On Wednesday, new Twitter CEO Elon Musk abruptly ended a new project on his social media platform. Twitter began rolling out a new designation labeled “official” on some larger accounts Read more
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Waymo plans to launch driverless taxi service in Los Angeles
Waymo is targeting Los Angeles as its next location to launch a driverless taxi service. In a blog post Wednesday, the autonomous-vehicle company owned by Alphabet Inc. GOOGL, -1.13% GOOG, Read more
Fanatics hires CFO for sports-betting division ahead of next year’s launch
Sports-merchandising company Fanatics Inc. has picked a finance chief for its sports-betting and gambling division ahead of its planned launch early next year. Jacksonville, Fla.-based Fanatics on Tuesday named Andrea Read more
PayPal deepens in-store push with U.S. launch of payment terminal
PayPal Holdings Inc. is continuing its foray into in-store commerce with the launch of a portable payment terminal in the U.S. The company already offers a card reader in the Read more
Imperial Brands to launch buybacks of up to $1.13 billion, says trading was in line with expectations
Imperial Brands PLC said Thursday that it is launching a share-buyback program of up to one billion pounds ($1.13 billion), and that its performance for the year ended Sept. 30 Read more
NASA delays moon rocket launch due to fuel leaks
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A fuel leak and then an engine problem during final liftoff preparations led NASA to scrub the launch of its mighty new moon rocket Monday Read more
FTC set to launch effort to expand online privacy protection rules
WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission is expected to begin writing federal rules to expand online privacy protections as soon as Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter. If Read more
InterContinental Hotels to launch $500 million buyback as profit surges
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC said Tuesday that it will launch a share-buyback program of up to $500 million as it reported a rise in net profit for the first half Read more
California regulator looking into anonymous letter alleging Cruise’s robotaxi service wasn’t ready for launch
A California regulator responsible for issuing driverless-car permits said it is looking into concerns raised in an anonymous letter that General Motors Co.’s GM, -2.24% Cruise LLC unit was preparing to launch Read more
The Ultimate Book Launch Party
There is no doubt that the day when you finally hold your book on your hands is one of the happiest days for a writer. After so many months -if Read more