Instagram and Google: NFT and Gaming Innovations

Meta is working on NFTs for Instagram and Facebook while Google is starting a blockchain team. Instagram Subscriptions launches. Google Play Games launches on Windows. Amazon launches its first physical fashion store. And why, by this summer, you will only be able to pay the IRS your taxes online by doxing yourself?

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Links:

• Facebook owner Meta dives into NFT digital collectibles craze (FT)
• Google Forms Blockchain Group Under Newly Appointed Executive (Bloomberg)
• Instagram launches early test of creator subscriptions in the US (TechCrunch)
• Google Play Games for PC starts limited beta for Android games on Windows, sharing system requirements (Android Police)
• Amazon to try another tech-infused retail concept with ‘Amazon Style,’ its first physical fashion store (GeekWire)
• Crypto.com Says Regulators Haven’t Reached Out After Hack (Bloomberg)
• Web3 ‘Proof of attendance’ startup raises $10M to mint shared memories as NFTs (TechCrunch)
• IRS Will Require Facial Recognition Scans to Access Your Taxes Online (Gizmodo)
• IRS Will Soon Require Selfies for Online Access (KrebsonSecurity)

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