Autos - SERIES 72 {11 articles}

A Guide to the Queen's English Motor Car Idioms in Preparation for Forza Horizon 4

9/17/2018, 2:22:00 AM
Forza Horizon 4 - A Guide to English Car Slang

BMW X4 2018 Review | Price, handling and performance

9/17/2018, 5:19:31 AM
We put the new 2018 BMW X4 range to the test, evaluating it for value, handling, space and performance

Pricing revealed for new Focus | Drive.com.au

9/17/2018, 5:19:29 AM
2019 Ford Focus now with AEB standard across the range.

Mazda MX-5 2018 review | Price, Features, Specs

9/16/2018, 8:22:51 PM
The Mazda MX-5 evolves slowly. Now in its fourth generation, the iconic roadster remains true to the 1989 original, combining a compact two-seat body with an earnest four-cylinder engine and engaging dynamics. Subjected to constant tweaks by engineers, the latest model might be the best yet.

Mini Clubman 2018 range review | price, value, details

9/17/2018, 1:35:08 AM
We pick the Sweet Spot in the Mini Clubman range.

Kia Ceed and Proceed GT unveiled | Drive.com.au

9/16/2018, 8:22:49 PM
Kia has unveiled its new Ceed GT hatch and Proceed GT shooting brake ahead their debut at the Paris motor show next month.

Motorsport: Holden sweeps Sandown | Drive.com.au

9/17/2018, 1:35:06 AM
2018 Sandown 500 results, 2018 Singapore Grand Prix results and 2018 Rally Turkey results.

Elon Musk wants Tesla to do collision repairs in-house, blames outside shops for long wait times

9/17/2018, 4:03:07 AM
On Sunday, the CEO said the company wants to offer its own repair service, in part because outside shops take too long. ✔ Beck Diefenbach | Reuters Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla ✔ Arth & Son, told CNBC that he's not sure how Tesla could repair vehicles without waiting for insurance approvals, unless it's willing to do work for free or temporarily carry the cost on its books while it works out approvals

Fire at Tesla's Gigafactory briefly disrupts production

9/16/2018, 10:37:30 PM
It's the second fire at a Tesla facility in as many months. ✔ The company thankfully faced no injuries and resumed operations early on Sunday, but it's not clear what damage was done or how much this might affect the plant's battery and motor output ✔ This is likely just a blip in Tesla's overall production ✔ However, it's coming at a terrible time for Musk and crew

Uber tests its own traffic estimates as it moves beyond cars

9/16/2018, 9:19:50 PM
Realistic traffic estimates could let you know when it's time to take a bike. ✔ Fire up the passenger app (it's already in use by all drivers) and you'll see a color-coded representation of traffic along your potential route, calculated both through historical trip info and real-time info from drivers' phones ✔ While a car might get you downtown in comfort, it might be faster and cheaper to pedal your way instead ✔ It could develop traffic technology on its own terms, rather than waiting for Google's help

Hamilton turns up the heat on Vettel after Singapore F1 win

9/17/2018, 1:59:14 AM
undefined ✔ Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the race in Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore on Sept 16, 2018 ✔ Instead he lost position and crucial points, dropping back behind Verstappen having earlier overtaken him ✔ When the race re-started, Ferrari gambled on pitting first for new tires by bringing in Vettel first

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Apple Inc - SERIES 156 {17 articles}

Apple buys team from UK chipmaker Dialog in $600m deal 10/11/2018, 1:17:14 PM Apple has used Dialog’s chips to manage battery life since the first generation iPhone was launched a decade ago ✔ Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested during a holiday with her toddler daughter in April 2016 ✔ The deal represents an expansion of Apple’s chip design operations, which kicked into high gear in 2010 when the company released its first custom processor for the iPad and iPhone Stolen Apple IDs in China Lead to Mobile-Payment Pilfering 10/11/2018, 1:02:21 PM China’s two mobile-payments giants, Alibaba affiliate Alipay and Tencent's WeChat Pay, said stolen Apple IDs were used to swipe customer funds, and called on Apple to address the issue. ✔ Both Alipay and WeChat Pay hold billions of dollars of customer funds in escrow to facilitate mobile and online transactions ✔ Some consumers in China prefer Apple devicesincluding the iPhoneand services over those of its Chinese rivals running on An...

