The ride-hailing company has shuttered its self-driving trucks unit, which grew out of the troubled acquisition of start-up Otto two years ago
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Samsung Profits Slip As Galaxy S9 Misses Sales Targets
Smartphone slowdown. South Korean giant feels the pressure from cheaper Chinese handsets
T-Mobile US And Nokia Sign £2.7bn 5G Network Deal
The multi-year deal, one of the world's first major 5G contracts, aims to deploy the US' first nationwide next-generation services
Pentagon Circulates Software ‘Do Not Buy’ List
The US Defence Department is ramping up its efforts to eliminate Russian and Chinese influence from US government tech
Samsung Gets US Approval For Bendable Screen
Bendable smartphones on the way? Samsung says unbreakable, flexible screen passes US safety tests
Qualcomm Abandons Bid For NXP After Chinese Refusal
Announces massive share repurchase program and agrees to halt pursuit of Dutch chipmaker
Bluetooth Pairing Bug To Be Repaired
Update coming for Bluetooth after pairing vulnerability could see attacker intercept communications
Microsoft Underscores ‘AI First’ Strategy At Partner Conference
At Inspire in Las Vegas, Microsoft outlines how it plans to weave AI and cloud computing into 'the fabric of life'
UK Security Officials Find Security Risks In Huawei Gear
The government says it can no longer be fully confident about the use of Huawei equipment in the country's telecoms networks
Qualcomm Faces Additional EU Pricing Violation Charge
European antitrust regulators add a fresh violation in its case against Qualcomm over 'predatory pricing'
EU Fines Google Record 4.3 Billion Euros Over Android
The fine is the largest ever antitrust fine worldwide, dwarfing the EU's own 2.4bn-euro penalty last year over Google's shopping search
Google Brings Jobs Search Feature To UK
Google for Jobs, launched in the US last year, arrives ahead of an expected record-breaking antitrust fine by the European Commission
Microsoft Forces Upgrade As It ‘Retires’ Skype Classic
Skype classic holdouts are told to upgrade to version 8.0, as Skype 7.0 heads to the knackers yard
ZTE Shares Jump As US Lifts Supplier Embargo
The Shenzhen telecoms equipment giant is set to resume trading after months in limbo
Rolls-Royce Shows Hybrid Electric Flying Taxi Design
The concept builds on existing technology and could be in operation as soon as the early 2020s
Microsoft Offers Free Version Of Teams Chat App
Redmond matches main rival Slack by finally offering a free version aimed at smaller businesses and freelancers
Google Faces Record EU Antitrust Fine Over Android Next Week
The European Commission is expected to hand down a multibillion-euro fine on Wednesday, a week later than planned
Alphabet’s X Spins Off Wing, Loon Into Separate Companies
The research projects, dealing with delivery drones and balloon-based internet provision, are to join Alphabet's 'Other Bets' division
US Congress Queries Apple, Google On Data Collection Practices
Lawmakers dispute Apple's claim of superior data privacy and express concern over developer access to Gmail messages
Samsung Opens ‘World’s Biggest’ Smartphone Plant In India
With the new factory Samsung aims to boost sales in the world's No. 2 smartphone market as well as exporting to Europe
Timehop Admits Data Theft Of 21 Million Users
Nostalgia app Timehop admits “unauthorised access” of the data of 21 million users held in the cloud
Xiaomi Aims To Crack US Market Where Other Chinese Giants Failed
The company is set to list shares in Hong Kong next week at a sharply reduced valuation of $54bn
Russian Telcos ‘Using Foreign Tech’ To Comply With Surveillance Laws
Russian companies are reportedly relying on foreign data storage gear due to the lack of local alternatives
Alteca Portugal Aims For One Of World’s First 5G Deployments
Alteca Portugal has demonstrated a Huawei-powered 5G system from prototype handsets to networks and back-end systems
Apple To Drop Intel 5G Chip For 2020 iPhones – Report
Apple is reportedly to drop yet another chipset made by Intel in its future iPhone handsets
Latest Android P Preview Offers ‘Near-Final’ Features
Google urges developers to test their apps as final release of the next-gen OS nears
GDPR Creates Confusion In Global Adtech Industry
One month on, establishing user consent for tracking technologies is proving difficult for the online ad industry to master
Third Party Developers Can Read Gmail Emails
Google privacy form gives third party developers the ability to read millions of emails from Gmail users
Data Regulators See Spike In GDPR Complaints
Banks, tech giants and adtech firms are amongst those hit by the new data privacy law
Facebook Lists Firms Granted Special Data Access
A mammoth document provided to Congress is the latest fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal