If DAO’s are a modern, blockchain take on the corporation, I’ve got a big, worrying thing to tell you about them. Apple looks to cozy up to the NFL as Amazon seems to have found immediate success with Thursday Night Football. Fitbit takes a page out of the Oculus playbook, post-acquisition. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
Links:
CFTC Penalizes Blockchain Protocol $250K, Files Action Against Successor DAO (CoinDesk)
Apple to Sponsor the Super Bowl Halftime Show (NYTimes)
Amazon Scores Big With First ‘Thursday Night Football’ Game (The Hollywood Reporter)
Fitbit will require a Google Account to use new devices and features from 2023 onward (9to5Google)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
The Sneaky Genius of Apple’s AirPods Empire (Bloomberg)
How a Quebec Lithium Mine May Help Make Electric Cars Affordable (NYTimes)
Unauthorized Shein boutiques are popping up across Mexico (Rest of World)
College Dropout Turns Thiel Fellowship Into a $2 Billion Figma Fortune (Bloomberg)
Why Do All These 20-Somethings Have Closed Captions Turned On? (WSJ)
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