'It's Hard to Trust the Numbers.' Internet Providers Inflate Official Speed Results 
 

AT&T, Cox, Comcast and other broadband companies successfully push the FCC to omit unflattering data on speed tests, among other tactics, to improve their scores. They use the report cards to sell internet packages at higher prices.

 
Facebook Pledges $130 Million to Fund 'Supreme Court' for Content 
 

Facebook will pay $130 million to establish an independent board charged with reviewing the company's content moderating, providing long-term backing to its experiment in better policing the platform.

 
Aramco Valuation Hits Crown Prince's $2 Trillion Target 
 

The Saudi government and its wealthiest citizens helped lift Aramco to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's coveted valuation target of $2 trillion-if only for a few hours.

 
Southwest Reaches Deal With Boeing Over 737 MAX 
 

Southwest Airlines and Boeing said they struck a deal to compensate the airline for some of the damage from the nine-month grounding of the 737 MAX.

 
Delta Buys Stake in Private-Jet Operator 
 

Delta Air Lines is buying a minority stake in Wheels Up, a private-jet operator, that will extend the Atlanta-based carrier's operations to more premium passengers.

 
German Prosecutors Open Probe Into TÜV SÜD, Which Certified Failed Brazil Dam 
 

Prosecutors in Germany have opened a criminal probe into the role of German safety inspector TÜV SÜD over the January collapse of a mine-waste dam in Brazil that killed 270 people.

 
Cisco Puts Its Chips in a New Game 
 

Cisco announced a new family of routers, along with a new chip architecture called, which could allow the network equipment giant to crack a key part of the market that has eluded it to date.

 
Japan Display Says It Has Lined Up $828 Million Financing 
 

A financially strapped Japanese supplier to Apple that makes displays for the iPhone 11 said it has lined up financing of up to $828 million from an investment fund with U.S. connections.

 
David Boies's Law Firm Names Likely Successors 
 

Since its founding, the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner has largely been associated with one person: famed litigator David Boies. Now, the firm is implementing a plan to ensure it can survive long past his tenure.

 
Standard Chartered Sells Bank Permata Stake 
 

Standard Chartered has agreed to sell its interest in Indonesia's Bank Permata for $1.3 billion to Bangkok Bank.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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