Huawei Trump to Give Huawei More Time to Work With U.S. CustomersThe Wall Street Journal. - Katy Stech Ferek, Andrew RestucciaWASHINGTON—The Trump administration is preparing to extend the length of a license that has enabled Huawei Technologies Co. to continue working with U.S. customers despite national-security concerns that
University of Toronto Silicon Valley Looks North as Tech Giants Expand in TorontoThe Wall Street Journal. - Vipal MongaIntel Corp. has announced plans to build a graphics-chip design lab in Canada’s largest city. Car-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc. will be opening an engineering hub. Google’s parent, Alphabet Inc.,
SoftBank Group SoftBank to Lend Founder and Employees Billions to Invest in FundThe Wall Street Journal. - Liz Hoffman, Bradley HopeSoftBank Group is leaning on its employees, including Chief Executive Masayoshi Son, for cash as the firm rushes to raise an ambitious technology fund amid volatile markets. The Japanese company plans
Tumblr Tumblr and the End of the Eyeballs-Are-Everything EraThe Wall Street Journal. - Christopher MimsAt its apex, Tumblr had more users than both Instagram, now estimated to be worth close to $200 billion to parent Facebook, and Pinterest, which has a market cap of nearly $18 billion. In 2013, Tumblr
Facebook Facebook Marketplace: The Wild West of E-CommerceThe Wall Street Journal. - Khadeeja SafdarFacebook Inc. created an online flea market where users not only see all the bicycles, bird houses and BMWs for sale nearby, but also the names, profile photos and general locations of buyers and sellers.
Technology Delta Sues Chatbot Provider Over 2017 BreachThe Wall Street Journal. - Catherine StuppDelta Air Lines Inc. is suing an artificial-intelligence company that powered a chatbot on the carrier’s website, accusing it of lax cybersecurity that caused a 2017 data breach. The unusual lawsuit highlights
Nvidia Nvidia's Earnings Show Signs of RecoveryThe Wall Street Journal. - Asa FitchNvidia Corp. reported a third consecutive quarter of lower earnings compared with the year-earlier period, but posted sequential sales growth that boosted investor sentiment about its financial recovery.
Capital One Capital One Cyber Staff Raised Concerns Before HackThe Wall Street Journal. - AnnaMaria Andriotis, Rachel Louise EnsignBefore a giant data breach at Capital One Financial Corp., employees raised concerns within the company about what they saw as high turnover in its cybersecurity unit and a failure to promptly install
Alibaba Group Alibaba's Sales Jump 42%, Beating ExpectationsThe Wall Street Journal. - Stu WooBEIJING—Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. on Thursday reported a 42% increase in sales and more than doubled its profit in the quarter ended June 30, beating estimates and showing that the Chinese e-commerce
Technology Power Tools: Which to Buy, Which to RentThe Wall Street Journal. - Michael FrankWHAT TOOLS do you truly need? I recently posed this question to a few handy friends at a backyard barbecue. One pal, Jaf Farkas, a set builder for films, advocated for the “less-is-more” approach. Unless
Technology ECB Takes Hacked Website OfflineThe Wall Street Journal. - Patricia KowsmannThe European Central Bank, which supervises data protection at Europe’s largest banks, said Thursday that it temporarily shut down one of its websites after it was hacked and injected with a malicious
Technology You Should Definitely Track Your Loved Ones' Phones. Actually Maybe Not.The Wall Street Journal. - Joanna SternIt’s 10 p.m. and I know exactly where my family is—or at least where they’re plotted on a map. My sister is safely in the kitchen of her house. My wife? Turning the southwest corner of the park walking
U.S. Politics 'Shooting,' 'Bomb,' 'Trump': Advertisers Blacklist News Stories OnlineThe Wall Street Journal. - Suzanne VranicaLike many advertisers, Fidelity Investments wants to avoid advertising online near controversial content. The Boston-based financial-services company has a lengthy blacklist of words it considers off-limits.
Technology UPS Ventures Invests in Self-Driving Trucking StartupThe Wall Street Journal. - Marc VartabedianUnited Parcel Service Inc.’s venture-capital division, UPS Ventures, has acquired a minority stake in self-driving trucking startup TuSimple Inc., signaling the delivery company’s continued push into driving.
