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Lexus's new model is designed for the seas rather than the track

9/25/2018, 11:26:44 AM
Sports car stylings off-shore ✔ The yacht's interior will be packed with high-end entertainment tech and handcrafted wood Added to that, the yacht will have luxury staterooms below deck and enough space to keep 15 guests happy with ease ✔ Toyota sends the world's first hydrogen-powered ship on a six-year voyage


This is why your next McDonald’s Drive-Thru could cost you £536

9/25/2018, 11:39:52 AM
YOUR next Whopper could cost you a whopping £536, as one in three Brits admit to having an accident whilst in a fast-food drive-through. Sheffield drivers are the worst culprits, with 40 per cent c… ✔ All Car Leasing 2 Cities with the highest number of drive-through accidents Unsurprisingly, young drivers have logged the most drive-through accidents - with 55 per cent admitting to have done so ✔ However, this is only if their engine is still running and a police officer deems that the driver's attention is distracted from the road


Paris motor show preview – what to expect from the 2018 Mondial de l'Automobile

9/25/2018, 5:02:22 AM
The 2018 Paris Motor Show will take place in Paris Expo Porte de Versailles from Thursday October 4 to Sunday October 14, with two additional press preview days on the 2nd and 3rd. ✔ It’s a handsome thing, though critics were disappointed by its 280-mile range, which falls short of the latest EVs ✔ For tips and advice, visit our Advice section, or search car reviews in our  A-Z Car Finder Newsletter Promotion - Cars - in article


Risk of hitting a deer increases in autumnal rutting season

9/25/2018, 11:47:56 AM
As we approach the autumn deer rut, when many of the United Kingdom’s 2 million deer are on the move in search of females of the species, it has been estimated that up to 74,000 of the animals are struck by vehicles every year. ✔ The greatest risk area for roaming deer is in the south-east of England, where traffic density is greatest ✔ For more tips and advice, visit our Advice section, or search car reviews in our  A-Z Car Finder Newsletter Promotion - Cars - in article


Peugeot reveals new hybrid range | Drive.com.au

9/25/2018, 5:31:31 AM
Plug-in hybrid engines available for Peugeot 3008 and 508.


Blacked out Mitsubishi ASX | Drive.com.au

9/25/2018, 5:31:28 AM
Limited number of blacked-out ASX models are available now.


Company owned by John Malone pays $3.5bn for music streaming pioneer Pandora

9/25/2018, 6:58:19 AM
Pandora, the US music company that was a pioneer in internet streaming, has been sold to Sirius XM, the paid-for radio business owned by cable tycoon John Malone, for $3. ✔ The deal shows two of America’s biggest music services joining forces as they battle the rise of on-demand apps such as Spotify and Apple Music ✔ The company has enjoyed a boom in customers as more vehicles have been fitted with satellite receivers, but has been threatened by listening moving to mobile phones


Snyk raises $22M on a $100M valuation to detect security vulnerabilities in open source code

9/25/2018, 10:10:36 AM
Open source software is now a $14 billion+ market and growing fast, in use in one way or another in 95 percent of all enterprises. But that expansion comes with a shadow: open source components can come with vulnerabilities, and so their widespread use in apps become a liability to a company’… ✔ Open source components don’t have more vulnerabilities than closed source ones, he added, but their heavy reuse makes those vulnerabilities more impactful ✔ We feel that Snyk is uniquely positioned in the market given the team’s deep security domain knowledge and developer-centric mindset, and are thrilled to join them on this mission of bringing security tools to developers


SiriusXM to Acquire Music Streaming Company Pandora

9/25/2018, 7:01:27 AM
The transaction is valued at $3.5 billion and would create one of the country's largest audio entertainment companies, Pandora said Monday. ✔ In a call with investors Monday morning, Meyer said the merger would allow the companies to promote their different services to their two large audiences and to expand them, seizing the chance to grab market share in the competitive space for music streaming


Forza Horizon 4 Review

9/25/2018, 10:15:26 AM
A gorgeous, rewarding, and self-renewing driving experience that raises the open-world racing bar yet again. ✔ Petrolhead Paradise The supporting cast of cars is the biggest it’s ever been in the series, and also the most eclectic, with rides ranging from the 59-kilogram Peel P50 microcar to the ludicrously large Unimog, which is fun but so big it can actually cause the chase camera a spot of grief sometimes when passing under structures


The Morning After: Inside Apple Watch Series 4

9/25/2018, 10:42:02 AM
This morning, we’re taking a peek inside Apple’s latest wearable and getting prepared for Photokina. ✔ Fujifilm, for its part, is reportedly preparing to announce another medium-format camera, one with a massive 100-megapixel sensor ✔ What started as an alternative mobile experience for nerds has gone full mainstream ✔ Remember when search engines sorted the web by categories ✔ Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After


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