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Mercedes best at customer service | Drive.com.au

10/17/2018, 9:11:21 PM
Survey reveals which luxury car brands have best customer service. ✔ Everything You Need to Know About LPG GREEN CARS - FIND OUT MORE According to the report, nearly 40 per cent of customers received calls from dealer staff and 52 per cent say they would have preferred this method of contact ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)


2019 Audi A8 First Drive Review | Digital Trends

10/17/2018, 8:16:47 PM
For the last three generations, Audi’s A8 has trailed its main rivals — BMW’s 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class — in sales and prestige. Styled for impact and engineered for exceptional ride and handling, the fourth-generation A8 may finally disrupt the full-size luxury car market. ✔ Spotting something bothersome, the air suspension lifts by two inches to absorb the impact before extending beyond the obstacle ✔ We would also equip the lighting package ($3,400) for Matrix headlights and OLED taillights, and the driver assistance package ($2,750) for adaptive cruise control, traffic jam assist, active lane assist, and intersection assist ✔ Siphoning S-Class and 7 Series buyers won’t be easy, but Audi has the right product to disrupt the segment


There's nothing wrong with the Nissan Qashaqi — it's just not exciting

10/17/2018, 10:50:03 PM
THIS is a shout out to Margaret from Tunbridge Wells. Do you want a job working with me? I only ask because you are absolutely spot on about the Nissan Qashqai. Margaret’s online review goes like t… ✔ THIS is a shout out to Margaret from Tunbridge Wells ✔ Margaret’s online review goes like this: Positives: All ✔ Handout 14 The Cross Plus version sits at around £21k and comes with reversing camera, adaptive cruise control and heated seats Note ✔ For a chance to win possibly the coolest diary ever, simply follow me on Instagram @robgilluk by 6pm on Sunday, October 21


Historic Falcon goes to auction | Drive.com.au

10/17/2018, 9:11:22 PM
One of three remaining Ford Falcon GTHO Phase IV models is about to go to auction. ✔ Everything You Need to Know About LPG GREEN CARS - FIND OUT MORE Brett Mudie from Lloyds Auctions says if you look at the number of records broken over the last six months in particular, you can definitely see a trend in demand for a secure yet enjoyable investment


Apple's 2020 MacBooks Could Launch With Custom ARM Processors | Digital Trends

10/17/2018, 10:27:34 PM
Apple is looking to shed the "Intel Inside" banner for its MacOS products, and it could do this early as 2020 with an ARM-powered MacBook. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo speculated that Apple could develop its custom A-series silicon to power its MacOS product moving forward, transitioning away from Intel processors. ✔ Apple’s custom A-series chips, which are found on the company’s iPhones and iPads, could be making their way into the Mac in a few years ✔ As an example, iPhone models generally match or beat the performance of competing high-end Android smartphones despite coming with less RAM and a smaller battery


Glitzy 'Science Oscars' to make stars of researchers

10/17/2018, 8:43:45 PM
Nine scientists were recognized Wednesday with a ✔ They were recognized for their discovery of a DNA-linked process that led to a treatment for a rare infantile disorder, spinal amyotrophy ✔ 'Breakthrough Prize' patrons include Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and Ma Huateng, founder and CEO of Chinese internet giant Tencent


Huawei’s Porsche phone is back and still unnecessarily expensive

10/17/2018, 9:16:16 PM
Does a smartphone need a successor within the same year? ✔ The phone runs on the Android P-based EMUI 9.0 that other new Huawei flagships are also getting ✔ It’s also got a water resistance rating of IP68, which is the same as the latest iPhones ✔ The Mate 20 RS comes in black and will be available in most markets besides the US on November 16th


Elon Musk suggests he wants to build a giant killer robot

10/17/2018, 10:32:12 PM
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO tweeted this week that it’s ‘time to create a mecha,’ in a nod to the killer humanoid robots made popular by science fiction and a slew of anime series. ✔ One Twitter user went as far as to call him ‘weeblon musk,’ in a play on both his name and a term commonly used to describe non-Japanese fans of the culture ✔ Musk was also hit with a lawsuit last month by British cave explorer Vernon Unsworth, who he referred to online as a ‘pedo guy’ following the diver’s efforts to assist in the rescue of a Thai boys’ soccer team this summer


A hyperloop in Missouri? A new study says its feasible

10/17/2018, 9:44:05 PM
The first feasibility study in the US leaves out a few important details. ✔ In the United States, I-70 is one of the strongest corridors we’ve seen The study, conducted by engineering firm Black and Veatch, found that travel time savings of a Missouri hyperloop would amount to $410 million annually ✔ The company had also hoped to conduct a feasibility study in Saudi Arabia, but the kingdom reportedly pulled the project in retaliation for criticism by Virgin Group CEO Richard Branson over the disappearance and alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi


Building a great startup requires more than genius and a great invention

10/17/2018, 8:51:49 PM
Shahin Farshchi Contributor Shahin Farshchi is a partner at Lux Capital. More posts by this contributor The dos and don’ts of crafting frontier-tech companies Five billion-dollar businesses for the driverless future Many entrepreneurs assume that an invention carries intrinsic value, but that assum… ✔ Shahin FarshchiContributor Shahin Farshchi is a partner at Lux Capital ✔ Cruise/GM (autonomous cars), DeepMind/Google (AI), and Nervana/Intel (AI chips) ✔ Microsoft mastered this with its Office products in the 90s, through innovation and acquisition, Autodesk with its creativity tools, and Amazon with its AWS Suite


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