Thu. 07/08 – The States Go After Google First

State Attorneys General file an antitrust suit against Google. But why them, first? Visa wants you to spend crypto via their platform. Fintech leads a record first half of the year for VC raises. And if payment for order flow were nixed by the SEC, what would that do to Robinhood? Sponsors: Tovala.com/ride Cybereason.com Links: 36 states, D.C. sue Google for alleged antitrust violations in its Android app store (Politico) Visa is partnering with over 50 crypto companies to allow clients to spend and convert digital currencies (Markets Insider) OnePlus confirms the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro throttle many popular apps to improve battery life (XDA Developers) Global Venture Funding Hits All-Time High In First Half Of 2021, With $288B Invested (Crunchbase News) London fintech funding soars in first half of the year (Reuters) Twitter Pledges to ‘Fully Comply’ With India Internet Rules (Bloomberg) Robinhood’s Debut Is Clouded by SEC Scrutiny of Payment for Order Flow (Wall Street Journal) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg’s Partnership Did Not Survive Trump (New York Times) The U.S. says humans will always be in control of AI weapons. But the age of autonomous war is already here. (Washington Post) GitHub Copilot is not infringing your copyright (Julia Reda) Ireland’s Days as a Tax Haven May Be Ending, but Not Without a Fight (New York Times)