Intro

A new bill could regulate crypto in a way that crypto folks say would defeat the point of decentralization. Facebook antitrust could be coming next week. Loon is the first to turn the skies over to artificial intelligence. Hackers are targeting the vaccine rollout. And now, you too can contribute to Street View on Google Maps.

Sponsors:

• Impartner.com/ridehomedemo
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Links:

• US Lawmakers Introduce Bill That Would Require Stablecoin Issuers to Obtain Bank Charters (Coindesk)
• PhonePe raises $700 million, becomes a separate entity (TechCrunch)
• FedEx to Buy ShopRunner in Quest for Closer E-Commerce Ties (Bloomberg)
• U.S. states plan to sue Facebook next week: sources (Reuters)
• Alphabet’s Loon hands the reins of its internet air balloons to self-learning AI (The Verge)
• Hackers Are Targeting the Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Cold Chain’ (Wired)
• Hulu’s Watch Party feature is now available to all subscribers (The Verge)
• Google Maps now lets you create Street View photos with just a phone (The Verge)

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