About this episode
Australia sues Meta for alleged cryptocurrency scam ads. Bored Apes Yacht Club had, what we might call a busted IPO, if that was term we were using. Amazon is now officially the proud owner of James Bond. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: GetVultr.com/techmeme or promocode 150OFFER30 LiveOuter.com/techmeme Links: Australian watchdog sues Facebook-owner Meta over scam advertisements (Reuters) Bored Ape Yacht Club Ethereum NFT Sales Surge as ApeCoin Price Pops, Then Drops (Decrypt) U.S. antitrust enforcers won't challenge Amazon's MGM deal, dashing hopes of monopoly critics (Politico) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Substack’s Ideology (Divinations) A Big Bet to Kill the Password for Good (Wired) Razzlekhan: The Untold Story Of How A YouTube Rapper Became A Suspect In A $4 Billion Bitcoin Fraud (Forbes) Six months in, El Salvador’s bitcoin gamble is crumbling (Rest Of World) The neon shortage is a bad sign (Recode) Beating Japan at Its Own (Video) Game: A Smash Hit From China (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices