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NFT marketplace OpenSea raises $23 million from a16z

OpenSea is one of several marketplaces that have been growing in popularity as collectors are trading nonfungible tokens on the blockchain. The startup announced today that it has closed a $23 million round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. The money comes from angels and firms such as Naval Ravikant and Alexis Ohanian.

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NASA and SpaceX sign a special info sharing agreement to help avoid Starlink collisions

NASA has a standard set of guidelines to determine the risk of a close approach between in-space objects, which in turn could potentially result in a collision. The agency has published a new agreement between itself and SpaceX that goes above and beyond its standard Conjunction Assessment practices. This agreement is designed to benefit both parties involved.

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E-commerce will soon be a trillion-dollar industry in the US

E-commerce in the US is approaching a major milestone: In 2022, it will record its first trillion-dollar year, speeding US online sales to new heights far faster than they would have moved otherwise. Adobe estimates Covid-19 boosted the country’s e-commerce spending by 20%, or about $183 billion, while some of that activity is likely to return to stores once life gets back to normal.