Sources: China mobilizes multiple agencies to probe Meta's $2B Manus deal; some officials worry aggressive measures may send chilling signals to the tech sector (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Sources: China mobilizes multiple agencies to probe Meta's 2B Manus deal; some officials worry aggressive measures may send chilling signals to the tech sector — The landmark tech exit has quickly become central to China's national security agenda — Beijing branded Meta's 2bn acquisition …

The EU appoints Anthony Whelan as its top competition official; Whelan says he will press ahead with Big Tech investigations despite President Trump's pressure (Barbara Moens/Financial Times)
Sources: the US FTC is in settlement talks with ad companies to end an antitrust probe into their alleged coordinated boycotts against sites like Elon Musk's X (Suzanne Vranica/Wall Street Journal)
Sources: Amazon is in advanced talks to acquire satellite operator Globalstar in a deal that could be announced as soon as Tuesday; GSAT jumps 15%+ pre-market (Bloomberg)
Apple endorses the ~$11.6B Amazon-Globalstar deal, citing a 'proven track record' with Amazon infrastructure; Apple holds a ~20% stake in Globalstar (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Source: Techmeme | 2026-04-17

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