We missed a pretty big story this weekend. X getting banned in Brazil. I’ll try to catch you up on all the contours of this. Canva’s raising prices and it’s pissing people off because, I mean, they are REALLY raising prices. And the two pretty big success stories in crypto this year that we haven’t spoken about yet.Sponsors:<ul><li><a href="https://datatribe.com/challenge" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DataTribe.com/challenge</a></li><li><a href="https://hims.com/ride" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hims.com/ride</a></li></ul> Links:<ul><li><a href="https://americasquarterly.org/article/brazils-most-powerful-judge-is-in-the-spotlight-again/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brazil’s Most Powerful Judge Is in the Spotlight—Again</a> (Americas Quarterly)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/world/americas/brazil-x-ban-free-speech.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HE4.5QZx.Mh_pHIM0G_wG&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=c-cb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Brazil’s Experiment Fighting Fake News Led to a Ban on X</a> (NYTimes)</li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/3/24234698/canva-price-increase-300-percent-ai-features" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Canva says its AI features are worth the 300 percent price increase</a> (The Verge)</li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-02/hp-says-it-will-carry-on-with-lynch-lawsuit-and-collect-damages?sref=Szq5ylDR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HP to Pursue $4 Billion Damages After Mike Lynch Yacht Death</a> (Bloomberg)</li><li><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/314054/pump-fun-surpasses-100-million-in-revenue-as-polymarket-outshines-nfts-in-august" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pump.fun surpasses $100 million in revenue as Polymarket outshines NFTs in August</a> (The Block)</li></ul>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;We missed a pretty big story this weekend. X getting banned in Brazil. I’ll try to catch you up on all the contours of this. Canva’s raising prices and it’s pissing people off because, I mean, they are REALLY raising prices. And the two pretty big success stories in crypto this year that we haven’t spoken about yet.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsors:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://datatribe.com/challenge" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DataTribe.com/challenge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://hims.com/ride" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hims.com/ride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Links:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://americasquarterly.org/article/brazils-most-powerful-judge-is-in-the-spotlight-again/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Brazil’s Most Powerful Judge Is in the Spotlight—Again&lt;/a&gt; (Americas Quarterly)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/world/americas/brazil-x-ban-free-speech.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HE4.5QZx.Mh_pHIM0G_wG&amp;amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;amp;sgrp=c-cb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;How Brazil’s Experiment Fighting Fake News Led to a Ban on X&lt;/a&gt; (NYTimes)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/3/24234698/canva-price-increase-300-percent-ai-features" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Canva says its AI features are worth the 300 percent price increase&lt;/a&gt; (The Verge)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-02/hp-says-it-will-carry-on-with-lynch-lawsuit-and-collect-damages?sref=Szq5ylDR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;HP to Pursue $4 Billion Damages After Mike Lynch Yacht Death&lt;/a&gt; (Bloomberg)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/314054/pump-fun-surpasses-100-million-in-revenue-as-polymarket-outshines-nfts-in-august" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Pump.fun surpasses $100 million in revenue as Polymarket outshines NFTs in August&lt;/a&gt; (The Block)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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We missed a pretty big story this weekend. X getting banned in Brazil. I’ll try to catch you up on all the contours of this. Canva’s raising prices and it’s pissing people off because, I mean, they are REALLY raising prices. And the two pretty big success stories in crypto this year that we haven’t spoken about yet.

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Tue. 09/03 – The X Ban In Brazil

Tue. 09/03 – The X Ban In Brazil

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