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China approved a sweeping privacy law that will curb wide-ranging data collection by technology companies, but that policy analysts say is unlikely to limit the state’s widespread use of surveillance in the country.

Alex Gorsky has led the company to tremendous growth, making over J&J’s lineup to capitalize on technological advances, and navigated manufacturing issues that had plagued its signature consumer-health business.

The online shopping pioneer wants a larger retail presence to sell clothing and household items and facilitate exchanges.

As the Delta variant spreads, Taylor Farms is nudging 22,000 employees toward vaccination. “It is like talking to a wall.”

A judge threw out federal approval of a multibillion-dollar oil project planned for Alaska, saying the government failed to properly assess the project’s impact on climate change and its potential harm to polar bears.

Illumina said it wrapped up the $7.1 billion acquisition of life-sciences firm Grail, despite a legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission and antitrust concerns in Europe.

The cellphone carrier said the stolen data included first and last names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and driver’s license information from a subset of current and potential customers.

Sales rose by 68% to $6.51 billion in the period ended in July, while net profit nearly quadrupled, reaching $2.37 billion.

The Chinese tech company made the pledge as it reported slowing revenue growth in electronic games amid China’s intensifying scrutiny of the tech sector.

The pre-emptive power shut-offs, the company’s first this wildfire season, are a response to high winds that are poised to hit the state.