Autos - SERIES 94 {10 articles}

Sunday 7: Car events you can't miss | Drive.com.au

9/22/2018, 7:28:47 PM
Something for everyone at some of Australia's greatest automotive and motorsport events.

When is World Car Free Day 2018, what is it about and countries are taking part?

9/22/2018, 4:04:13 PM
WORLD Car Free Day is an initiative which aims to rid congested cities of vehicles and pollution for at least 24 hours every year. Let’s take a look at the event which London is taking part in. Whe… ✔ As a result, they do not have a list of all the cities which are taking part ✔ In addition to reclaiming the roads for recreation and exercise, TfL hopes the day will provide respite for the capital's air pollution ✔ More than 40,000 premature deaths are caused by poor air quality in the UK, and vehicle emissions cost the country £6billion every year

New Suzuki Jimny is a classic motor and one of the toughest on the street

9/22/2018, 8:46:16 PM
HUNDREDS of years from now, when our grandkids’ grandkids are on a school trip to a museum, they will gaze up at a gleaming Suzuki Jimny behind a velvet rope. “It’s a masterpiece of engineering,” t… ✔ HUNDREDS of years from now, when our grandkids’ grandkids are on a school trip to a museum, they will gaze up at a gleaming Suzuki Jimny behind a velvet rope ✔ Even so, those who have waited patiently since 1998 for the new Jimny will be more than pleased

Volkswagen's Type 2 van has returned as an EV

9/23/2018, 1:11:18 AM
Remember the reinvented Volkswagen camper van, dubbed the I.D .Buzz? How about Top Gear's own Ollie Marriage in some skin-tight neoprene to jog your memory? A modern, fully electric and future-autonomous hippy mobile, it's confirmed for production in 2022.

High-performance Nissan Navara in the works | Drive.com.au

9/22/2018, 7:53:48 PM
Nissan Australia has admitted it will provide

The Latest: Truex penalized, Keselowski in front at Richmond

9/23/2018, 1:50:47 AM
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Richmond Raceway (all times local): 9:25 p.m. Martin Truex Jr. has given up th ✔ Truex was penalized for an uncontrolled tired during put stops after the second stage and sent to the back of the longest line.That left him in 19th position while Chase Elliott briefly grabbed the lead ✔ Keselowski is third overall in the playoffs and has won the last three races

Amazon and Google both want to run your home, but for totally different reasons

9/22/2018, 8:20:51 PM
Both Amazon and Google want to dominate your smart home, but Amazon's doing it with a bunch of new first-party products, while Google will likely focus more on partnerships. ✔ Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., speaks during a discussion at the Air Force Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept ✔ By selling low-cost smart home devices of all types, Amazon feeds its services and retail business, whether through getting more people to sign up for a Prime subscription or using its home services unit for installations

Amazon's Alexa is coming for your microwave, wall clock and more

9/23/2018, 3:57:47 AM
Will it soon feel normal to say, "Alexa, microwave one bag of popcorn"? ✔ Amazon's efforts to simplify complex things with voice commands haven't always panned out ✔ According to the research firm Strategy Analytics, Google's Home Mini was the world's best-selling smart speaker in the second quarter, followed closely by the Echo Dot ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes

Apple reportedly delays original shows over mature content

9/22/2018, 7:01:55 PM
Its future video service won't contain anything too edgy. ✔ Night Shyamalan is producing a drama about the loss of a young child, Shantaram focuses on a former heroin addict smuggling guns to Afghanistan, and there's the possibility of a biopic series on the late George Michael ✔ Still, you might not want to cancel your existing subscriptions if you're willing to see more risqué content

Singapore is the crypto sandbox that Asia needs

9/22/2018, 5:42:53 PM
Singapore Blockchain Week happened this past week. While there have been a few announcements from companies, some of the most interesting updates have come from regulators, and specifically, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The financial regulator openly discussed its views on cryptocurre… ✔ They also believe Singapore could be a bridge between Korea and the global cryptocurrency exchange market ✔ I believe market activity will likely continue to thrive in the region as the country continues to act as the springboard for cryptocurrency companies and investors, and until countries like Korea and Japan establish a clear regulatory stance

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Fashion - SERIES 104 {35 articles}

