Google, McDonald’s, Exxon Headline Busy Earnings Week
A third of the S&P 500 is expected to report, including tech leaders Microsoft and Meta Platforms. Source link
entertainment
‘I’m Not the Nanny.’ Hollywood’s Fiery Activist Gears Up for a Long Fight.
Sitcom star Fran Drescher’s blunt appeals are galvanizing the actors’ union in its labor negotiations. “Wake up and smell the...
Netflix Password-Sharing Crackdown Delivers Jolt of New Subscriber Growth
The streaming giant says the Hollywood strikes will lead to less content spending and increased free cash flow this year....
Meta, Microsoft Team Up to Offer New AI Software for Businesses
The Meta AI model, dubbed Llama 2, will be free and available to developers building software on Microsoft’s Azure cloud-computing...
Tom Cruise’s New ‘Mission: Impossible’ Falls Short of Other Summer Hits
The film’s opening-weekend results lagged behind the performances of Spider-Man and other franchises. Source link
Zuckerberg Channeled ‘OG Mark’ to Fast-Track Secret Effort That Became Threads
The launch of Threads was the culmination of a secretive, monthslong effort aimed at rewriting the narrative about Meta Platforms...
Elon Musk’s Twitter Asks Court to Terminate FTC Settlement
The move comes ahead of congressional hearing into Federal Trade Commission’s Twitter probe. Source link
Lina Khan Is Taking on the World’s Biggest Tech Companies—and Losing
The FTC chair’s court loss against Microsoft, which the agency is appealing, marks another setback in her fight to block...
New York Times to Close Sports Desk, Rely on the Athletic for Daily Coverage
The news organization will rely on the Athletic for its daily sports coverage, as it seeks to further integrate the...
He Pushed the New York Times to Buy Wordle. Now He Has to Make Sports Work.
David Perpich, cousin of Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger, was an architect of the subscriber bundle of games, a cooking app,...
Snap’s Push to Tempt Creators Seems to Be Working
Social-media app Snapchat is trying to counter declining sales. Source link
With Great Power: The Rise of Superhero Cinema
A four-part podcast series tells the story of how Marvel Studios, a once-bankrupt comics publisher, soared to the top of...
Twitter Sues Wachtell Over $90 Million Payout for Musk’s Buyout Deal
Twitter sued Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the law firm that represented its interests in a Delaware case to force...
U.S. Says No ‘Pathway’ Yet to Prisoner Swap for Evan Gershkovich
The Wall Street Journal reporter has been detained for 100 days in Russia. Source link
Threads vs. Twitter: What’s the Difference?
Listen to article(2 minutes)If you’re wondering what it’s like to use the new Threads app, just close your eyes and...
Twitter’s Challenges Heat Up as Meta Prepares Rival App This Week
The new threat comes as Elon Musk’s company offered further explanation for its controversial cap on how many tweets users...
Meta’s Facebook Faces Fresh Threat to Sending Personalized Ads in EU
The surprise ruling could short-circuit the platform’s legal efforts to protect its ad-based business model on the continent. Source link
WSJ News Exclusive | Mark Zuckerberg Looks to Deliver Hit to Elon Musk With Upcoming Twitter Clone Named Threads
The planned Meta microblogging app, set for release Thursday, is seen as a potential rival because of the Instagram connection...
Twitter Limits Number of Posts Users Can Read, Prompting Disruptions for Some
The social-media platform began limiting how many posts users can read, an unusual move that came as owner Elon Musk...
David Zaslav’s Hollywood Script: Fail Fast, Learn and Move On
David Zaslav has drawn criticism as he tries to turn around Warner Bros. Discovery. The latest example: His attempt to...
