Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Administration seeking to roll back tech company protections, by Michael Balsamo, Marcy Gordon
Hertz suspends plans for $500M stock sale pending SEC review, by Alex Veiga
CNN
Tesla’s new Model S can get 400 miles on a charge. Here’s why that may not matter, by Peter Valdes-Dapena
Lyft cuts carbon offsets, promises to transition to electric vehicles by 2030, by Matt McFarland
The Wall Street Journal
Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben’s, Rooted in Racist Imagery, to Change, by Annie Gasparro, Micah Maidenberg
Tesla Registrations Plunge in California, Data Tracker Says, by Tim Higgins
CNBC
US pulls out of talks to tax tech giants in a blow to Europe’s plans, by Silvia Amaro
Target raises minimum wage to $15 an hour months before its deadline, by Melissa Repko
Reuters
Exclusive: Massive spying on users of Google’s Chrome shows new security weakness, by Joseph Menn
Air maintenance firms, manufacturers plan for $60 billion in lost sales, by Ankit Ajmera
News about business journalism
FT editor Khalaf talks about how the paper’s staff is working remotely
Wincott Foundation taps former FT editor Barber as chairman
Former Capitol Forum reporter Giangreco to join “News Nation” in Chicago
Luthra to join The 19th as health care reporter
Former St. Louis Biz Journal editor and publisher named editor of Missouri paper
Cablefax Daily interviewed Fox Business Network anchor Liz Claman on her induction into the Cable Hall…
BBC News has hired Charlotte Edwards as a reporter covering money, work and technology. She previously was…
Reuters has promoted Hatem Maher to deputy breaking news editor for the Middle East. Maher has been…
Canada's Financial Post has hired Ben Cousins as a senior editor. He has been working as a…
Reuters reporter David Carnevali has left the news organization for a new opportunity. "I left Reuters to…
Fast Company staff writer Talib Visram is leaving the publication after five years to freelance. His reporting…