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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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