Didi’s rivals in China are trying to eat away at the company’s market share as it faces a crackdown from regulators. Read More
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Back to news homeNetflix hires Facebook gaming executive Mike Verdu as part of a deeper push into entertainment
Netflix is building on early efforts in gaming as it faces fresh competition from gaming apps such as Roblox. Read More
China’s GDP grew 7.9% in the second quarter; retail sales beat expectations
China reported second-quarter GDP growth that came in slightly below expectations, while retail sales and industrial production grew faster than forecast. Read More
Stock futures are flat ahead of more earnings and jobs data
The S&P 500 climbed 0.12% on Wednesday after hitting an intraday record earlier in the session. Read More
Here’s a Look Inside Facebook’s Data Wars
“Reach leaderboard isn’t a total win from a comms point of view,” Mr. Silverman wrote.Mr. Schultz, Facebook’s chief marketing officer, had the dimmest view of CrowdTangle. He wrote that he […]
Plane Crash Complicates HBO Max Documentary on Diet-Inspired Church
On May 29, a single-pilot jet plane crashed into a lake near Nashville, killing all seven people on board. Among them were Gwen Shamblin Lara, a weight-loss guru and the […]
How The Pandemic Forged New FIRE Followers, With a Difference
Also more appealing than ever is the stock market, which made a quick comeback after its early pandemic dive and flourished even as the economy continued to founder. Suddenly, investing […]
Watch live: The Fed chair says inflation will likely remain high in coming months.
Daily Business BriefingJuly 14, 2021Updated July 14, 2021, 12:34 p.m. ETJuly 14, 2021, 12:34 p.m. ETVideo Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, testifies before the House. He is likely to […]
Why You Should Care About Your Right to Repair Gadgets
Why should I care?Tech products are among our most expensive household purchases, and their prices keep climbing. Not long ago, the price of a high-end smartphone was $650. Today, new […]
You can see fires, but now Qwake wants firefighters to see through them
When it comes to tough environments to build new technology, firefighting has to be among the most difficult. Smoke and heat can quickly damage hardware, and interference from fires will […]
