fold increase over the same period last year the figures were bolstered by i was on web services siri amazonesoutlook for the crucial fourth quarter which includes christmas we tell sales fell short of expectations each share price had slumped. and stalking google's parent company alphabet has also fallen by as much as five percent of the disappointing third quarter earnings the company's twenty seven point two billion dollars in revenue failed to meet market expectations google's advertising business grew slower than expected while costs rose into that giant is paying more to distribution partners of its search engine like smartphone maker apple. and its thank you to the fact that stock exchange focused on blitzer standing by both companies opposed to bet a year on year profits but investors a ruthlessly ditching them and not just ditching them but also the big besides the big tech players other companies as well is there a pattern forming here. yes ben and i mean the tech companies are especially in a certain way because they've been providing such stable growth but where they have in common

the research also found voice controlled gadgets such as the amazon echo or apple siri were in two thirdsplay nursery rhymes or ask questions, such as "how big is the moon?" rory cellan—jones, bbc news. new car sales fell in september byjust over 20% on the year before. the society of motor manufacters and traders says there was a dip in the number of diesel and petrol cars registered, but a small rise in the sales of hybrid and plug—in electric vehicles. they said a number of factors had affected production last month, including model changes, planned maintenance shutdowns and preparation for september's new emissions standards. hospitality workers, couriers and cab drivers have been carrying out a day of action including strikes in separate disputes over pay and union recognition. staff from several branches of mcdonald's and tgi fridays, as well as couriers from several delivery firms, have been taking industrial action. union leaders and labour politicians voiced their support — taking part in a rally in london. bbc news has learnt that a second british woman has died from so—called "

if you look at this war between siri, apple's voice assistant, and amazon alexa and google's assistanteory was the competition. the driving force behind that is a lot of the techniques apple not ashey are sometimes accurate as storing everything in the cloud. a has to be a point where apple is able to get devices to be as private as they want, but also as good in functionality as the competition. apple says they are already there, but a lot of people don't agree. emily: we are expecting another apple event next week. what are you watching for? reporter: right. october 30 in brooklyn, they are launching new macs and the biggest update to the ipad pro since it launched three years ago. emily: mark gurman for us in l.a. who covers apple for us, thank you for joining us. coming up, tesla shares soaring in late trading as the company first -- its moneymaking quarter in years. first we will talk to a tesla shareholder and he what he has to say about the historic quarter next. plus, bad news for the semiconductor industry. how u.s. and china trade tensions may be hurting chipmakers globally.

the research also found voice—controlled gadgets such as amazon eco or siri were in two thirds of preschool as "how big is the moon?" ubereats couriers and a small number of workers from jd wetherspoon, mcdonald's and tgi fridays are striking over pay. walk—outs are being held in several uk cities, as well as a rally in london. the industrial action is being taken in tandem with strikes by fast food workers on four continents. ubereats, jd wetherspoon and mcdonald's have all defended their record on pay. more on that in the business news in a moment with victoria but first the headlines. dutch and british security forces foil an attempt by four russian spies — who were planning a cyber attack on the chemical weapons body looking into the poisoning of the skripals. the chief executive of royal bank of scotland has warns that leaving the eu without a deal could tip the uk economy into recession. uk aid agencies launch an appeal for emergency funds to help the survivors of the earthquake and tsunami in indonesia. hello, i'm victoria fritz — in the business news this morning. sales of new cars

the research also showed voice controlled gadgets such as amazon eco or siri were in two thirds of preschoolere using them to play nursery rhymes or ask questions, such as how big is the moon? astronomers in the us say they've detected a moon outside our solar system for the first time. they believe the exomoon, which is around 8,000 light—years away, is about the size of neptune and orbits a planet the size ofjupiter. it was picked up by nasa's hubble telescope by two us researchers. i know that you won't know the a nswer to i know that you won't know the answer to this, halys amin compared to the size of neptune? —— how does our men? i have no idea. good morning. don't ask me. i have no idea either. when we say we have a new moon and it is the size of neptune, we do how neptune is. poring over linnell messi, he eclipsed everyone last night. he is 31. you have harry kane trying to emulate him. last night although the spurs played quite well, they were in the shadow of the genius. it is too late for me. what was the final school? 4-2 at wembley —— score. it was one of the great performances

the research also found voice controlled gadgets such as amazon eco or apple's siri were in two thirds and they were using them to play nursery rhymes or ask questions, such as how big is the moon?" rory cellan—jones, bbc news. bbc dj mark radcliffe has announced he's taking time off from his radio 2 and 6 music shows to undergo treatment for mouth cancer. he told listeners about his diagnosis while presenting the folk show on wednesday evening. he says he hopes to be back on air in the new year. ubereats couriers and a small number of workers from jd wetherspoon, mcdonald's and tgi fridays are striking over pay today. walk—outs will be held in several uk cities, as well as at a rally in london. the industrial action is being taken in tandem with strikes by fast food workers on four continents. ubereats, jd wetherspoon and mcdonald's have all defended their record on pay. how's this for the ultimate toy car? a working bugatti made entirely of lego. the car, which is unveiled today at the paris auto show, is made of more than a million plastic pieces and weighs 1.5 tonnes. it comes comp