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Apple, Fitbit to join FDA programme to speed health tech

Bloomberg A federal agency that regulates apples wants to make regulations on Apple Inc. a little easier. The Food and Drug Administration, which oversees new drugs, medical devices and much of the US food supply, said that it had selected nine major tech companies for a pilot programme that may let them avoid some regulations that have tied up developers ...

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Uber’s new ‘good cop’ tack to face test in US city tussles

Bloomberg Uber is testing out a new conciliatory tone in London, where officials said they wouldn’t renew the ride-hailing service’s operating license. It’s going to have ample opportunity to see if that approach will work in the US. San Francisco’s city attorney is investigating whether Uber Technologies Inc. is a public nuisance. In New York, officials are mulling ways to ...

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Cisco cutting 310 headquarters jobs under strategy shift

Bloomberg Cisco Systems Inc., the biggest maker of computer networking equipment, said it will cut about 310 jobs at its headquarters in San Jose, California. Cisco is trying to shift from a reliance on revenue from high-cost proprietary equipment, which some customers are turning away from, to software and services. The company has more than 73,000 employees, according Bloomberg data. ...

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