⚖️ Biden to Tap Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court

Plus: Cryptocurrency a New Tool to Avoid Sanctions, How the tech industry is responding to Ukraine conflict, and more ...

Good Morning! My thoughts are with the people of Ukraine 🇺🇦 during this thought times. To help everyone stay informed on the situation, we have compiled the following Twitter List to help you stay informed about this rapidly evolving conflict.

— Jose Montes de Oca

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Today’s pick

Biden to Tap Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court. Nominee, an appeals court judge in Washington, would be first Black woman to serve on nation’s top court (Tarini Parti, Ken Thomas and Jacob Gershman via Wall Street Journal)

Ken Thomas @KThomasDC

News: President Biden will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, source confirms. If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

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Cryptocurrency Is a Potential New Tool for Billionaires to Avoid Sanctions. Individuals and other entities targeted in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may circumvent penalties if they choose to use crypto. (Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou via Bloomberg)

Bloomberg Crypto @crypto

Russia and its billionaires may have a potential new tool to evade U.S. and European sanctions: cryptocurrencies

trib.alBloomberg - Are you a robot?

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How the tech industry is responding to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. As the situation in Ukraine develops, TechCrunch will continue to bring news and analysis on how the conflict unfolds across the tech and startup community.
(Zack Whittaker, Ingrid Lunden, Carly Page, Amanda Silberling via TechCrunch)

TechCrunch @TechCrunch

Here's how the tech industry is responding to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. TechCrunch will provide updates as we learn more. tcrn.ch/35qQMZa by @zackwhittaker, @ingridlunden, and @CarlyPage_

tcrn.chHow the tech industry is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – TechCrunchFollow for up-to-date news and analysis on how the Ukraine conflict unfolds across the tech and startup community.

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SPAC Startups Made Lofty Promises. They Aren't Working Out. Hot upstarts that went public via blank-check companies are missing revenue and earnings targets—sometimes months after making those forecasts (Heather Somerville and Eliot Brown via Wall Street Journal)

Stacey @iamstacetheace

It's hard to overstate the gross incompetence of many SPACs wsj.com/articles/spac-…

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Etsy hits sellers with 30 percent transaction fee increase. Following a record-breaking 2021 fourth quarter, Etsy is raising seller transaction fees from 5 percent to 6.5 percent, the company announced today. (Mia Sato via The Verge)

Ana Kasparian @AnaKasparian

As someone who loves sellers on Etsy, I cannot and will not support this. This is gross.

The Verge @verge

Etsy hits sellers with 30 percent transaction fee increase https://t.co/b8yel3PYTC https://t.co/MRBtBnvl9H

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UK wants to squeeze freedom of reach to take on Internet trolls. The UK government has announced (yet) more additions to its expansive and controversial plan to regulate online content — aka the Online Safety Bill. (Natasha Lomas via TechCrunch)

Fuad Alakbarov ⁠⁠ @DrAlakbarov

The UK government has announced (yet) more additions to its expansive and controversial plan to regulate online content — aka the Online Safety Bill.

techcrunch.comUK wants to squeeze freedom of reach to take on internet trolls – TechCrunchThe UK government has announced (yet) more additions to its expansive and controversial plan to regulate online content — aka the Online Safety Bill. It says the latest package of measures to be added to the draft are intended to protect web users from anonymous trolling. The Bill has far bro…

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Is Taiwan Next?. As Russian tanks roll over Ukraine, Vladimir Putin's crisis will reverberate around the world, possibly most dangerously to the Taiwan Strait. An attempt by Beijing to claim Taiwan by force has just become more likely. (Michael Schuman via The Atlantic)

The Atlantic @TheAtlantic

Authoritarian powers believe the moment has come to push back against U.S. power and reshape the world, @MichaelSchuman writes. Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine heralds a new era, one in which Taiwan is on the front line.

on.theatln.tcIs Taiwan Next?Russia’s invasion of Ukraine makes the frightening possibility of China seizing control of the island more real.

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— Jose Montes de Oca

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