Pokémon Go Maker Niantic Sells Unit to Saudi Fund for $3.5 Billion
Niantic, the company behind the runaway hit Pokémon Go, said Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its video game business for $3.5 billion to Scopely, a company owned by…
Thursday Briefing – The New York Times
E.U. and Canada retaliated after Trump’s latest tariffs The trade fight widened yesterday as the E.U. and Canada announced billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports, hours after…
Trump’s Big Bet: Americans Will Tolerate Economic Downturn to Restore Manufacturing
President Trump’s simultaneous trade wars with Canada, Mexico, China and the European Union amount to a huge economic and political gamble: that Americans will endure months or years of economic…
China Cools on Musk: ‘Two Cars for the Price of One Tesla’
Tesla is getting crushed in China, its most important market outside the United States and one that it had dominated for years. When Liu Jie, 32, decided to buy an…
Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts
Every day, Dora Dantzler-Wright and her colleagues distribute overdose reversal drugs on the streets of Chicago. They hold training sessions on using them and help people in recovery from drug…
Former Texas Megachurch Pastor Is Indicted on Child Sex Abuse Charges
Robert Morris, the founder of a Texas megachurch and a former faith adviser to the Trump White House, was indicted Wednesday on charges that he molested a girl over several…
Meta Seeks to Block Further Sales of Ex-Employee’s Scathing Memoir
Meta won a legal victory on Wednesday against a former employee who published an explosive, tell-all memoir, as an arbitrator temporarily prohibited the author from promoting or further distributing copies.…
Trump Administration Cuts Ties With Migrant Shelter Provider After Dropping Child Abuse Lawsuit
The decision appears to conclude a gradual reversal of fortune for Southwest Key, which has worked with the federal government for more than two decades, operating more than 25 shelters…
Intel Names Lip-Bu Tan as New CEO Amid Turnaround Efforts
Intel, a fallen Silicon Valley icon trying to restore its reputation as America’s most prominent semiconductor company, has named Lip-Bu Tan, an experienced business and technology leader, as its new…
Meghan Sussex? Even Meghan Markle’s Last Name Inspires Debates.
In “Romeo and Juliet,” the star-crossed heroine asks: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” People far less infatuated…