Technology The Indoor Farmer Who Wants to Remake Appalachia's AgricultureThe Wall Street Journal. - Leigh Kamping-CarderJonathan Webb’s farm doesn’t look like much: tawny soil stretching to a line of trees, a trailer with a few makeshift desks. But if Mr. Webb gets his way, by mid-2020, the Morehead, Ky., property will
Technology Activist Urges to Explore SaleThe Wall Street Journal. - Gregory Zuckerman, Kirsten GrindAn activist investor is urging Care.com, the largest marketplace for online caregivers, to pursue a sale, saying the company is “at a crossroads.” The push by hedge fund Engine Capital LP, revealed in
Nvidia Chip Maker Nvidia Faces Demand PressureThe Wall Street Journal. - Asa FitchChip maker Nvidia Corp. is expected to report fiscal second-quarter earnings after the market closes Thursday. The results come as Nvidia tries to broaden its market reach from being a dominant seller
Cisco Systems Cisco's Outlook Dampened by China Slowdown, Trade DisputeThe Wall Street Journal. - Maria ArmentalCisco Systems Inc. closed the business year with the largest revenue increase since 2013 but projected disappointing growth this quarter on lower spending from telecommunication companies and weakness
Technology WeWork IPO Filing Shows Revenue Growth, Wide LossesThe Wall Street Journal. - Maureen FarrellWeWork’s parent company unveiled the papers for its initial public offering, depicting a business whose revenue—and losses—are ballooning. The filing Wednesday gives the most-detailed financials to date
Viacom Viacom-CBS Merger Could Boost Advertising AmbitionsThe Wall Street Journal. - Alexandra BruellThe merger of CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. creates a larger media company better positioned to pursue advanced advertising technology and ad-supported streaming video. The logic of the merger, which would
Capital One Federal Prosecutors Accuse Capital One Hacker of Hitting Dozens More TargetsThe Wall Street Journal. - Robert McMillanThe woman charged with hacking into millions of Capital One Financial Corp. records hit more than 30 other targets, federal prosecutors said, significantly expanding the scale of what was already considered
Technology Samsung Tests How 5G Can Improve Chip-MakingThe Wall Street Journal. - Sara CastellanosSamsung Electronics Co. is testing how fifth-generation wireless networks can speed up connections at its chip-making factory in Austin, Texas, a pilot that aims to prove 5G is more than a buzzword. The
Tencent Tencent's Profit Rises 35% as New Games Hit MarketThe Wall Street Journal. - Shan LiBEIJING—New videogames powered better-than-expected profits for Tencent Holdings Ltd. in the second quarter, but the Chinese internet company is grappling with a slowdown in key areas such as advertising.
Huawei Huawei Technicians Helped African Governments Spy on Political OpponentsThe Wall Street Journal. - Joe Parkinson, Nicholas Bariyo, Josh ChinKAMPALA, Uganda—Huawei Technologies Co., the world’s largest telecommunications company, dominates African markets, where it has sold security tools that governments use for digital surveillance and censorship.
Facial Recognition Are You Ready for Facial Recognition at the Airport?The Wall Street Journal. - Scott McCartneyTravelers have to face a new reality—their faces are rapidly becoming their IDs and boarding passes at airports. Facial recognition is rolling out at boarding gates for international flights at big airports
Technology AI Startup Boom Raises Questions of Exaggerated Tech SavvyThe Wall Street Journal. - Newley Purnell, Parmy OlsonStartup Engineer.ai says it uses artificial-intelligence technology to largely automate the development of mobile apps, but several current and former employees say the company exaggerates its AI capabilities
Technology RealReal's Revenue Soars as Its Loss WidensThe Wall Street Journal. - Suzanne Kapner, Aisha Al-MuslimThe booming market for secondhand goods isn’t immune from the pressures facing retailers that sell new products. The RealReal Inc., an online marketplace for preowned luxury goods, said on Tuesday that
Technology What Your Voice Reveals About YouThe Wall Street Journal. - Sarah KrouseThe sound of your voice is becoming a new type of fingerprint. Increasingly sophisticated technology that detects nuances in sound inaudible to humans is capturing clues about people’s likely locations,
Technology The Trendiest Fitness Class Now: Working Out Alone at HomeThe Wall Street Journal. - Hilary PotkewitzCara Casano used to go to a gym in Monroe, N.Y., four days a week for spin or body-sculpt classes. But after having a baby in January, she had trouble arranging child care for gym time. Instead, she bought
