Talking Biz News Today – April 18, 2023

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:

The Associated Press

Lawsuit against Fox for false election claims heads to trial, by David Bauder, Randall Chase and Geoff Mulvihill

Calling the IRS? Hold times are way down this tax season, by Fatima Hussein

CNN

Google-parent stock drops on fears it could lose search market share to AI-powered rivals, by Samantha Kelly

China’s economy shakes off Covid legacy to grow 4.5% in Q1, by Laura He

The Wall Street Journal

Elon Musk Says His AI Project Will Seek to Understand the Nature of the Universe, by Alexa Corse

Canada Public Broadcaster Joins NPR in Quitting Twitter Over Label Uproar, by Paul Vieira

CNBC

Johnson & Johnson beats on earnings and revenue, raises full-year guidance, by Annika Kim Constantino

Apple launches its savings account with 4.15% interest rate, by Ashley Capoot

Reuters

Italy to allow ChatGPT to return if OpenAI takes ‘useful steps’

UK regulator probes Amazon’s planned purchase of iRobot

News about business journalism:

Miller moves from LA Times biz desk to metro to cover food

Crain’s Grand Rapids Business has launched

Bloomberg hires Fowler as podcast producer

Cincinnati Biz Courier promotes Brownfield to managing editor

Fashion Dive hires Deppen as a reporter

Decrypt Media EIC Roberts joining Variant

Business Insider’s Campbell on covering financial companies

Bloomberg hires Shavin to be senior podcast producer

Rochester Biz Journal revamps websites