Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
New York Times journalists, other workers on 24-hour strike, by Alexandra Olson
As supply chains unclog, consumers enjoy (tentative) relief, by Tom Krisher and Paul Wiseman
CNN
Meta avoids showdown over news content in US after journalism bargaining bill shelved, by Brian Fung
Elon Musk is on the verge of losing his world’s richest person title, by Jordan Valinsky
The Wall Street Journal
Apple Plans New Encryption System to Ward Off Hackers and Protect iCloud Data, by Robert McMillan, Joanna Stern and Dustin Volz
China’s Xi Jinping to Meet Saudi Crown Prince in Pivotal Visit, by Stephen Kalin
CNBC
Manhattan renters face sticker shock with average rent at $5,200, by Robert Frank
Google, Oracle, Amazon and Microsoft awarded Pentagon cloud deal of up to $9 billion combined, by Jordan Novet
Reuters
Google to merge mapping service Waze with maps products teams, by Juby Babu
Twitter to hike Blue pricing to $11 for iPhone app users -report
News about business journalism:
Stanley, former Milwaukee paper biz editor, is retiring
Insider promotes two to executive editor
Globe and Mail tax and fiscal policy reporter Brethour moves to its editorial board
Dawn Wotapka’s Media Movers: The Block’s Walden Siew
Reuters hires Cerqueiro as capital markets correspondent
Hammond to cover the venture capital beat for the FT
Payne departs the FT for think tank Onward
