March 22 (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.
– First Republic Bank has tapped Lazard Ltd to help with a review of strategic options that could include a sale, a capital infusion or asset trimming, according to people familiar with the matter.
– The U.S. Food and Drug Administration are nearing a decision on whether to authorize a second round of the Omicron-targeted booster shots for the elderly and other people at high-risk of severe COVID-19, people familiar with the agency’s deliberations said.
– Alphabet Inc’s Google is opening public access to the conversational computer program Bard, its answer to the viral chatbot ChatGPT, while stopping short of integrating the new tool into its flagship search engine.
– The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it considered cultivated chicken made by Good Meat safe to eat, making it the second company in the growing industry to have cleared a key regulatory hurdle.
– A Delaware judge on Tuesday voiced skepticism that Fox News and Fox Business on-air hosts reported fairly and neutrally about unsupported allegations that a voting-machine company helped rig the 2020 presidential election.
– The Biden administration moved to implement a new 25%investment tax credit for U.S. based semiconductor manufacturing and proposed restrictions that would make it difficult for companies to expand China operations if they receive certain federal funds.
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
