10 things in tech you need to know today

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1. The US is investigating Tesla's Autopilot after 11 crashes into first-responder vehicles. Since 2018, several of the cars have struck emergency vehicles, resulting in an official probe into the cars' Autopilot feature. $4

2. Walmart is looking to hire someone to lead crypto and digital currency. The announcement comes just weeks after Amazon posted a similar job offering, and points to $4

3. We tracked down the most important leaders at Travis Kalanick's secretive food startup. CloudKitchens operates under a veil of secrecy, where employees can't list the company on their LinkedIn profiles and are discouraged from telling friends and family about their work. $4

4. Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin is suing NASA. The filing is Bezos' second attempt to overturn NASA's decision to choose SpaceX over Blue Origin for a lucrative moon landing contract. $4

5. The controversial app Yik Yak is officially back. Popular among college-aged students in its heyday, the app is back four years after it shut down amid criticisms about cyberbullying and threats of violence. $4

6. Facebook and Google are laying another giant undersea internet cable. This time, the cable - known as "Apricot" - will stretch 7,500 miles between six Asian countries. $4

7. Mark Cuban reveals he owns less than $500 worth of dogecoin. Despite his praise for the meme token, the billionaire and owner of the Dallas Mavericks disclosed he only has $494 worth of the cryptocurrency. $4

8. Apple and Google are losing legal battles over patents. Big Tech companies are losing hundreds of millions of dollars as the industry faces increased scrutiny from lawmakers for anti-competitive behavior. $4

9. Silicon Valley is falling apart. Linette Lopez writes that the way we make technology has become intellectually and financially siloed, resulting in lazy and derivative products that don't solve real-world problems. $4

10. Female founders share their ugliest moments when pitching VCs for a rape-kit startup. The founders, who have raised $2.2 million for Leda Health, a startup that produces at-home rape kits, faced questions like "Do you guys have sleepovers?" $4

Compiled by Jordan Erb. Tips/comments? Email jerb@insider.com or tweet @JordanParkerErb>$4.

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