Wed. 05/27 – Amazon Joins The Self-Driving Race

Amazon joins the self-driving race, and actually, why haven’t they before? Google’s plans to get back to the office. HBO Max debuts, but with one major handicap. Facebook faces a novel whistleblower complaint and looking back on 2 years of GDPR.

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Links:

• Amazon in Advanced Talks to Buy Self-Driving-Car Tech Company Zoox (WSJ)
• Google to begin reopening offices July 6, will let workers expense $1,000 for equipment while telecommuting (CNET)
• Advertisers Seek to Revise Deal Terms With Streamer Quibi (WSJ)
• HBO Max debuts without the two most popular streaming platforms, Roku or Amazon (USAToday)
• ByteDance Hit $3 Billion in Net Profit Last Year (Bloomberg)
• Whistleblowers say Facebook has not warned investors about illegal activity, in new SEC complaint (Washington Post)
• Twitter labels Trump’s tweets with a fact check for the first time (Washington Post)
• Facebook Executives Shut Down Efforts to Make the Site Less Divisive (WSJ)
• EU privacy enforcer hits make-or-break moment (Politico)
• Tech Giants’ Top EU Privacy Watchdog Attacked Over Slow Pace (Bloomberg)

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