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...
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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...
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 Profit Sets Record on Strong iPhone Sales
Apple Inc. AAPL -1.49% on Tuesday posted a record spring-quarter profit as customers keep embracing new iPhones and other devices,...
China’s Tech Regulator Orders Companies to Fix Anticompetitive, Security Issues
China’s main technology-sector regulator ordered the country’s internet giants to fix certain anticompetitive practices and data security threats, building on...
Tesla’s Quarterly Profit Soars to Record $1.1 Billion
Tesla Inc.’s quarterly profit rose to record levels as the car maker largely evaded the effects of a global chip...
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...
Kaseya Gets Tool to Unlock Data After Ransomware Attack
The technology provider at the center of a ransomware attack this month said it obtained a tool to unlock data...
