Mon. 05/16 – F It! Netflix Is Doin’ It Live! (Maybe)

Is Netflix about to experiment with actual live broadcasts? Where did all the bitcoin go in the whole Luna/UST backstop debacle? Spotify is testing NFTs. Uber Eats gets into the ankle robot delivery game. And the Texas law that has all of big social media platforms worried.

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Links:

• Netflix Exploring Live Streaming For First Time; Plans To Roll Out For Unscripted Series & Stand-Up Specials (Deadline)
• LFG Reserves Dwindle to Just 313 Bitcoins From 80K After UST Crash (CoinDesk)
• Exclusive: Spotify tests letting artists promote NFTs on their profiles (MusicAlly)
• OpenSea is adding NFT copy detection and verification features (The Verge)
• Uber Eats pilots autonomous delivery with Serve Robotics, Motional (TechCrunch)
• Tech groups ask Supreme Court to block Texas social media law (Washington Post)
• Just How Incredibly Fucked Up Is Texas’ Social Media Content Moderation Law? (TechDirt)