VC funds are betting on healthcare
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Facebook’s replication station: The company is reportedly developing a Clubhouse dupe for its own portfolio, attempting to cash in on the audio app’s nascent popularity.
New feud is brewing in the broadcast world: Dish’s Sling TV added new local channels through a deal with Locast in a step that goes against arguments the free over-the-air broadcaster has made for itself against TV networks in the past, all while the company is embroiled in a lawsuit with those very networks.
States press on with tech regulation: The Maryland General Assembly is holding out for its Senate to override the state’s previous veto of a bill to tax digital advertising and streaming, making Maryland another state taking steps to regulate tech.