Mon May 3 2021: Amazon's ups and downs, regulators say "bring it on", and Basecamp fallout

Three things to know today *   Amazon surges among cloud data, with headwinds https://www.thurrott.com/amazon/249637/amazon-just-had-its-biggest-first-quarter-ever?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-just-had-its-biggest-first-quarter-ever https://channellife.co.nz/story/cloud-infrastructure-spend-exceeded-40-billion-in-q1-2021-report https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/1/22414185/california-appeals-court-amazon-marketplace-responsible-third-party-hoverboard https://www.politico.eu/article/amazon-seller-data-company-sales/ * Regulators say "bring it on" https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-faces-eu-antitrust-charges-over-app-store-payments-in-spotify-case-11619777595?mod=djemalertNEWS https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-us-labor-secretary-says-most-gig-workers-should-be-classified-2021-04-29/ https://www.ciodive.com/news/GAO-federal-legacy-tech-security-red-hat/599375/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/isps-sue-new-york-to-block-law-requiring-15-broadband-for-poor-people/ AND * The basecamp fallout continues https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/22412714/basecamp-employees-memo-policy-hansson-fried-controversy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top   Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech/   Support the show on Patreon:  https://patreon.com/mspradio/   Want our stuff?  Cool Merch?  Wear "Why Do We Care?" - Visit https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mspradio   Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mspradionews/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradio/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079/