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Russia’s Yandex to double self-driving fleet with Hyundai

Bloomberg Yandex NV will test a driverless car it developed with Hyundai Motor Co. in Detroit as the Russian technology giant makes plans to approximately double its fleet of self-driving vehicles. Yandex plans to buy 100 of the cars, which are souped-up versions of Hyundai’s Sonata, the company said in a statement. The test-drives, which had been planned around the ...

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Smartphone shipments may drop 12% in 2020

Bloomberg Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to fall by 11.9% this year — their biggest annual drop ever — indicating things are going to get worse for the industry before they get better. In its latest market forecast, research firm IDC anticipates shipments of 1.2 billion in 2020, down from just under 1.4 billion last year. The annual forecast follows ...

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Headphones that went from in-flight freebie to global icon

Bloomberg Sennheiser’s HD 25 headphone was not originally designed for DJs. Though today it’s considered an essential piece of equipment behind the decks—worn by the likes of Calvin Harris, Luciano, Richie Hawtin, Martin Solveig, and scores of other boldface names—they were first designed in 1988 for broadcast booths and recording engineers. In 1989, the German audio company started supplying the ...

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