▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁established ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁called ▁News P icks ▁USA , ▁L LC .. ▁The ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁is ▁head ed ▁by ▁CE O ▁Ken ▁B reen , ▁who ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁Senior ▁Vice ▁President , ▁Com mer cial , ▁for ▁the ▁Dow ▁Jones ▁Media ▁Group , ▁together ▁with ▁Chair man ▁Y us u ke ▁U med a , ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁News P icks ▁Inc . ▁ ▁The ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁launched ▁the ▁English ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁News P icks ▁platform ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁market ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Similar ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁Japanese ▁edition , ▁the ▁US ▁edition ▁of ▁News P icks ▁comb ines ▁business ▁news ▁from ▁sources ▁like ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal , ▁Blo om berg , ▁and ▁Re ut ers ▁with ▁social ▁networking ▁features , ▁such ▁as ▁comments ▁on ▁news ▁articles ▁from ▁top - rank ed ▁business ▁profession als ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁(" Pro P ick ers "). ▁The ▁platform ▁currently ▁has ▁a ▁smart phone ▁app ▁for ▁the ▁iPhone ▁with ▁plans ▁for ▁release ▁on ▁Android ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁O wn ership ▁ ▁The ▁company ' s ▁foundation ▁was ▁laid ▁by ▁Charles ▁Dow , ▁Edward ▁Jones ▁and ▁Charles ▁Berg str esser ▁who , ▁over ▁two ▁dec ades , ▁conce ived ▁and ▁promoted ▁the ▁three ▁products ▁which ▁define ▁Dow ▁Jones ▁and ▁financial ▁journal ism : ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal , ▁Dow ▁Jones ▁New sw ires ▁and ▁the ▁Dow ▁Jones ▁Indust rial ▁A verage