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Google rebrands cloud business, adds more artificial intelligence

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it renamed its business-to-business cloud computing brand and enhanced some enterprise applications using artificial intelligence, the company's latest gambit to better compete with Amazon.com and Microsoft Corp. in the lucrative cloud business. Discussing the rebranded Google Cloud, Diane Greene, senior vice president of Google's enterprise business, said the company has made good progress courting customers and improving its technology. Cloud computing uses remote internet servers…

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No more Tesla buyback guarantee as company cuts prices again

Tesla Motors Inc said on Wednesday it had discontinued its resale value guarantee program that assured buyers that cars would retain value over time, and lowered the starting price of its Model X crossover, the second time it has lowered prices this …

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Germany denies investigating Tesla over software updates

By Michael Nienaber and Rene Wagner BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany's Transport Ministry denied a media report on Friday that it was investigating Tesla Motors Inc for updating driving assistance software without informing authorities, but said it was “clarifying technical issues” on the matter. German magazine Der Spiegel reported, without citing a source, that there were indications Tesla uploaded new software features to a driving assistance system which had not been examined for

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Alphabet drops most in three years after first quarter but analysts upbeat

(Reuters) – Ruth Porat couldn't have been clearer: Alphabet Inc's chief financial officer said on Thursday that Google's parent needed to step up investment to boost traffic. Analysts agreed. The search giant&#

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UK lawmakers say Facebook may have broken tax rules

By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook said it would ditch a corporate structure that helps minimize its UK tax bill, prompting lawmakers and campaigners to ask whether the arrangement had ever complied with UK tax rules. Facebook said on Friday it would stop booking sales…

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VW not under pressure to sell trucks business: trucks chief tells paper

Volkswagen is not under pressure to sell its trucks business to raise cash as it faces billions of euros in costs after admitting to rigging emissions tests, management board member Andreas Renschler told a German newspaper. “The operating results of the Volkswagen group are good, despite everything. There won't be a fire sale,” Renschler, who also heads the trucks business at VW, was quoted as

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