Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 8, 2023

Some of Friday’s top business news stories:

The Associated Press

Update your iPhone: Apple just pushed out a significant security update

Honda joins Ford, GM and others in adopting Tesla’s EV charging technology

CNN

Mortgage rates drop for a second week, but remain above 7%, by Anna Bahney

Disney drops part of its lawsuit against DeSantis to focus on free speech claims, by Samantha Delouya

The Wall Street Journal

Walmart Cuts Starting Pay for Some New Hires, by Sarah Nassauer

Spotify to Offer Paying Subscribers Free Audiobook Trial, by Anne Steele and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg

CNBC

Charter and Disney aren’t budging in their blackout fight as NFL season kicks off, by Lillian Rizzo

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon sees Wall Street rebound if tech IPOs perform, by Hugh Son

Reuters

Apple suppliers slide on China anxiety, threat from Huawei, by Brenda Goh and Ben Blanchard

Exclusive: ChatGPT traffic slips again for third month in a row, by Anna Tong

News about business journalism:

Talking Biz News Today – Sept. 7, 2023

Morning Brew tech reporter Allsup departs

Bloomberg taps Edgerton to be Seattle bureau chief

Axios hires Morrone as tech editor

Five NYT opinion promotions, arts ed move at SF Chronicle, Guardian’s new sports reporter

CNBC appoints Turner senior social editor for ‘Make It’

Axon joins Sports Biz Journal to cover the Olympic beat