Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Apple commits $2.5B to combat California housing crisis, by Matt O’Brien
German government extends incentives for electric car buyers
CNN
Uber lost more than $1 billion in the third quarter, but revenue growth improved, by Sara Ashley O’Brien
Researchers used a laser to hack Alexa and other voice assistants, by Rachel Metz
The Wall Street Journal
U.S., China Consider Rolling Back Tariffs as Part of Initial Trade Deal, by William Maudlin, Alex Leary
Obscure Model Puts a Price on Good Health—and Drives Down Drug Costs, by Denise Roland
Axios
Microsoft saw 40% productivity spike with 4-day workweek trial, by Jacob Knutson
Adobe, Twitter, NYT launch effort to fight deepfakes, by Ina Fried
Reuters
Rakuten sees $947 million loss from Lyft investment in latest quarter, by Kevin Buckland
Comcast launches tools to improve ad targeting on TV, by Sheila Dang
News about business journalism
Input hires Kasana to cover tech news
Charlotte Observer hires Muccigrosso to cover retail
Senior editor Alvarez departs Engadget for Input
FT hires Di Stefano to cover media and technology
LA Times editor Pearlstine bullish on his paper’s future
FT hires McPhee as global brand director
Union reaches tentative agreement with Dow Jones
Reuters reporter de Carbonnel departs for Crisis Group
