Exploring Virtual Studios and Google's Antitrust Vulnerability

Is PayPal making moves to become a major player in Crypto? A look at the two big ballot initiatives in California that Silicon Valley cares about and which the rest of the country might be affected by. Why YouTube is this election’s go-to place for campaigns to run ads, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• PayPal in Talks to Buy Crypto Firms Including BitGo (Bloomberg)
• Uber, Lyft likely violated California labor law, appeals court finds (NBCNews)
• Google and Facebook hate a proposed privacy law. News publishers should embrace it. (Recode)
• YouTube Is So Flooded With Political Ads It Can’t Place Them All (Bloomberg)

Weekend Longreads:

• The Network: How a Secretive Phone Company Helped the Crime World Go Dark (Motherboard)
• Cloud gaming’s history of false starts and promising reboots (Polygon)
• 'Virtual' studios could offer a real alternative to green screen special effects (Engadget)
• The Google Case (Tim Wu)
• Audio’s Opportunity and Who Will Capture It (Mathew Ball)

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