By Naomi Tajitsu and David Morgan TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co said it will no longer use front air bag inflators made by Japan’s Takata Corp, raising questions about the future of the embattled parts supplier. Takata, which counts Honda as its biggest air bag customer, was fined $70 million by the leading U.S. auto safety regulator on Tuesday. Regulators have linked eight deaths – all in Honda cars
Europe’s antitrust chief said on Wednesday it was still undecided if an antitrust case against Internet search giant Google would end with a fine or a settlement, which would mean no fine. “At this time, it’s still open as to how it will end,” European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager told reporters. Vestager charged Google in April with abusing its power in the online search market to promote its own shopping
Europe’s antitrust chief said on Wednesday it was still undecided if an antitrust case against Internet search giant Google would end with a fine or a settlement, which would mean no fine. “At this time, it’s still open as to how it will end,” European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager told reporters. Vestager charged Google in April with abusing its power in the online search market to promote its own shopping
By Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK (Reuters) – TV networks are trying a new tactic to understand what shows and commercials people like to watch: read their minds. Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal and Viacom Inc are each opening labs where they will study TV viewers in mock living rooms filled with infrared cameras tracking their biometrics – such things as eye movements and facial reactions made while hooked up to skin sensors
By Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK (Reuters) – TV networks are trying a new tactic to understand what shows and commercials people like to watch: read their minds. Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal and Viacom Inc are each opening labs where they will study TV viewers in mock living rooms filled with infrared cameras tracking their biometrics – such things as eye movements and facial reactions made while hooked up to skin sensors
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday that December would be a “live possibility” for a rate hike if the upcoming data are supportive.
Motorola Solutions Inc, best known as a maker of walkie-talkies and radio systems, blamed weak sales in Latin America and a strong dollar for a profit forecast for the current quarter that fell far short of expectations. Shares of the company – which is unrelated to cellphone and set-top box maker Motorola Mobility – dropped about 9 percent in early trading on Wednesday. Motorola Solutions’ sales have been slipping as
British members of parliament will hold an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding a cyber attack on telecoms firm TalkTalk, which was initially thought to have put the private details of over 4 million customers at risk. The Culture, Media and Sport Committee said on Wednesday that they were concerned about how companies store and secure customer information online and wanted to investigate the robustness of measures put in place by
Investors and regulators piled more pressure on Volkswagen on Wednesday after the company said it had understated carbon dioxide emissions for 800,000 cars, widening its scandal over cheating on U.S. engine …
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