Australian brands prepare for New York Fashion Week assault 9/7/2018, 6:59:21 AM Day one saw two cult street brands. ✔ The pair behind the brash, sequinned and sometimes offensive brand, Cami James and Nadia Napreychikov, relocated to the US in early 2016 to be closer to their main fan base ✔ It's been a Australian-twanged start to the week-long frock fest, with comedian Celeste Barber emerging as one of the biggest stars of Tom Ford's opening-night show on Wednesday ✔ Follow more of Melissa Singer's NYFW coverage on Instagram @melly_singer Priyanka Chopra is a bombshell in black as she attends awards show 9/7/2018, 6:39:45 AM She is engaged to crooner Nick Jonas. But Priyanka Chopra was stag when she swung by the Daily Front Row Fashion Media Awards during New York Fashion Week this Thursday. ✔ Since Priyanka and Nick were last in Bombay, their schedule has been a swirl of travel, including stops in Los Angeles, Cabo San Lucas and Mammoth Mountain ✔ Lately: He...

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US flights: Tropical Storm Gordon to affect Louisiana and Florida travellers - full list 9/4/2018, 7:04:13 PM TROPICAL STORM Gordon is to make landfall tonight, in which it could become a hurricane if it's speed picks up. A number of US airlines are waiving the charges to change flights for passengers affected by the storm in Louisiana and Florida. ✔ Tropical Storm Gordon: Full list of airlines with free changes in the US (Image: Getty/NHC) Frontier Airlines Travellers from airports in Jackson in Mississippi, New Orleans or Pensacola in Florida can change their ticket if travelling between 4 September and 6 September You can now order cannabis-infused grub from hotel room service in America 9/4/2018, 5:01:50 PM HOTEL rooms in the US are now offering an unusual item on the room service menu – cannabis oil. The drug has become legal in nine US states for recreational use, including California, Nevada and Co… ✔ WIN A FREE HOLIDAY Fancy a free holiday to Disneyland or Du...

War Countries - SERIES 67 {13 articles}

Ex-Ambassador Khalilzad to become U.S. adviser on Afghanistan 9/5/2018, 12:39:25 AM Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad will join the State Department as an adviser on Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday as he headed to Pakistan to discuss Islamabad's role in helping to end the Afghan conflict. ✔ The very reason for this trip is to try to articulate what it is our expectation is, the things that they can do, the things that they expect us to do, and see if we can’t find a path forward together ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles South Korean envoys leave for North Korea to set up summit 9/5/2018, 2:44:47 AM SEOUL--A South Korean presidential delegation flew to North Korea on Wednesday for talks to arrange ✔ South Korean President Moon Jae-in said his national security adviser will be carrying a personal letter for Kim ✔ We are always maintaining close communication with the United States ✔ Moon has made a...

Apple Inc - SERIES 124 {13 articles}

Apple shaves cost from displays in newest iPhones: analyst firm 9/25/2018, 8:06:52 PM Apple Inc shaved some parts from the display in its largest new iPhone, helping ... ✔ All told, what they took out adds up to about $10, so this $80 estimate would have been about $90, Al Cowsky, who oversees cost analysis at TechInsights, told Reuters in an interview ✔ Other costs that increased were the phone’s processor and modem chips, primarily because the chips used newer chip-making techniques from Intel (INTC.O) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (5425.TWO) to boost their performance while taking up the same space ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles Salesforce CEO on Apple partnership: 'I have Apple in my veins' 9/25/2018, 11:52:50 PM Jim Cramer sits down with Salesforce.com chief Marc Benioff, who speaks to his company's newly forged deal with Apple. ✔ Of course, we have many amazing strategic alliances and strategic partners, but I am thril...

Travel - SERIES 398 {34 articles}

The world's weirdest shaped restaurants 11/16/2018, 8:49:36 AM MailOnline Travel has scoured the world for some of the wackier examples of food-themed architecture, with eateries modelled after cows and even McDonald's Happy Meal boxes. ✔ If you're hungry for something different, then these odd-shaped restaurants might satisfy your appetite ✔ It underwent a $2 million renovation project in 2017 and remains a popular roadside restaurant The Donut Hole in La Puente, California, is one of the most photographed donut shops in the U.S. due to its wacky shape Okinawa peace tours scrapped; popularity too much for staff 11/16/2018, 6:56:45 AM NAKAGUSUKU, Okinawa Prefecture--A travel company has abruptly canceled dozens of school peace tours ✔ Kuninaka founded Gachi-yun in May 2014 when he was a student at the University of the Ryukyus ✔ Gachi-yun did not say why it hasn’t hired additional workers, but it faces no financial problems and has no plans to liquidate...

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