Disruptiv Newsletter: Spotify x Heardle 🎵 Samsung Watch 4 ⌚Youtube TV milestone 📺 Walmart x Canoo 🔌 Crypto 👾 and more

Welcome to the Disruptiv newsletter! You're about to get this week's top tech and innovation insight that we saw this week. Enjoy! [disruptivflow-header] Good morning, FlowBankers Welcome to the Disruptiv newsletter! A weekly aggregate of relevant tech-focused quick takes. . Saturday 16th July, 2022 [Start trading](113/cXx8Z04/VWtdg53__6MxW8t30f78-3z0dVBzM2_4MylPbN5j5FQQ3q3n_V1-WJV7CgTdFW7vJ4N-2pg8g_W247r6g76RxcFW6xnVVR8yk4NqW5Sd_nW5xPjKZW3FFB1G2q5PqhW54kxg12S2N7jW5n3b_Q8rmbNhW2JysxK3mRHWzW6YYpHc8hKmGBN569x88mH7pvW7k4qKQ2mtmWJW3R2cPT7KjZCXW7Kf6qj29SGjJW6pkWWt49gR1WW8Fys9k10NV_hW3R6XQl6fqGrKW4--DNn2ZBhW9N4YlPPG9lsnjW1J5Zwm7Q20_1W7P6plj27kFJPW5q5SFM75gfYXW96Y3cK6tpcS7N6Hlwjsl0bHhW2Kdvqj7DSxCsVcg0Ss1p7f3nW5s_qmL6wqWfb3j_R1) FlowBank tech articles 📚 Is big tech back? [Big Tech](113/cXx8Z04/VWtdg53__6MxW8t30f78-3z0dVBzM2_4MylPbN5j5FQw3q3nJV1-WJV7CgYffW6tGd6g56jJC7W6K5Gpt4HVD1ZN1B0c6X1q9wcW4gsqtP5ny15qW9c-PVb894lMCW67l9z37S9PHKW2XFVhp80hXLFW8vkGVF1dhBjVW77BW1z5ZpYHpW5cmrzs3Rk-kgW1nPJBd8Yv345W5PYvYq8vr9kPW4xpYfJ5BzbgkW6_dV3H275bZyN52sXt2Vn7_NW1K21fn2SJMFBVZ1jM91rl1WKW6NvK5t8hDD4qW6HKg6K3DlfhwW6WCHnb7Vj5wWN1XJzKV5lkSMW8lPZkG4Cp394W2vvPnX8BVSrHW1dF4Sr7PM6gf3b1c1) The market’s focus is shifting from inflation and higher yields to global recession risks. Will big tech outperform the broader market in this environment? [Read me](113/cXx8Z04/VWtdg53__6MxW8t30f78-3z0dVBzM2_4MylPbN5j5FQw3q3nJV1-WJV7CgF5LW569FKh4vjDJdN6pCWcTzsvJ4W2spHK85F_WcQW1gg5Q-2c6xBHW1T56zc88c4wyW3k46Kk5Y-NJtW8JpB8l7YQRHPW8RS-N17l4Q3qW8186FQ63NPNcW9kTzVZ96bBgPN4KpXN4zxPBWW1dwqjq7-Cy4zVY5lw51zH3zlW8X6Fl76TZSh9W1kC7qJ91HPxyW3QkmQQ8v4PJbW3T69RC7h3whWW7WYvBJ5BYTntW5wJGZj5yZ6rwN8KyslqkLlvRW7j85ZK1ylYnwW3kr8GQ6xxL3MW7yHfNX1zHT2zW2tjsGy9f0mb33pW61) Big Technology 🍎 - Spotify is acquiring music trivia game Heardle, with the goal to develop it as a music discovery tool and keep music nerds engaged. c - Samsung reveals new features for its Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic smartwatches, that will allow users to adjust audio and visual settings, including color adjustments and rebalancing stereo audio. c - Youtube TV, the company's live cable streaming bundle reached a new milestone of 5 million subscribers that are either paying for or testing out the service. It’s up 2 million subscribers since mid-2020. c - Walmart placed an order of 4'500 electric vehicles from Canoo, with the potential to purchase up to 10'000. The American-made lifestyle delivery vehicles have a "winning algo" to compete in the last-mile delivery race. c - BMW is now selling subscriptions for heated seats in a number of countries, as it adopts microtransactions for high-end car features. VC + Startups 🎯 - Circ, a Virginia-based textile recycling startup raises USD30 million from Zara-owner Inditex and Bill Gates's Breakthrough Ventures. It is on a mission to recycle fashion waste back into textiles, over and over again. - Impress, a Barcelona-based orthodontic leader raises EUR123 million for its tech-driven approach to digitize the orthodontic experience and expand globally. It has a growing network of tech-enhanced clinics. - Klarna, a Sweden-based "buy now, pay later" service provider raises USD800 million, valued at USD6.5 billion, a hefty valuation drop from its USD45.6 billion valuation of a year ago. - Milano Vice, a Berlin-based virtual pizza chain founded this year secures EUR5.9 million to bring its experience-driven brand to consumers. The franchise concept targets Gen-Z and millennials with quality and tech. Crypto 👾 - Ethereum scaling solution StarkWare plans to launch a token called StarkNet Token, with the purpose to provide governance, staking, and transaction fees on StarkNet. c - GameStop (GME) launched its long-promised Ethereum-based NFT marketplace. It has artwork NFTs and it plans to add video game items. c - South Korean telecommunications giant SK Telecom has signed a joint agreement with blockchain firms aimed at developing a digital wallet that can support cryptocurrencies, nonfungible tokens, and digital credentials. Law and regulation 🕵️ - Indian minister promises new rules to rein in Big Tech. The government argues that many technology companies have pounced on gaps or loopholes in legal frameworks around the world. c - South Africa’s Reserve Bank will regulate cryptocurrencies as financial assets, and new laws are expected over the next 12 months. Disruptiv Figure 📊 .R Plastic remains challenge to be disrupted at scale Plastic waste is projected to triple by 2060, with two-thirds of it expected to be made up of packaging, consumer products, and textiles. Plastic waste from construction and transport will also be significant. While the recycling rate is expected to improve from 9% in 2019 to 17% in 2060, it is too low to be sustainable, potentially providing significant opportunities for waste management firms and for those providing alternatives to plastics. [Plastics statista] Don't forget to... 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