Robinhood?

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Links:

• 36 states, D.C. sue Google for alleged antitrust violations in its Android app store (Politico)
• Visa is partnering with over 50 crypto companies to allow clients to spend and convert digital currencies (Markets Insider)
• OnePlus confirms the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro throttle many popular apps to improve battery life (XDA Developers)
• Global Venture Funding Hits All-Time High In First Half Of 2021, With $288B Invested (Crunchbase News)
• London fintech funding soars in first half of the year (Reuters)
• Twitter Pledges to ‘Fully Comply’ With India Internet Rules (Bloomberg)
• Robinhood’s Debut Is Clouded by SEC Scrutiny of Payment for Order Flow (Wall Street Journal)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg’s Partnership Did Not Survive Trump (New York Times)
• The U.S. says humans will always be in control of AI weapons. But the age of autonomous war is already here. (Washington Post)
• GitHub Copilot is not infringing your copyright (Julia Reda)
• Ireland’s Days as a Tax Haven May Be Ending, but Not Without a Fight (New York Times)