WASHINGTON—Expressing concern about distraction-affected vehicle crashes, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday it is discussing with Tesla Inc the electric carmaker’s software update that lets users play video games on a touch screen mounted in front of the dashboard. Tesla added the games in an over-the-air software update sent to…
Samsung Names New CEOs, to Merge Mobile, Consumer Electronics Units
December 9, 2021
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA—Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will merge its mobile and consumer electronics divisions, the firm said on Tuesday, naming new co-chief executives in the biggest reshuffle since 2017 to simplify its structure and focus on the logic chip business. Two co-chief executives, instead of three, will lead the South Korean firm as it pivots…
Stellantis and Foxconn Announce Partnership for New Line of Automotive Semiconductor Chips
Auto giant Stellantis and Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, announced on Dec. 7 that they will partner to develop and supply a new line of automotive semiconductor chips for the auto industry. Supplies of critical semiconductor chips had been a problem for the auto industry, which led automakers to temporarily close factories. It is hoped…
UK Government Pilots App That Rewards Healthy Habits
The British government is piloting a new app that will offer incentives such as vouchers for shops, theme park passes, and cinema tickets for people who eat healthily and exercise more. The town of Wolverhampton was chosen for the pilot because of its population’s major weight issues. A 2014 survey estimated that 70 percent of…
Amazon’s Cloud Computing Services Struck by Major Outage
Amazon’s cloud computing services, which supply a range of top companies in the world, went down Tuesday. Amazon and other websites were affected beginning around 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Amazon told users it was seeing an impact to multiple application programming interface in the eastern region of the United States. “This issue is also affecting…
Police Kill Florida Tech Student Armed With ‘Edged Weapon’
MELBOURNE, Fla.—Authorities killed a Florida Institute of Technology student who lunged at a police officer with an “edged weapon” on the college campus Friday night, police said. The Melbourne Police Department on Saturday said 18-year-old Alhaji M. Sow, of Riverdale, Georgia, was fatally shot by police and a school security guard in a campus building…
Big Tech, Chipmakers Power Nasdaq as Omicron Worries Subside
December 7, 2021
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The Nasdaq rallied more than 2 percent on Tuesday as technology firms bounced back on easing concerns around the Omicron variant, while Intel jumped after plans to take its self-driving car unit public. Investors cheered the chip giant’s decision to list Mobileye in the United States in mid-2022, sending its shares 5.0 percent higher. The…
Russia Fines Google Over Content, Bigger Penalty Looms
December 7, 2021
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MOSCOW—Russia fined Alphabet’s Google 9 million roubles ($121,000), a Moscow court said on Tuesday, in the latest in a string of penalties against the technology giant for failing to delete content the government deems illegal. Moscow has increased pressure on foreign tech companies this year in a campaign that critics characterize as an attempt by…
Microsoft Seizes 42 Websites Used by China-Based Hacking Group to Carry out Cyberattacks on US Organizations
Microsoft seized a number of websites that were being used by a China-based hacking firm to carry out cyberattacks against organizations in the United States and 28 other countries around the world, the company announced on Monday. In a news release, the technology corporation said that a federal court in Virginia had granted Microsoft’s Dec. 2 request to allow…
BMW Hits 1 Million EV Sales, Targets 2 Million Fully Electric Sales by 2025
BERLIN—BMW has sold its one millionth electric vehicle (EV)—including purely electric and hybrid vehicles—and plans to reach two million sales of purely electric vehicles by 2025, the German carmaker said on Tuesday. Around 70 percent of EVs sold so far were hybrids, board member Pieter Nota said in a roundtable with journalists, adding that the…
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