Apple self-driving car testing plan gives clues to tech program
By Alexandria SageSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc outlined a plan to train operators of self-driving cars in documents submitted to California regulators earlier this month, the latest clues to the...
View ArticleChina targets 35 million vehicle sales by 2025, NEVs to make up one-fifth
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is targeting 35 million vehicle sales by 2025 and wants new energy vehicles (NEVs) to make up at least one-fifth of that total, the industry ministry said on...
View ArticleSAP first-quarter core profit up 8 percent on accelerating cloud sales
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - SAP, Europe's largest software company, reported slightly lower-than-expected first-quarter core profit as it sold more of its cloud products, which are less...
View ArticleABB, IBM team up on industrial artificial intelligence
ZURICH (Reuters) - ABB has sealed a collaboration agreement with International Business Machines Corp, the Swiss engineering company said on Tuesday, the latest step in its efforts to ramp up its...
View ArticleToshiba to start taking bids in June for its Swiss unit Landis+Gyr: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp <6502.T> will start taking bids for Landis+Gyr, its Swiss smart meter unit, as early as June, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday.Hitachi Ltd...
View ArticleExclusive: Vivendi to accelerate expansion in video games and advertising -...
By Mathieu Rosemain and Gwénaëlle BarzicPARIS (Reuters) - French media giant Vivendi will accelerate acquisitions in video games and advertising this year to allay investor concerns about its strategy,...
View ArticleSweden's Ericsson faces painful overhaul as it plunges into loss
By Sophie Sassard and Helena SoderpalmLONDON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Mobile telecom equipment maker Ericsson faces a long and painful overhaul after shrinking markets, tough competition and restructuring...
View ArticleThyssenkrupp sees internet-connected elevators giving profits a lift
By Georgina Prodhan and Tom KäckenhoffHANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - Thyssenkrupp sees the connecting up of its elevators to the internet lifting its profits by millions of euros, the head of its...
View ArticleWaymo testing self-driving car ride service in Arizona
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Waymo autonomous vehicle group will begin testing a self-driving car program for hundreds of families in Phoenix, Arizona and is buying 500 Chrysler minivans to...
View ArticleContinental to step up spending on electric car drives
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Car components maker Continental AG is set to invest an extra 300 million euros ($326 million) in electric drives by 2021 but also remains committed to its combustion-based...
View ArticleWikipedia founder aims to 'fix the news' with crowd-funded website
By Estelle ShirbonLONDON (Reuters) - The founder of online encyclopaedia Wikipedia has announced plans for a crowd-funded news website offering stories by journalists and volunteers working together,...
View ArticleEU probes potential abuse by Swedish mobile operators
STOCKHOLM/OSLO (Reuters) - The European Commission is investigating whether mobile network operators in Sweden have abused their market position or engaged in anti-competitive practices to block...
View ArticleNetflix clinches licensing deal with China's iQiyi.com
BEIJING (Reuters) - Netflix is to introduce original content in China in a licensing deal with local video streaming service iQiyi.com, the U.S. company said on Tuesday.Netflix has struggled to break...
View ArticleThyssenkrupp plans to open 3D printing center this year
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - German industrial group Thyssenkrupp plans to open its own 3D printing center this year to manufacture products for its customers, a company executive said on Tuesday.As...
View ArticleHyundai mobile app exposed cars to high-tech thieves: researchers
By Alastair SharpTORONTO (Reuters) - Software vulnerabilities in a Hyundai Corp <011760.KS> app that lets a car be started remotely made the company's vehicles susceptible to theft from high-tech...
View ArticleEU lawmakers include Spotify and iTunes in geoblocking ban
By Julia FiorettiBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers voted on Tuesday to ban online retailers from treating consumers differently depending on where they live and expanded their proposed law...
View ArticleKaspersky tones down threat of antitrust complaint against Microsoft
By Georgina ProdhanHANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - Russia's Kaspersky Lab has temporarily backed off filing a competition complaint that Microsoft is abusing its market dominance to crowd out anti-virus...
View ArticleU.S. regulators to review decision denying Bitcoin ETF: filing
By Trevor HunnicuttNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to review its decision last month to block the listing of the first U.S. exchange-traded fund tracking the...
View ArticleUber looks to soar with flying taxis by 2020
(Reuters) - After upending the taxi market with its ride-hailing service, Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] is now aiming for the skies with its flying taxis.The company expects to deploy its flying...
View ArticleBrazil's Embraer to partner with Uber to develop electric vehicles
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Embraer SA has signed a partnership with Uber Technologies Inc to develop and implement small electric vehicles with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities, the Brazilian...
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