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10 things in tech you need to know today

Published by Business Insider on Tue, 02 Mar 2021


<p><img src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/603d555587d37600190d07d7-2400/GettyImages-956419860.jpg" alt="grimes elon musk" data-mce-source="Jason Kempin/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="Elon Musk and Grimes attend the Met Gala in 2018." border="0"></p><p></p><bi-shortcode id="summary-shortcode" data-type="summary-shortcode" class="mceNonEditable" contenteditable="false">Summary List Placement</bi-shortcode><p>Good morning and welcome to 10 Things in Tech You Need to Know Today. If this was forwarded to you, <a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/10-things-in-tech"><strong>sign up here</strong></a>.</p><p><strong>FREE EVENT TODAY:</strong>&nbsp;Want to know how to file your taxes as a small business owner' <strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/webinar-how-small-businesses-can-file-their-taxes-2021-2">Join us at 1 p.m. ET for a convo with three tax experts.</a></strong></p><p>Now, let's get started.</p><p><strong>1. A Black AWS manager is suing Amazon. </strong>Her lawsuit <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-web-services-manager-files-discrimination-lawsuit-2021-3">alleges Amazon routinely pays</a> and promotes Black employees less and accuses a former Amazon public-policy director of sexual harassment and assault.</p><p><strong>2. Joe Biden supported Alabama workers in an Amazon union vote. </strong>Biden also called for no "anti-union propaganda." <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-union-vote-alabama-union-bessemer-warehouse-joe-biden-unionization-2021-3">More on what the president said about the historic effort.&nbsp;</a></p><p><strong>3. DraftKings will soon make a huge acquisition, per insiders. </strong>The sports-betting industry is abuzz with chatter that DraftKings is in M&amp;A talks with potential targets. Our exclusive look at the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/draftkings-could-make-a-big-acquisition-in-2021-analysis-targets-2021-2"><strong>companies that could be at the top of the shopping list.</strong></a></p><p><strong>4. Klarna is now Europe's most valuable private startup.</strong> The Swedish "buy now, pay later" company tripled its valuation in less than six months, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/klarna-valuation-fundraise-buy-now-pay-later-funding-2021-3">bringing its worth to $31 billion.</a>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>5. Amazon will soon open the UK's first checkout-free grocery store. </strong><a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/amazon-set-open-first-checkout-23584149">The Mirror reported </a>that Amazon Go is set to open this week in West London.</p><p><strong>6. </strong><strong>Grimes made $5.8 million by selling crypto-based artworkin 20 minutes. </strong>The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/grimes-nft-art-warnymph-sells-for-millions-20-minutes-2021-3">singer's digital art collection</a> marks the latest non-fungible token, or NFT, that's taken off. Here's what to know about <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-does-nft-mean-crytpo-non-fungible-tokens-art-explained-2021-2">these tokens selling for millions.</a></p><p><strong>7. Lime's new e-bikes are coming.</strong> The mobility startup announced it will be investing $50 million to bring electric bicycles to 25 cities across the globe by this summer. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/lime-electric-bike-share-expansion-2021-3">More details on the expansion.</a></p><p><strong>8. Reddit will continue hosting porn.</strong> CEO Steve Huffman said he had no plans to ban pornography on the social media site. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reddit-porn-ceo-steve-huffman-pornography-2021-3">Watch Huffman's explanation here.</a></p><p><strong>9. 67 Black women CEOs and executives discuss their time in corporate America. </strong>Execs from companies like Amazon, Google and Salesforce share career advice &nbsp; and reveal how they "made it" in white, male-dominated industries. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/67-powerful-black-women-ceos-and-executives-in-corporate-america-2021-03"><strong>Read their responses here.</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>10. The US government wants to turn VCs into informants who will snitch on China. </strong>The Committee on Foreign Investment is encouraging investors and startup founders to blow the whistle on suspicious investments into American tech firms. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-silicon-valley-not-calling-cfius-tip-line-snitch-deals-2021-2"><strong>Take a look at what we know.</strong></a></p><hr><p>Have an Amazon Alexa device' Listen to this update by searching "Business Insider" in your flash briefing settings.</p><p><em>Compiled by Jordan Erb. Tips/comments' Email </em><a href="mailto:jerb@insider.com"><em>jerb@insider.com</em></a><em> or tweet </em><a href="https://twitter.com/jordanparkererb"><em>@JordanParkerErb</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><strong>Sign up for </strong><a href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/free"><strong>more Insider newsletters here.</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/10-things-in-tech-you-need-to-know-march-2-2021-3#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/literacy-test-louisiana-disenfranchise-black-vote-2016-6">We took a 1964 Louisiana literacy test and failed spectacularly</a></p>
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