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...
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Huawei Accused in Suit of Installing Data ‘Back Door’ in Pakistan Project
A long-running dispute between Huawei Technologies Co. and a small U.S.-based contractor has escalated to U.S. federal court, with the...
Synchrony’s Margaret Keane Credits These Advisers With Helping Her Reach the Top
In Personal Board of Directors, top business leaders talk about the people they turn to for advice, and how those...
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...
NortonLifeLock Agrees to Buy Cybersecurity Provider Avast
NortonLifeLock Inc. agreed to acquire and combine with cybersecurity firm Avast PLC in a cash-and-stock deal that would extend the...
AMC Talks Bitcoin, GameStop With Its Reddit Followers
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. on Monday detailed changes coming to its theaters, such as accepting bitcoin, that are aimed at...
Jay Y. Lee, Samsung’s De Facto Leader, Wins Parole From Prison
SEOUL— Samsung ’s de facto leader, Lee Jae-yong, will be released from prison on parole later this week, though it...
Cigarette Companies Are Caught Between Death and Taxes
Cigarette companies are pouring billions of dollars into nicotine products that don’t come with the lethal health warnings of traditional...
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...
Activision Replaces Blizzard Head J. Allen Brack as It Faces Gender-Bias Lawsuit
Activision Blizzard Inc. said an executive named in a gender-bias lawsuit filed by California regulators is leaving the videogame publisher....
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...
Cable, Internet Companies Stand to Gain From Broadband Funding in Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON—The $1 trillion infrastructure bill moving through the Senate this week stands to be a windfall for cable and fiber-optic...
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...
Tech Startup Financing Hits Records as Giant Funds Dwarf Venture Capitalists
Big money-management firms expanded their dominance in Silicon Valley last quarter, crowding out venture capitalists in a once-niche business and...
How to Make Friends While Working from Home? Ask These Office Newbies.
Jacob Ma wasn’t going to let the fact that his new job kept him at home all day stop him...
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...
Samsung Profit Rises 73% as Memory-Chip Demand Surges
SEOUL— Samsung Electronics Co. offset relative weakness in smartphone shipments by capitalizing on another quarter of roaring demand for its...
