Mon May 3 2021: Amazon's ups and downs, regulators say "bring it on", and Basecamp fallout

Three things to know today

• Amazon surges among cloud data, with headwinds

https://www.thurrott.com/amazon/249637/amazon-just-had-its-biggest-first-quarter-ever?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-just-had-its-biggest-first-quarter-ever

https://channellife.co.nz/story/cloud-infrastructure-spend-exceeded-40-billion-in-q1-2021-report

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/1/22414185/california-appeals-court-amazon-marketplace-responsible-third-party-hoverboard

https://www.politico.eu/article/amazon-seller-data-company-sales/

• Regulators say “bring it on”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-faces-eu-antitrust-charges-over-app-store-payments-in-spotify-case-11619777595?mod=djemalertNEWS

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-us-labor-secretary-says-most-gig-workers-should-be-classified-2021-04-29/

https://www.ciodive.com/news/GAO-federal-legacy-tech-security-red-hat/599375/

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/isps-sue-new-york-to-block-law-requiring-15-broadband-for-poor-people/

AND

• The basecamp fallout continues

https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/22412714/basecamp-employees-memo-policy-hansson-fried-controversy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top

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