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Technology Report: Google building self-driving cars with no driver seat, steering wheels

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05/28/2014

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Google building self-driving cars with no driver seat, steering wheels

RANCHO PALOS VERDES Calif. (Reuters) - Google Inc is building cars that don't have steering wheels, accelerator pedals or brake pedals, in an ambitious expansion of the Internet company's efforts to develop self-driving cars.

Hutchison wins EU approval for $1 billion O2 Ireland deal

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa got the approval of the European Union's competition authority on Wednesday for its $1 billion bid for Telefonica's Irish mobile business in a case that could set the regulatory tone for Telefonica's bigger pending German merger deal.

Edward Snowden says he was trained 'as a spy'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked details of massive U.S. intelligence-gathering programs, said in a U.S. TV interview he "was trained as a spy" and had worked undercover overseas for U.S. government agencies.

Provincial attorney general denies reported Facebook CEO summoning: agency

DUBAI (Reuters) - The attorney general of the Iranian province of Fars on Wednesday denied a report that a local court had summoned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over privacy violations, despite complaints having been filed by some individuals.

Canvas Venture poaches NEA partner Paul Hsiao

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Canvas Venture Fund, an early-stage investment firm spun out of established venture player Morgenthaler Ventures, has landed its first general partner from outside the Morgenthaler fold.

Alibaba to disclose names of 28 major shareholders: WSJ

(Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd IPO-ALIB.N will name the 28 people who will control the world's biggest e-commerce firm in an update to its initial public offering filing, the Wall Street Journal said, quoting people familiar with the plans.

Orange CEO says French mobile consolidation is 'urgent'

PARIS (Reuters) - The chief executive of French telecom group Orange said on Thursday that there was urgent need to consolidate the local mobile market and that movement could come in the coming weeks.

India's Infosys says board member Srinivas resigns

(Reuters) - Infosys Ltd president and board member B.G. Srinivas, seen by some investors as a candidate to take over as CEO, has resigned, becoming the latest senior manager to leave India's second-largest software services exporter.

Facebook seeks EU antitrust review of WhatsApp deal: source

(Reuters) - Social network Facebook has asked European Union antitrust regulators to examine its $19 billion takeover of mobile messaging service WhatsApp, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

Amazon says quick end unlikely in dispute with Hachette

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is preparing for a long battle with Hachette Book Group over a contract dispute that led the U.S. online retailer to curtail sales of some of the publisher's books.