Trade War - SERIES 269 {15 articles}

Trade war headwind blows into China's face 10/19/2018, 10:23:44 PM GDP growth slows to decade low as production and investment shrivel ✔ The trade war is decreasing Chinese production of mainstay products like smartphones and robots while making companies think twice about investing in the country ✔ The factory is mostly closed and no workers are here, the court-appointed administrator of Shandong Yongtai Group, a tiremaker that went bankrupt in August, said last month at its main factory ✔ Notably, growth dropped 0.2 percentage point from the April-June period China's economic growth slows to its lowest pace since early 2009 - Los Angeles Times 10/19/2018, 5:10:27 PM China's economy is growing at the slowest pace since the depths of the financial crisis, according to official data that heightens pressure on the leaders in Beijing navigating a trade dispute with the United States. And that doesn't even include trade-war effects, many economists say. ✔ The sl...

Autos - SERIES 119 {16 articles}

The electric car is here — if you’ve got the money 10/2/2018, 3:06:13 PM The rest of us will have to wait a little longer ✔ That won’t come for a few years, though; instead, much like Tesla, Lucid plans to sell a more expensive (and therefore higher-margin) spec of the car at the outset to help fund its efforts going forward ✔ But as with most futuristic technologies, people with money will get the first crack at living with them The Latest: BMW getting ready for 'worse options' in Brexit 10/2/2018, 3:56:03 PM PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the Paris auto show (all times local): 1:25 p.m. BMW says its Mini and Rolls Royce factories in the U.K. will halt productio ✔ There will be a 4-week stoppage at the Mini plant from late March, when Britain officially exits the EU, and a two-week pause at the Rolls Royce factory ✔ Doubts about diesel, Brexit, trade worries, tighter emissions controls ✔ All-electric vehicles with zero local e...

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US-China trade war: MILLIONS of US jobs LOST because of China trade deficit - SHOCK data 10/24/2018, 1:25:32 AM MILLIONS of US jobs have been lost as a result of Washington’s increased trade deficit with Beijing since China joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) 17 years ago, a new report has revealed. ✔ China has experienced rapid growth in its economy over recent years (Image: GETTY) Trump has enforced a series of punitive sanctions on China as he pursues his America First mantra (Image: GETTY) Trump added more tariffs to a further $200billion (£154billion) of Chinese imports in September, to which Beijing retaliated by introducing levies on an additional $60billion (£46billion) of US goods Trump's moves complicate Asia's adjustment to higher rates 10/24/2018, 6:56:31 AM Trade war and fiscal stimulus add to market stress, says chief of central bank group ✔ U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for U.S. Senator Ted Cruz in Houston, Texas o...

War Countries - SERIES 46 {10 articles}

US ready to boost arms supplies to Ukraine naval and air forces, envoy says 9/1/2018, 5:13:13 AM Exclusive: Former ambassador to Nato Kurt Volker tells the Guardian US and Russia still divided on how to deploy UN peacekeepers to end four-year war ✔ Volker appeared to make progress in January with his Russian counterpart, Vladislav Surkov, a Putin aide ✔ As long as the system itself remains unreformed, there is room for the Russians to make inroads … That is the other piece of it that only the Ukrainians can do The Rohingya crisis, a year on: four generations of one family on life in limbo 9/1/2018, 5:13:11 AM One year after being forced out of Myanmar, Nur Begum, 70, and 13 of her relatives are among the million Rohingya sheltering in the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh ✔ The Rohingya were always keen to be considered distinct from the other communities in a country that is home to 135 ethnic groups ✔ If you would like to comment on this piece for Weekend magazin...

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