The US government’s determination that Broadcom’s hostile takeover bid of Qualcomm “could pose a national security risk” is complicating an already high-stakes (and unwelcomed) overture by Broadcom. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (or Cfius) is at the heart of this recent development – NYTimes

Here’s a deeper diver into the little-known but very powerful committee – NYTimes

The once-mighty BlackBerry Ltd. has accused Zuck and his Facebook empire (specifically, its WhatsApp and Instagram arms) of infringing on its patents and purloining its BB Messenger technology – WSJ and Mashable and Bloomberg

The latest [presumably unintended] consequence of the White House’s tariff move is the departure of economic adviser and Goldman Sachs insider Gary Cohn – NYTimes and Bloomberg and WSJ and ThePost

We learned last year that Japanese steel giant Kobe had faked strength and reliability testing data.  Yesterday, Kobe’s president Hiroya Kawasaki announced his resignation after an independent investigation found further instances of misconduct – Bloomberg

Big-three ratings agency S&P Global is dropping more than half a billion on tech startup Kensho Technologies—its “second [big] investment in the artificial intelligence sector this year.” Kensho specializes in using AI to “provide data analysis for financial institutions” – WSJ

Maria Contreras-Sweet’s on-again, off-again efforts to purchase the soon-to-be-bankrupt Weinstein Company is apparently very much off again – WSJ and Law360

RBS has agreed to pay $500 million to New York state to resolve its inquiry into RBS’ marketing and sale of toxic RMBS before the financial crisis – Bloomberg and Law360

Where’s the Beef? is definitely off brand, but for Mickey D’s, the answer will soon be “not the freezer” – WSJ