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Your woke money is no good here. Georgia's new election law runs 98 generously spaced pages. A fast reader can get through it in one sitting. If you're the CEO of a major corporation, you can pay someone to do it for you. (Ted Cruz via Wall Street Journal)
Microsoft shakes up PC gaming by reducing Windows store cut to just 12 percent. Microsoft is shaking up the world of PC gaming today with a big cut to the amount of revenue it takes from games on Windows. (Tom Warren via The Verge)
DigitalOcean says customer billing data 'exposed' by a security flaw. The cloud infrastructure giant told customers in an email on Wednesday, obtained by TechCrunch, that it has “confirmed an unauthorized exposure of details associated with the billing profile on your DigitalOcean account. (Zack Whittaker via TechCrunch)
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city will re-open 100% on July 1. New York City’s will fully reopen starting July 1, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. “We are ready for stores to open, for businesses to open, offices, theaters, full strength,” de Blasio said in announcing the date on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” (Jessica Bursztynsky via CNBC)
The CDC Is Still Repeating Its Mistakes. Yesterday, the CDC released more relaxed mask guidelines for outdoor activities, as well as new charts for indoor and outdoor recommendations. The more permissive guidelines were a welcome step forward, but they're still frustrating. (Zeynep Tufekci via The Atlantic)
Dapper Labs Reveals Plans For Next NFT Marketplace After NBA Top Shot. Today, Dapper Labs, the Vancouver-based startup best known as the creator of NBA Top Shot and CryptoKitties, popular marketplaces for tokenized digital collectibles known as NFTs, announced a partnership with the celebrity-driven avatar technology company Genies to build a new marketplace on Dapper Labs’ Flow blockchain. (Nina Bambysheva via Forbes)
Miami Tech Week' Wasn't Planned. But the Hype Is Infectious. Farhaj Mayan was just starting to raise the seed round for his cannabis-tech startup when a few investors encouraged him to travel east. “Come to Miami,” they told him. (Arielle Pardes via WIRED)
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