Honda shows off self-driving cars at new Calif testing facility
Honda Motor Co gave a sneak preview of its self-driving prototypes on Wednesday, saying it was already on its way to offering semi-autonomous safety functions to the mass market. The Japanese...
Toyota in talks to buy robotics divisions from Alphabet: Nikkei
Toyota Motor Corp is in talks to buy two robotics divisions from Google parent Alphabet Inc, the Nikkei reported on Wednesday. The Japanese automaker is discussing an acquisition of Alphabet’s...
Microsoft sells patents to Xiaomi, builds ‘long-term partnership’
Software maker Microsoft Corp is selling about 1,500 of its patents to Chinese device maker Xiaomi [XTC.UL], a rare departure for the U.S. company and part of what the two companies say is the start...
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Microsoft back EU hate speech rules
Facebook, Twitter, Google’s, YouTube and Microsoft today agreed to an EU code of conduct to tackle online hate speech within 24 hours in Europe. EU governments have been trying in recent...
Mondelez to create more apps, online videos in advertising shift
Oreo cookie maker Mondelez International Inc’s “Twist, Lick, Dunk” mobile application has been such a success that the snack company plans to roll out similar games in a move away...
China’s President Xi pledges more support for technology firms
China’s President Xi Jinping has vowed to increase government support for technology companies, state media reported, in an attempt to raise the country’s competitiveness that could also...
Indian minister: discussing Apple’s request for FDI rules waiver
The Indian government on Monday said it was discussing Apple Inc’s foreign direct investment application that seeks a waiver from a local sourcing rule. Nirmala Sitharaman, commerce and...
Iran orders social media sites to store data inside country
Iran has given foreign messaging apps a year to move data they hold about Iranian users onto servers inside the country, prompting privacy and security concerns on social media. Iran has some of the...
