Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:
Trump says he is fine with the idea of Microsoft buying TikTok in US, but the US government should be paid a “substantial amount of money” as part of the deal  —  Today the President appeared to bless the budding Microsoft-TikTok deal, continuing his evolution on a possible transaction.

Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
Sources: AGs from NY and CA are partnering with the FTC to investigate Amazon's online marketplace, with plans to interview witnesses in coming weeks  —  - New York is said to be teaming up with California AG and FTC  — Jeff Bezos last week testified before a House antitrust panel

David Shepardson / Reuters:
The FCC will take public comment for 45 days on the Trump administration's petition for new transparency rules on how social media companies moderate content  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission will take public comment for 45 days on a petition filed …

Bloomberg:
Trump Says TikTok Must Sell U.S. Arm by Sept. 15, or Close  — President says U.S. Treasury would have to get large payment  — Trump indicates conditions for potential Microsoft deal  —  President Donald Trump said TikTok will have to close its U.S. operations by Sept. 15 …

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google announces partnerships with six more banks to offer digital checking and savings accounts to Google Pay users in the US, starting next year  —  Google is expanding its plans to offer digital banking services in the U.S. The company announced today it's partnering with half a dozen …

ProPublica:
Filings: the DOJ is scrutinizing the takeover of Credit Karma by Intuit, maker of TurboTax, amid concerns that the move would snuff out free tax prep options  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.

Katie Roof / Bloomberg:
Farmers Business Network raises $250M led by BlackRock, sources say at a valuation of $1.75B, for its agronomic data sharing service  —  - BlackRock led $250 million round of financing for startup  —  Farmers Business Network Inc. says it raised $250 million in financing to expand its agriculture technology platform.

Alexander Martin / Sky News:
Sources: after suffering a cyberattack that led to service outages, Garmin paid a “multi-million dollar” ransom to hackers using an intermediary called Arete IR  —  The smartwatch maker had been targeted by ransomware which some researchers believe is created by sanctioned criminals.

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Snap says it's working on a feature that will let users set their Snaps to music, similar to TikTok's app, coming to English-language markets this fall  —  Snapchat is taking aim at TikTok.  The company announced today it will begin testing a new feature that lets Snapchat users set their Snaps to music, similar to TikTok's app.

Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Pixel 4A review: for $349, it sports 128GB storage, decent battery life, 5.8" 1080p screen, and a flagship-tier camera, great at photos but mediocre for video  —  Stripped to just the phone essentials, but it gets them right  —  If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission.