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Talking Biz News Today – July 17, 2019

Some of Wednesday’s top business stories:

CNN:

Trump calls for probe into Google’s China ties after Thiel’s comments, by Seth Fiegerman and Brian Fung

Europe launches antitrust investigation into Amazon, by Hadas Gold

Justice Department asks to pause antitrust case against Qualcomm, by Brian Fung and Jessica Schneider

Reuters:

Bank of America profit rises on loan growth, by Joyce Lee

Bills targeting China’s Huawei introduced in Congress, by Patricia Zengerle

AP:

US to object to French tax on tech firms at G-7 meeting, by Thomas Adamson and David Mchugh

US wants role in efforts to settle South Korea-Japan dispute, by Hyung-Jin Kim

Congress grills Big Tech over competition, money, and power, by Barbara Ortutay and Matt O’Brien

Business Insider:

Elon Musk says he’s tested his brain microchip on monkeys and it enabled one to control a computer with its mind, by Isobel Asher Hamilton

Fortune:

Startups or Targets? Silicon Valley Has Let Its Cybersecurity Guard Down, Experts Say, by Brian O’ Keefe

Forbes:

Facebook Crypto Chief Hopes Blockchain Will Reboot Trust In The Social Network, by Michael del Castillo

News about business journalism:

Ohio biz journal lands investment to expand coverage

Forbes hires Tucker for money and markets team

Reuters hires Canadian reporter Jeff Lewis

Barstow leaves NY Times, headed to UC Berkeley

Fortune hires deputy editor, three other new staffers

Reuterse hires Timmons as economics editor

CNBC makes promotions across business day programming

Forbes hires Rosenbaum as assistant editor of health care

WSJ editors: Bloomberg move is all about enhancing Dow Jones Newswires

CFO Journal deputy editor Shumsky departs

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