🚚 Anti-vaccine protesters are causing real damage to supply chains. Toyota, Ford, and GM are suspending or scaling back production at several plants as Freedom Convoy protests continue to disrupt a vital trade route along the US–Canada border. Meanwhile, the US Department of Homeland Security warned that brewing copycat protests in the US could threaten the Super Bowl this weekend.
✍️ Forbes gets a new contributor. Top crypto exchange Binance is taking a $200 million stake in the 104-year-old media brand, and not just because Binance’s CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is on the Forbes billionaire list and the world’s wealthiest crypto mogul—the new funds are intended to help Forbes go public via SPAC. It also proves that things move faster in crypto. Just 15 months ago, Binance sued Forbes and two of its writers over a story that claimed the crypto company’s structure was designed to deceive regulators. That lawsuit was dropped last February, and now everyone can laugh about it at the watercooler.—NF, MK
