Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
The Associated Press
Rite Aid seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it deals with lawsuits and losses, by Tom Murphy and Elaine Kurtenbach
PG&E’s plan to bury power lines and prevent wildfires faces opposition because of high rates, by Adam Beam
CNN
Ford lays off 700 who were building electric version of F-150, by Chris Isidore
New York City unveils an ‘artificial intelligence action plan’, by Catherine Thorbecke
The Wall Street Journal
John Legend Looks to Take on Yelp and Google Reviews With His First Tech Startup, by Berber Jim
‘Wait, Netflix Has Games?’ Streaming Giant Plans New Videogames Based on Its Hit Shows, by Jessica Toonkel, Sarah E. Needleman and Sarah Krouse
CNBC
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn lays off nearly 700 employees — read the memo here, by Jordan Novet
Hollywood’s AI issues are far from settled after writers’ labor deal with studios, by Drew Richardson
Reuters
Netflix may hike prices after success of password-sharing crackdown, by Samrhitha A
Amazon to launch online shopping service in South Africa in 2024
News about business journalism
LA Times taps Carras to cover business of entertainment
Reuters EIC Galloni on killing of journalist Abdallah
NY Times, Bloomberg, Mlex and Law360 ask judge to open Google trial
CNN News Central’s writer/producer, NY Times Seoul move, AP’s Indiana pols/gov reporter
Kelly departs Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal for Downtown Voices
Qwoted 100 PR superstar: Taylor Mullins of Hill+Knowlton Strategies
WSJ reporters split over Iran story
San Diego Biz Journal publisher Chodos departs
Croffie takes on writer/producer role at CNN News Central
Talking Biz News Today – Oct. 16, 2023
