The Jan. 6 select committee has subpoenaed Salesforce, the customer relationship management giant and a major Republican National Committee vendor, for sensitive information about the RNC's fundraising, Axios has learned.
The RNC plans to sue to stop the disclosure, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the dispute. An advance copy of the complaint filed was reviewed by Axios.
Why it matters: It's the most significant legal confrontation so far between the GOP's official apparatus and the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Eight more women, former and current employees at Sony PlayStation, have added their accounts of sexist treatment to a proposed class-action lawsuit against the gaming giant.
Why it matters: The new declarations add to former IT security analyst Emma Majo’s assertion that PlayStation, like many other game companies, has long had a workplace culture that is hostile to women.
Wesley Chan, founder of Google Analytics and Google Voice, has quietly teamed with former Morgan Stanley tech banker Pegah Ebrahimi to launch a new venture capital firm, Axios has learned.
Details: The pair are raising $350 million to invest in early-stage tech companies, with expectations that the money will last around three years.
Nintendo has postponed the release of upcoming Switch game Advance Wars 1 + 2 Re-Boot Camp, which depicts cartoonish tank warfare and the siege of cities.
Driving the news: The game doesn't look realistic, but its visual themes and gameplay evoke the real mechanized combat happening now as Russia escalates its invasion of Ukraine.
Rachel Emma knows exactly how you should spend a weekend in Austin.
Details: Emma, who runs the popular blog Rachel Lately, graduated from the University of Texas in 2013 and has lived in the city ever since. You've probably seen her on Instagram or TikTok, where she regularly churns out funny, smart Austin content and manages the popular food account 512Bites.
Ads from Chinese state broadcaster CGTN are running on Meta-owned Facebook, targeting global users with pro-Russian talking points about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Driving the news: Meta said last week it would ban ads from Russian state media and stop recommending content from such outlets. But that hasn't stopped countries close to Moscow, like China, from using their state channels to buy ads pushing a pro-Russian line.
Apple on Tuesday announced a new Mac Studio desktop computer powered by a faster M1 ultra processor as well as new versions of the iPhone SE and iPad Air with faster processors and 5G support.
Why it matters: The moves, part of Apple's first product launch of the year, gives Mac buyers a new option and helps the iPhone be more competitive in the mid-range market.
The most significant help tech companies are providing Ukraine is, most likely, their move to halt sales in Russia. However, many large companies are also donating directly to Ukrainian relief efforts and/or matching employee contributions.
Why it matters: Russia's invasion of Ukraine is already a humanitarian crisis.
Google has agreed to buy Mandiant (Nasdaq: MNDT), a Reston, Va.-based cybersecurity firm, for $5.4 billion in cash.
Why it matters: The deal reflects how the rise of cloud computing comes with increased cybersecurity needs, which is why Microsoft was also interested in buying Mandiant — a company that recently generated headlines for uncovering the SolarWinds hack.
The tease for Tuesday's Apple's press event was "Peek Performance," perhaps a hint that we will get a "peek" at something new. And that, more than the prospect of a new iPad or a 5G-capable iPhone SE, is what I am most interested in.
Between the lines: Apple usually uses its press events to announce products that are shipping either immediately or within the next few weeks. Every now and then, though, it teases a product that is further out.
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