Flash-Mob Thefts Planned on Snapchat and Other Apps, Police Say
SAN FRANCISCO—A recent rash of thefts by fast-moving mobs at stores in the Bay Area and outside Minneapolis were organized...
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Alibaba Fires Female Employee Who Accused Then-Supervisor of Sexual Assault
HONG KONG— Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has fired a female employee who accused her then-supervisor of molestation and rape during...
Tech Giants Microsoft, Amazon and Others Warn of Widespread Software Flaw
Cybersecurity officials at major tech companies are scrambling to patch a serious flaw in a widely used piece of internet...
Instacart President Carolyn Everson to Depart After About Four Months at Food-Delivery Firm
Instacart Inc. said its president, Carolyn Everson, will leave the food-delivery company at the end of this year, about four...
Roku Shares Rise on Deal That Restores YouTube TV App
Roku shares more than doubled in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic kept people home and led to increased use of...
WSJ News Exclusive | Kohl’s Is Urged to Consider E-Commerce Separation
An activist investor is urging department-store chain Kohl’s Corp. to consider a sale of the company or a separation of...
Spotify Removes Some Comedians’ Work From Streaming Service
Spotify Technology SA has removed the work of hundreds of comedians, including John Mulaney, Jim Gaffigan and Kevin Hart, amid...
Nvidia’s Deal Setback Eased by Soaring Chip Demand
The exploding growth in semiconductor demand that has helped turn Nvidia Corp. into a chip titan is expected to ease...
Elon Musk Needs China. China Needs Him. The Relationship Is Complicated.
With the U.S. tightening technology exports to China in 2018, President Xi Jinping defiantly pledged to make China the world’s...
Apple Notified State Department Employees of Phone Hacking Linked to NSO Group Software
Apple Inc. last week notified 11 U.S. State Department employees in Uganda that their iPhones were hacked, and investigators have...
Didi Global Plans to Delist From New York Stock Exchange
Didi Global Inc. plans to delist its shares in the U.S. and pursue a listing in Hong Kong, a dramatic...
FTC Challenges Nvidia’s $40 Billion Deal for Arm Holdings
WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block U.S. chip supplier Nvidia Corp.’s proposed landmark takeover of semiconductor-design specialist...
Not Sure How Much You Should Be Paid? Colorado Could Offer Some Clues
You don’t have to go to another job interview without knowing how much you can actually make. People applying to...
Appliance Business Cast Off by GE Thrives Under Chinese Ownership
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—When General Electric Co. agreed to sell its appliance unit to a Chinese manufacturer in 2016, the future wasn’t...
Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend
U.S. online sales were flat throughout Cyber Monday as smaller discounts gave shoppers less incentive to spend, but analysts say...
Inside Intel’s Secret Warehouse in Costa Rica
A few years ago, executives at Intel Corp. began to realize they had a problem. The company was making dozens...
Uber CFO Focuses on Revenue Growth After Hitting Profitability Milestone
Uber Technologies Inc.’s finance chief said the ride-sharing and delivery company is focused on boosting its revenue and income after...
Samsung Picks Texas for $17 Billion Chip-Making Factory
AUSTIN, Texas— Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that it plans to invest roughly $17 billion in a semiconductor-making facility in...
Best Buy’s, Dick’s E-Commerce Growth Slows After Pandemic-Fueled Surge
Consumers are spending freely on sporting goods and kitchen appliances, but they are doing more of their shopping in stores...
Samsung to Choose Taylor, Texas, for $17 Billion Chip-Making Factory
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to build a roughly $17 billion chip-making plant in Taylor, Texas, according to people familiar with...
