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Friday, October 27, 2017

Britain believes North Korea was behind 'WannaCry' NHS cyber attack

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it believed North Korea was behind the "WannaCry" cyber attack in May that disrupted businesses and government services worldwide, including the National Health Service (NHS) in England.

Wall Street loves electric cars, America loves trucks

DETROIT (Reuters) - Wall Street may love the shares of Silicon Valley electric carmaker Tesla Inc, but Americans love big, fuel-thirsty trucks like Ford Motor Co's bestselling F-Series pickups and are paying ever higher prices to buy them.

Self-driving startups race down a narrowing road

DETROIT/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Lei Xu and Justin Song once worked at electric carmaker Tesla Inc, one of the hottest companies in Silicon Valley. But with interest and investments in autonomous vehicles mounting, they left to pursue what they see as the next big thing.

Uber appoints banking executive as first UK chairman

LONDON (Reuters) - Uber appointed Laurel Powers-Freeling, who has held a series of banking roles, as its first UK chairman just as it battles to retain its operating license in London, its most important European market.

Special delivery: Automakers make plug for electric vans

TOKYO (Reuters) - In the rush toward electric vehicles, automakers are increasingly sparing a thought for the humble delivery van, an often overlooked segment with big growth potential given tightening pollution restrictions in urban areas.

Cloud computing drives massive growth for big U.S. tech firms

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc , Microsoft Corp , Alphabet Corp’s Google and Intel Corp are all putting their chips on the cloud computing business, and it is booming.

Nokia says sees potential in digital health after write-down

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia said on Friday it remained confident in the potential of its digital health business for which it took a write-down in the third quarter.

China's HNA in talks to buy e-commerce firm Dangdang likely valued over $1 billion: sources

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's HNA Group Co Ltd [HNAIRC.UL] is in talks to buy a controlling stake in E-commerce China Dangdang Inc in a deal that could value the online marketplace at over $1 billion, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Tesla cuts Model 3 part orders to Taiwan supplier Hota: report

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Luxury electric carmaker Tesla plans to slash by 40 percent its orders for parts for the new Model 3 mass-market sedan from Taiwanese auto component maker Hota Industrial Mfg. Co from December, according to a media report.

Telecom Italia Chairman says network 'strategic', talking with Italy government: paper

MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia's (TIM) fixed-line network is a strategic asset and the group is examining the dossier with the national government to find a shared solution, chairman Arnaud De Puyfontaine said in a daily on Friday.