We hope you enjoy this week's hand-picked selection of important and interesting stories from the frontiers of tech.
Space ⇨ Fast-tracking jobs and technologies for space
The Morrison Government is injecting more than $65 million to get Australian technologies into space sooner and to make the nation a leading destination for launch. (read)
Bio ⇨ Psilocybin treatment for major depression effective for up to a year for most patients
Previous studies have shown that psychedelic treatment with psilocybin relieved major depressive disorder symptoms in adults for up to a month. Now, in a follow-up study of those participants, the researchers report that the substantial antidepressant effects of psilocybin-assisted therapy, given with supportive psychotherapy, may last at least a year for some patients. (read)
Portco ⇨ Immutable X Protocol Orderbook — Solving Order Fragmentation
At the heart of all NFT marketplaces is the concept of the “order”. The first order to be created (whether it’s a listing or an offer) is called the “maker” order, and the opposite order which “fills” the maker order and creates a trade is the “taker” order. So what happens to “maker” orders before taker orders appear to fill them? (read)
Automation ⇨ Automata expands its lab automation ambitions with $50M B round
Automata, which got its start making a robotic arm for handling individual tasks, has now raised $50 million to automate entire lab processes from start to finish. (read)
Portco ⇨ Berlin-based platform for embedded finance Monite has raised $5 million
With the new capital infusion, the company will look at the roll out of a full-scale white-label solution that can be implemented in just 24 hours. (read)
Interesting adjacencies:
Lux Capital’s Josh Wolfe: Venture is eating the investment world (listen)
🍒 Joshua Ismin, Sam Banister and the stellar team at Psylo have launched a monthly 'Psychedelic Science Newsletter'! (sign-up)
Stratechery: Shopify’s evolution (link)
Trends.vc gives a TL;DR breakdown on Influencer Marketing (link)
CryptoTax Calculator just released a 2022 US Crypto Tax Guide (link)
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