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1.Google is in trouble over labor laws. The National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint accusing Google of violating several labor laws during a crackdown of worker activism last year.

2.Amazon could be getting into podcasts. The e-commerce giant is reportedly considering buying podcast publisher Wondery.

3.union wants to know if Amazon hired spies. Private spies subcontracted by Pinkerton Agency, a firm Amazon employs, infiltrated and photographed a worker strike at a Spanish warehouse in 2019.

4.Musk wants to race cars on the moon next year. Musk said SpaceX plans to launch two cars onto the Moon's surface for a remote-controlled car rally. 

5.Exclusive: an EU lawmaker is gearing up to crack down on Big Tech. Business Insider spoke to Vera Jourova, the EU's vice president for values and transparency, about regulating Big Tech.