Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
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
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
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
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
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
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
Joe Mysak, who has been covering municipal bonds for 43 years, is retiring at the…
Gordon Gottsegen joined MarketWatch.com as a retail investing reporter, focusing on the market impact of…
Bloomberg News has hired Laura Noonan in London as a senior reporter covering a broad financials beat.…
The Financial Times has named Humza Jilani as its Pakistan correspondent. He has been an…
Kristin Stoller has been hired as an editorial director of Fortune Live Media. She was most…
Brad Kane, the editor of the Worcester Business Journal, writes about competing with the daily…