Second Opinion

Second Opinion ends the week with news that SpaceX's massive Falcon Heavy rocket lands a $130 million military launch contract, VC Brian O'Malley jumps from Accel to Forerunner Ventures and Xiaomi reportedly awards the company's founder $1.5 billion in stock ahead of IPO.

In Second Opinion, LINET Group is talking to buyout shops that include Advent and CVC about buying a stake in the company, Google, Lyft, Uber, and others form a coalition to examine the impact of self-driving cars and The World Health Organization officially recognizes gaming disorder.

In Second Opinion, JP Morgan is fined $65 million for trying to rig a benchmark rate, Shareholders protest selling Amazon’s facial recognition software to law enforcement and By 2021, eight states will have no income tax.

Second Opinion wraps up the week with news that AT&T completes its Time Warner acquisition, a judge orders Trump's ex-campaign chairman Manafort to jail after he's accused of witness tampering and Apple signs Oprah Winfrey to create original content.

In Second Opinion, Tesla is cutting about 9 percent of its workforce, scooter startup Bird reportedly is about to hit a $2 billion valuation and AT&T awaits a court ruling that will determine if it can buy Time Warner Inc.

In Second Opinion, the Supreme Court rules that Ohio can purge its voter rolls, Uber's chief brand officer leaves the ride-hailing company and Apple's App Store officially bans cryptocurrency mining.

In Second Opinion, China's ZTE is fined $1 billion, Google promises not to use artificial intelligence for weapons or surveillance and cybersecurity firm Zscaler Inc. is the new top tech IPO of the year.

In Second Opinion, Platform Specialty is in talks to sell agrochemical business to Wilmcote for about $3 billion, Athenahealth Inc's Jonathan Bush steps down as president and CEO amid investor pressure and after apologizing for domestic abuse and former President Clinton and the Kennedy family are among those who commemorate Robert F. Kennedy on the 50th anniversary of his assassination.

In Second Opinion, Philips is buying heart rhythm disorder specialist EPD Solutions for $292.1 million, GV is reportedly raising $250 million for scooter startup Lime and iconic fashion designer Kate Spade dies at 55 of an apparent suicide.

In Second Opinion, Microsoft has acquired coding platform GitHub for $7.5 billion, the Supreme Court sides with a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple and Apple stock hits an all-time high on the first day of the developer conference.