Nvidia acquisition of Arm now under scrutiny by FTC
FTC highlights potential objections, adding to UK and European scrutiny of the deal.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
FBI raids home of Trumpist county clerk in probe of voting-system passwords leak
FBI, Colorado obtain evidence on Tina Peters, who is already barred from elections.
Holmes jury learns how Theranos duped a savvy health care investor
Specialist hedge fund had three analysts investigating Theranos.
California says Amazon must stop hiding COVID case counts from workers
Amazon denies breaking any law but agrees to settlement and will revamp policies.
Angry Texan who lost $1.2 million Theranos investment lights up Holmes trial
Theranos investor could have made 20x—why didn’t he sell?
UK announces national security probe of Nvidia’s $54 billion Arm deal
Phase 2 investigation into transaction ordered on public interest grounds.
China bans online gaming for minors except from 8 pm-9 pm Friday to Sunday
Online gaming companies barred from serving under-18s nearly every hour of the week.
Mother refuses to get COVID shot, so judge strips her of visitation rights [Updated]
Father did not raise the issue but supports judge's ruling.
Amazon urges FCC to reject SpaceX proposals for next-generation Starlink
Amazon: Starlink's plan to have two plans should be dismissed.
Man robbed of 16 bitcoin hunts down suspects, sues their parents
Alleged perpetrators used malware to send funds to their own bitcoin addresses.
EU set to launch formal probe into Nvidia’s $54 billion takeover of Arm
Brussels expected to open investigation in early September over competition concerns.
Apple will finally let devs tell users about non-App Store purchase options
Proposed settlement would make it a bit easier to avoid Apple App Store commission.
Facebook eyes “Election Commission” in possible bid to shed political scrutiny
Zuckerberg is reportedly unhappy with being seen as the decider.
Reddit takes a teach-the-controversy approach to pandemic and vaccines
In post on vaccination debate, Reddit says dissent is "foundation of democracy."
FCC seeks $5M fine for robocalls telling Black people that voting helps “the man”
Robocalls claimed mail-in voting is used to track down warrants, collect unpaid debt.
