Technology Report: Automakers race to double the driving range of affordable electric cars

	Click to View in Browser 03/24/2015 Automakers race to double the driving range of affordable electric cars DETROIT (Reuters) - Global automakers are readying a new generation of mass-market electric cars with more than double the driving range of today's Nissan Leaf, betting that technical breakthroughs by big battery suppliers such as LG Chem Ltd will jump-start demand and pull them abreast of Tesla Motors Inc. Google poaches Morgan Stanley's CFO SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc hired Morgan Stanley Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat as its own finance chief, a sign Google is aiming to rein in costs as it invests in new businesses such as self-driving cars and internet-connected eyeglasses. Lockheed likely to lose some incentive over F-35 software delay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp is likely to lose some incentive fees due to problems that are delaying delivery of the 2B software it is developing for the F-35 fighter jet, the Air Force general who runs the $391 billion warplane program told reporters on Tuesday. Telefonica finalizes $15 billion sale of UK unit to Hutchison LONDON (Reuters) - Spain's Telefonica said it had finalised a deal to sell its British mobile business O2 to Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa for 10.25 billion pounds ($15.2 billion), confirming details announced earlier this year. Amazon blasts U.S. agency for slowness on drone regulation WASHINGTON (Reuters) - E-commerce power Amazon.com blasted federal regulators on Tuesday for being slow to approve commercial drone testing, saying the United States is falling behind other countries in the potentially lucrative area of unmanned aviation technology. Kleiner run 'like a boys club,' Pao attorney tells jurors SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A former partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers was judged by a different standard than male colleagues, her attorney told jurors on Tuesday, as a landmark Silicon Valley sex bias case entered its final stages. EU says raided online consumer electronics retailers on March 10 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Tuesday its officers had raided several companies involved in selling consumer electronics online, concerned that firms may have worked together to distort prices. HP partners with Bang & Olufsen for sound technology (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co said it had entered into a partnership to equip its PCs, tablets and other gadgets with audio technology from Danish television and sound system maker Bang & Olufsen. Clash of Clans maker Supercell doubles profit HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish mobile game maker Supercell tripled sales and doubled core profit last year on the back of hit titles Clash of Clans, Hay Day and Boom Beach, the company said on Tuesday. India warns Uber, Ola over resuming taxi services NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Authorities in New Delhi asked Uber Technologies Inc and its Indian rival Ola on Tuesday to cease operations, saying that otherwise their applications for radio-taxi licenses would not be processed, letters seen by Reuters show. Related Video Robot stays on its feet despite punishment Tumors grown in dishes could help customize cancer treatment Mediafile A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend