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40: Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard, Google Antitrust Allegations, Brands Entering Web 3, Coinbase NFTs + Larva Lads

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.


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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Trung’s Move + Preview
  • 0:05:50 – Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard For $68.7bil
  • 0:13:00 – Gaming, Metaverse + Google Antitrust Allegations (Jedi Blue)
  • 0:18:21 – Google-Facebook Alleged Ad Deal
  • 0:27:43 – Brands Entering Web 3
  • 0:36:14 – E-commerce Experience
  • 0:43:28 – Coinbase NFTs Powered By MasterCard, LooksRare + OpenSea
  • 0:55:50 – DAOs Gone Wrong: Spice DAO + Dune
  • 1:00:40 – Larva Lads NFT
  • 1:09:45 – Janky Heist Superplastic NFTs + Tom Sachs Rocket
  • 1:13:31 – Deciding When To Sell NFTs

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