California Ballot Measure That Classifies Uber, Lyft Drivers as Independent Ruled Unconstitutional
A California judge said the November ballot measure that allowed Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc. and DoorDash Inc. to continue...
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Topps SPAC Merger Collapses After Loss of MLB Trading-Card Deal
Topps Co.’s plan to go public in a blank-check merger has been derailed by new exclusive contracts that Major League...
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...
Tencent to Work With Chinese Regulators to Limit Minors’ Online Game Time
Tencent Holdings Ltd. pledged to work with Chinese regulators and industry counterparts to manage how minors use online games and...
Alibaba Employee Was Sexually Abused Multiple Times, Say Chinese Authorities
Chinese authorities said they found that a female Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. employee was sexually abused both by her boss...
Alibaba Sets Anti-Sexual Harassment Measures After Employee Allegations
TAIPEI— Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has announced new policies to combat sexual harassment, a response to sexual-assault allegations by a...
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....
Facebook Cuts Off Access for NYU Research Into Political-Ad Targeting
Facebook Inc. cut off a New York University research project’s accounts and access to the platform, effectively shutting down a...
Tencent Sinks After China Denounces Online Gaming
Shares of Tencent Holdings Ltd. and rivals fell Tuesday after a state-owned Chinese newspaper criticized online gaming as “opium for...
Alibaba Posts Lower Profit as Chinese Tech Giant Boosts Spending
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. reported an increase in revenue in the latest quarter, but profits fell as the e-commerce behemoth...
Masks Are Back On at Home Depot, McDonald’s and Target
The masks are back. On Monday, Home Depot Corp. , McDonald’s Corp , Target Corp. and Facebook Inc. said they...
WSJ News Exclusive | Didi Global Considers Going Private to Placate China and Compensate Investors
HONG KONG—Ride-hailing giant Didi Global Inc. is considering going private in order to placate authorities in China and compensate investors...
WSJ News Exclusive | Ride-Sharing Startup Swvl Nearing Deal to Go Public With Female-Led SPAC
Middle East-based ride-sharing technology startup Swvl Inc. is nearing a deal to go public via a merger with a special-purpose...
Apple, Amazon, Tesla Among the Giants Set to Post Results
Corporate giants from Apple Inc. to Visa Inc. are expected to report their financial results over the coming week, giving...
Social-Media Manager, the Most Millennial Job, Comes of Age
Some social-media veterans have been doing their jobs for 15 years at this point, giving unprecedented sway to work once...
Netflix Signals No Acquisition Plans as It Adds 1.5 Million Subscribers
The streaming giant told investors Tuesday that while its competition is growing and rivals are combining to create more formidable...
Blue Origin Launch: Jeff Bezos and Crew Complete Successful Space Flight
VAN HORN, Texas— Jeff Bezos and three passengers reached the edge of space and safely returned Tuesday morning after a...
Didi Faces a Cybersecurity Probe From Officials in China
Didi headquarters in Beijing earlier this year. Photo: Yan Cong/Bloomberg News Updated July 16, 2021 3:02 am ET SINGAPORE—China sent...
The Antitrust Case Against Google: It’s Becoming Too Much Like Apple
Google has adopted rules similar to ones that Apple Inc. requires for its software that powers smartphones and distributes apps...
