Challenges in the App Ecosystem and DeFi Surge

Nvidia’s new platform to fix video calls. Surprisingly, Facebook says breaking up Facebook is impossible. Google slow rolls enforcement of the 30% take on the Play Store in India. A couple of direct Covid-related tech stories. And I catch you up on the whole DeFi phenomenon in crypto that has made transaction volume on the Ethereum blockchain skyrocket 1200% in just three months.

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Links:

• Nvidia unveils Maxine, a managed cloud AI videoconferencing service (VentureBeat)
• Nvidia says its AI can fix some of the biggest problems in video calls (The Verge)
• Facebook Says Government Breakup of Instagram, WhatsApp Would Be ‘Complete Nonstarter’ (WSJ)
• Google defers 30% in-app commission in India to April 2022 after protests (The Economic Times India)
• Google delays mandating Play Store payments rule in India to April 2022 (TechCrunch)
• Ethereum Dapp Volumes Hit $120 Billion in Third Quarter (Decrypt)
• What Is DeFi? (CoinDesk)
• States are finally starting to use the Covid-tracking tech Apple and Google built — here’s why (CNBC)
• Clinical Trials Hit by Ransomware Attack on Health Tech Firm (NYTimes)

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