Coinbase partners up, Microsoft’s deal hurts Sony, and a 5G lawsuit
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 441

💳 #Coinbase partners with #Mastercard to let users pay with a credit card in its upcoming #NFT marketplace, solve “pain points”, and classify NFTs as “digital goods” 🔗


🎮 #Microsoft says #Xbox Game Pass has 25M subscribers, up from 18M in January 2021 🔗


📉 #Sony's shares fell 13% on Wednesday, its biggest drop since October 2008, wiping $20B off its valuation, after #Microsoft announced its #ActivisionBlizzard deal 🔗


👉 Democratic lawmakers unveil the #BanningSurveillanceAdvertisingAct, which would ban targeted ads but allow broad location-based and contextual ads 🔗


📺 #YouTube says it's winding down YouTube Originals after six years and will only fund programs that are part of its Black Voices and YouTube Kids Funds 🔗


👉 #Ericsson sues #Apple over #5G and other patents, following the expiration of the cross-license agreement between the two companies and no renewal deal 🔗


👻 #Snapchat's friend recommendation feature will no longer suggest users under 18, unless they have a certain number of friends in common, to curb drug dealing 🔗


🌊 #OpenSea acquires #crypto lending APIs startup #DharmaLabs, which will shutter its wallet in 30 days; source says the deal was valued between $110M and $130M 🔗


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