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Cruise AV: GM Removes the Steering Wheel
The other hurdle is ensuring all regulatory barriers are removed. GM's prototype self-driving vehicles have been developed in San Francisco by Cruise Automation , the onetime startup that GM acquired in March 2016 for a reported $1 billion. [Full Article...]
China's trade surplus continues to narrow in 2017
Trade surplus with the United States soared 13 percent year on year to 1.87 trillion yuan (about 288 billion US dollars), according to Huang Songping, spokesperson of the General Administration of Customs. China and many trade-dependent countries have benefited from a year-long global exports boom that many economists expect will extend well into this year. [Full Article...]
Ford Warns Against Driving Certain 2006 Ranger Pickups
The most recent occurred in July 2017, with Ford notified on December 22. Ford is urging owners of about 2,900 Ranger small pickups to stop driving the vehicles until getting a defective Takata airbag replaced. The inflators, which use ammonium nitrate as a propellant, can explode with too much force, blowing apart a metal canister and spewing shrapnel. "Dealers are prepared to get vehicles di... [Full Article...]
Of course Uber allegedly had a tool to remotely destroy evidence
The name is an allusion to " Aliens ", in which Sigourney Weaver's Ripley character says "Nuke the entire site from orbit". Bloomberg reports Uber has used the system at least two dozen times to lock down equipment in foreign offices to shield files from police raids. [Full Article...]
Domino's turnaround genius to step down in June
The shares were sold at an average price of $195.00, for a total transaction of $1,418,820.00. The FCF Growth of Domino's Pizza, Inc . It has outperformed by 45.36% the S&P500. Lederer Associate Counsel Ca invested 1.81% of its portfolio in United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX). Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) for 841 shares. The rating was downgraded by Argus Research on Friday, August 25 to "Hold"... [Full Article...]
ISRO all set to launch Cartosat-2 series satellite
The 31 satellites include three Indian satellites and 28 satellites from six foreign countries - Canada, Finland, France, Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Today's is the third satellite in the series, after Cartosat-2A and 2B. It carries Panchromatic and Multi-spectral cameras operating in Time Delay Integration mode and is capable of delivering high-resoluti... [Full Article...]
Firm to receive up to $70M if MH370 found in new hunt
The search operation will begin on January 17, said Ocean Infinity Chief Executive Oliver Plunkett, who attended the signing event. The plane vanished on March 8, 2014 , while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board. [Full Article...]
Apple says all Macs and iOS devices affected by chip flaws
Apple said late Thursday all its Mac and iOS devices are affected by Spectre and Meltdown . These will be similarly impossible to fix, and the only strategy will be to throw our devices away and buy new ones.This isn't to say you should immediately turn your computers and phones off and not use them for a few years. [Full Article...]