John lives in Annapolis and has to survive a brutal daily commute around the Baltimore/DC Beltway. His plans on trading his two cars into one that can handle the drive in comfort and hopefully keep his fuel costs down. What car should he buy? Carspotting: Big Ol’ America Cars (Welcome back to What Car Should … Read more
An Amazon contract worker stacks packages onto a luggage cart outside an apartment building in New York on April 16, 2024. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon plans to launch a new section on its site dedicated to low-priced fashion and lifestyle items that will allow Chinese sellers to ship directly to U.S. … Read more
Photo: Ferrari Ferrari plans to offer a $7,500 annual battery subscription for its hybrid and future all-electric vehicles. The extended warranty service is intended to ease concerns about range degradation as the battery-equipped Ferrari models age, Bloomberg reports. The Italian automaker also intends for the service to maintain the resale value of these vehicles. Ferrari … Read more
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. CNBC Amazon shares climbed more than 3% in intraday trading on Wednesday, pushing the company’s market cap past $2 trillion for the first time. In crossing the milestone, Amazon joins Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft, all of which are worth $2 trillion or more. Investors have piled into tech stocks recently … Read more
Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Google is testing facial recognition technology for office security “to help prevent unauthorized individuals from gaining access to our campuses,” according to a description of the program that was viewed by CNBC. The initial test is taking place at one of Alphabet’s sites in Kirkland, Washington, a Seattle … Read more
After more than 20 years of producing its innovative W12, Bentley has retired the engine as the world moves towards hybrids and full EVs. Of course, the British brand still needs high-performance flagship trims in its lineup, so enter the new Continental GT Speed. Described as an “Ultra Performance Hybrid” by Bentley, the updated Speed … Read more
City of London skyline view looking over the River Thames and Waterloo Bridge at sunset on 10th February 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — Global tech entrepreneurs and investors are talking up the U.K.’s potential to become an artificial intelligence powerhouse rivaling the likes of the … Read more
BRAZIL – 2022/03/22: In this photo illustration, a woman’s silhouette holds a smartphone with a Shopee logo in the background. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shopee and its courier service Shopee Express admitted to breaching a competition rule in Indonesia and … Read more
Photo: Michael Rivera / Wikimedia Commons Ford is recalling over 550,000 2014 model-year F-150 pickup trucks for a major fault. The pickup’s transmission can unexpectedly downshift into first gear at any speed. Drivers are unsurprisingly losing control of their F-150s when the sudden downshift strikes. The recall resulted from an investigation launched by the National … Read more
A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco on Dec. 9, 2022. Paresh Dave | Reuters Waymo robotaxis are now open to all users in San Francisco, expanding the self-driving ride-hailing service, which has been available in the city to a limited number of riders. In a blog post on … Read more
