Press Digest: Wall Street Journal - June 30

Algonquin Power & Utilities

30/06/2023 06:13

June 30 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in
the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories
and does not vouch for their accuracy.
    
    - U.S. counterintelligence officials are amping up warnings
to American executives about fresh dangers to doing business in
China under an amended Chinese law to combat espionage,
according to the National Counterintelligence and Security
Center bulletin to be published on Friday and viewed by the Wall
Street Journal.
    
    - Starboard Value has amassed a sizable stake in Algonquin
Power & Utilities  AQN.TO   and is pushing the company to follow
through with a previously announced strategic review of its
renewable-energy division, according to people familiar with the
matter.
    
    - Niantic is laying off about 25% of its workforce and plans
to shut down some games as the "Pokémon Go" creator has decided
to focus on fewer games and developing augmented-reality
technology.
    
    - PG&E  PCG.N  has applied for a roughly $7 billion federal
loan to fund its ambitious plans to reduce California wildfire
risk by burying power lines and upgrading the electric grid,
company executives said.
        
  
        - Twitter  TWTR.MX  Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino
advocated for the company to rejoin an industry group focused on
fighting child sexual abuse online after Twitter let its
membership lapse, people familiar with the matter said.
        
  
        - Google  GOOGL.O  said on Thursday it would remove
links to news articles on its search function for Canadian users
once a new national law takes effect that compels digital
platforms to compensate domestic media outlets.
        
  
        
  

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