Financial Scrutiny and Market Movements

We finally know how big a business YouTube is, the tech angle on that Iowa Caucuses mess IS the only angle, Mastercard explains why it pulled out of Libra, and why has the US Government decided to break up Big Razor, before it gets around to Big Tech.

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Links:

• YouTube is a $15 billion-a-year business, Google reveals for the first time (The Verge)
• This Is The Buzzy Democratic Firm That Botched The Iowa Caucuses (HuffPost)
• Some Google Photos videos in ‘Takeout’ backups were sent to strangers last November (9to5Google)
• Mastercard chief speaks out against nationalism and Facebook (Financial Times)
• Asana Says It’s Filed to Go Public Through a Direct Listing (Bloomberg)
• Chip Industry Had Worst Sales Year Since Dot-Com Bubble Burst (Bloomberg)
• Top Antitrust Official Is Said to Recuse Himself From Google Inquiry (NYTimes)
• The US government is breaking up Big Razor before it gets to Big Tech (Recode)

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