A group of 26 leading computer experts urge US lawmakers to resist crypto lobbying efforts, calling crypto financial instruments "risky, flawed, and unproven" (Scott Chipolina/Financial Times) Read more
BT partners with Ericsson to offer private 5G networks to companies in the UK, the first service of its kind (Anna Gross/Financial Times) Read more
Research: the value of VC deals in China fell 44% YoY to $24.7B in the first four months of 2022, which is nearly four times the pace of the global slide (Jane Zhang/Bloomberg) Read more
A profile of Paramount three years into its streaming shift, an underdog choosing to continue alone as Netflix and Disney dominate and other streamers cut deals (Benjamin Mullin/New York Times) Read more
How Do Your Own Research (DYOR) has spread throughout crypto and online conspiracy communities, signaling a rejection of authority and an appeal to join in (John Herrman/New York Times) Read more
Sequoia, YC, Craft Ventures, and other VCs give startups advice on surviving the downturn; Lightspeed: "boom times of the last decade are unambiguously over" (Wall Street Journal) Read more
The defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has dominated TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms, often presenting Heard in a negative light (Amanda Hess/New York Times) Read more
Sources: India-based short video app ShareChat's parent company Mohalla Tech raises ~$300M from Google, Times Group, and Temasek Holdings at a ~$5B valuation (Munsif Vengattil/Reuters) Read more