The Wall Street Journal: Lawmakers angered over Amazon’s lack of public disclosure on SolarWinds hack

The U.S. Justice Department said it was breached by hackers linked to the cyberattack that has ripped through federal government agencies and an unknown number of corporate networks......»»

The suspected Russian hackers behind breaches at U.S. government agencies also gained access to major U.S. technology and accounting companies, at least one hospital and a university, a Wall Street Journal analysis of internet records found......»»

Sheldon Silver, former longtime speaker of New York’s Assembly and once one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers, was convicted Friday of all counts after his retrial on public-corruption charges......»»

Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai plans to appear at a private meeting of top GOP lawmakers on Friday and again at a public hearing this year......»»

By the end of this year, Five Below’s store count will have nearly quadrupled to 750 locations since its 2012 initial public offering, with its latest location opening Friday in Manhattan......»»

Airbnb Inc. has hired another executive from Amazon.com Inc., this time naming Dave Stephenson as chief financial officer of the vacation-rental portal ahead of a potential initial public offering......»»

Amazon is in close talks to hire SKDKnickerbocker as its public affairs firm, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The firm, which frequently works to promote Democratic campaigns and... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

OPEC is debating an aggressive public-influence campaign aimed at U.S. lawmakers and the White House, according to officials at the organization......»»

Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has agreed to meet a second time with House lawmakers to clarify public testimony he gave earlier this month, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said......»»

Startup mortgage lender Better, whose valuation has swelled in the private markets, said Tuesday that it plans to go public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company......»»

Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd (NYSE: BABA)-backed Ant Group is under fresh regulatory scrutiny as China is now probing how the ace entrepreneur Jack Ma won quick approvals for the stock’s initial public offering last year, The Wall Street Journal read more.....»»

Messaging platform Discord Inc has ended acquisition talks with Microsoft Inc (NASDAQ: MSFT) as it plans to stay independent and chase a potential initial public offering, The Wall Street Journal  read more.....»»

Oatly Group AB has formally filed paperwork Monday for an initial public offering in the U.S., nine months after private-equity giant Blackstone Group Inc. and a handful high-profile celebrities took a stake in the oat milk producer......»»

Apple Inc. plans to make the social-media app Parler available through its App Store again, the computer and smartphone company said in a letter to lawmakers on Monday......»»

WeWork isn’t doing an initial public offering this time, but merging with a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC......»»

On Wednesday, at another public appearance in Kentucky, McConnell acknowledged: “I didn’t say that very artfully yesterday.” Companies are entitled to be involved in politics, he said......»»

The 35% jump in valuation comes ahead of the company’s expected public listing that is likely to happen as soon as the second half of this year, according to people familiar with the company’s plans......»»

Coinbase Global Inc. plans to go public in a highly anticipated direct listing on April 14, the U.S.’s largest cryptocurrency exchange said Thursday......»»

Sports-media outlet the Athletic is in merger talks with news startup Axios, according to people familiar with the matter, part of a plan to build a larger online-publishing company that could include going public through a blank-check firm......»»

Self-driving company TuSimple Inc. unveiled paperwork for its initial public offering Tuesday showing it has lost more than $300 million over the past three years in the race to be the first to launch fully autonomous long-haul trucks......»»