Netflix to let viewers pick how TV episodes and movies will end: Bloomberg

Streaming giant Netflix Inc will now allow users to choose how a TV episode or movie will end as it pushes further into Interactive TV, Bloomberg reported on Monday.

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Tesla shares jump after Musk settles with SEC

Shares of Tesla Inc jumped nearly 16 percent on Monday after Chief Executive Elon Musk settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over charges of misleading investors, heading off moves to force him out.

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Electric cars cast growing shadow on profits

Electric cars are poised to arrive en masse in European showrooms after years of hyped concept-car launches and billions in investment by automakers and suppliers.

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UK could go it alone on digital services tax: finance minister says

Britain will unilaterally implement a digital service tax if there is no wider international agreement soon on how to tax the world's biggest Internet companies, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Monday.

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EU regulators receive second Google report on shopping case

Google has provided a second report detailing the effects of its proposal to allow more price comparison rivals to bid for ads on top of its search page, EU antitrust regulators said on Monday.

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UK will see truly driverless cars on roads in 3-4 years: minister

Britain will see truly driverless cars on its roads in three to four years but there will still be a role for diesel cars for many years, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said on Monday.

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Tropical Storm Rosa will still pack a punch to southern California, Arizona

Tropical Storm Rosa diminished from a Pacific hurricane over the weekend, but will still bring strong winds and dangerous rip currents to southern California on Monday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

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Fast and serious: Vietnam's first domestic car manufacturer bets big

At a time when auto companies in the developed world are facing a squeeze on their profits from cash-rich tech firms, Vietnam is betting car-making can be a ticket t o a more prosperous economy, just as it was for the likes of Japan and South Korea.

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German antitrust watchdog eyes steps against Facebook this year

The head of Germany's antitrust watchdog said on Monday he was "very optimistic" that his office would take action against Facebook this year after finding it had abused its market dominance to gather data on people without their consent.

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Germany's Hubject enters cooperation with Star Charge China

Germany's Hubject, which is developing a method to map and pay at electric charging stations, has entered a cooperation agreement with Star Charge China, it said on Monday.

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