Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
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
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
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
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
Netflix may hike prices after success of password-sharing crackdown, by Samrhitha A
Amazon to launch online shopping service in South Africa in 2024
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
Former CoinDesk editorial staffer Michael McSweeney writes about the recent happenings at the cryptocurrency news site, where…
Manas Pratap Singh, finance editor for LinkedIn News Europe, has left for a new opportunity…
Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray sent out the following on Friday: Dear All, Over the last…
The Financial Times has hired Barbara Moens to cover competition and tech in Brussels. She will start…
CNBC.com deputy technology editor Todd Haselton is leaving the news organization for a job at The Verge.…
Note from CNBC Business News senior vice president Dan Colarusso: After more than 27 years…