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Paper Calls US Blocking Chinese Acquisitions Of Tech Firms A “Red...
Chinese state-backed tabloid the Global Times called US efforts to block cross-border acquisitions of tech companies a "red flag" that impedes China's tech sector...
US Pot Producer Terrascend To Buy Gage Growth For $545M
Terrascend will buy Michigan-based rival Gage Growth, backed by prominent cannabis investor Jason Wild, for around US$545 million, reported Reuters on Wednesday, September 1.
Dealmaking in the...
US Senator Rubio Demands Answers On Huawei’s Auto Chip Approval
US Senator Marco Rubio on Thursday released a statement "demanding answers" from the Biden Administration about a Reuters report the US has approved license...
US OKs Licenses For Huawei To Buy Auto Chips
US officials have approved license applications worth hundreds of millions of dollars for China's blacklisted telecom company Huawei to buy chips for its growing...
Vox Acquires Cocktail-Focused Media Brand “Punch”
Vox Media announced on Monday, August 23, that it is buying Punch, a cocktail website founded by Bertelsmann SE’s Penguin Random House, part of...
US Rep. Hawley Pushes Bills Targeting Meatpacking Industry
There are more than 95,000 farms in Missouri with the Show Me State placing among the nation’s top 10 in terms of beef, chicken,...
US Court Rules California Gig Worker Exemption Is Unconstitutional
A 2020 ballot measure that exempted ride-share and food delivery drivers from a state labor law is unconstitutional, a California judge ruled on Friday,...
1-800 Contacts Sues Warby Parker In Keyword Search Suit
In a new suit in NY, 1-800 Contacts is accusing eyewear upstart Warby Parker of infringing trademarks by buying search engine keywords like "1-800...
FTC Files New Antitrust Complaint Against Facebook
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a new antitrust complaint against Facebook on Thursday, August 19, continuing its fight in federal court after a...
Democrats Ask FTC To Probe Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” Promises
Senators Ed Markey (Democrat - Massachusetts) and Richard Blumenthal (Democrat - Connecticut) have asked new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to investigate...
