Sources: Protocol, a tech news-focused website that launched in early 2020, will shutter later this week and lay off its entire staff of ~60 (Oliver Darcy/CNN)

Samuel Stolton / Politico:
The UK’s CMA launches an investigation into Apple’s and Google’s dominance in mobile browsers and cloud gaming, following a survey that found a “stranglehold”  —  Apple and Google could be forced to loosen their grip on mobile systems after the United Kingdom’s competition watchdog launched …

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
2K, owned by Take Two Interactive and publisher of Bioshock, Xcom, and popular sports games, says its help desk was hacked and sent customers links to malware  —  American video game publisher 2K has confirmed that its help desk platform was hacked and used to target customers …

Politico:
German, French, and Norwegian data authorities warn against Qatar’s World Cup app Hayya and infection-tracking app Ehteraz, citing privacy and security concerns  —  Two World Cup apps pose serious privacy and security risks, European privacy regulators say.

Politico:
A look at Huawei’s future in Europe, as sources say the company is scaling back in the UK, France, and Belgium to focus on China, following US sanctions  —  The Chinese tech giant is scaling back in Brussels, Paris and London and pivoting to its domestic market.  —  Laurens Cerulus and Sarah Wheaton

Josh Sisco / Politico:
Sources: the US DOJ is preparing to open an in-depth probe into Adobe’s $20B takeover of Figma and has been contacting customers, competitors, and investors  —  The Justice Department is preparing to open an in-depth investigation of Adobe’s $20 billion takeover of design collaboration company Figma …

Nancy Scola / Politico:
A Q&A with CA Rep. Ro Khanna about Elon Musk, being mentioned in the “Twitter Files”, passing antitrust and privacy laws, cryptocurrencies, FTX, and more  —  A longtime creature of the tech world, it’s perhaps not surprising that Rep. Ro Khanna makes an appearance in the latest Silicon Valley scandal.