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CHINA

* China’s President Xi Jinping personally scuttled Jack Ma’s Ant IPO

* U.S. backs down on TikTok

BIG TECH

* Cisco beats earnings, reports strong forecast

* Google apologizes to Thierry Breton over plan to target EU commissioner

THREAT LANDSCAPE

* Britain introduces rules to protect tech firms from overseas takeovers

* North Korean, Russian hackers target COVID-19 researchers, Microsoft says

EV AND AUTONOMOUS TECH

* Tiny GM car passes Tesla to lead China’s electric vehicle market

* VW boosts investment in electric and autonomous car technology to $86B

* At Disney, streaming soars as other businesses struggle

MARKETS

* Palantir sales growth cheers Wall Street in debut earnings

* Personal finance startup Truebill raises $17M

* Onfido’s Husayn Kassai steps back, brings in new CEO ahead of a planned IPO 

WHAT A LIKE ABOUT YOU

* Panasonic appoints company veteran Kusumi as CEO, replacing Tsuga

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