Новости за 21.07.2015

Hackers successfully attack a Jeep Cherokee to demonstrate connected-car vulnerabilities.

A new device called Thync sticks to your forehead and stimulates nerves with electricity to fire you up or calm you down. Personal Tech columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler tests the buzz.

Did your favorite movies make the cut?

Hackers successfully attack a Jeep Cherokee to demonstrate connected-car vulnerabilities.

Even as California’s crops endure a withering drought, the state’s economy is flourishing thanks to its technology and manufacturing sectors and a growing demand for housing.

Cars might not need drivers in the future, but they'll need airliner-style “black boxes” to record crash data and computer firewalls to prevent hacks, according to new standards from the U.K. government.

Cars might not need drivers in the future, but they'll need airliner-style “black boxes” to record crash data and computer firewalls to prevent hacks, according to new standards from the U.K. government.

Emanuel Ruffler

World Surf League CEO Paul Speaker and WSJ's Tanya Rivero discuss this summer's shark attacks, including this past weekend's in which a pro surfer escaped serious injury, and how regular beachgoers can protect themselves from being bitten. Photo: AP

As Jet.com opens its doors Tuesday, it's worth paying attention to a clever tactic the startup is using to help users save money and mitigate steep losses over the coming months.

The Labor Department’s proposal updating the rules on which workers are eligible for overtime has employers scrambling to figure out how to track the hours of millions of employees who will now be swept under the umbrella of the Fair Labor Standards Act—and it has workers anxiously asking how the change will affect them.

The U.K. Treasury chief announced plans to sell billions of pounds of publicly owned assets, with golf courses in the firing line.

Too much money in the bank might be a welcome problem for many people but it is causing a headache for private equity firms and their investors. Investors have committed a record amount of cash to private equity firms in Europe during the past two years but the firms, reluctant to match the high prices being paid for assets, are struggling to spend it.

Warren Buffett is not--we repeat, NOT--buying a Greek island with the man who claims to be the real-life inspiration for "50 Shades of Grey."

Puppies are always-appropriate entertainment for children’s birthdays, bachelorette parties and corporate events.

Currencies in Norway, Canada, Russia and Nigeria have fallen sharply against the U.S. dollar this month on oil-price declines.

During China’s massive selloff and subsequent rebound, the number of stocks freely trading was sharply constrained—and not just by suspensions.

Verizon’s mainstream wireless subscriber growth slowed and revenue came in below forecasts. Tablets accounted for 852,000 of the 1.1 million net subscriber additions

Taylor Swift is making an end run around counterfeiters in China with plans to launch a branded clothing line there with Alibaba and JD.com. Her strategy is to use her star status to get the two e-commerce giants to stop selling products that don’t have rights to use her name.

Stewart kicked off the final three weeks of his tenure as the "Daily Show" host.

ZTE is betting that Americans are finally ready to pay more for a high-end Chinese phone.

The swift decline of commodities prices exposes how some export-reliant economies in the Asia Pacific have struggled to find new sources of growth.

Refining stocks have been the star energy performers this year, mostly due to cheap oil. That should continue in the second half, despite looming risks.

Citigroup has been ordered to pay an estimated $700 million to customers the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says were harmed by illegal marketing and billing practices in its credit-card add-on products.

Turkey’s government blamed Islamic State for the suicide bombing that has killed at least 31 people as protests against the attack turned violent. Photo: Getty Images