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June 14, 2022, 4:40 AM

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Bloomberg:
Major cryptocurrencies crash as the crypto market cap falls below $1T: bitcoin drops 15%+ to ~$22K, ether drops 16%+ to ~$1.2K, and Solana drops 7%+ to ~$28  —  Bitcoin plunged to the lowest in about 18 months in Asia trading Monday as the impact of Friday's shock US inflation data continued to reverberate through global risk assets.
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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Sequoia launches two new funds, a $2B early-stage, venture and growth fund for India and an $850M dedicated fund for Southeast Asia, the largest in the regions  —  Sequoia India and Southeast Asia has launched two new funds, a $2 billion early-stage, venture and growth fund for India …
Upmanyu Trivedi / Bloomberg:
NYU report details how influencers backing India's BJP have used YouTube to spread conspiracy theories and hateful content targeting Muslims and women in India  —  Influencers backing India's ruling Hindu nationalist party have used YouTube videos to spread conspiracy theories …
Sarah Lord / CNET:
Amazon plans to test drone deliveries in Lockeford, California, after receiving FAA approval to service the town, for products ordered through Amazon Prime Air  —  The service will be called Prime Air and will use drones with sense-and-avoid systems to deliver packages safely.  —  Sarah Lord
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Craig Federighi says Stage Manager is exclusive to M1 iPads because it requires the M1's better GPU, virtual memory, storage, and RAM for a seamless experience  —  SVP Craig Federighi on stretching Apple's iPad to fit new ways of working  —  Though the iPad was a huge hit from the beginning based …

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