Springer Replaces Bild Editor
BERLIN—German publisher Axel Springer SE on Monday said it had replaced the editor in chief of its Bild tabloid, Europe’s...
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Today’s Tech Founders Don’t Just Own the Company. They’re Also Getting Huge Pay Packages.
Archer Aviation Inc. is years from producing its only planned product, a four-passenger electric air taxi that the main U.S....
WSJ News Exclusive | Politico’s New Owner Plans to Grow Staff, Launch Paywall
BERLIN—Axel Springer SE plans to eventually put Politico’s content behind a paywall and immediately boost the political-news publisher’s head count...
Microsoft Folds LinkedIn Social-Media Service in China
Microsoft Corp.’s MSFT 1.75% LinkedIn said it would shut the version of its professional-networking site that operates in China, marking...
Facebook Limits Employee Access to Some Internal Discussion Groups
Facebook said it is also taking steps to curb harassment and bullying on its social platform. Photo: josh edelson/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images...
Hasbro Enters Holiday Season With CEO on Health Leave
Hasbro Inc.’s HAS -1.62% abrupt leadership change this week leaves the toy company in the hands of lieutenants to navigate...
Latest James Bond Film Falls Behind Predecessors as Covid-19 Concerns Linger
LOS ANGELES—James Bond finally faced off at the box office against a foe he couldn’t seem to shake, and the...
Concert Plans Change as Covid-19 Concerns Persist
Concerts’ long-anticipated comeback this fall is stumbling, as more big-name artists cancel their tours and other musicians are coping with...
WSJ News Exclusive | ESPN Explores Sports-Betting Deal Worth at Least $3 Billion
Walt Disney Co. ’s ESPN is seeking to license its brand to major sports-betting companies for at least $3 billion...
How the ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Succession Plan Went Sideways
So much for the best-laid plans. Nine months ago, Sony Pictures Entertainment executives thought they had an ideal successor for...
Rachel Maddow Strikes Multiyear Deal With MSNBC
Rachel Maddow, MSNBC’s highly rated host, has signed a new deal that will keep her at the network for the...
Nexstar Acquires The Hill in $130 Million Deal
The Hill, a political-news organization known for its inside-the-Beltway coverage, has been sold to Nexstar Media Group Inc. for $130...
Three Former Netflix Engineers Are Charged in $3 Million Insider-Trading Ring
Three former Netflix Inc. software engineers and two of their close associates were charged with insider trading, the U.S. Securities...
Major Newspapers Push to Get Workers Out of Afghanistan
Top news organizations are continuing efforts to get their journalists out of Afghanistan following the Taliban’s rapid takeover of the...
WSJ News Exclusive | Axel Springer in Talks to Buy Ownership Stake in Politico
Axel Springer SE is in talks to purchase an ownership stake in Washington, D.C., publisher Politico, according to people familiar...
Who Controls ‘Cruise’ Name? GM and Ford Battle It Out
A dispute between General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. over the name of their hands-free driving offerings has escalated...
NBC Draws Its Lowest Summer Olympics Ratings Ever for Tokyo Games
Olympic athletes like Caeleb Dressel, Suni Lee and Sydney McLaughlin helped the U.S. win the most gold medals at the...
Disney Lawyer Defends Distribution of ‘Black Widow’ in Scarlett Johansson Fight
A lawyer representing Walt Disney Co. in its legal battle against actress Scarlett Johansson defended Disney’s distribution of “Black Widow”...
In the Streaming Wars, Sony Stands on the Sidelines
In Hollywood’s streaming wars, the only major studio that doesn’t have its own service might also be the biggest arms...
Roku Pays to Be a Player
Investors got a painful reminder Wednesday that Roku is still in the hardware business. It has been easy to forget....
