Tue. 12/22 – Why I Think The Apple Car Is For Real

See… I had a feeling. Reuters says Apple really is revealing an Apple Car in the coming years. More details on that suit charging Facebook and Google allegedly agreed to divvy up the ad market. The third biggest cryptocurrency says the SEC is coming after it. And the crazy story behind those sexy butt-flap pajama ads you’ve seen all over the internet.

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Links:

• Exclusive: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology - sources (Reuters)
• Google, Facebook Agreed to Team Up Against Possible Antitrust Action, Draft Lawsuit Says (WSJ)
• U.S. vs. Facebook: Inside the tech giant’s behind-the-scenes campaign to battle back antitrust lawsuits (Washington Post)
• Ripple says it will be sued by the SEC, in what the company calls a parting shot at the crypto industry (Fortune)
• Dailyhunt is India's latest unicorn after backing from Microsoft, Google, others
• Ouster, maker of self-driving tech, agrees $1.9 billion deal to go public (Reuters)
• SoftBank launches blank-check company to join SPAC craze (CNBC)
• IAC shares jump after Vimeo spinoff announcement (CNBC)
• The bizarre case of the sexy butt-flap onesie that has taken over the internet (Business Insider)