Jessica McCarthy

The European Union was nearing a deal on Friday on landmark legislation that would force Facebook, YouTube and other internet services to combat misinformation, disclose how their services amplify divisive...

In just the last few years, Europe has seen a landmark law for online privacy take effect, approved sweeping regulations to curb the dominance of the tech giants and on...

Poison pills have been around for decades. The lawyer Martin Lipton, a founding partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, invented the maneuver, also called a shareholder rights plan, in...

‘‘I think it lets us be more thoughtful and more deliberate about safety issues,’’ Altman says. ‘‘Part of our strategy is: Gradual change in the world is better than sudden...

Well before self-driving cars become a reality, there are simpler approaches that can make roads much safer.

The private equity firm Apollo Global Management is considering participating in a bid for Twitter by offering debt financing to potential buyers, including the Tesla chief executive Elon Musk, according...

U.S. and European officials talk incessantly about making more of the world’s advanced computer chips anywhere other than Taiwan, which they consider vulnerable to Chinese invasion or influence. They’re on...

To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.MIAMI BEACH — Jordan Belfort was lounging by the pool on a sunny...

Elon Musk is racing to secure funding for his $43 billion bid to buy Twitter.Morgan Stanley, the investment bank working with Mr. Musk on the potential deal, has been calling...

Elon Musk is the latest rich guy to have fallen for the trap of Twitter.For nearly its entire 16-year life, Twitter has had the reputation that it hasn’t fulfilled its...