Apple AirPod headphones available for sale after two-month delay
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Tuesday its wireless AirPod headphones were now available through its website, two months after the company delayed their launch for unexplained reasons.Apple also said...
View ArticleU.S. proposes requiring vehicles to 'talk' to each to avoid crashes
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday proposed requiring all new cars and trucks to be able to "talk" to one another using short-range wireless...
View ArticleNew Danish government hails Uber as competition boost
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's new right-wing government will allow Uber to continue operating under new rules in order to encourage more competition among taxis, its transport minister Ole Birk...
View ArticleMeet Waymo, Google's self-driving car company
By Alexandria SageSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google self-driving car project recast itself as Waymo on Tuesday, an independent entity within the technology giant, as executives suggested...
View ArticleVR firm Survios gets investment from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
(Reuters) - Virtual reality game developer Survios said it raised $50 million in two financing rounds, including an investment from Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.Los Angeles-based Survios,...
View ArticleHead of Facebook's Oculus steps down to lead new PC VR unit
(Reuters) - The chief executive of Oculus, Facebook Inc's virtual reality business, said on Tuesday he would step down to head a newly created personal computer-focused VR division within...
View ArticleIBM promises to hire Americans as tech executives set to meet Trump
By Jim Finkle(Reuters) - IBM Chief Executive Ginni Rometty pledged to hire and train workers in the United States as she and other technology executives prepared to meet on Wednesday with U.S....
View ArticleGoogle extends conservative outreach as Trump calls tech meeting
By Julia Love and Ginger GibsonSAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet’s Google is racing to hire more conservatives for its lobbying and policy arm, trying to get a foothold in President-elect...
View ArticleU.S. proposes requiring vehicles to 'talk' to each other to avoid crashes
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday proposed requiring all new cars and trucks to be able to "talk" to one another using short-range wireless...
View ArticleAmazon launches Prime Video globally, leaves out China
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday launched its video-on-demand service, Prime Video, in nearly every country except China, pitting itself against video-streaming pioneer Netflix Inc .Prime Video,...
View ArticleIsraeli cyber intelligence firm EverCompliant raises $9.5 million
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli cyber intelligence company EverCompliant said on Wednesday it raised $9.5 million in a funding round led by Arbor Ventures and included existing investors Carmel Ventures,...
View ArticleUber launches self-driving car fleet in San Francisco despite warning from...
By Heather Somerville and Alexandria SageSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc rolled out its self-driving car fleet in its hometown of San Francisco on Wednesday, but faced a backlash from...
View ArticleU.S. jury sides with Arista over Cisco in copyright battle
By Dan LevineSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Wednesday handed Arista Networks Inc a major win in a wide-ranging legal battle against Cisco Systems Inc, ruling that Arista owed no damages over...
View ArticleTrump team says Twitter too small to be included in tech meeting
By Ginger GibsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump left Twitter off the invitation list for a meeting of technology company executives on Wednesday because it is too small, a spokesman...
View ArticleChinese billionaire's EV startups map ambitious plans
By Paul Lienert and Alexandria SageDETROIT/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Three electric-car startups funded by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting will display vehicles at the giant CES 2017 trade show in Las...
View ArticleYahoo says one billion accounts exposed in newly discovered security breach
By Jim Finkle and Anya George Tharakan(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc warned on Wednesday that it had uncovered yet another massive cyber attack, saying data from more than 1 billion user accounts was...
View ArticleCalifornia adopts first U.S. energy-saving rules for computers
By Steve GormanLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California regulators on Wednesday adopted the nation's first mandatory energy efficiency rules for computers and monitors - devices that account for 3 percent of...
View ArticleEU strikes preliminary deal on mobile broadband boost
By Julia Fioretti(Reuters) - Mobile telecom operators will get access to a key mobile spectrum band across Europe that will help them provide faster wireless internet, under an informal deal between EU...
View ArticleNintendo in risky mobile games push with paid Super Mario launch on iPhones
By Makiko YamazakiTOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co will make a big push into mobile gaming on Thursday with the launch of the popular Super Mario Bros franchise on the iPhone, a risky bet because users...
View ArticleShippers, online retailers seek way around rising delivery costs
By Nick Carey and Nandita BoseADDISON, Ill. (Reuters) - In an unassuming building in the Chicago suburb of Addison, United Parcel Service Inc engineers design custom boxes for retailers as part of a...
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