TikTok Chief Denies Chinese Censorship Allegations
The company has good reason to mount a charm offensive, as the U.S. CFIUS is currently examining a deal that was crucial to TikTok's worldwide success.
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WeWork to Start Layoffs This Week
The job cuts are just one part of the trouble office rental company's efforts to put itself on a path to profitability.
T-Mobile’s Legere Leaving
There's no word on where the executive is heading, but there are lots of companies in tech and other sectors that could use his energy and out-of-the-box thinking.
Another Three-Month Reprieve for Huawei
Putting off the ban shows how closely intertwined U.S. and Chinese tech are, and takes place as the two countries are trying to reach a trade deal.
Softbank’s Second Vision Fund Has Initial Close of $2 Billion
The new fund is off to a rocky start and investors will be watching to see if future closes bring it closer to its target of more than $100 billion.
Twitter Political Ads Ban Applies to Candidates, Not Causes
The policy isn't as clear cut as first indicated and may cause confusion about what issue ads will be permitted.
Supreme Court to Hear Google v. Oracle
The outcome of the case is likely to have far-reaching consequences for software producers, and copyright law in the age of the internet.
Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales Launches Facebook, Twitter Rival With No Ads
The new social media site, which hopes to offer an alternative to Facebook, relies on user contributions and carries no ads.
SEC May Investigate WeWork
Securities regulators, and possibly others, may be looking into an unanswered question: Did WeWork executives break the law as they tried to push its IPO over the line?
Google Cuts Back All-Hands Due to Leaks
The move is a sign that the company can no longer keep private what goes on in the meetings, which were once vaunted as a sign of the search giant's open culture.
Alibaba Launches Share Sale for Hong Kong Listing
The Chinese e-commerce giant's secondary listing, half a decade after its U.S. IPO, could raise $12 billion and would be good news for Hong Kong.
Hong Kong’s Government Turns to Online Censorship to Quell Unrest
Some fear that a temporary ban on publishing messages that incite violence will undermine Hong Kong's vibrant local media ecosystem.
Apple News+ Membership Growth Stalls
The service looks like it's destined to become little more than an add on to the company's music and video streaming services.
Amazon Protests Pentagon Cloud Contract Decision
The move suggests the long-running saga over the contract won't end anytime soon and is likely to delay much needed upgrade to the military's computing infrastructure.
States Expand Google Probe to Include Search and Android
The widening probe isn't good news for the search giant, which is already under investigation over its advertising practices.
Salesforce Taps Microsoft Azure for Cloud Marketing Apps
The announcement suggests a thaw in relations between the two companies, which have been frosty since Microsoft bought LinkedIn.
Accel Leads 1Password’s First Financing Round in 14 Years
The password manager closed a big, $200 million Series A round after bootstrapping its growth for more than a decade.
Google Says Ad Change Will Better Protect User Privacy
The move, which was criticized by some, may nevertheless be a step in the right direction for the company as it faces pressure from regulators around the world.
Viacom Doesn’t See Reason to ‘Pick a Lane’ in Streaming Wars
The company's CEO defended the strategy of operating its own video streaming services while also licensing out content.
SoftBank’s Yahoo Japan in Merger Talks With Messaging App Line
A merger of the two companies could create a dominant player in digital payments in Japan.
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