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Bezos-Backed Startup Convoy Closes Operations With No Buyer

Convoy Inc., a Seattle-based trucking startup whose investors include Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, is closing down its business after a four-month search for an acquirer failed, its founder and Chief Executive Officer Dan Lewis told employees in memo Thursday informing them, “Today is your last day at the company.”

Gemini, DCG Sued by NY for Alleged $1.1 Billion Crypto Fraud

Gemini Trust Co. and Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group were sued by New York’s top law-enforcement officer for allegedly defrauding customers of $1.1 billion, escalating legal woes for two companies hit hard by last year’s plunge in cryptocurrency markets.

Apollo Balked at FTX Rescue After Questioning Missing Funds

Apollo Global Management balked at a last-minute rescue of FTX after learning billions of dollars in customer funds were unaccounted for and the exchange wasn’t able to provide legal justifications for the shortfall, a former top lawyer at Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire testified.

US Revives Controversial Web Rules Trump Worked to Quash

US regulators voted Thursday to reinstate rules aimed at ensuring that everything on the internet is equally accessible — a principle known as net neutrality that has stoked debate and controversy across technology and telecom industries for more than two decades.