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Web Summit Chief Steps Down Over Israel Remarks

Evan Harrington

The chief executive of Web Summit, one of Europe’s biggest technology conferences, stepped down on Saturday after major sponsors and speakers withdrew from the event, set for next month, following…

Economy

Actors and Hollywood Studios to Restart Negotiations

Evan Harrington

The major entertainment studios and the union representing tens of thousands of striking actors will return to the negotiating table on Tuesday, less than two weeks after talks were suspended…

Economy

How Much Influence Should Universities Give Their Donors?

Evan Harrington

Some of the most powerful people in business have taken aim at universities over their responses to the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel and to accusations of antisemitism.Marc Rowan, the…

Economy

Feeld Dating App Finds Another Niche: Those Who Love Directness

Evan Harrington

When Ana Kirova first heard the idea that she should become chief executive of Feeld, the dating app, she was “terrified.”It was 2021, and Ms. Kirova had been working at…

Economy

U.S. Deficit, Pegged at $1.7 Trillion, Effectively Doubled in 2023

Evan Harrington

America’s federal budget deficit effectively doubled in the 2023 fiscal year as slumping tax receipts, rising interest rates and persistent demand for expiring pandemic relief benefits strained the nation’s finances.The…

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The Multimillion-Dollar Machines at the Center of the U.S.-China Rivalry

Evan Harrington

They are smooth white boxes, roughly the size of large cargo vans, and they are now at the heart of the U.S.-Chinese technology conflict.As the United States tries to slow…