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‘Currently only about 1 percent of vehicle sales are electric’

Bloomberg Chevron Corp.’s Senior Economist Adam Karson may have put down a deposit on a Tesla 3 but he doesn’t see electric cars upending his employer’s business any time soon. Given the average life of an vehicle is between 10 and 15 years, every vehicle sold today would have to be electric for the world’s automotive industry to be free ...

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Apple to buy Shazam music recognition app

Bloomberg Apple Inc. is close to acquiring Shazam Entertainment Ltd., the startup whose music recognition app is already built into Apple’s Siri virtual assistant, according to a person familiar with the discussions. A deal for the London-based app maker could be announced as soon as Monday, said the person, who declined to be identified because the details are not yet ...

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YouTube plans new paid music subscription service

Bloomberg YouTube plans to introduce a paid music service in March, according to people familiar with the matter, a third attempt by parent company Alphabet Inc. to catch up with rivals Spotify and Apple Inc. The new service could help appease record-industry executives who have pushed for more revenue from YouTube. Warner Music Group, one of the world’s three major ...

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