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U.S. senator slams Tesla’s ‘misleading’ name for Autopilot driver assistance system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. senator on Friday urged Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) to rebrand its driver assistance system Autopilot, saying it has “an inherently misleading name” and is subject to potentially dangerous misuse. But Tesla said in a letter that it had taken steps to ensure driver engagement with the system and enhance its safety …
French central banker says digital currency cannot be private
FILE PHOTO: Governor of the Bank of France Francois Villeroy de Galhau delivers a speech to open a conference entitled “Bretton Woods: 75 years later” in Paris, France, July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer PARIS (Reuters) – Digital currency could be useful as cash transactions dwindle in some countries but central banks should be in charge …
Electric vehicle maker Rivian: expect prices lower than previously announced
MILL VALLEY, California (Reuters) – Electric vehicle startup Rivian on Saturday displayed its pickup truck and SUV at an event in San Francisco’s Bay Area and said that when their prices are unveiled soon they will be lower than has been previously announced. The Rivian R1T all-electric truck is pictured at an event, held by …
Italy’s Poste launches new Codice PostePay payment technology
MILAN, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Poste Italiane is launching a new payment technology with the aim to win more clients among Italian small businesses, Marco Siracusano, head of digital payment unit PostePay said on Friday. Poste Italiane, the former monopolist in the country for postal services, has developed the new technology based on QR codes …
European luxury stocks blasted over virus worries as UBS hit by lowered guidance
European stocks slumped on Tuesday as worries over a spreading virus in China as well as weak guidance from Swiss banking giant UBS weighed. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, -0.70% declined 0.75% …
Iran nuclear deal: France, Germany and UK trigger JCPOA dispute clause
The foreign ministers of the three countries issued a statement Tuesday, saying that while they remain committed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as the deal is formally known, the dispute mechanism has been triggered. Under the mechanism, the Joint Commission — which contains representatives from every signatory and safeguards the deal — …
Prescribing tablets – Finland turns to technology to help frail old people live at home | Europe
Jan 11th 2020 HELSINKI IN A GREY office building on the outskirts of Helsinki, a chatty social worker is meeting six elderly people from around town for lunch—via tablets propped on their kitchen tables. For the next half-hour she talks to them about their day and reminds them to have something to drink, because dehydration …
Hong Kong police arrest protesters in shopping mall
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police arrested about a dozen protesters and used pepper spray on Saturday to break up a protest in a shopping mall aimed at disrupting retail businesses near the border with mainland China. Demonstrators have been targeting malls across Hong Kong since earlier this week and more than a hundred protesters, many dressed in …
Foldable phones, 5G mobile and new game consoles: the technology we can expect to see in 2020
A range of new gadgets and techno-wizardry is about to be released in the new year, with more foldable smartphones and a new generation of games consoles likely to be among the biggest new products of 2020. Here is a look at what to expect over the coming 12 months in the world of technology. …
Nearly a million Irish passports issued in record-breaking 2019 | World news
Almost a million Irish passports were issued in 2019, the country’s government has announced. The figure is a new record and represents a 7% increase on 2018. Simon Coveney, Ireland’s foreign affairs minister, said: “2019 was another bumper year for the Passport Service. The award-winning Passport Online [service] expanded in 2019 to include first-time applicants …
