Now its time for World Business report. Hit by the eu profits fall at googles Parent Company alphabet, after a huge fine levvied by the european union. And bitcoin whats it for . Well, now you can use the cryptocurrency to pay for art. All will be explained. Welcome to World Business report. Im rachel horne. In a minute sharanjit will tell us how sk hynix increased its profits by more than 500 . Three of the worlds most valuable Internet Firms release their latest numbers this week. The biggest by far is googles alphabet, which has just reported a 21 jump in revenues. That was better than expected but there was less cheer on the when it came to earnings. Net profit fell 27. 7 to 3. 5 billion. Hitting the bottom line was a 2. 7 billion fine issued by the European Commission injune. It ruled the firm abused its power by promoting its own shopping Comparison Service in its search results. Google says it may appeal. But, alphabets shareprice fell 3 in after hours trading. But take a look a
Within three or four years, Aurora Innovation and its competitors expect to put thousands of self-driving trucks on America's public freeways. But the image of driverless semis on highways concerns many people, polls show.
Within three to four years, thousands of self-driving tractor-trailers are expected to travel on America's public freeways. But some might be seen on the roads as soon as this year.