Wall Street Journal
Alastair Mactaggart bankrolled the push that led to California’s landmark data-privacy bill (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 06:19Businesses Blast California’s New Data-Privacy Law (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 06:18Apparently, WH Chief of Staff John Kelly is expected to leave his post sometime summer 2018 (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 17:10New York Attorney General Probes T-Mobile-Sprint Deal’s Impact on Prepaid Services
The New York attorney general’s office is investigating how T-Mobile’s $26 billion deal to buy Sprint could impact competition in the pay-as-you-go wireless market, according to people familiar with the matter. Representatives from the state attorney general’s office have contacted companies that sell prepaid phone services in recent weeks with questions about pricing and customers. Dozens of other state attorneys general are part of the probe. Prepaid subscribers don’t sign long-term contracts and instead pay up front each month.
Comcast Hunts for Additional Cash in Pursuit of 21st Century Fox Assets (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 06:21As Foxconn Breaks Ground in Wisconsin, the Costs to Taxpayers Go Up (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 19:29Facebook’s Latest Problem: It Can’t Track Where Much of the Data Went
Facebook's internal probe into potential misuse of user data is hitting fundamental roadblocks: The company can’t track where much of the data went after it left the platform or figure out where it is now.
Department of Justice Approves Disney’s Purchase of Fox Assets
The Department of Justice approved the Walt Disney Company’s $71 billion bid for the entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox, potentially complicating Comcast’s desire to make a rival offer for Rupert Murdoch’s entertainment empire. The government’s approval was filed in federal court on the condition that Disney, which already owns ESPN, divest all of Fox’s 22 regional sports networks, which include valuable channels like the Yankees’ YES network.