Chip designer ARM launches processor fit for driverless cars
By Kate HoltonLONDON (Reuters) - ARM, the British chip designer powering the global mobile phone industry, launched a new processor on Tuesday for driverless cars, seeking to secure its place at the...
View ArticleNetflix goes local, plans Polish original productions
WARSAW (Reuters) - Netflix Inc is expanding its Polish service to include more content subtitled or dubbed in Polish and plans to produce local shows before the end of the decade as the U.S. service...
View ArticleAccenture breaks blockchain taboo with editing system
By Jemima KellyLONDON (Reuters) - Accenture is challenging a defining feature of blockchain, its immutability, by patenting a system that will allow data processed and stored using the technology to be...
View ArticleJPMorgan hires and takes stake in InvestCloud
By David HenryNEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co said it had hired and would take a stake in InvestCloud, which provides software that makes online transactions easier for customers with...
View ArticleGoogle gets more time to counter EU antitrust charge on Android
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google has been given an extra three weeks to respond to EU antitrust charges that it abused its dominant Android mobile operating system to squeeze out rivals, the...
View ArticleVW's MAN to sell trucks with new digital services from 2017
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen division MAN will next year start selling heavy-duty commercial vehicles with new digital services to make its trucks more efficient, as VW looks to challenge rivals...
View ArticleU.S. proposes regulators have more say in self-driving car design
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration proposed on Tuesday deeper government involvement in the design of autonomous vehicle systems and called on manufacturers to share...
View ArticleMcAfee's MGT sinks 21 percent after NYSE refuses share listing
By Noel RandewichSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of MGT Capital Investments , led by anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee, dropped 21 percent on Tuesday after it said the New York Stock Exchange...
View ArticleMicrosoft raises dividend, plans $40 billion share buyback
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Tuesday raised its quarterly dividend by 8 percent and said it would buy back up to $40 billion as part of a new share repurchase program.The company raised its dividend...
View ArticleTesla fixes security bugs after claims of Model S hack
By Jim Finkle(Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc has rolled out a security patch for its electric cars after Chinese security researchers uncovered vulnerabilities they said allowed them to remotely attack a...
View ArticleSoftware company BlackLine prepares for IPO: sources
By Liana B. Baker and Lauren Hirsch(Reuters) - Accounting software maker BlackLine Inc is preparing for an initial public offering that could value it at more than $1 billion, including debt, people...
View ArticleApple's iPhone 7 more expensive to make: IHS Markit
(Reuters) - Apple Inc is spending more to manufacture its iPhone 7 smartphone than predecessor iPhone 6S due to features such as a bigger battery and larger storage capacity, according to a teardown by...
View ArticleAdobe revenue beats estimates as cloud push gains pace
(Reuters) - Adobe Systems Inc reported a better-than-expected 20 percent jump in quarterly revenue as its Creative Cloud package of software tools attracted more users.The company's shares were up 5.1...
View ArticleU.S. carrier Verizon starts taking orders for new Samsung Note 7 phones
By Se Young LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. carrier Verizon Communications Inc has begun taking orders for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's <005930.KS> new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, after having stopped...
View ArticleDaimler extends connected car deal with Deutsche Telekom
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German carmaker Daimler has extended a contract for Deutsche Telekom's T-Systems unit to manage its connected car services.The German telecoms operator said on Wednesday the deal...
View ArticleSAP and Bosch team up on Internet of Things
WALLDORF, Germany (Reuters) - Europe's biggest software firm SAP and German car parts maker Robert Bosch [ROBG.UL] have signed an agreement to partner to connect everything from screwdrivers to cars to...
View ArticleUK watchdog drops plans for review of Big Data use by insurers
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's markets watchdog has dropped plans for a formal market review of whether Big Data might make it harder or more expensive for some customers to buy car and home insurance,...
View ArticleBlow for Uber as Finnish court orders two drivers to give up earnings
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's court of appeal ordered two Uber drivers on Wednesday to give up their earnings to the state for not having a valid taxi license, dealing a blow to the ride-hailing...
View ArticleBlackBerry to resell app from startup that found major Android bug
By Alastair SharpTORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd has agreed to offer anti-hacking software from a startup that last year discovered a major Android bug, it said on Wednesday, as the once-dominant...
View ArticleGoogle launches Allo, bets on AI to spice up chats
(Reuters) - Google-parent Alphabet Inc launched Allo, a messaging app that incorporates Google's search feature and a chatbot that uses machine learning to "improve" itself over time.The new messaging...
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