Snapchat Parent Launches Monthly Subscription Plan
Snap is launching a subscription plan that unlocks exclusive features on the Snapchat app for a monthly fee, becoming the latest social media platform to seek revenue beyond advertising. The…
Tech Giants Pour Billions Into AI, but Hype Doesn’t Always Match Reality
After years of companies emphasizing the potential of artificial intelligence, researchers say it is now time to reset expectations. With recent leaps in the technology, companies have developed more systems…
FCC Member Calls On Apple, Google to Banish TikTok
WASHINGTON—A federal communications regulator has asked Apple Inc. and Google to remove Chinese-owned TikTok from their app stores, citing the security risks posed by the data collected by the short-form…
China Eases Regulatory Restraints on Two Tech Platforms
Two Chinese technology companies said they have resumed registering new users, the latest sign Beijing is dialing back a regulatory campaign that had hurt economic activities in the country’s tech…
Snapchat Parent Launches Monthly Subscription Plan
Snap is launching a subscription plan that unlocks exclusive features on the Snapchat app for a monthly fee, becoming the latest social media platform to seek revenue beyond advertising. The…
FCC Member Calls On Apple, Google to Banish TikTok
WASHINGTON—A federal communications regulator has asked Apple Inc. and Google to remove Chinese-owned TikTok from their app stores, citing the security risks posed by the data collected by the short-form…
CAA Completes $750 Million Deal for Rival Talent Agency ICM Partners
Updated June 28, 2022 4:11 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Creative Artists Agency completed its acquisition of ICM Partners, a deal that combines two of the entertainment industry’s…
Volkswagen Sells Stake in Electrify America to Siemens
Volkswagen has agreed to sell a minority stake in its U.S. electric-vehicle charging business to Siemens in a transaction that provides $450 million in new money and values the charging…
Whole Foods to Focus on Prices as Pandemic Eases, Says Incoming CEO
CHICAGO—Whole Foods Market aims to re-emphasize its messages on sustainability and food quality as the grocer emerges from the pandemic, the company’s incoming chief executive said at The Wall Street…
Meta, TikTok Could Face Civil Liability for Addicting Children in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Social-media companies such as Facebook parent Meta Platforms could be sued by government attorneys in California for features that allegedly harm children through addiction under a first-in-the-nation bill that…
