The US government opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s autonomous driving system following a series of crashes with parked emergency vehicles.

The Chinese government owns 1% of ByteDance (and holds 1 of 3 board seats). This revelation may put its subsidiary -- TikTok -- under greater scrutiny, again.

Since 2013, the feds have seized and auctioned off ~$7B worth of bitcoin.

Could a crowdsourced health site solve public distrust in the CDC?

People are sounding the alarm on NSO Group, whose tech was used to infect phones belonging to journalists and activists.

Elon Musk went to court to defend Tesla’s $2.6B acquisition of SolarCity.

The US House of Representatives has 5 bills in the works to take on Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook.

A DC federal court threw out 2 antitrust suits against Facebook. But the court leaves the door open for a new case.

Quantum hacking will completely compromise the existing security infrastructure of the internet. Arqit is building a solution.

5 proposed bills from US lawmakers will take on Big Tech -- Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google -- by making it harder for them to acquire new businesses and force them to even the playing field.

The G-7 countries want a 15% global minimum tax. Big Tech is showing support for it.

A roundup of the week’s most interesting numbers, with insights from Nestle, lawyers bullying Amazon, and another cargo ship making waves.

Subscription businesses often make it hard to cancel a service. Regulators are stepping in.

Today, Palantir helps governments fight terrorism and businesses organize their data. It wouldn’t exist without PayPal.

The EU is working on a plan to regulate artificial intelligence. Here’s what that means.

TurboTax and H&R Block have spent decades cementing their position as America’s tax tools. Are fintech apps an alternative?

E-signature startup Notarize raised $200m+ for its business of notarizing mortgage docs.

Biden’s choice for FTC commissioner is a young antitrust hardliner with a deep resume who could spell trouble for Big Tech.

America has a long history of limited internet access for steep prices. 2021 may be the year of real progress.

Australia wants Big Tech to pay for content on their platform. Google will do so, Facebook will not. Why?

Congress will grill the heads of Robinhood, Citadel, Reddit, and one of the most prominent Reddit traders about the GameStop events.

A North Dakota bill is trying to rein in Apple and Google’s app-store dominance. It’s one of many state-level Big Tech battles.

The outrageous $GME saga continues, with Robinhood’s app shutting users out of key trades and lawmakers speaking up.

Twitter’s Bluesky initiative would create a decentralized protocol that allows others to build their own custom social networks.

Big Tech could be forced to delete AI algorithms created from ill-gotten data.

President Joe Biden’s position on antitrust laws, Section 230, China, immigration, and more.

The OCC will allow chartered banks to use stablecoins.

The new defense bill will make disclosure requirements for new LLCs much more strict.

AT&T and Verizon are likely bidding like crazy to catch up to T-Mobile on 5G spectrum.

The SolarWinds hack has affected ~18k customers, including America’s largest companies and government institutions. What’s next?