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Amazon is apparently gearing up to test out different prototypes of wireless technology and is eyeing a green signal from the U.S. government Both Facebook and Google have been conducting numerous wireless tests under the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) experimental authority in recent years. A report from Business Insider, which unearthed a government filing from Amazon, reveals that the e-retailer will follow in the footsteps of Google […]

Video Deadly Checkpoint Attack in Egypt’s Sinai An attack by militants on an Egyptian police checkpoint in the northern Sinai Peninsula left at least nine people dead on Monday. The group rammed a stolen garbage truck packed with explosives into the checkpoint, setting off clashes with security forces, officials said. Publish Date January 9, 2017. Photo by European Pressphoto Agency. Watch in Times Video » CAIRO — […]

Submitted by Mac Slavo via SHTFPlan.com, Is there a coup underway, while America is in the transition period, and before Trump swears in as the 45th president of the United States? How real is the clash between the rogue Manhattan billionaire and the intelligence gang behind the throne? Who will win the struggle for power over foreign policy? These are serious times and require serious considerations. The […]

The Transport Minister says Singapore has been charging Malaysian-registered vehicles the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) since 1973. JOHOR BARU: Putrajaya has denied that the RM20 road charge (RC) imposed on foreign-registered vehicles was discriminatory against Singapore pointing out that the republic had been charging Malaysian cars for the past 44 years, The Star reported. Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said Singapore had been charging Malaysian-registered vehicles the […]

There is a reason Rolls-Royce Motors appointed its youngest-ever chief executive in 2010. “I don’t want to say the brand would die, but the brand would never have had the success it has had over the last couple of years if we hadn’t rejuvenated it,” CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös boasts. He is probably right. Until a couple of years ago, the English automobile brand was predominantly known as […]

Panasonic has outed a new Android-powered tablet in its Toughbook family, which will look to entice consumers despite its hefty price tag. The company launched its Toughpad FZ-A2 in the U.S. on Jan.12, 2017. The Android-powered Toughpad is the latest addition to the company’s Toughbook family. “The FZ-A2 is the ultimate tablet for mobile field work that will continue to evolve with our customers’ needs and work requirements,” […]

Takata, the Japanese automotive supplier at the centre of a global recall crisis over its exploding airbags, is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday to criminal wrongdoing in the US, as the Obama administration targets the global auto industry with a final burst of fines over environmental and safety issues. Takata is expected to agree to a criminal settlement with the Department of Justice on […]

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, or FCA, of installing a hidden software to purposefully let excess diesel emission go undetected, a practice that entails Clean Air Act violations. The accusation comes as the result of a probe stemming from regulators’ investigation of Volkswagen, its rival. FCA Cheating Emission Tests As per the EPA, specific vehicles releasing excess nitrogen oxide emissions are the […]

In this Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, file photo, 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokees appear on display at a Fiat Chrysler dealership in Doral, Fla. On Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, the U.S. government alleged that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles failed to disclose that software in some of its pickups and SUVs with diesel engines allows them to emit more pollution than allowed under the Clean Air Act. The Environmental Protection […]

By David Shepardson | NEW YORK NEW YORK Japan’s Takata Corp is expected to plead guilty to criminal wrongdoing as early as Friday as part of a $1 billion settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over its handling of air bag ruptures linked to 16 deaths worldwide, sources said. The settlement includes a $25 million criminal fine, $125 million in victim compensation and $850 million to compensate […]

By Anna Koper and Andrew Osborn | WARSAW/MOSCOW WARSAW/MOSCOW Poland on Thursday welcomed several thousand U.S. troops along with tanks and heavy equipment under a planned NATO operation to beef up its Eastern European allies, vexing the Kremlin, which said the troops’ presence is a threat to Russia. The largest U.S.military reinforcement of Europe in decades of around 2,700 troops, out of 3,500 planned, arrived as part […]

Chatbots, collective intelligence and blockchain are some of the big technology trends that will change the way entrepreneurs run their businesses in 2017, says Klaus-Michael Vogelberg, chief technology officer at Sage. Vogelberg sees six major trends in 2017 that could make a big difference to the way business builders will work in 2017 and beyond. 1. Chatbots and autonomous interfaces Autonomous interfaces, such as chatbots or digital […]

