The Corvette Z06. GM The Corvette has always been a vehicle whose character is defined by the exact specifications of the particular car in question. It has a long history of employing fire-breathing big block V8s or supercharged V8s with track-ready suspension—but some cars have relied on sluggish base engines and slushy automatic transmissions. The…
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Tesla is removing ultrasonic sensors from Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, the next step in CEO Elon Musk’s plan to only use cameras and software to support its advanced driver assistance system and other active safety features. Starting this month, all Model 3 and Model Y vehicles built for North America, Europe, the Middle…
For most CEOs, the first several weeks or months are spent learning the ropes, poring over financials and meeting shareholders. More often than not, press interviews are reserved for a later date. Everette Taylor, on the other hand, is jumping in with both feet. It hasn’t been a full week since Kickstarter appointed the former…
Russia is having internal discussions over continuing its participation in the International Space Station (ISS) beyond 2024, despite statements made earlier this summer that the country will pull out of the station program by the middle of the decade. Sergei Krikalev, head of human space programs at Roscosmos, said Monday that the Russian space agency…
Elon Musk may have said the deal is back on, but his legal fight with Twitter is still producing some eleventh hour twists and turns. In a late Monday filing with the Delaware Court of Chancery, Judge Kathaleen McCormick weighed in on Twitter’s request for additional discovery around potential messages between Musk’s inner circle and…
A new order from the Federal Communications Commission means the federal agency is cracking down on robocalls like never before. On Monday, the FCC announced that it would block services from seven voice service providers, or VoIPs, if they don’t comply with efforts to mitigate rampant scam calls that plague millions of Americans. In 2021,…
Researchers have found that Google Chrome’s Application Mode can be abused for phishing threats. Used to offer ChromeOS users a clean, minimal interface for certain websites such as YouTube, when launched, Application Mode brings up a new browser window without the address bar, toolbars, or other familiar elements – even the taskbar displays the website…
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair Melinda Gates. Denis Balibouse/Reuters Melinda French Gates said her divorce from Bill Gates was “unbelievably painful in innumerable ways.” Gates said the pandemic gave her privacy so she could leave her marriage and get through the divorce. The Gates’ announced their divorce in May 2021, and still co-chair the…
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