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Germany has raised 6.55 billion euros (US$7.4 billion) in its auction of 5G mobile spectrum, the Federal Network Regulator (BNetzA) said on Wednesday after a contest lasting nearly three months that will see a fourth operator enter the market.

Comcast Corp will more than double its investment in European original programming and start an in-house studio at its European unit Sky after Sky's success with the mini-series "Chernobyl," the company said on Wednesday.

REUTERS: Facebook Inc emails appear to show Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's involvement in discussions about its much criticized privacy practices, the Wall Street Journal reported https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-worries-emails-could-show-zuckerberg-knew-of-questionable-privacy ...

Rival proposals for European patent guidelines covering technology vital for building self-driving cars and internet-linked vehicles have set tech firms and carmakers on a collision course.

Renault sees the strengthening of its Nissan alliance as a priority after a project to merge with Fiat Chrysler failed last week, the French car maker's chairman Jean-Dominique Senard said on Wednesday.

LONDON: European stock markets pulled back on Wednesday (Jun 12) after a strong run over several sessions as attention returned to US-China trade tensions, dealers said. Asian markets kicked off the losses after two days of healthy gains, with Hong Kong the worst performer - sinking two per cent ......

REUTERS: Facebook Inc uncovered emails that appear to show Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's connection to potentially problematic privacy practices at the company, the Wall Street Journal reported https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-worries-emails-could-show-zuckerberg-knew-of ...

General Motors Co president Mark Reuss said on Wednesday that the automaker is investing about US$150 million at its Flint Assembly plant, Michigan to boost production of heavy duty trucks by another 40,000 vehicles a year.

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has told Verizon Communications that the carrier should pay licensing fees for more than 200 of its patents, the Wall Street Journal reported https://www.wsj.com/articles/huawei-presses-verizon-to-pay-for-patents-11560354414?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2 on Wednesday ...

Tesla Inc shares were down 2per cent on Wednesday, as analysts remained divided on the electric-carmaker's chances of meeting delivery and production targets in the months ahead, despite Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk's reassurances at an annual shareholder meeting.