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“Fortnite” creator Epic Games Inc. is launching a new payment system for mobile players that bypasses the fees Apple Inc. and Google charge developers, a move that appears to violate the companies’ app store rules and reflects growing pushback over the marketplace power the tech giants hold. Epic on Thursday said it is giving “Fortnite”…

ROME—European countries are reimposing restrictions and checks on holidaymakers in the region, in response to rising coronavirus infections among people traveling within the continent. Italy on Thursday became the latest country to introduce mandatory coronavirus testing on travelers from European countries with rising infections. Most European countries now advise their citizens against going to Spain,…

President Emmanuel Macron ordered French forces to the Eastern Mediterranean to provide military assistance to Greece, raising the stakes in France’s growing regional confrontation against an increasingly assertive Turkey. France’s latest move in the region follows Mr. Macron’s trip last week to Beirut in the wake of an explosion that devastated the city. By...

FireEye saw 6% year-over-year revenue growth in the second quarter, with a shift toward lines of business that facilitate remote work. Photo: david becker/Reuters Aug. 13, 2020 5:30 am ET | WSJ Pro The coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdowns have left few bright spots in the global economy. The cybersecurity industry might be one of…

Amazon.com Inc.’s plan to spend more than $10 billion on a constellation of internet-beaming satellites has left industry insiders guessing about which customers the company plans to serve. The e-commerce company’s space venture won Federal Communications Commission approval last month to launch more than 3,200 low-Earth-orbit satellites over the next nine years. The proposed network,…

Entertainment mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg has sold his Beverly Hills home for $125 million, forging one of the priciest real-estate deals ever closed in the Los Angeles area. The property was never officially on the market. Mr. Katzenberg and his wife Marilyn Katzenberg “had been looking to downsize for some time, and received an offer they…

One of the strangest years in American politics keeps getting stranger. One example is what’s happened to the quadrennial national party conventions, which have been an integral part of American politics since 1831, when the parties replaced the old system in which members of Congress selected the nominees. Many exciting elements of the conventions long…

The U.S. reported nearly 56,000 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily tally in four days, as communities around the country face decisions on whether to reopen schools in the fall. Total coronavirus cases in the U.S. approached 5.2 million, about a quarter of the world-wide total, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The…

The approaching flu season threatens to overwhelm doctors and hospitals swamped by Covid-19 patients, sparking intense efforts to get people vaccinated against influenza. Both the new coronavirus and the seasonal flu virus are likely to spread in the fall and winter, and send many more sick patients to doctors’ offices and hospitals already struggling to…