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Apple plans to add satellite features to iPhones

Bloomberg Apple Inc.’s push to bring satellite capabilities to the iPhone will be focused on emergency situations, allowing users to send texts to first responders and report crashes in areas without cellular coverage. The company is developing at least two related emergency features that will rely on satellite networks, aiming to release them in future iPhones, according to a person ...

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Facebook, Xiaomi eye India’s $1 trillion digital loan market

Bloomberg India’s digital loan market is becoming a battleground for companies from Facebook Inc. to Xiaomi Corp., seeking a foothold in what’s set to be a $1 trillion industry. Facebook said India would be first country where it rolls out its small business loan program offering loans via a partner to firms that advertise on its platform. The loans will ...

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Nuro to build $40mn robot-car factory in Nevada

Bloomberg Nuro Inc, which has unmanned delivery pods scurrying around Southwestern streets, said that it will build a $40 million facility to assemble and test a new generation of autonomous vehicles in Nevada. The expansion marks an inflection point for the five-year-old robotics startup. After three years refining its autonomous driving system while delivering groceries, prescriptions and pizza, it says ...

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