Increasing Regulation and Corporate Maneuvering in Social Media and Tech

Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Flip 5G! TikTok’s US-based investors are considering buying it out as a last resort. Slack files an antitrust complaint against Microsoft. Fiat Chrysler signs a deal with Waymo that points to that pivot we were just talking about. And an interesting raise involving ugly fruit.

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Links:

• Samsung announces Galaxy Z Flip 5G for $1,449.99 (The Verge)
• Twitter bans 7,000 QAnon accounts, limits 150,000 others as part of broad crackdown (NBC News)
• ByteDance Investors Discuss TikTok Purchase (The Information)
• Slack Accuses Microsoft of Illegally Crushing Competition (NYTimes)
• Waymo and Fiat Chrysler's next big project is to develop self-driving Ram vans (TechCrunch)
• Misfits Market raises $85 million Series B to send you 'ugly' fruits and veggies (TechCrunch)
• Apple Lining up Periscope Telephoto Lens Suppliers for 2022 iPhone (MacRumors)
• Jeff Bezos hated ads — now Amazon is America's top advertiser (Axios)

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