- From Lightbulbs to 5G, China Battles West for Control of Vital Technology Standards (Wall Street Journal) – Whoever has control of industrial norms for telecommunications, electricity transmission and artificial intelligence is in a position to dominate.
- In Alabama, Workers At Amazon Warehouse Are Poised For Union Vote (NPR) – A vote beginning this week among Amazon workers in an Alabama suburb could decide if a warehouse there becomes the company’s first unionized facility in the U.S.
- The Hopes That Rose and Fell With GameStop (New York Times) – Fueled by amateur traders and online enthusiasm, the struggling retailer’s shares took investors on a ride like no other. For them, it ended in different ways, including apathy, defiance and regret.
- Reddit buys 5-second Super Bowl ad with nod to GameStop saga (New York Post) – “Big game spots are expensive, so we couldn’t buy a full one,” the full-text ad states. “But we were inspired and decided to spend our marketing budget on 5 seconds of airtime.” It continued: “One thing we learned from our communities last week is that underdogs can accomplish just about anything when they come together around a common idea.”
- Hyundai and Kia say they are not talking to Apple about self-driving cars (CNN) – Shares of Hyundai and Kia plunged on Monday in Seoul after the automakers said they were not in talks with Apple to develop self-driving cars after all.
