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Sales of new iPhones on pace to beat last year's record

Sales of Apple Inc’s new iPhones are on pace to beat the 10 million units the previous versions logged in their first weekend last year, the company said on Monday, sending its shares up nearly 2 percent. Apple did not disclose the specific number of advance orders it received. The company said it was working to catch up to demand for the iPhone 6S Plus, the larger of the two

Google's self-driving car push spurs hiring spree at automakers

German premium carmakers BMW , Mercedes-Benz and Audi are snapping up software experts as tech firms such as Google threaten to outflank them in the race to develop a self-driving car. Software expertise has become a new battleground for automakers and tech firms as cars need lines of code to connect electric car motors to batteries, talk to smartphones or activate brakes when a radar system detects an obstacle ahead.

New BMW CEO open to partnerships with tech firms: Sueddeutsche Zeitung

BMW’s new chief executive Harald Krueger is open to exploring deeper partnerships with software and computer companies such as Apple, according to German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung. BMW has realized next-generation vehicles cannot be built without more input from telecoms and software experts while Apple has been studying how to make a self-driving electric car. New CEO Krueger is honing BMW’s strategy.

Finnish post office tests drone for parcel delivery

The Finnish postal service has begun tests with drones to deliver online purchases. According to Posti Group, it is the first company in Europe to experiment with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for mail delivery in an urban area, with a flight path that is partially obstructed. During the tests, parcels that weigh no more than three kilograms will be flown to the island by the drone, while letters and other