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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Samsung Electronics plans Galaxy Note 8 launch event for August: source

SEOUL (Reuters) - Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plans to hold a launch event in New York City for its next Galaxy Note smartphone in the second half of August, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

Continental joins BMW, Intel, Mobileye platform for self-driving cars

BERLIN (Reuters) - Continental said on Tuesday it would join a self-driving platform developed by BMW , Intel and Mobileye with the German auto parts and tire maker handling integration of components and software.

Japan government-led group tells Toshiba to fix chip spat with Western Digital: sources

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - A Japanese government-led consortium has told Toshiba Corp it needs to resolve its legal dispute with Western Digital Corp before it will invest in the firm's chip unit, sources briefed on the matter said.

Tech CEOs meet with Trump on government overhaul

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump met on Monday with the heads of 18 U.S. technology companies including Apple Inc , Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp , seeking their help to make the government's computing systems more efficient.

Tesla driver in fatal 'Autopilot' crash got numerous warnings - U.S. government

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man killed in a crash last year while using the semi-autonomous driving system on his Tesla Model S sedan kept his hands off the wheel for extended periods of time despite repeated automated warnings not to do so, a U.S. government report said on Monday

Neighborhood social network Nextdoor expands into Germany

LOS GATOS, Calif. (Reuters) - U.S. local social networking phenomenon Nextdoor is entering Germany, Europe's largest market, the company said on Monday, following expansion moves last year into Britain and the Netherlands, where it has grown rapidly.

Airbus launches digital services platform

PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus has launched a digital services platform it says will enable airlines to fly more efficiently by crunching data to help them with maintenance, reduce fuel burn and optimize routes.

Supreme Court and top patent court rarely see eye to eye

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous backing on Monday of a ruling by the country's top patent court was a rare instance of agreement with a body whose decisions in that specialized area it regularly overturns.

Blue Apron launches IPO roadshow under shadow of Amazon's Whole Foods deal

(Reuters) - Blue Apron Holdings Inc began marketing an initial public offering (IPO) on Monday, as an already competitive meal-kit industry faces a potential threat from Amazon.com Inc's plan to buy Whole Foods Market Inc.

Accenture, Microsoft team up on blockchain-based digital ID network

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accenture Plc and Microsoft Corp are teaming up to build a digital ID network using blockchain technology, as part of a United Nations-supported project to provide legal identification to 1.1 billion people worldwide with no official documents.