A sagely guru by the name of Berra imparted some words of wisdom that I periodically revisit: "In theory there's no difference between theory and practice, while in practice there's ." Though intended for comedic effect, it rings true (as all good comedy does).
It's easy to urge so bound up in what we believe something to be, or should be, that we mistake it for reality. The more invested one is during a theory; the closer theory and practice can appear.
Israeli extortion avoidance startup Identiq has raised $47 million at Series An as the organization eyes worldwide development, driven in enormous part by the spike in internet spending during the pandemic.
The round was driven by Insight Partners and Entrée Capital, with support from Amdocs, Sony Innovation Fund by IGV, just as existing financial backers Vertex Ventures Israel, Oryzn Capital, and Slow Ventures.
Digital collectibles are having a really large moment. Just last month, a bit of digital art by Beeple sold for $6.6 million on online art marketplace Nifty Gateway. Meanwhile, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda recently sold clips of a song via online marketplace Zora. Over on Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shot, quite 200,000 people recently waited hours for the prospect to shop for one among just 10,631 packs of digital NBA moments.
The Facebook Oversight Board (FOB) is already feeling frustrated by the binary choices it’s expected to form because it reviews Facebook’s content moderation decisions, consistent with one among its members who was giving evidence to a UK House of Lords committee today which is running a search into freedom of expression online.
