Reuters Technology Report: April 25, 2017

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Waymo testing self-driving car ride service in Arizona SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Waymo autonomous vehicle group will begin testing a self-driving car program for hundreds of families in Phoenix, Arizona and is buying 500 Chrysler minivans to do so, the companies said on Tuesday. ABB, IBM team up on industrial artificial intelligence ZURICH (Reuters) - ABB has sealed a collaboration agreement with International Business Machines Corp, the Swiss engineering company said on Tuesday, the latest step in its efforts to ramp up its presence in digital technology and the internet of things. Wikipedia founder aims to 'fix the news' with collaborative website LONDON (Reuters) - Jimmy Wales, the founder of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has launched a website aimed at countering the spread of fake news by bringing together professional journalists and a community of volunteers and supporters to produce news articles. Thyssenkrupp sees internet-connected elevators giving profits a lift HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - Thyssenkrupp sees the connecting up of its elevators to the internet lifting its profits by millions of euros, the head of its elevator business said this week. China targets 35 million vehicle sales by 2025, NEVs to make up one-fifth BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is targeting 35 million vehicle sales by 2025 and wants new energy vehicles (NEVs) to make up at least one-fifth of that total, the industry ministry said on Tuesday. Toshiba to start taking bids in June for its Swiss unit Landis+Gyr: Kyodo TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp will start taking bids for Landis+Gyr, its Swiss smart meter unit, as early as June, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday. Ericsson plunges to quarterly operating loss STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile telecom equipment maker Ericsson plunged to a quarterly operating loss on Tuesday, hit by shrinking markets and restructuring costs. Exclusive: Vivendi to accelerate expansion in video games and advertising - sources PARIS (Reuters) - French media giant Vivendi will accelerate acquisitions in video games and advertising this year to allay investor concerns about its strategy, mixed results and poor share performance, two sources close to the matter told Reuters. Continental AG steps up investments in electric car drives FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Automotive components supplier Continental AG plans to invest an additional 300 million euros ($326 million) in electric drives by 2021 in anticipation of a shift to electric cars over the next decade, the company said on Tuesday. Apple delays release of first original series 'Carpool Karaoke' LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Apple Inc's Apple Music has delayed the release of its first original video series, an adaptation of comedian James Corden's popular "Carpool Karaoke" segment, the company said. Related Video Trump applauds astronaut Whitson on new space record Virtual training for dentists Mediafile How about Hightail-ing it? On Twitter, dubious health claims from e-cigarette bots A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today A quick-fix on the day's news delivered when you want it. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2017 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook