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What small car should I buy? | Drive.com.au

9/18/2018, 12:51:36 AM
Julie is after a near-new small car for under $15,000, and wondering if she should be looking at a Subaru Impreza, Ford Focus or Mazda3 as the best value, most reliable options


Amazon plans to release at least 8 new Alexa devices, including a microwave oven and in-car gadget 

9/17/2018, 9:10:14 PM
Amazon is doubling down its Alexa-powered devices, with plans to release at least 8 new voice-controlled hardware devices before the end of the year, including a microwave oven, in-car device and various pieces of audio equipment. ✔ Now it is now one of the most popular voice assistants, leading the growth of the burgeoning smart speaker market, which is expected to be worth $30 billion by 2024, according to Global Market Insights ✔ The microwave can make Alexa a key part of the kitchen ✔ Amazon VP: We expect the Echo interaction to continue    4:23 AM ET Fri, 31 Aug 2018 | 01:51


Amazon might launch eight Alexa devices this fall

9/17/2018, 9:46:43 PM
A microwave, amplifier, subwoofer and in-car gadget are said to be on the way. ✔ All of the devices will be Alexa-enabled while some will have the virtual assistant built in, according to people familiar with the matter ✔ Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos highlighted how important Alexa is for the company in July ✔ We want customers to be able to use Alexa wherever they are, he said in an earnings report


VW hopes to sell 10 million electric cars based on its new platform

9/18/2018, 1:33:47 AM
The automaker fully expects its EV platform to achieve mainstream success. ✔ The floorpan is designed to house a flat, high-capacity battery that simultaneously improves handling (by lowering the center of gravity) and space ✔ car -- you should reach 80 percent capacity in half an hour ✔ EVs may still represent a minority of VW's sales, but they'd be far more commonplace than the niche models you see from the company today


Ford is investing rapidly in the US and will have the 'freshest showrooms in the industry by 2020,' an exec says

9/17/2018, 9:54:26 PM
BI PRIME: Ford recently decided to cancel plans to import the Focus Active to the US from China. Ford cited Trump administration tariffs as its reason — the low-volume vehicle wouldn't have been viable. But Ford's North American head said that the carmaker is making substantial investments in the US ✔ Galhotra noted that the new Ranger pickup truck will arrive next year, and the new Bronco SUV will follow ✔ But although the Trump administration has been anything but consistent and has periodically put carmakers in an awkward position, Galhotra didn't suggest that it was inordinately putting the multinational in a stressful position ✔ We work with all administrations, all around the globe ✔ We try to be nimble, and we provide our point of view


Renault Kadjar is coming to Australia | Drive.com.au

9/17/2018, 8:33:59 PM
Renault's Kadjar mid-size SUV adds to brand's line-up.


Can apps like Waze steer you clear of disaster? Maybe not

9/17/2018, 10:01:36 PM
Navigation apps like Waze are trying to help motorists avoid hurricane flooding. But can people really rely on their smartphones to steer themselves out of a disaster zone? ✔ Navigation apps like Waze are trying to help motorists avoid hurricane flooding ✔ Amid heavy rain from Florence, some smartphone or in-car map directions in recent days have sent people in North Carolina onto flooded roads and others closed to traffic ✔ Waze, in particular, relies on a large community of users inputting data about the latest road conditions


Elon Musk to launch Japanese billionaire on Space X rocket to the moon

9/18/2018, 2:33:01 AM
Yusaku Maezawa, 42, who founded Japan’s largest online fashion retailer, could be the first private passenger to make the trip around the moon ✔ Elon Musk plans to launch Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on a rocket around the moon, the embattled SpaceX CEO announced on Monday ✔ At Tesla, his electric car company, he has struggled with production targets, leading to delayed customer deliveries


'It was a really brutal, grueling experience': A reporter describes what it was like on the ground at the height of Hurricane Florence's fury

9/17/2018, 10:05:42 PM
Our reporters describe what it was like covering Hurricane Florence from the ground in Jacksonville, North Carolina as the flood waters rose around them — after spending 10 hours embedded with a Marine unit. ✔ Business Insider sent two reporters to cover Hurricane Florence in North Carolina ✔ It was this kind of weird, eerie feeling, Brown continued ✔ Daniel Brown/Business Insider Gas lines stretched for hundreds of yards as people lined up at the few stations that had any in reserve


Amazon reportedly has an Alexa microwave and more on the way

9/17/2018, 10:31:26 PM
Roughly this time last year, Amazon unleashed a ton of Alexa devices on the world, including the Spot and new Echos. It follows, then, that the company’s got something up its sleeve for this year, just in time to prime the pump ahead of the holidays. According to a report from CNBC, the retail gian… ✔ It’s an interesting tact, given that the company has appeared more inclined to let third parties do much of the heavy lifting with Alexa of late ✔ Most interesting of the bunch is a voice-powered microwave oven ✔ The long-awaited high-end HomePod competitor could, perhaps, be in the works, as well


Amazon is reportedly working on eight new Alexa-powered devices

9/18/2018, 12:25:26 AM
Including a microwave and a high-end home audio system ✔ Most manufacturers of consumer electronics follow a yearly cycle of releasing new products – if smartphone makers can do it, why not Amazon ✔ In July, CEO Jeff Bezos said, We want customers to be able to use Alexa wherever they are ✔ The best Alexa Skills and commands: the ultimate Amazon Echo tips and tricks


iOS 12 Is Out, Here Are The Coolest New Features

9/18/2018, 3:00:50 AM
Better performance, and new features. ✔ Be sure to visit IGN Tech for all the latest comprehensive hands-on reviews and best-of roundups ✔ Augmented Reality Keeps Improving Apple is still going all-in on augmented reality, and iOS 12 pushes things forward with more precise face tracking, better 3D object recognition, and AR integrations in apps


Trump expands tariffs on China by another $200 billion, threatens more

9/18/2018, 12:50:54 AM
By this point, you should all know the drill. Another day, another massive tariff from the Trump administration. After rumors the past few weeks that the president was considering expanding tariffs to another $267 billion worth of imported goods from China, the administration announced today that i… ✔ Another day, another massive tariff from the Trump administration ✔ China’s options for direct retaliation are limited, due to the sheer amount of exports China sends to the United States ✔ China imports less from America than the value of goods included in these tariffs, and can no longer match them dollar-to-dollar


SpaceX close to announcing 1st private moon flight passenger

9/17/2018, 9:26:39 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) — SpaceX is on the verge of announcing the name of person who would be the first private passenger on a trip around the moon. The identity of the tr ✔ Twenty-four men flew to the moon from 1968 through 1972 and half of them made it to the lunar surface ✔ The device wasn't used and in the interview, Unsworth called it a PR stunt and said it wouldn't have worked to free the boys who were trapped in the flooded cave ✔ The big reveal on who it is _ and when the flight to the moon will be _ is scheduled for Monday, Sept


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