By David Shepardson and Bernie Woodall | NEW YORK/DETROIT NEW YORK/DETROIT The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV of illegally using hidden software that allowed significant excess diesel emissions, the result of a probe that stemmed from regulators’ investigation of rival Volkswagen AG. The EPA action affects 104,000 U.S. trucks and SUVs sold since 2014, about one-sixth the number of vehicles than […]

While most major car makers are rushing headlong into the driverless cars era, one Japanese motor manufacturer is eschewing that bandwagon to concentrate on automated help rather than outright replcement. Inifiniti, the luxury arm of Nissan, has previewed ProPilot, an evolving suite of autonomous drive support technologies, at the 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Central to the strategy for the development of all […]

Fernandez was surprised at the scale of the problems on the Westside and the apprehension of the residents who remember the unmet promises of the past. “This is a very racialized atmosphere — the rich, white billionaire going to save the black folks,” he said while driving past boarded-up homes and shuttered churches and shops. “You can only go the speed of trust and just weather the […]

Just days after Fiat-Chrysler’s (FCA) commitment to Trump, the Obama administration’s EPA has, as we previously noted, accused the carmaker of cheating on di4esel emissions tests (a la Volkswagen). FCA just responded, denying the charges. Fiat Chrsyler press release: FCA US is disappointed that the EPA has chosen to issue a notice of violation with respect to the emissions control technology employed in the company’s 2014-16 model […]

Car sales in China are forecast to slow sharply this year as stimulus measures designed to boost demand are set to end. Sales are expected to increase 5 per cent in 2017, a significant drop from growth of 13.7 per cent last year, which was the fastest rate since 2013 despite a broader economic slowdown. Growth in 2016 exceeded expectations due to tax incentives on smaller vehicles, […]

When the Uber app received a major makeover in November of last year, the ride-sharing service promised that it will be adding a feature to integrate the native calendar app of the smartphones of users. Just a couple of months after, the feature is now being rolled out to Uber customers on iOS devices, offering an easier way to request for rides. Calendar App Integration On Uber Through […]

By David Shepardson | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Volkswagen AG, as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with U.S. regulators, on Wednesday agreed to sweeping reforms, new audits and oversight by an independent monitor for three years to resolve diesel emissions cheating investigations. Under the settlement of charges it installed secret software in U.S. vehicles to allow them to emit up to 40 times legally allowable pollution, the German […]

Photo Israeli soldiers in an exercise with laser-equipped rifles and an interactive screen at the Camp Tsur training base in southern Israel last year. Credit Amir Cohen/Reuters TEL AVIV — It usually started with a bit of cyberflirting. A direct message was sent through Facebook or another social network from an unknown woman to an Israeli soldier’s smartphone. Then, according to Israeli military officials, it developed into […]

Volkswagen will plead guilty to three felonies and pay $4.3bn in penalties to settle a US Department of Justice investigation into the diesel emissions scandal that has engulfed the German carmaker for the past 15 months.  Six VW executives based in Germany have also been indicted in connection with the case, including Oliver Schmidt who was arrested in the US on Monday, said Loretta Lynch, US attorney-general. “For years, […]

By David Shepardson | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) has agreed to a $4.3 billion settlement to resolve the U.S. government’s civil and criminal investigations into the German automaker’s diesel emissions cheating, two sources briefed on the matter said Wednesday. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy will announce the settlement in Washington on Wednesday at a news conference, the government said […]

By Andreas Cremer | BERLIN BERLIN Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) supervisory board is meeting on Wednesday to approve a draft $4.3 billion settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, marking a milestone in its attempts to recover from its emissions test cheating scandal. Shares in Europe’s biggest carmaker rose as much as 4 percent as investors welcomed the latest move to draw a line under the biggest business scandal in […]

Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim said on Tuesday it will build a new $81.74 million (AED300 million) shopping mall in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. Set to open by end-2018, ‘My City Centre Masdar’ will include 60 outlets across 18,000 square metres of gross leasable area (GLA), including a Magic Planet family entertainment centre, a 5,760 square metre Carrefour hypermarket and a clinic. The company said it will target […]

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