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Apple Belatedly Opens China R&D Centre
CEO Tim Cook visits China again and announces Chinese R&D centre to bolster stuttering performance
Microsoft Ditches Ethernet At Its Campuses
If you plan to visit Microsoft in the future, it may be near-impossible to find an Ethernet port to plug into
Uber Starts Self-Driving Car Rides As Volvo Becomes Autonomous Partner
Uber strikes $300m (£228m) deal with Volvo, will start driving passengers with autonomous vehicles in 'next few weeks'
Ford Plans Self-Driving Cars By 2021
Ford's autonomous car fleet will be sold to ride-sharing companies such as Uber
Intel Shows VR Headset Prototype
The 'Project Alloy' head-mounted display doesn't need an external PC and lets users see the environment around them
Intel Snaps Up AI Startup Nervana Systems
Nervana's hardware-centric machine learning offering could boost neural network performance on Intel chips
New CMA Measures Will Ensure Banks Exploit Technology
Banks aren’t doing enough to compete for customer’s business, claims CMA report
Apple ‘Buys AI Start-Up Turi’ For £150m
Turi's technology could add to Siri's capabilities and improve other offerings
Linux Gets Improved Surface Support
Linux users should see improved Surface 3 compatibility with the next operating system version, developers say
Facebook Converges Hardware Labs, Opens Area 404
Facebook pools hardware teams into one lab to boost efficiency
Intel Recalls Basis Fitness Smartwatch Over Burn Fears
Its getting hot in here...Intel issues recall for Peak fitness watches after fears it could cause burns and blisters
Microsoft Launches Five New Chat Bots For Skype
Skyscanner, StubHub and Star Trek bots come to the VoIP platform
10 Startups Putting The Welsh Tech Scene On The Map
TechWeekEurope takes a look at the best tech startups and entrepreneurs developing new services and ideas in Wales
IBM Drives Nanoscale Cancer Detection With Lab-On-A-Chip Breakthrough
IBM scientists develop new lab-on-a-chip technology that can, for the first time, separate biological particles at the nanoscale
GlaxoSmithKline Teams With Alphabet To Create Galvani Bioelectronics
GSK is to draw on Alphabet's electronics and data analytics know-how for a new spinoff
Uber Is Spending £380m On Google Maps Alternative
Uber's own mapping service will be part of self-driving car initiative, according to reports
As UK Reports More Zika Cases, IBM Offers Up Free Technology To Fight Virus
IBM gives Brazilian scientists free access to supercomputer and dishes out detailed weather forecasts to UNICEF
Airbus Partners With Anti-Drone Company To ‘Defend’ Airports And Prisons
Airbus and Dedrone will work on long-range sensors and jamming technologies to take out 'illegal' drone pilots
Ten British Startups Pushing Boundaries In Green Technology
From electric vehicle charging to turning coffee beans into fuel, here are some of the most innovative and successful green tech companies in the UK
Amazon Wins UK Government Approval For Drone Tests
A cross-governmental team, supported by the UK's Civil Aviation Authority, will aid Amazon in its delivery drone research
Google Launches Betas Of New Machine Learning APIs
Cloud Natural Language API and Cloud Speech API opened as betas for analysing large chunks of text and speech
Quiz Of The Week: Video Game Technology
Do you know your AR from your VR and your Nintendo from your Sony? Take our video game technology quiz here!
Cisco Brings In Chatbot Partners For Spark Platform
Cisco announces collaboration with Gupshup and API.ai to bring chatbot features to developers and customers in the enterprise
SAP Partners With Airbus Division For 3D-Printed Aircraft Parts
3D-printed aerospace components look to reduce weight and boost efficiency
Jaguar Rolls Out Self-Driving Cars On British Roads
Jaguar Land Rover plans fleet of 100 research vehicles that will test connected and autonomous technologies to assist drivers
LG, VW Collaborating To Develop A Connected Car And Home Platform
The joint research between LG and VW aims to create a next-generation platform that better connects cars and homes for owners
Amazon Begins Drone Delivery Testing In Cambridge
Amazon has started testing its Prime Air delivery drones just south of Cambridge, TechWeekEurope understands
Anglian Water Chooses Arqiva For Smart Meter Rollout
No more leaks? Smart metres to be deployed for water network, but only if you live Suffolk
