Month: August 2020

General Atlantic and Sequoia Capital, two top investors in TikTok’s Chinese parent company, are vying to be part of a deal for the U.S. operations of the video-sharing app as it seeks to avoid a ban by the Trump administration, according to people familiar with the talks.

Mobile phone chip designer Arm Ltd. has called off a planned spinoff of two businesses to parent company SoftBank Group as the Japanese investment firm evaluates options for the semiconductor company it bought four years ago for $32 billion.

Users of video-conferencing app Zoom reported problems with the service Monday morning. The company said on its website that it identified and resolved an issue that prevented users from starting and joining meetings.

Blanket business shutdowns—which the U.S. never tried before this pandemic—led to a deep recession. Economists and health experts say there may be a better way.

Ads for stickers of gun-brand logos that are actually for gun sales are being used on a Facebook site, a year after Democratic lawmakers called for better policing of the site’s ban on firearm sales.

The maker of tiny colorful bricks introduces a platform to get its ardent fans, as well as professional creators, to develop story lines and toy ideas.

Mark Zuckerberg emphasized that Chinese internet companies posed a threat as he worked to fend off U.S. regulation of Facebook.

California launched a market in forest preservation with its cap-and-trade regulations. Now energy giants such as BP are expanding their investments in a bet that it is about to become more lucrative.