Talking Biz News Today – Oct. 6, 2023

Some of Friday’s top business news stories:

The Associated Press

Meta and X questioned by lawmakers over lack of rules against AI-generated political deepfakes, by Matt O’Brien

Auto worker strike highlights disparities between temporary and permanent employees, by John Seewer and Tom Krisher

CNN

Gas prices could fall to $3.25 by Halloween as oil plunges, by Matt Egan

Apple rejected opportunities to buy Microsoft’s Bing, integrate with DuckDuckGo, by Brian Fung

The Wall Street Journal

Flexport Plans to Lay Off 30% of Workforce, by Liz Young

China Is Becoming a No-Go Zone for Executives, by Chip Cutter, Elaine Yu and Newley Purnell

CNBC

Hyundai and Kia to adopt Tesla’s EV charging tech next year, by Laya Neelakandan

JPMorgan’s Marko Kolanovic braces for 20% market plunge, delivers recession warning, by Stephanie Landsman

Reuters

PayPal sued in US consumer case over ‘industry-high’ transaction fees, by Mike Scarcella

SEC tries to force Musk to testify in Twitter takeover probe

News about business journalism:

Crain’s Chicago reporter Daniels joins Tribune editorial board

WSJ names Orwall head of enterprise

How EIC Tucker is remaking the Wall Street Journal

Morning Brew hires Reed to co-host “Bossy” podcast

WSJ launches podcast for the Joe Sixpack investor

Business Leader appoints Ruddick EIC

Bangor Daily News hires Norman as housing and real estate reporter

Long Island Biz News names Jankowski editor