Google wins U.S. approval for new radar-based motion sensor

Alphabet Inc's Google unit won approval from U.S. regulators to deploy a radar-based motion sensing device known as Project Soli.

GM sold 200,000 electric vehicles in U.S. by 2018, triggering tax-credit phaseout: source

General Motors Co hit 200,000 total electric vehicles sold in the United States by the end of 2018, reaching a threshold that triggers a phase-out of a $7,500 federal tax credit over the next 15 months, a person briefed on the matter said Wednesday.

GM hit 200,000 U.S. electric vehicles sold in 2018: source

General Motors Co reached 200,000 cumulative U.S. electric vehicles sold late last year, triggering a phase-out of a $7,500 federal tax credit over the next 15 months, a person briefed on the matter said on Wednesday.

Netflix poaches Activision's Neumann for CFO role

Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it had appointed media finance veteran Spencer Neumann from Activision Blizzard as its chief financial officer.

Tesla shares drop on price cut, disappointing Model 3 deliveries

Shares in Tesla Inc dropped as much as 9 percent on Wednesday after the electric car maker cut U.S. prices for all its vehicles to offset lower green tax credits and fell short on deliveries of its mass-market Model 3 sedans in the fourth quarter.

San Bernardino shooting lawsuits vs Facebook, Google, Twitter dismissed

A federal judge has dismissed lawsuits seeking to hold Facebook , Google and Twitter liable to victims of the December 2015 mass shooting in San Bernardino, California for letting Islamic State flourish on their social media platforms.

Tesla shares fall on price cut, soft Model 3 deliveries

Tesla Inc shares fell 9 percent on Wednesday after the electric car maker delivered fewer-than-expected Model 3 sedans in the fourth quarter and cut prices for all its vehicles in the United States to offset a reduction in a green tax credit.

Tesla shares dive after Model 3 delivery falls short of estimates, cuts prices

Tesla Inc shares sank 8 percent on Wednesday after the electric car maker delivered fewer-than-expected Model 3 sedans in the fourth quarter and cut prices for all its vehicles in the United States in response to the loss of a green tax credit.

Norway's electric cars zip to new record: almost a third of all sales

Almost a third of new cars sold in Norway last year were pure electric, a new world record as the country strives to end sales of fossil-fueled vehicles by 2025.

Netflix pulls comedy show episode in Saudi Arabia

Netflix withdrew an episode of the comedy show "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj" from its Internet streaming service in Saudi Arabia after officials of the kingdom complained, the company said on Wednesday.

Tesla shares dive after price cut, production numbers

Tesla Inc shares sank 7 percent on Wednesday after the electric car maker cut prices of its vehicles by $2,000 in the United States in response to the loss of a green tax credit and reported fourth quarter production numbers.

Roku to launch subscription video channels business

Roku Inc said on Wednesday it will begin offering premium video channels to customers for a subscription fee as it expands its free streaming video service.

Almost a third of Norway's car sales in 2018 electric in new record

Almost a third of new cars sold in Norway last year were pure electric, a new world record as the country strives to end sales of fossil-fueled vehicles by 2025, the independent Norwegian Road Federation said on Wednesday.

Microsoft gets green light from Qatar for global data center: QNA

Qatar's cabinet approved the establishment of a Microsoft global data center in the small Gulf country, state news agency QNA reported on Wednesday.

Playtech to pay 28 million euros after Israeli tax audit

Gambling software company Playtech will pay 28 million euros ($32.16 million) under a settlement with Israeli tax authorities following an audit of its accounts for the years from 2008 to 2017, the company said on Wednesday.

Netflix pulls comedy show episode in Saudi Arabia: media

Netfilx pulled an episode of the comedy show "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj" from its Internet streaming service in Saudi Arabia after kingdom officials complained, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday.

Google wins U.S. approval for radar-based hand motion sensor

Alphabet Inc's Google unit won approval from U.S. regulators to deploy a radar-based motion sensing device known as Project Soli.

Bill Gates' nuclear venture hits snag amid U.S. restrictions on China deals: WSJ

TerraPower LLC, a nuclear energy venture chaired by Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, is seeking a new partner for early-stage trials of its technology after new U.S. rules forced it to abandon an agreement with China, company officials told the Wall Street Journal.

Taiwan exports orders beat forecast as tech sector growth picks up

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders growth beat forecasts in April, as the island's technology sector recovered from a weak first quarter, with goods such as auto electronics driving growth although communications products remained a soft patch.

Nokia phone licensee HMD raises funding to step up growth

HELSINKI (Reuters) - HMD Global, the Finnish company with a license to sell Nokia-branded phones, said on Monday that it had raised $100 million of funding that it aims to spend to boost growth.

Grab to partner with Maybank for mobile wallet in Malaysia

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Ride-hailing firm Grab will partner with Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), Malaysia's biggest bank, to drive the usage and adoption of its GrabPay mobile wallet, the companies said in a statement on Monday.

Britain to tackle 'Wild West' internet with new laws

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will tackle "the Wild West elements" on the internet from cyberbullying to online child exploitation by introducing new laws for social media companies, digital minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday.

Deutsche Boerse to include tech stocks in MDAX and SDAX in index shakeup

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse, the German stock exchange operator, is planning a major shakeup of the composition of three key indexes later this year that affects technology stocks.

ISS sides against two Tesla directors, backs split of Musk's roles

BOSTON (Reuters) - Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommended on Friday that investors vote against Tesla Inc directors Antonio Gracias and James Murdoch, increasing pressure on the car maker over their roles on its board.

Proxy adviser ISS recommends votes against two Tesla directors

BOSTON (Reuters) - Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services recommended on Friday that investors cast proxy votes against Tesla Inc directors Antonio Gracias and James Murdoch.

FCC investigating website flaw that exposed mobile phone locations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it was referring reports that a website flaw could have allowed the location of mobile phone customers to be tracked to its enforcement bureau to investigate.

Revamped YouTube Music aims to better appeal to local audio tastes

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - YouTube is hiring music experts across the world to make its revamped music streaming subscription more locally "authentic," officials at YouTube, a unit of Alphabet Inc's Google, told Reuters on Friday.

Trump urged U.S. Postal Service to double package rates for Amazon: Washington Post

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has personally pushed the postmaster general to double the rates the U.S. Postal Service charges Amazon.com and other companies to ship packages, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing three unnamed sources.

Germany calls on chip and hardware makers to tackle processor flaws

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's federal cyber agency called on chip and hardware-makers to address new vulnerabilities discovered in computer central processing units, but said no complete fix was possible at the moment.

Trump urged Postal Service to double package rates for Amazon: Washington Post

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has personally pushed the postmaster general to double the rates the U.S. Postal Service charges Amazon.com and other companies to ship packages, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing three unnamed sources.